New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-18
PERSONAL.

Report has go. about in Turin that the Princes,
Clode has testified aversion to the match with Prince
Napoleon ard has shed tears and been downcss pos
siby mere piece of gossip, which hs, obtained the
reader currency by of the disapprobstion with
which most people there regard the proposed union.
Among the sristOcracy of the country, who gen.
orally proud and Exclusive, the marriage is particularly
unpopular.
There is pen and.ink sketch of Senator Douglas
in The London Ners, drawn by its New-York Cores.
pondent in this vice.
Douglas is in some respects an excellent specimen
Of the American selfmade man. but in others an exc
cradle one, and notably in his manners and personal
appearance. lie began bfe as you probably know, a.
journeyman cabinet maker, having entered Chicago,
OF which be is OF the ATHEIST citizens with
shilling in bis pocket, sad spare shirt wrapped
up 10 poeket-bandkerchef. He boasts Of this
stanty in his stump speechestels how his old boss
or master, thought he excelled most in bureaus,
though his chairs not 30 bad either and a. many
other anecdotes Of the sort he can scrape to-
Pether in order TO briog wildly before the minds
Of bis audience the extent of bis rise. Unfortunately
however, he did not change his manners and habits
with his poson, and until his late marriage was noO-
rious for the badness of bis clothes, and the general
slovenness, not to say drines of his appearance 10
addition to which he exceled in the art Of splitting. His
marriage has, however, effected 10 some extent an
external reform but he look worthy of his
honors. lie short stout, unganly, coarse-festured
the world whom an American, sensitive about appear.
ances, would like to have put forwsrd as q specimen
o. the United States Sen stOr In these respects AZ
well in the general style of bis oratory he offers an
unfay contrast to most of the self-nsde
Ct the New England States who all take much finer
polish in pushing their way up, and have generally
been preserved by the auserty Of puritan educ
from contracting the striking groesness OF habits and
cemesnor by which nearly all TIE Western politicians
are Characterised
-VicePresident Breckenridge has sold bis house for
about go 900, having abandoned the idea Of house,
keeping in Washington.
We regret to learn that the health Of the Rev.
George Bush, ID d., is infrm that, by the sivcs Of
physicians, he is about 10 remove 10 warmer climate
for the remainder of the Winter.
A letter to The Cincinnati Gazette, from law
renee in Kansas describes the Federal Judges, L.
compte and Williams Of the Supreme Bench, a. en-
gagged quiet Saturday evening in the Judicial occu.
pstons of drinking hot whisky punches and relating
anecdotes Of dubious noraity. AS the evening wsned
they grew hsno Us, and organized an sIempore band,
in which Judge L. gave oaetious limitations OF too ban
10 on poker, and Judge w. Of the tsmborne o. q
cspidsted bat belonging to one Of the party Neither
Of the gentlemen were at church tho next day.
Professor Owen and three brother naturalsts sat
cow recently in London TO joint Of eand the first Of
tDet tne specie. OF anleopes WINCH nes peoh is'Sne"
ard killed for the table. The learned gentlemen appear
10 have enjoyed exceedingly, and with the con-
vieton that new ard superior kind Of animal food
had been added 20 TIE restricted choice from tie man,
malisn class at present available in Europe.
John Quincy Adams Ward, the sculptor, nov resi-
dent in Washington has just flushed his model Of the
bust Of TIE gallant "Old Giddings" The hkenessS
Pronounced excellent by the friends of the stout Repno-
lean ard by artists. Mr.. Ward is soon " commence
woik upon head Of S.nstor Wade, and on bu.u Of
John p. Hale ard Representative Mott.
The Queen Of Dude, takicg off:nse at the recent
Inoian proclamation OF the Queen OF England, has
Issued couner proclamation, in which, among Other
subjects the dusy lady refers to the generally accept
Ell Christian theology, and finds the same stumbling
block over which the Untarians trp-the doctrine Of
the Unity Sac observes, in TINS connection tass
that religion is the tha; recognizes out
81 single God, and can acknowledge none other. But
when there are three Gods in religion neither The
4" MOI amnedans, the Hindops, the Jews, the Sun
worshipers, nor even the Fire-worsapers, can be-
Z" lievs il to be true"