New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-13

IN. street, er &C O.. Da-e !els you bces be-.cr
man as you. New you Co,nse ssas shIps you
" more" Ihs drsymen hal enough, and VIII Cot
a. ain ven ,ure TO draw water rom other peTees e.s
terms without permission. Cir. Gazette Now ..
A s,ysrr AR Arr,IR-A Wosss BrR>fSG HERSELF
TO Dr.rH.-Tke Bah Nc } Se"tHsi, OF >atufda!,
contains ibt follow ipg account OF an lnsaoe "V',
iha. cy burning Der self 10 death: learn that Va 9
Su.sn faTbo1. wife of janice Tsroox who for long
tine has beer subject 10 hopeless insanity PG' AL ed
to her existence the latter psii OF las; wees 10y h"
OF IRE. As hear the facts. on riday, ABOUT ~
O'Clock she made an attempt to bum herself ON meals
OF friction matches, but was detected lPy tIe
,moke Issuing from the IN Nhl, she Was conhheu
Tie rooE then thoroughly searched ana IL Was
supposed impossible that she could have matches III H.
II sppears as was subsequently, ascertained that she
still had II en- concealed in Der shoes, ana early in the
afternoon smoke again discovered about 'he mouse
and the females about rushed to her room and iCdad
The smoke 80 dense they could not enter MIR. ia7boX,
WHO was rear the house was Immediately atihled,
and succeeded in extir gushing the flames. The uior-
trnate woman had eV denty fired her clothes above TIE
waist, as her breast and shoulders burned IN the
most shocking naruer though l!fe was not e1tinct
Shsmade no cutlery whatever and though she fingered
uLul the next day, and was able 10 converse ltde
she manifested little symptoms OF pain distress.
Sic hot witho At method in her madness for il
tOunc that she had torn up the carpet and packed II
round the doors to prevent the escape OF smoke which
would again lead % detection. When asked why she
did not burn herself in the night she exclaimed:
What and burn up all the folks in the house' The
being the daughter of VIM. Randall esq, of Topsham
and neice Of Hsn. Benjamin Randall
THURSDAYS BALLOON ASCENSION The balloon as
ceDsion from PaTkinsons Garden on Thursday one
Of the most beautiful and successful OF the seree Toe
weather YVES exceedingly fine, and The atmosphere SO
favorable that upOn weighing il found that the
balloon would bear larger number than had yet as
eended in this city; consequently persons, COM
prisns Messrs Taylor Sellers }. W. Parkinson, Da-
yid Copp, N. GODDARD, and another gentleman, took
their laces in the car and az about twenty minutes
past O'Clock she was let CO. and rose slowly and
msiescaliy to the air of Hail Columbia from the
band end amid the cheers of the spe ,taors. slight
bree re bore them to tn nOrhward gently at times
that ,he balloon med 10 remain immOyable for many
minues as ii 10 afford the party the best possible
portunity to cIjoy the grand and unusual sight. AZ
they passed on 10 'be north. the aeronaut descended
soNeal 'imes near Il earth, aud scared away again
Until over the ground Of the beautiful country seat OF
L. Henry Fisker esq. who sent aott reSsng invita-
ten 10 aiigh when the aerial ship brought to an
Choir at the very door Of the mansion Before securing
the balloon, captive ascension was extended by Mr..
GODDARD 10 such OF the ia nily chose to avail them
selves OF the opportunity. after which sumptuous
entertainment Was rendered to the voyagers 10y the
best and his lady. After passing most delightful
evening, team for tue balloon and carriages for the
party were put in re1uision and at about ii o'clock
o. M the aerial travellers reached home, in ecstacies
with their voyage and the hospitality of their generous
erteltarers Phil Bulletin, 9Th.
