New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-14
PERSONAL.

The Hon. kIllSn Miller dleu az MS TeslueoCe III
Hudson, Columbia County, on Tuesday morning.
HIS lat illness wa, brief. A stroke Of spopleIy was
speedily followed by dissolution. No citizen OF Co
lumbia CoOnty was mose generally known, or more
highly respected. He had for than thirty years,
occupied leading position among the public men of
that County and, whether at the Bar or in the Halls
Of Congress, be was always respected for his talent
frmness and integrity.
The Hon. Sherrard Clemens anived in Washing
ton City on Tuesday night, accompanied by his
brother, DR.. Clemens, and Mayor Mayo of Richmond
lie is msble to move without assistance, and was
conveyed to Wizards Hotel on litter. He does not
expect to be able to attend Congress for month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Carey, parents of Gen. S. F.
Carey the welknown Temperance lecturer celebrated
their golden. wedding anniversary last week. At the
festival one article of furniture attracted much atten
ton, although it was simply plain, unobtrusive-
looking bedstead, manufactured from the wood of q
wild cherry tree which SIR. Carey cut upon his own
farm, and which has been in forty years.
William Moses, chief of the Tonswanda Indians,
gives notice through The Batatia Herald, that the
yesrIy festival of burning the "Whte Dog com.
mences the 18th Of January 1882 and will continue
for eight dsys. The two frot days are not Of much
interest. On the 18th nsts at o'clock in the morn
ing the "Wbte Dog" is to be burnt, &c. This will
take place at the lower Council on the Tonswsnda
reservation.
The Washington Star Gays that the third annual
exhibition Of the Washington Art Association opened
in that city Wednesday morning. with larger and
better average collection Of pictures than on two pre-
vious exhibitions. Among the tne pictures that COM
pletely line the two exhibition rooms, contribu-
tions by Rothermel Paul Weber whose fine pictures Of
last year will be remembered Boutee, f. w. Perry,
Lewis Lang, Dsrrsh, Hamilton, E. White, Mignot,
johnson, Tat, Mason, Lsmbdin, Stearnes, Lsutze,
Heine GignouI, Richards, Oddle, I. Buchanan Read,
StsIly, Hail. Waugh, Shuesscle Rossiter, II. p. Gray,
Peee and Others, whose do not occur 10 In
the extremely cursory glance we have been able to
give this collection, three pictures especially struck
attention: "The Last Sleep" by Lambdn of Phila-
deIpbia; No. IS, Winter Scene, by GignouI, and
No. lOS, Landscape, by Duiand.
M. T. Winans Of Baltimore, is out in a card which
completely disposes of the story that of eighty
eight verss had been discovered in the official meas
uremeDt of the ST. Petersburg aud Moscow Railway,
whereby certain American Contractors had largely
robbed the Russian Government. Its foundation
the accidental discovery Of error Of eighty eight
verst poles on the Peterhof Railway.
AT the Presidents Reception" on Tuesday
evening, DR.. Blake presented the visitors TO Mics
Lane who was assisted in the duties of the evening by
Mrs Craig member of Postmaster General Browns
family.
-First Leutenst Oren Chapman, Of the let Drs-
gooDs United States Army died at st. LOUIS, No., on
the 9Th inst.
Lord Ma s,aulay has announced that he will confne
himself in future to bic closet historian aad take
no further part in public life.
We learn, Gays Tie GalegO (Ill.D Courier, from a
friend residing at Canton, 81. Lawrence County, toe
residenoe of the departed statesman, Siss Wright,
during his lifetime that all ofhs private correspondence
bss been placed in the hands Of the Hon. John A. Dix
who hss consented TO edit such life Of Mr.. Wright ss
is needed.
Mr.. Eusworth's will il complained Of ths, il gives
TO an invalid daughter whose husband is also an in
valid, incapable Of doing anything for his support or
that of bis wife, sum which at New England rates
viii yield 81 500 per annum This, from gu estate
which will amount to 800 900 s800 O0 s unfataer-
y and urtiDd The lady thus .ed is kno Sn 10 the
public the dictator Of the first elegrsphic message
cent by Professor Morse.
-Ine deatn oi JuosOn HulcLASon 10 SAID 10 have
been by bic own hand.
C. H. Ford, the Treasurer Of the Michigan Southern
Railroad, is spending the Winter there for his health
aud wss in good spirits and improving rapidly. Mr..
F. Avery, aso Of New.York, and late of the firm Of
Lee, Murphy & Co., was spending the Winter at Mar
quete for his health but the whole place made to
mourn December H. because Of bis death. His wife
and brother were with him, ard his remains will be
brought aeross the country, and taken TO NewYork
for intement.
FAssY KyxsLI.-The New.Ysrk correspondent Of