New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-11


hay days of Indian Summer have been 20 lazily
enjoying. Yesterday was something of all ssrts
cept sunshine. Beginning with rain, quick and sharp,
il drizzled into fog dense enough hide the opposite
| crrbstones. When that lifted twas only 10 be
ceeded by murky greasy, dampness of the most dis
agreeable description. Last night the lowering skies
gave decided indications Of rain. Thank fortune No
vember has but thirty days, and third of those are
already gone may look for the clear skies,
and sharp crisp atmosphere of frosty December
! OLD JOINS BRowS IN BROADWAY" BLACK
Your Doors, rRl"-In front of one of the photo
graphic galleries in Broadway hangs large life-lke
colored photograph of Walt. Whitman the eccentric
| poet. Now, Walter is a man of hinge proportions,
with bronzed features and strong muscular develop
ment and is somewhat notorious for his total disregard
Of elegant costumingin fact, Walt generally presents
a decidedly rough exterior avoring the idea of bor
derife Two little ragged booL-blacks smoking their
stumps of cigars with all the vigor Of old smokers
were passing up Broadway day two since, when
one of them CHANGED to spy Walt. Whitman in all his
Photographic loveliness. brilliant idea instantly
flashed across the brain of the young boot-blaek
watching his chance to few pennies 80, step
ping suddenly in front of the photograph he extempo
rized the following scene:
| Boot-black No. TO Bootblack No. 2--0h, Davyl
look er ere Ere IS pcter of Old John Ossawata-
mus Brown
Boot.block No. 2-Whatl Old Brown what had a
little Injunl
No. mo, ger blasted fool Hits Old Kansas
Brown what tried to orr with all Gov. Wises
virgnny niggers and got eoched it, and is going TO
be hung next week at o'clock.
| Passers-by stop to see pictures of John Brown;
l -, tl,-
Irquiring Republican 10 Boot-black No. Are you
positive little boy that that is picture of Old John
Brown?
No. WHY, yes I is. Didn't jest hear the Teller
say so what hung it up
Having secured sufficient crowd by this me the
urchn thinks to improve his opportunity.
No. / TO rarious pcrsons-Baek yer boots, Sir,
Shine up; only five cents Black yer boots Sir
black yer bootsl
Some one who knows Walt. Whitman explains the
Joke, and the crowd dsperse, laughing at the rse OF
the boot blacks who have managed to secure a Gus
toner or two by passing Walt. Whitman of for Osa-
watomie Brown.
Sous OF TEMPERAScE.-Ilarmony Division, No. D
held largely ATTENDED public meeting at its hail. No.
2Sl Grand street, on Wednesday evening. DIR. Ben
net of Washington Division No. 4, of Brooklyn
opened the meeting by prayer. The Rev. l. s. Diehl
of California, the Rev. Luther w. Peck the Rev.
James b. Dunn and VIM. ii. Armstrong esq, Of
New-York, and Messrs. Beal of the NewYork Prison
Association and Booth of Brooklyn, briefly addressed
the meeting Between the speeches there singing
by Messrs. Macdonough and Cooke, who were warm
" applsuded. This meeting is the first of Winter
series to be held by This Division, of each of which
due notice will be published in The TRIBUNE.
"DoEsTIcKs" on PLUcK.-Mortimer Thomson
Doesticksl delivered versifed lecture Pluck"
before good audience, at the Cooper Institute, on
| "Wednesday evening last. The lecture warmly
appauded throughout and the audience seemed highly
entertained. Mr.. Thomson handles his subject with
much humor, interpreted with many new and forcibly-
nut ideas The lecturer will shortly visit the West, to
fulfill several engagements, and those hearing him viii
experience a rich treat.
| PARADE or THE THIRD BRIGADE.-The regular
Fall parade Of the Third Brigade, composed of the
9TH, stb 9Th, and 55th Regiments under command of
Brig Gen Hail. took place yesterday afternoon. At
an. m. brigade line was formed upon the Battery,
| where the troops were reviewed by Gen. Hail. The
several regiments then broke into column and marched
up Broadway and through the Park passing in review
| before Mayor Tiemann and several members of the
| Common Council. The line Of march was continued
M Broadway to Union square, where the Brigade was
dismissed. The 9TH Regiment, under command OF Col
Ieferts. turned out about COO muskets, and the
| 9th Regiment under Col. Van Buren,, looked re-
| markably well Owing TO the muddy and slippery
condition of the payements, il exceedingly diff
cult for the men keep steady march, and quite
number were obliged leave the ranks from fatigue.
| Tar BALLOON VoYAsE-We are informed by Mr..
Lowe that he will in all probability start on his trans
atlantic aerial voyage en- Wednesday of next week,
should the weather prove favorable. On Saturday Of
this week win be by advertisement in another
column, he will make ascension in his small bal
loon Pioneer, test the accuracy of his instruments.
| MiSoR Cry IrENs.-In removing the cobbe-stones
from Wall street, preparatory TO laying down the Bel
gian pavement large stone spile uncovered near
| the crossing on Water street, to which ships were
moored in former times II Is full blocks distant
from what is the water point, aud shows what
tensive eneroaehments have been made the East
River since it put down.. The Rev. John Cotton
Smith Of Boston has been called the Church in this
city from which Dr. Bedell recently retired 10 the
Assistant Bishopric Of Ohio. Mr.. Smith nephew of
| the late Hon. John Cotton Smith Of Sharon Conn,
President of the American Bible Society. lie has not
vet accepted and requests three weeksne to consider
the call As Col K. NJ. Hoe the inventor Of the
lightning press, was driving out on Wednesday with
pair of colts he thrown from his carriage and had
hi. leg broken. The accident occurred his country
seat in West Farms. Pamer's statue Of the White
Captive, will be exhibited to the public on Saturday in
the new gallery Of w schaus No. 90 Broadway.