The MISTRESS OF LOUIS NAPoLEoy-T'he liner
ness Scotland idreyiiser say: Among the gay equip
sges which may be Haunting through Strahpeher
AT present is one containing visitor OF some notoriey
That fair lady with the clear and beautiful English
complexion who s sitting in The carriage alons with
tie looking gentleman, has history OF her own
she IT, was, no less parsonage tnan MISS no"ad'
The cidevant mistress and should have been the wife,
of Louis Napoleon Emperor of the French. Her nau
is now Changed to that OF Mrs. Tralawney, and her
COMPANION who is sail to be allied TO noble Engsn
family is her husband. Tie pair reside at mansion
Al liafa .siDIfy
which they have a lease for some years. Days nave
changed since the and special constable oil Lon
don took fancy 10 the clever and beautifu gr VINO
accompanied him to Paris, and who, according to re-
mort acted as his guide, philosopher and friend
smid the perilous chsnces of the PresidentsiP end
the conn d5idt The man about town Is now an Em
peror husband ana is nov the father OIL iegtla.e
prince; while his former bosom companion Is buried IN
The highland solitude, separated from her chidreh ana
all the splendors of the Tuil erles.
CovprIuryr TO PRINTFRs-John {. Rive. OF VIZ
pna in recently published letter on the SUBJECT OF
public printing has word of sugg site to writetS ior
the press and compliment TO ,he ooIPosl,or TuoS.
duty il not unequently is TO make sense out OF very
sepse.ss cbiography. None but writer Tor the press
can Comprehen nov much truth snere lie IN inc vet
eran printer remarks. MaDy Members OF Congress
and exc not few greater men--must have been sur
pjsed az The respectable figure they cut In print with
out thinking of the tosome labor and the exercise Of
the better tals II than their which had been ex,
rended by the journeyma printer In putting inIo goou
share the message r report of speech furnished theoi
II have seen the manuscript writing of most great
men OF tho 'cuniry during the past twenty yesrs nnd
think may cay that not twenty OF them could STAND
tie test of the scrutiny of onehall the journey meo
or inter, employed in my Office. This fact will be
vouched by every editor in the Union. 10 poor
'jomneyman printer many great man 3ses MS
repntaon for scholarship; and were the humble COM
posors to resolve by concert to set manuscript IN
their hauds-even for little week-preeisely az 1t
is written by the authors there would DC more repu4
tons slaughtered than their devils couli snake stch
AT in twenty -four hours. Statesmen would become
small by degrees and beautifully less Many an ass
would have the lions bide torn from hi limbs. Men,
whom n world call writers would wake up mornings
and find themseyes- amJus ~ mere pretenders,
humbugs and cheats |"
Danger OF WEARIyG HooPs IN HIcH WIND
During the wind on Saturday afternoon AMI while the
dust was circulating thick that no one could see mora
than the length of eyelash in front, lady, dressed
in the most elegant style IN coming round one OF !ne
corners was lifted of her feet by the force OF the wind
acting on the great expanse OF surface which she pre-
scented to it. The wind unfortunately did not set he
down in the same position in which she was before
being taken up, but turning her gently on one side
laid her endwise on the sidewalk, where she com
uenced series of astonishing gyrations, rolling Over
and over on the hoops Of the skirts and exhibiting
species of ocomoton which Is not yet generally appre
ciai.d and which may come into fashion with hI9h
winds ard large circles of light material Az the lady
thus rolled over and over several persons were
down and passed by the Lady and the hoops With
out ever knowing thal al, thipe nau oent 'ncn =
unateIy for the lady, the dust and the establishment OF
,he neople out of doors permitted but few to wtnes.
tbi. new method of getting along As we came around
a corner we found the lady wedged between a lamp
poet and hydrant and immediately assisted her TO an
upright instead OF a recumbent position.
- fDe,r 4, Advertiser.
ADVANTAGES OF RAILWAY TrySELs-We cannot
help repeating narrative which we head on one DC
csson told with infinite gravity by clergyman, whose
name we at once inquired about, ana Of "hom we
shall only cav thu, be ore of the best and worhlet
sens OF The kirk and knows when TO be serious as well
ssuhen 70 Jet. Don't tell me-" said be to simple
locking Highland brother, vho had apparent made
bis FIST tIia OF railway travelling IL coming up to the