New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-23
PERSONAL.

The hev. Peter N6LWrSnl, INC oiu "0es0'N
pioneer. is delegate from Ssngamon County, H., TO
the Democratic State Convention. The correspondent
Of The s. LOuis Re pablitdn thus writes OF hin
"Thjs Peter Cartwright is none other than the cele
brated old pioneer preacher whose name is as familiar
al over the country a. household words; the same
man whose autobiography has been sold al! over Ine
country BY tho ussDds We saw toe Oh gentleman Ius
afternoon IN the County Convention. lie looks hae ahd
hearty anu ss if be would 1--we hundred years longer
He is certainly very remarkable man IN his way we
believe re is nearly eighty years old lie VIII DE-
greeted by hur dreds OF OLD friends when the Sae 0n
vention mee:s for ne is well acquainted all over the
State A good story was told shout the OIL gentleman
dl-ing his ATTENDANCE on the Methodist Conference,
which met IN one of the Eastern cities a re" yeas
since he put up at OF the large hotels, and at
night WAS shown hs room, which happened 20 be qute
b;sh I'D IN the building and accessible by g long wind
ing staircase. After reaching his room ne hauooed ID
loud voice, sufficient to arouse the inmates OF the
hotel, this manner: Landlord, say, landlord
bring me hatche'. Upon the landlord making ms
appearance and nquiring what he wanted with the
hstchet Bring hstchet, said the old presener;
wsrt to blaze the way go that may be aoie 10
ind my wsy down when want to.
The Paris correspondent Of Tie Boston Tfarfer
says:
81 regret 10 say that after Easter, Miss Rdgway,
the wealthy Phladeiphis heress will be leo % the
sltar by ErebehmaD, NJ. GSnsy, Tor II Is really
naiions pr, ndice that many OF our weathes ltdes
bestow tSeir fortunes upon foreigners. Every Winter
United Sts.es marry Frencbmen.'
MY. HAYNES has been Warden of the State Prison
ust one week but he mas duIng that tune signallcd
himself by q declaration which we cannot doubt Will
have e salu,Gry effect upon those naturally disposeu
To crime The word was ssd last week 6t GTeenhelo,
wbence Mr. Haynes removing two convic;s to ms
own mansion in CharlestOwn. ." After he had got
then hsndcufied and ready to start, he exhbl ed
revolver and informed them thst he didnt intent TO
run after prisoners who atte enpted 10 escape
Boston Courier.
A letter from Berlin Of the lst, IN TIE Nord Of
'0For some time past the ladies' of this capital have
been 10 the habit of assembling about noon 10 tne
alleys of Thiergar,en, where the Princess Frederick
William has been in the habit Of taking her rdes ON
horseback. For days past the ladies' have, how
ever, been doomed to disappointment asthe equestrian
exercises OF the ilustrious amazon have been inter-
Gicted by her physicians for some months TO come"
-As .he proposition seems 20 have been msunder-
stood are requested TO state that DR.. Linton mo-
tion submitted 70 meeting OF citizens IN the early
part of last week, contemplated the erection OF mon
ument to Mr.. Benton in st. Louis. Committee was
then appointed TO consider the subject. No. Rep.
The NashrHc tTenn.) Union says:
" A little incident occurred during the performance
of Macbeth on Wednesday night which, bat for the
wonderful presence of mind of Niss Cushman, would
have seriously msrred the interest OF the occasion.
In the sleeping in the fifth act as Lady Macbeth
approaches from her chamber, lamp IN hand tue light
lace vail with which Miss Cushmans head and shoal-
ders were covered caught Ere sIu oiSleu kS tinueI
Miss Cushman, without relaxing muscle OF her fixed
features showing by any visible s.gn the least dis
composure, caught the blazing robe in her grasp and
immediately e1tinguished it, without turning her eyes
either right or left, betrayng the least sign of emo
ton OF any kind. So promptly and fearlessy was 1t
DONE and so much it in keeping with the charsc
ter she playing that notwithstanding the dstnct-
y audible shrieks Of some Of the ladies, many present
sctusly believed it 70 be part of the performance.
IL certainly was, if not in the bills, Of the greatest
pieces Of acting ever Witnessed"
Tie Democratic Sts,e Convention OF North Caro-
Ina, which assembled at Charlotte the Ito inst.
nominated John w. Ellis for Governor, at the election
in August neX,. The nominee j. al present Judgeof
the Superior Court.
The Hon. Tom. +. Marshall publishes the follow
ipc card N Tie CiRciaRatl Commercial.
Inano.ice which The Commercial the other day
was kind enough TO take of my discourse at Smith Il
Nlxons on temperance, it was stated that had en-
b.aced Christianity, from which it has been Inferred
that had Joined some religious sect. AN receiving
letters containing abundance Of pous exhorsations,
prayers, &C., which annoy me exceedingly. have
Joined no church and have not the most remote idea
Of doirg 30. ! am no iDfdel, certainly; but have a
very far copy OF the Scriptures which read, and to
which alone / refer for religious truths have never
knowingly deceived any one, and an constrained to
take this method OF undeceiving the public.