New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-13
Personal.


rpor Senator Chandler BY TIE recent gas explosion Al
L. residence. vii Gsfgis IN permanently, ard rs
marked rsnrer. He ssce W. suffer .hs most f.o-
tie rayases os lie fre-,is lps, forehead ana n0ss
besrrg sysien. faces C L. which VII remain i ths
finn Of scsrs TIE hs1 is are a,o badly buried, %
much &c TIA, laIce portion Of the skin cams oil N
dressing the wounds. NJ. {. is 6oiag 81 wei a. osa
lie expected, however. lis Little daughter viii esaE
sos scsrs on Der forshesi and perhaps upos enc OF
her cheeb.. He. irjl,ss more sigh. shaa any o.
the ottsr perscrs however. TIE two men VINO were
injured 3. tie same tine WI sooa recover, bet WI
each bea. the soas Of lie disaster through te TSef
wois, tu,rs are or their faces. They are both dong
We. enc vi econ be about sgs.n.
Capt Bersrn Srssd sprsoticai prir,er who hsi
been Connected with the peas Cor upward Of 90 ysas
80 Of which were spent as editor and publisher O.
arevspsper-d.si a. Bath, Steubea County 4. l.,
OF Sunday lat aged 80 years
Tie Iofay.'te Cop~i,~ te,s the following story of
| 3e:pe.... lowe" IN Ettle IOWA IN snsomsry
County:
"A yourg man named Paxton, hsyisy received tas
u.itea from q young lady 81 DSinstcn, in Mont
gonely county 20 whom Is haa bean Paying n,
Tois.res:es met her at church o. ss, Sabbath, and
d,swirg revolver, snapped il .hres times 10 vain
attempt to shoot her gentleman caue TO the rescue
OF the lady, sri Paxton evssd the revolver at hin'
bu. fortunately il sgsin missed HE. he WAS inime
d,atey G.sa,ned, ami was yesterday arrested ana
taken to Cravfofdsyus, where ae Was lodged il JAIL
Strange to say tho pisto, was rscspped, snd every
barrel which had before missed ire was discharged or
the spct.
Il seers that there Is disposition IN the City Of
Louisville to ;ntmids,s Mr.. Dur.et, Of T's Louisville
Coi,.e-. Prentice took shot at him some rnonths
$50, sId recently addressed hin belgeren cote AID
in Tie Journai Ne 6rd the following precious dccU
next
To nerdi.s-, Of Ire Loa:.rillt Joarrot.
IrIcnolnes 7. Dare.t Of Ire LOn.rgt cou,,c laI
s..ieIer sd scoundre shall remain n tow ssyea days
'uy 9r can SEE ME OF aie'' me vote a zoe Ias
LouiriRs, Aug. ., 1859.
Who Mr.. Monroe is and what MAJ Do his proyoca'
ton, We ere rot informed.
TAXING THg GovERsNINr TO SCrPoRr rHE Demo-
CRATIC PtKrY.-We see it reported We co rot csre
upor what authority ths. tsx is .evled upon tie
rersors employed in the Government service srd the
psyr ept thereof exacted. We are cri.e ignorant OF
the authority upon which this payment Is demanded
or the purpo,es 10 which il Is applied when received
We trust, however tia. whatever may be thus col
eoed may he wisely and economically applied TO &C
vance the interests Of tie Democratic party in liz
great struggle with the Opposition II If sad thar
salaries Ct officials s thus exsc.sd. Now, without
knowing anything OF The alleged tax aud with no be-
lief in s existence as general thing, We nave lcst
this to say the subject II there Is person II the
amount az east Of two collars and half year 90
each thousand dollars of his salary to support the
cause OF the DEMOCRACY, he should 80 dismissed ..
OF CO. his place filed by one who Is patriotic ant
" Iwsat s.oa Lion, August l..
TIRE PRTsIDrNr .rD TIE POLITICIANS Al BID
roRD--A letter dated Bedford Springs, Arg. p 20
Tie Bal. more american, says:
"Tbers seems to be considerable excitement among
tie Democratic politicians here on account OF the
marked friend inees displayed BY tie Prescen toward
those who sustain him IL his karsas WE'VE AZ the
dr ing room there two general tables arc ten pr
vate tables at of the latter of which the Prescert
presdes which Is occupied by his family and that Of
Sir William Gore Ouseley Robert NJ. Magrsw esq,
of Baltimore, being the constant attendant OF Mi'S
Lare and the daughter Of Senator Bright.
1T ere still four vacant seats, which are only
filed By invitation from TIE President. MIR. Carngan
who expects to be tie Ant.-LconYton Democratic
candidate lor Congress from one Of the Philadephia
Districts, lad been here with his LADY tyr seyea daJs
without being invited 10 the reserved Seats when Mr.
Esndyke the United States District-Attorrey from
Philadelphia arrived with his lady, re beng lie
con pton Democrat, they were nmediately invited
10 seat at the Preside nts table, and Mrs. anc! Ike
was escorted 10 her seat by tie President TbS mark
Of distinction between two Democrats Of equal stanc
Ing las caused considerable feeling between the two
WIgs Of the party, ard is the subject OF general CON-
meat e.reciay as there are still t"o 'acart 'ess st
tie table.
Speaking of the Ksnsas question -emi eds me o.
the frequent expression made by me fres.dert wien
converting this topic. lie 5ays that ne ees toarA-
FIJI for the course be pBrsued securing the passage
Of TIE English compromise, as by 80 dong ne saved
tire Union from instant dissolution He Is convinced
thai such would have been tie resut had tie Lecomp
ton Constitution been defeated. He Is evidently una
ware Of the extent of the detection NJ the Dsmoc
rscy of hs own State en- this subject nne out Of ten
Of those here having been converted from friend,
to the bitterest enemies those only who are IN pos.
session 10 anticipation Of the leaves and fishes
openly protesting 10 agree with him .bls subject
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