New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-14
PERSONAL.

The Utica Observer of the 10th says that Gerrt
Smith, though very deranged, is not violent. He is
suffering from bodily as well as mental illness
An Albany paper has published the statement that
for some time past Dir. Smith had his house lnded
by armed men, to prevent his being taken TO Virginia
This is erroneous Burglars entered his business Office
by night during the last Summer, and carried away
large sum of money and examined and disturbed his
most valuable papers. When every effort to discover
the bold offenders had failed and the exposure Of the
citizens of the quiet village to successful 2iage was
thus demonstrated, Mr.. Smith with bis customary gen.
crosby hired night patrol for the security Of Peter
boro In the Axlum, Mr.. Smith now occupies the
room tenanted by the Hon. John NJ Niles formerly
United States Senator from the State of Connecticut.
Soon after his admission he refused to take an anodyne,
alleging that the physicians only wanted to put him to
sleep for the purpose of boxing him up and taking him
to Virginia When informed that he must take it,
voluntarily or by compulsion be opened the door and
screamed into the hall 81 protest." He then took
it quietly 1t is said that it only by strtagem
that his friends succeeded in getting him to Utica For
some days before the absolute necessity of restrictive
measures became apparent, he manifested most ner-
vous anxiety to anticipate the requson which he ex-
pected would be made upon him, and to proceed to
Virgins and surrender himself into the han Is Of the
authorities When it resolved to place him under
restraint, this anxiety taken advantage of. His
friends chmed in with this notion, and when he set
out for Utica be was under the impression that he was
on his way to Richmond.
"A large number Of the members Of the Wilet
street Church met Thursday evening last, at the
parsonage, and when the pastor, the Rev. Charles
kelsey, and family returned home, having been out
spending the day, be was met by Father Hoyt, who
presented him with small copy of the Discipline CON-
mendng It to his diigent and careful perusal. The
book presented contained upward of $500.
An effort has cually been made outside Of Charles
town in Virginia TO turn the execution OF Osawatomie
Brown and his TO account by getting
ND monster excursion from all parts OF the country
of those who have sufficiently morbid appetite for
the horrible TO induce them to desire to be present
Mr.. Simon Perham not without nstoriety as show
man, has conceived this happy idea and recently ad
dressed the President Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road nquing to the amount of reduction upon the
regular rate of fare which would be conceded TO his
excursionists Mr. Garrett thinking the occasion
proper one, that the people who would travel
hundreds of miles TO FIVE xix criminals executed
exactly the class of vstors who would be agreeable
to the Virginia authorities has caused that opinion to
be made known to Mr. Perham.
The Massachusetts, Spy abiding to the story told
by Washington leter-wrter, to the effect that the
Hon Charles Sumner is "about to resign bis seat IN
the Senate, marry wife, and take up his permanent
residence in England" says:
tn. fel.u invented this story Nobody told him He
had for Mr. Sumner now on his way home and
he will probably be In Boston before the coe OF the present
week He in excellent health and VIII take ms ses' IN the
Senate when Congress assembled
will deliver a disCOurse John
Browns Invasion, in Worcester, Mass this Monday
evening.
MIR. Burton, the comedian, hss just concluded, at
the Holiday Theater the most successful engage
ment he has ever played in Baltimore. His Falsta
in The Merry Wives of Windsor, was witnessed by
the largest audience of the He is TO be fol-
lowed by Mrs. John Wood.
The Rev. Samuel ]. May, pastor of the Unitarian
Church in Syracuse, arrived home on Thursday last,
after spending several months in Europe. He was
honored by public reception people Of all denomina-
| tions uniting to do him honor.
The Rev. II. Grattan Guinness whose extraordi-
nary pulpit eloquence has acquired such celebrity in
Ireland is now in Philadelphia The special power of
Mr.. Guinness is in outdoor preaching. As street
preacher he is said to be unrvaed The object OF his
soourn in Philadelphia Is to labor especially among
those classes who now attend stated religious sell
| vices.
Prof Whitney of Yale College is engaged in the
| TRANSLATION and publication of a Hindoo work on
| astronomy.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, in his lecture at the fremont
Temple, Boston, on Tuesday evening, aposirophzed
John Brown a. The Saint, whose fate yet hangs in
suspense but whose maryrdon If it shall be perfected
will make the gallows glorious as the cross"
in a recent lettn to Mr.. Charles Dickens, Mr. W:
Hewitt saws that the ghost of Capt. Wheatcroff,
dragon officer who was killed before Delhi, APP
neared at the War Office in London and caused cor
recon to be made in the recorded date Of bis DEATH
The London correspondent Of The Msneaester 6yH''
Aim saws tina, Mr. Hewitt is in error and that there
was no ghost at all but tha, on the death OF Capt