New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-17

beautiful silver goblet.
Occasional wrote to 7ae Press under date Of
Nov. IL, frem Washington:
Judge Douglas wei today aud regret TO ada
that this nornBs Nrs D0oss herself bad FaPs and 81 MS
hour Of writing quite indsposed"
Lord Brougham's mind and body seem 10 bid equal
defiance TO the torpid advances of great age. he is
verging eighty, and yet his physical and mental
vigor show symptoms of decay. The last three or
four years have brought about quite change IN his
Autumns amusements. Formerly he left England soon
after Parliament broke up, for France, when we first
heard Of his appearing at the Institute At Paris under the
gs of Arsgo and then hobnobbing with the occupant
of the Tuleries, whether Louis Philippe Louis Ma
poleon; and finally, he was announced departing
for country seat he had at Cannes in the south of
France He was there when poor Rachel died, and IL
is known he was very attentive and kind to her in her
fatal illness Since then be to have renowned
France and the French, and to have dedicated bis
learned leisure TO the edeaton of provincial audiences
which yield him splendid return OF journalistic re-
nown.
John B. Cough lately gave three lectures in the
Round Room of the ROtunda in Dublin, which is cspa-
bic of containing 500 persons, and was fun to the ut
most possible extent. He visited of the provin-
ces, and in Belfast alone the metropolis OF whisky
drinking north succeeded in obtaining 900 signatures
10 the pledge.
Thomas D. Cartaya of Savannah, says he knew
Mr.. Esteyan Santa Cruz de Oviedo well. As to the
wealth of ovedO he will not say is great the
imagination of many have made it, but be knows he is
the owner of sugar plantation with over thousand
slaves on it, and coffee plantation with half as many
more He is a native of Havana, and is considered
worth four millions Of dollars.
Mr.. Rarey has been giving gratuitOus exhibitions
of horse-taming the carriers, cab, and omnibus men
of Glasgow. He has announced his intention to lee
ure in Dublin and has advertised for the most savage
horse that can be found. His terms will be very high
reserved seats | guinea, second seats l5l third
seats7I6.
Our Minister TO Spain Mr.. Preston, is very short
" expected from Madrid. His family will pass the
Winter in Paris. He has a congo for six months.
A wedding in bank-stock and bond mortgage-life
took place in St. Louis last week. The groom, james
White Kennett, is the Oldest son of Col Fred. Ken
nett, and the BRIDE Miss Helen Farrar, niece OF Col
John O'Falon. The families and relations Of the
welded pair are said to represent at least Co.,
We published recently letter from Salem, Ohio,
in which the character of Coppe, Of the Harpers
be bad. We have before us now letter from well
known citizen Of Salem, Mr. Jacob Heaton, who says
"that imputation is most unjust. Coppc was always
regarded as an innocent, silly, indolent young man.
John Butler, good, generous Quaker, with whom ne
lived says he was an inohensiye, knd-hearted young
man, with INDECENT habits, but not vicious
One of Philadephias most estimable citizens, Mr..
Frank Lewis, son of the late Mordca Lewis, and who
was TO have been married yesterday TO daughter OF
Com. Stockton, died after an illness OF a few days, IN
that city, on Monday last. The invitations had
been issued, and preparations had all been made for
the wedding ceremony, when he was suddenly taken
away.
The last portrait painted from life Of the dstin-
ouished naturalist Humboldt executed for gem
teman of this city, and is at his private residence
in Fourteenth street. Mr.. Albert Havemeyer is the
fortunate possessor Of the best paintng-boh as re-
CARDS its resemblance to the great original and ITS
artistic excelence-of Humboldt in this country and
perhaps in the world The portrait represents him IN
the open air. sitting upon a bank, over which is spread
the cloak that has fallen from his shoulders, in att
tude peculiar 10 him, with head slightly bowed and
inclined little one side. gold-pointed pencil is in
one hand and in the other bis notebook if about
to make memorandum. His hat is on the bank be-
side him, and his cane rests near at hand. In the
background, suggested by Humboldt himself, the
snowy peaks of mountains seen in the distance,
while the deep blue of the sky sets in full relief the
noble head covered with white hair, of the old nat
uralist Humboldtgav the artist Mr. Scrader several
sittings The face transferred to the canvas and
finished; the hands also completed and the out
lines of the body drawn; but then there came pause
the old man grew too feeble to meet the artist again
and when the picture finished the good and great
man had been in his grave several weeks.
-Schamyl, it appears, is wit as well prophet.
high parsonage asked him what he thought of Rus
sia. He answered that it was great country with
such maryelousy rich cities and grand monuments,
that he could not understand how so great account
should be made OF the conquest Of a few hamlets in
their mountains. The Grand Duke Constantine re-
ceived him in his marble palace in st. Petersburg.
Schamyl was much struck by the beauty OF the Grand
Duchess and asked the Grand Duke if all his children
were by her. On leaving, Constantine gave him a
riebly-bound copy OF the Koran. At the Governors
bali at Kharkove, the first ball sehamyl had seen, he
was much impressed with the beauty of the ladies.
He was a,ked how he was pleased, and replied: You
will not 90 to Paradisei you have here on earth
more beautiful Paradise than Mohammed has promised
us in heaven.
AT the Gibson County Ky. Fair, the other day,
about O'Clock, Mr.. Stephen Meade and bis wife en-
tered the ring followed by twelve sons and two daugh-
ers each on gray seed and in the order of their ages
They proceeded around the ring while the band struck
up Hail Columbia, and drew up in front Of the Execu-
tive, when the President made very appropriate
remarks after which the mammoth family voeifer-
ousy cheered from one side of the grounds TO the other
We give brief statement of this family: The old gen.
- Z. Iraa nrI oanna IA fhia country in