New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-15
Thirty years he vss Cner Of the Courts Mr.. Ashley
purued bic art and calling in Bceon til quite an old

Thirty years he vss Cner Of the Courts. Mr. Ashley
purrued bic art and calling IN Bceton I'll quite an old
man.
cety on Thursday evening, The Hon. Edward Everett
presented a rare English manuscript, which be had
received from Thomas Carlyle, containing menlorsn-
duns relating TO the Franklin family IN England, pre-
,ious 10 their removal 20 America
Matthias Plant Sawyer, OF Boston, who dcd a
few dsv- since leaving fortun. Of half million dol
ars gave legacy of e. 600 the interest for ever to 20
"a the purchase OF books for the Free Library ot New'
buryport We hearthat among hiS other iesacJs Is
a house in Boston and $40 600 10 lady formerly ot
Newburyport, aud $4,000 more 10 child OF that
nor,rait of Senator Douglas. the Little Giant,
has been procured for the gallery OF portraits ia
Canandagua Court HOure. bous'a' 'e"u '"" "
CananCegua. IL
The oldest person st the recent festival ct the
Sons OF Connecticut NJ the Revere House II bos-
ton was Joseph L. Buckingham formerly "i a. ahr
Nev-Eugiand GGidTy and !ht boston C0|.r'; DI hS
veteran editor seventy-cigm years old MI Buck
ngham has resided in near Boston since February
1900 the frst day be arrived he heard Fisher Ame,
pronounce a euogy on George W Washingtou, VINO died
few weeks before.
The Hon Edward Everett; has gone 70 St. Louis
where he has appointments 10 deliver an address on
the occasion OF the foundation of the Washington
University of the State OF Missouri and also 10 repeat
hs Grafton on the Character Of Washington.
Col. J. +. Gowen OF Boston, the contractor for
raising the sunken feet at Sevastopol, will leave Lv-
erpoo soon, whence he will proceed overland to the
scene of his operations Two vessels, containing the
machinery and equipments necessary for the WORK,
will shortly leave Philadelphia for Sevastopol.
- Mr.. Nathaniel Willis, father of n. r Willis and
Of Fanny Fern, who has been in the editorial har
ness for the long period of 81 years has recently sold
his poper. The IOath's Companion, and il now an
socnte editor instead of sole conductor OF that Journal
Mr.. W has started three newspapers, which are con-
tinued 10 this day, viz: Ibc Easicr@ Argns at Port
land: tn, Rccordcr, aud The Youihs C0mpan'on,
published in Boston.
- The Rev. Dr. Peabody of Portsmouth has been
invited 10 deliver the Commencement Address before
the literary societies of BOwdoin College in August
next.
- There is in press y new volume OF poems by
Alexander Smith. author OF =" \ Lille Drama, and
now Secretary "a the University of Edmborough.
- The Rev. Theodore Parker has been invited by
the students Ia deliver the Annual Address Ia the grad
uating class in the Divinity School of Harvard Uni
yersy, but the faculty put veto on the invitation
-. The report that the Rev. Samuel r. Ward, the
black preacher, has been sent 10 penal colony Tor
forgery is con,radicted. He is preaching with great
success in Jamaica West Indies and has sent for hls
family
Mrs. James X. Polk has presented to the Tennes-
see Historical Society set of curlosites which nave
been III her Possession for some tine; Among t,en
are a blue pitcher, used at the Indian Council AT
Hopewell in I1S5, originally the property OF Oxen.
.hau-tah the King of the Cherokees; and Indian pipe
presented 10 President Polk by the head chief OF the
Winnebagoes, and piece of oak from the old trgate
Constitution
Mr.. S. Wells Williams Secretary Of the United
States Legation, has Just completed portable dlc-
tionary Of the Chinese language, an octave at 9OO
pages on which he has bestowed much labor orseven
wears past. II contains only the most common char
acers in order 10 make il portable, former dicton-
aries being 80 large that their Use has been c0hhhed 10
the study. This viii enable people to read common
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