New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-24


same SIZE as tie paintings relating to the Csiasta
var a. Versailles, and placed in the sane room.
| TIL victs5u,g Miss Sun ard SostkrOr IN
forms lis Tesders that the rumor 50 prevalent that
Mrs. Prewitt the editysss % TIE Ya-ao Baancr, i,
tslf-sistsr OF Gsrsbaldi is untrue Mrs. Prewi,t Is
the daughter OF Revolutionary soldier ofIrish birth
VINO Tough, bravey gu she American side tor the lid
erty We now ENJOY.
| The Hon Cave Johnson la, resigned the Press
dercy OF the Bank OF Tenuesse,
1t is reported tast tie Emperor OF Gains, Hsa-
Furg, "a desj.
| Gov. Ten Co,wn Is 20 be the orator A. the PIT
| ir-Bay celebration Sept lob.
The title Of Mr. Lesbouchere, recently raisef %
the peerage is to be Bsrcn Taunton, be having rep
resented in Parliament Cor more ttsa shi.ty years
Mrs. Lucy Shores died at Portsmouth, n H., on
Sunday al the advanced age Of one hundred years ani
SIX days. On Monday of last week the anniverssyot
her birthday was celebrated at her house, and about
ore hundred visitors presers the excitement o.
the occasion probably fastened her death. She rc-
aired full possession of her facultie, 20 the last.
TIE Washington States SAYS that 'the heath o.
Secretary Floyd is much improved snd that 10 very
short time he viii resume his duties at tho War
Department. There is probability of Ms retirement
from the Cabinet, and il is doubtful whether Mr..
Buchanan would accept his resignation, even If Gov
Floyd ives to press it strongly upon him. Dir.
Buchanan desires charge in his Cabinet during tas
rem sinder of his Presidential term
Tile .Ioaraai de Roaen states that picture ss-
crbei to Murillo, representing the Assumption hss
just been found in chsteau in the environs of Csen.
A little paper called TIE Spy, s. Cleveland,
~ -. lad. yh.N IL Tho al
column. spied 90 closely into the affairs of young
gentlemen of tina, city, that he declared war; went 10
her sanctum, and demolished her fixtures and printing
press IN toto throwing the latter out Of the window.
AT the Madison University Anniversary during
the last week, the degree of LIZ d. conferred on
the Hon. Hiram DEMO of Utica, Judge of the Court
of Appeals, and the Hon. Timothy jenkins of Oneida.
AS VIM. Moody, well-known guide in the Adj
rondack region, was rowing boat down the Raquet.s
River, on the 10Th inst, Mr.. Lockwood, gentleman
who was sitting in the other end Of the bost acct
dentay discharged Hartford repeater, on which he
was putting cap. The ball struck Moody in tae lea
breast rather high that il just grszed the lungs,
and lodged near the sboulderblade. lie was takento
Stetsons ION the river and DIR. Aviguon was sent
for from Ausable Forks. The Doctor reached there
at o'clock on Sunday morning, and although he
could not extract the ball. says that Moody will prob
ably live.
Tie Hayrisburg Pa Telegraph says:
Several of our contemporaries have remarked upon
the treatment of President Buchanan (by Pennsyi-
ysnial during his soourp at Bedford Springs An in
stance of the popular feeling there manifested has just
come to our knowledge, which far SURPRISES any
which we have hitherto recorded. The on dr.
runs thus: One evening when large company were
assembled in the drawing at the hotel, in which
the Presidents quarters, adesre was expressed
to hear Mrs. sing, and she was several tunes
solicited so TO do This having come 10 Mr.. Buchansns
sars, he remarked that he would go to the piazza aud
prevail upon her to n and crafty the company.
Accordingly he went and asked the lady TO favor tho
company and Himself. She replied, :" All the singing
size should do that evening would be to put her
children to sleep" Mr.. Buchanan urgently insisted
again that she should comply with his request adding
that the company were much disappointed at her re-
fnsal She then turned to bin, and deliberately ana
emphatcsly said: Their disappointment was not
10 be compared to that experienced by the people IN
of the acts OF OF those in the highest
| Government positions.
| The famous Gen Jackson snuff-box, about which
there quite lively controversy while ago, was
presented to Gen. Ward b. Burnett of New.YoIk, on
| the 18th, in the City Hall, Nashville, Tenn, Dr.
Lawrence officiating in the absence of Col. jackson.
and Ger. g. j. Pillow receiving it behalf Of Gen..
Burnett.
The psrtes to the late affair in Cincinnati, de
Marbas ard his wife, are reported TO be recovering
William McManus, the drug clerk that figures Up tho
correspondence, is preparing statement, justfying
his course, and denying the charges Of De Maraais
Marshal Peissier lie seriously ILL., heart CON-
paint says The Court Journal, is the cause.
TIE London Times Of Aug. 9 has the following:
"Mr Spurgeon, in preaching at Norwich last week,
INDUCED in some Of his characteristic humOr. Con.
tent he said made our cup over while discon-
tent knocked the bottom out. The story which had
recently appeared in the papers about his having
| large iortune left hun was complete hoax; II hs
were to have guinea for every falsehood told about
him. he could build his great chapel very sOon and
| Christian men sometimes fell terribly foul OF each
other like the two English ships which broadsided
each other for two hours in must without knowing
that the British flag was flying at their mastheads.
| The lazy man was one OF the biggest sinners on
earth; IL he did nothing else, he broke one OF Gods
greatest commandments. There very strict Sab
batarian gardener who very hard upon his master
| about the Observance Of the Sabbath. His master
said to him, why, you break the commandments
work or Sunday" mo" quoth the master, p" nor on
| any other day. Just repeat the commandment Tho
| gardener obeyed and when he came to six days
shalt thou labor and DO all that thou hast TO Do, his
master said, "There, stop there that is ~ much
| part of the commandment 81 that the seventh day rs
| the Sabbath " The sticking for secteran dis
tn,,ions wa as absurd if hungry man. about To
| eat some bread were told by Churehmsn No bread
like the tin loaf" or by Methodist, Yor must eat
| twists" Tie hungry man would say, give NE some
bread and will settle the shape afIerward.' Ir jars.
somehow upon the feelings TO see the copevs reports
which the county papers give of Mr. Spurgeons SER
| mons on 1ously inter arded with laughter"