New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-02


pursuits. lie resided many years in Paris where the
nupifcenoe Of his style of living gave him gres.
fclat ard to certain exteut rendered him e ,ier Of
the fashionable world The last ,ears Of bis life he
paseed in splendid residence which he built Tor him.
self in Sixteenth street.
TA< Boston Courier, which has uever retracted il,
assertion that Prof. Felton, had become believer 10
Spuituafm, has recently been abusing seversl New
Eoglsnd journals ior repeating tue statement upon It's
suthonty.
MIR John Mitchel's Southern citizen, after quot
ing a passage from Mr.. Everett, euogy Mr.
Choate and from tae lstter's h-oiJuy ora
ton last year, adds: "The most accomplished
speaker Of the hemisphere is dead and goae. Take
the two short passages above-one from Everett and
ore from Choa,e: the latter has noble thought nov
ing in majestic pomp of noble words-the former is
oonvulsed commonplace and parorysma platitude."
Mr.. John Mitchell and Mr.. VIM. Lloyd Garrison ap-
paren,y disagree.
The Washington correspondent Of The PhiGdel-
piia Press says that Mr.. John Mitchell will start
for the Continent Of Europe as soon his affairs
are put in order, ard suggests thst many Of Mr..
Mtchels school Of foreign politics believe that mat
ters In Europe about taking turn favorable 10
them. But the sst Seuthern Citizen announces that
Mr.. John Mitchell jr., is still "trsvelpg through
the Southern States"
Mr.. Ben jaInin Lindsey, editor of The Ner-Bed-
ford Mercury-in consequence Of his horse taking
fright and the carriage coming in contact With another
vehiclo-sss thrown violently into the street yes.
terday Afternoon, and sustained severe cut on his
head broke one of his bp bones, aud was otherwise
injured Several weeks will ensue before he will be
able TO resume his professional duties.
Mrs. Margaret Fuller, mother of the Countess
dOsseli and the Rev. A. B. Fuller of Boston, died
at the residence of another son. Mr.. Il. f. Fuller, in
Wayland Mass, on Sunday evening, aged 20 years
MI. Nathaniel Hawthorne, who was to have left
England for home the 18th of August, will remain
:aere until October.
"A foreign correspondent of Boston journal says
that the Hon. Charles Sumner intends to return to
America early in November.
The Rev. DIR. vinton of Philadelphia, recently
Rector Of St. Pauls Church. Boston, is spending the
Summer vacation in New-England. He is in excellent
health.
Ira Perley Chief-Justice Of the Supreme Court of
NewHsnpshire, has resigned that position in order
70 resume the practice of the law at Concord.
"A private letter from gentleman in London says
that Mr.. James T. Fields has just left that city to
pass week with Mr.. Tennyson at the Isle of Wight.
As Bishop McClOsky and two priests III company
with him were on their way to Port Kent on Monday
morning the 25th ult., Of tine forward wheels of
the carriage in which they riding came off, and
the horses becoming frightened, the carriage was
upset and smashed to pieces. The Bishop and his
friends fortunately escaped with fe slight scratches.
Mr.. Tufts stage proprietor, was driving, and he says
il is most astonishing thst in such smash all should
have escaped without material injury. The first that
Mr.. Tufts of hs passengers afser being thrown
hmself from his seat the Bishop and his friends
crawling out from the wreck of the carriage thst lay
bottom side up in the ditch. Mr.. TUFTS speaks in
high terms Of the presence Of mind manifested by the
Bishop and his friends and of their good humor and
seutlemsily bearing after the accident.
j. Z. Vinton esq, of Wisconsin, for many years
prominently identified with the temperance movement
IN the w est and Chairman of the Executive Com
Inittee of the North American Temperance COnven-
ton that met at Chicago in 1851, is TO remain in this
State for tme to press forward the Temperance
movement.
The Trustees e Rutgers College have elected
Prof. Elias LOOMS, late of the University of New
York Professor of Mathematics, in i,ace of DIR.
Strong; and Prof. How ard Crosby, also of the New
York University Professor Of Greek in place of the
Rev. DR.. Proudft.