New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-06
PERSONAL.
Convention

Elder Hines who was arrested at a camp-meet-
ing at Exeter, n. H., for selling book, and mpris-
oned because he would not pay fine, on Friday
taken from the jail on writ of hsbeas corpus, and,
After hearrg before Judge Fowler, discharged
from custody. The people of Exeter and the adjon-
ing towns were to hold meeting in Exeter Town
Hall ON Saturday afternoon TO express their opinion
.upon this outrage upon the rights Of Elder Hines
A letter from Havansin The Neir- Orleans Picoy-
nne. dated August a. states that baptism had taken
place there of no less parsonage than the son of the
Chief or King Of the Loapgo Congo district Of Africa
who came passenger to Cuba in 1857 upon SLAYER
and fell into the tands Of the Government as an or
dipsry Boza After two years Of official examin ston
and nyestis atiou in Havana and upon the coast Of
Africa be has been Identified the royal parsonage
son of Congo's great King, llong familiar with Cuban
traders and was Chrstianized at his own request.
! He talks Spanish, Portuguese, and French and as
soon as he has been thoroughly imbued or taught the
tenes Of his new faith he will be sent to Spain, and
thence restored TO his anxious father. He requested
/ COL Felipe Avango, in charge of the Emancipado
Depot to stand as sponsor for him before the altar,
/ which request he complied with in the presence OF
crowd, attracted by the royal novelty.
| Mr.. John s. Thrasher, the well-known writer on
Cuba is desc bed in The Leader in the best pos
sible condition ard the heartiest possible hunor look
rg one Of the bet-fed and most nicely cared for fill
/ busters in existence a plump, middleszed, middle
/ aged gentleman with brown hair, brown eyes, rosy
/ cheeks framed in a fringe Of dark brown whiskers,
finely arcbed brown eyebrows, indstinct nose, and
slightly voluptuous mouth, showing two excellent
/ rows of white teeth in constant smle."
The Rev. A. Blackburn, for eight years editor of
| The PreJt teriaD Witness, published at Knoxville,
Tenn, died at Marysville Tenn, on the 22d nit. The
Rev. George w. Leyburn, of Bedford County, Va,
| has become conductor Of the paper.
William Owney of Southampton County, Va,
| died few days since, aged 100 years and months.
He was engaged in the battle Of Brandywne, and also
at Petersburg, Va. The old soldier had never taken
medicine in bis life, and in his las! Illness positively
refused to have il administered.
From late files Of The Sdh Lake Valley Tan
We learn that McKer ze had been committed to await
his trial before the Circuit Court charge Of max
ing and issuing counterfeit checks on the SubTreas
ury circumstances placing the matter oct of the urs
diction of the CouIt-Msfti. Delos Gibson had been
| found guilty Of murder 10 the first degree.
The Rev. DR.. Hawks Of this city has declined the
Proessorship of History recently rendered him by the
Trustees of the University of North Carolina.
| Judge Mclean OF the United States Supreme
Court is on a visit to the City of St. Paul.
"A correspondent Of The CtarlestOa Mercury,
writing from Denvers sprng,N G., tells of Revolu-
tionsry soldier named snry residing there, who
in the battle of Kings Mountain
He nearly IS years Old and still reads without spec;se
boy the time Of the battle b., stood his grouEa
VIXEN Ferzusou troops charged with the bayone' and
qqenee had through the hand and into the thigh Iii.
rise which be had Just loaded discharged the
be received the thrust fh killed his antagonist and after
Brh bad retired the mountain Mr. Henry found lying
BY with the usk,t hanging BY lite yonet 70 bis thigh DE
s,rsad became ylished erinn.l lawyer and said 10
have ded desperate criminal than any other
IL the State. Ne las In manuscript CT the bss
prepared By himself with the aid ofv,nce another % The pr:
paoTs thai battle. BE say. that ssnters original
not the Cane Cock bat Tuck That h- called By
Gilmore who owned blue hen famous for her game
chickens. Ths celebrated ighter named Tuck
;ls blue hens chkeas AID IL compliment 70 saners pluck
Gilmore gave aim the cognomsn Tuck, which after
wAid changed into The Game Cox"
| The celebrated mountain traveller, Kit Caron,
has, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer presented
/ 10 known altacht Of the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad, as token of his regard for the maa who
accompanied him through the wlds Of the West, the
splerdld horse Know Ye perhaps the best hunting
! horse IL this country. The present owI.g Of this