New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-24
PERSONAL.


President of the Mechanics Bank of tina. city, the
Sd of June last, is now pending.
His Exoenency the Governor General of Canada,
Sir T.. Head has accepted the invitation excluded to
MIN to be present at the banquet TO De given 10 Port
land, Me in honor Of the arrival of the Great East
ern Lady Head will accompany him in bis visit.
La Mountain is to make an ascension here on the
4th Of October.
The Governor. General Of Canada has appointed
Tbur.day Nov. 3, al day of general holiday and
thanksgiving.
An interesting marriage ceremony was performed
in Illinois last week. The parties we're Major Gull
bertson, the vellknown Indisn trader and Agent OF
the American Fur Company, and Natowista daughter
Of the Chief OF the Black DOT Indians. They were
married some seventeen yeas ago according to the
Indian ceremony, but being anxious that the cere-
mony should be performed according to civilized rites,
they were again married few days since by Father
Scsnden Of St. Joseph Mo-, according to the ritual of
the Romsh Church. Mrs. Culbertson is said to be
person Of fine native talent, and has been at times
very successful mediator between this Government and
the nations to which she belongs.
DIR. Bethune and family were TO take passage
from Havre for New-York in the Fulton, whose day
OF sailing va Wednesday, the 2lst inst.
Mr. WIN. j. Stone of Washington City hiss nearly
completed colossal plaster cast of " The Hunted
Prarie Horss." It represents a wild horse, which
HAVING been pursued by Indians to the edge of a
precipice starts back with terror at perceiving that
his next plunge forward must be into the yawning
gulf below. Mr.. Stone has been engaged on the
work for nearly four years.
"A Mrs Prescott Lawrence Of Wnhsu, VT died
few days since of consumption, and a. number OF the
family had previously died Of the same disease, the
family went through the superstious iarcs Of burn
ing the Lungs, heart and liver Of the deceased, to
prevent any more from dying of the same disease
William p. Green, one of the most honored c'
zens of Norwich, Con awaited himself OF the occur
renee Of bis birthday the first day of the centennial
celebration to present to the Free Academy, OF wnich
ne il one of the founders and trustees the house and
lot occupied by Prof. Smith, the Principal, tie pur'
chase price being $500.
A Denver City correspondent OF The 81. Louis
Repblican eectually dsposes OF the story that Mr..
Greeley was humbusged by the miners at Gregory .
Diggitgs, as follows:
Nobody In the unes knew Of the arrival Of Mr Greeley
IN Denver City until he had made mis- appearance in the dsns
a. MI Greeley arrived u the 9th Of june las. and
started the Digging, O'Clock Lex. morning lie Iaveed
quicker any the prospecting parties on the way 10 the
bst ma DENVER
his arrival before they reached the Gregory Valley.
II is utterly false ths. preparations made By such as
had claims sell csrd signed by meet Of the miner. th'
were At work ON claims peced Mr. Greeley in which the
repor, denounced and its osinatos dehed 70 sub
s.ans,e it by proper evidence, viii be pablsAed IN lew
days
"a further untrue that Mr. Greeley bro1eh. 70 the
mines with all the poup and crcuHaEce etc H. addition to
the writer but persons Of whom was member OF
the pre that had arrived with Mr. Greeley aud tie other as
certainly miner made the trip 10 company with M Greeley
and mis- reception in the Dssn instead Of being mpou' aud
ciIcuus antis, was, the contrary decidedly cool'
A writer in Tie Christian Inquirer says that
"Dr. Belows's Cambridge Address has stirred, Ike
glowing fash of Lightning, many hesrts troubled by
a suspense Of faith little faith, queer faith, ecpsed
faith, ukewarm faith, no faith or baby f,ith.' The
writer does not explain what he means By baby
faith, bnt it probably must be sort OF faith which
troubles you BY keeping you up at nights.
A correspondent of the Courier Des Etdts UaD
relates stroke of good fortune which has fallen upon
q young FIenchman, NJ. Andre de Coy, VINO was, as
he Gays at one time Professor OF French at Harvard
College, and who, az well know, was dreadi1lly
hosed by his noisy and insnbordinate pupils. lie
a,terwaId edited journal in New. York, and then
wert back TO Paris where be getting scanty sup
port by writing for the Paris press, when relative
who he supposed hsd forgotten him, died leaving hin
heir to fortune Of million ard half of francs.
"A man named Vanover, native Of Kentucky
ard follower Of Walker in Nicaragua, was lynched
at Denver City the other day. He had INDUCED IN
the dangerous pa-time of making targets out Of a
number Of both males and females, for some time,
when his conduct iuay aroused the more courageous
of the citizens, and caused them to arm themselves
with rifles and force the bully 10 geek refuge ifon
their shots in ar open log cabin which was par.y ued
as q sort Of s,Orehouse. The blildipg was speedily
nclosed by armed men, to prevent the escape OF tue
ssprant 10 the gallows. A court, consisting o. me
people Of the town generally, WIS then convened, g
tie most proper way Of Kidding the community O.
him, and after a protraeted discussion, II was
frally resolved withou. dissenting vote, 10 hang
the wretch. He had discovered, during the pro-
ceedirgs Of the peoples court, some kind OF 'e'-
SCI containing u quantity OF peach brandy, ard hau
grlped down some thee quarts of il when tie com
ittee of execution appeared to take charge OF hs
body. The enormous quantity of liquor he hsi IN
bbsd produced state Of s.upsfacton from which tue
door ed iran did not wake before hi. earthly csfeer
wa. iorcb.y ended BY dnt Of rope an branch o.
tree.
-Blondin is operating OF the Tight Rope a; Pke'
Opers House, Cincinnati.
The Rev. Horace jenkins OF jersey City y. -
was ordained to tie ministry at the Union bap's'
Church or Thursday night. The Rev. DR.. Crane tue
Rev. Vim. Verrinder, the Rev. Mr.. Ma.chett the
D.. u, H.. 81 D., nv nunhRY Y.