New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-24
A CORRECTION.

T. The Editor Of The N y. TritvHe.
s In the official satemeu ofthe Of the Church ofhe
Puritan made s appearance your columns under dse
Nov. 2s the following sentence occurs;
ave eonni ted IT, (lbe missioa) "to Miss Johnzone,
re Of ihe church who was desirous Of visiting her
friends in eco @nd," &c, Se-
Th mistake which requires correction No such Inferior
motive that Of being desroos Of v.ilns my friends 10 Scot
land induced me suggest three members Of the
church the egpedency Of undertaking either alone or
with tore else, this ui~ion.
No surh tborght visiting my friends crossed
mind as motive in inducing undertake hi. mission in
suggesting snd undersking rctueted solely by those
hch induced TO become member Of the Church
cf the Tusns my tees, in the OF the slave and
that the Independence Of the pulpit might be sustained
The following quotations nom Ds Cheeyer and Hs letter
fully eouoboIste the sbove statements;
aths,.,x certify ~. Ss5r.aSs I5n ne q - c..
Britain mission connected with the interests Of tb
church"
Miss Johnstone visi, Britain
purpose ocorpe funds r the bsneht Of The Charc OF The
ur,sns in this city Signed, HENRY A HlErT
GlGsgSss. 9th Dec, 1854
AccIDEsT TO Mr.. SHEFFIELD OF RHoDE BLAND
The Hon. Mr.. Sheffield. Of the Rhode Island Legis-
ature in Ios,ng Broadway opposite the As,or House
on Friday evening Of las, week, about six o'clock,
struck his foot against stone and allipg 10 the pave
ment broke his thigh-bone above the knee; whether
broken by striking the stone, in the fall he unable
10 lie HGh 10 cars
nearly fain,ed as be cll. He called 70 his aid some
gentlemen standing near, who procured carriage and
had him taken quickly possible 70 the NewYork
Hotel where Drs. Carnochan and Crane were i'm
ueoialely called. Upon examination the wound
found 10 be compound fracture of the tghbOne, the
bone protrudng about three inches. The surgeons
Tile most skifn IN the eit FIRST tired TO replace the
bone but finding that impossible they tben cut large
opening IN the flesh, and attempted 10 replace Il, but
finding thar also impossible, as last resort they were
obliged 80 off the eUd Of the bone. The operation
lasted hours, aud was terribly painful one and
Was borne wonderfully by Mr. Sheffield. He refu.@d
all tiimuants and durg the operation bed pioiasely
but al the close scented comfortable.
FLAGS AT HAIF-MssT.-None of those who were
at all familiar with the faeketshp service is beet
DAYS can fail to remember Alexander {. Marshall,
who grew from youth 10 nature years in TIE employ
of the Old Black Ball Line and whose recent death
BIook nj the sge Of -iXiy years gs leit great
void In vide circle Of acquaiuLanee-. He was se-
cond mate, then trs mate, and afterwards gmAn Ter
for many yesrs, OF rsi-class packe-shp chiefly in
tie Liverpool trade, and acquired a handsome com
leieBce upon winch be had retired. for the SAKE of
empoymenI, be had acted for the lat two three
years a. Inspector for the Orient Msrlne Insurance
Company. As seaman, he wss distinguished for his
nHess, prudence and energy, and for great fertility
Of resources in cases Of emergency. A. citizen he
was well known for his upright, exemplary lre and
bis sincerity and trIihlaness unird 20 very frank
and winning manners, have endeared his memory To
bic many surviving friends. He brother Of
Charles II. Marshall, esq, the well-known shipping
merchant of this city. lis funeral will tale place on
saturday TODAY from his late residence in Monroe
place, on Brooklyn Higb,s. Journal Commerce.
AC1nESTs AND lSqUTsIs.-On Friday Of last week
while Nslrs-, SHh little all years Old living No go
fasi hrte uth stret frins With her dress hsr
czushf hre and sbe -eoy b1nef a. 70 result
II deaih CoroEeT SchieT bod ioss 1pou the body
terdsy wbeA verdict of Accsertll deak" retlrned
abe Cercer bid lBgu~-s uPou the BODY o. Mar
Speisr who sipped icy star Of ao1-- Ns -,
Third GyenEe aHa ives pre.isted = %. ce 1eaeH Ihs
injuries he reesye3 rrsaei IN PczA Oa Whch be did
WE Eu~n, bsf -tnAn on the HatsSn Rtrr Railroad
instantly tea By hg b. the train of
which be employed Coroser 6Aabe tnTessated she
case and verdict Of Acidsn1 deaik- reaiezud
Ellen LyDch little girl yeas cd hoss parent. resid, .;
No. Clark street lt alone with her ntsut ster for
short tin sud the retain ef ,hs paeut n Ess Suud
dead foor with her lcttrs BssTy turaed od IL
ressi la; .1e 1 goEi s5L tie sise tie issins