New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-30
Personal

-PfesideIt buchanan has determined it Is runored,
to make tour tbro0gh North Carolina next Srnrner,
ard 10 attend the commencement at Chapel Hill Col
ege.
Mr.. F. w. BsrdweI, r s., last years graduate
Of the Lsrreoce Scientific School, has accepted the
Pro o'essonh hip of Msthematlcs, Astronomy and Civil
Engineering in ADtiocn College.
The Erenisg Post il Informed that Gov. Morgan
hes appointed George Bis , Of this city, Ills private
fecretary NJ. Bi-- is e young lawyer, na,ive Of
Springfield, Mass, sn graduate Of Harvard College
The Hop. Henry l. Ellsworth, twin brother Of
the Hon. VIM. w. Ellsworth, Ex-Governor snt Judge
of the Sup,eue Court Of Connecticut, and OF Chief
Jusrce Oliver Ellsworth, died at Ferhaver on the
9th inst at age Of %. Under President Jackson
he was Commissioner OF the Indian tribes soutl aad
west OF Arkansas, and afterward at the head Of
tie United States Patent Odice.
1t is stated tfst Lieut.. Gov Salden has formed
q rro'essiors association with Mr. John E Develin
| of this city, and will remove to New-fork in
January.
| Seth r. Cole esq, one of the most prominent
carcd,tes FOR the Clerkship Of the Assembly has been
for week pas seriously i'll with nfiammsory rheu-
nat,fm. and cannot possibly recover in time to be
| present At the operirg Of the Legislature
Capt Rensul Of the Maurice, who saved the
passengers of the Ausirs, has b.en decorated by the
Emperor With the ribbon Of the Legion Of Honor and
lis ofiic' n compiinented With medals Of honor.
One of tie Ne.-York Harbor Policemen, Mr.
Gibson has suodenly beer pronotei from the position
Of commander of row-bos, to that of commander IN
| the Navy. He was Of the officers who vera
cropped" by the Naval Retiring Board, and finding
himself poor and without employ ment, gladly acespt.d
an appointment in the Metropolitan Police force. lie
hos row been restored 70 his former rank in the Navy
Six Of the passengers By the Washington walked
acioss from Aspinwsll to Panama They are without
| means of cor tinoirg their journey to California
| Tie Savannah R publican announces the sIcide,
| while on cauvaesrg tour, Of the Hon. John a.
Tucker the DemocI attic nominee for the JGdseship Of
the Southwestern Circuit, ard also Senator to the
| last l. gisature OF Georgia, from Stewart.
Rossni, Verdi, Meyeibesr, Ristori, Fanny EIsler
ard Tsghon are among the celebrities that viii pass
the Winter in Psris. Taelioni has taken under h.r
patronage the new dancer, Mile Livry.
Baron Jacques Van Brienen died recently ia
France, at the age of twenty-ihres. HIS fortune
ar outed to about 100 00Of. (G2i OC0 ayesr At the
time Of his death he was about 10 marry hs cousin
lie &c Spoebergd de Lorderzoel, aged seventeen, aud
be has left her life annuity OF 100 OO0., and 10 Vis-
count de SPoelberg her brother legacy of l5O,0oO
He has alec left some import Ant sums 20 chartabs in
ttltuIiors. p-isnan family il
so large, that Baron Charles Brenen another brother
who dlod last year after having beqaeathed the
ereter part Of his fortune 70 the Princess Asace and
his brother Jacques, gave as a simple souvenir to his
NEPHEW. the eldest son Of Baron Thiery Van Brienen
the half Of fishery which produces an annual reve-
nue. Of upward of so 0OOf.