New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-11
PERSONAL.

Tie Cosmopolitan art Journal has az elaborate
biographical and critical notice o: CHARLES +. Briggs,
esq., of The Nctr York Times in which justice is done
to the accomplishments AID abilities of that popular
winter. As The 1rt journal justly remarks, the
public press o: the country vastly changing for the
bet,ra change brought about by the introduction OF
such men as Mr.. Briggs INTO the newspaper harness
a. We see Why, under the guidance Of suon
mep, the American sspaper should not become the
beet ID toe world Tue principal facts III the article
NAV be condensed a. follows:
Some twenty yes the Adventures Of Harry FRANCO
Yok p AFT the appear -roe Ibis work appeared 10
the booker mga2ue series oi articles By nary rance
cts lie aud s,res Of oo,mporay events scct m csn'''
long be preserved BY OIL author whose Mn1Ass sA,e IN
usual attention. and chailri se popular rinais na 'a"us
Hauy sppaIed anxious to keel hs personal dely
s yet became known that his rs name vas
In The wear isi5 Mr. Briggs established weekly newspaper
FdNI Poe lie wrote many srticle The J,urrai VIZ:
criticisms ESSAYS poems; but finding Pc uncomfortable
a.r becsm, associate editor The Ereniag Mro, then
its fullest yigr IL for this paper that ~ ufn-h.d
Of sa'oa e,tsr under the signature OF Ferdinand Men
in The M,ror that he published The Tppins' Of
Tom Pepper similar in character 10 his hr,t work
II sefwsrd in volumes aud ha. since oee1
brought Boomers NeW York Ifge ana under differ
e s .sa as' H. r Nj b.i sso edited Hoder
Dollar Magazine, which uuder his admirable was
"MT Br"rs len me Mi,ror aud EDITED for the publisher
Ceoree F. Putusm esq The Homes e American Saesmea
and rhc Hone, Aa ecau Pots writing the ar;ct' On
'FrsIkhn,' ON Lowell and on Jaha r k-Hiady -, -
In company with GeOrge '" Curtis an PARK Gdwin he
projected Ps,uams Mouthy and the responsible editor q
that man, sps most adauabe magazine during the f''
"Durs the time he editor Of Pu,rams Monthly We be
heye he contributed article 70 each humber; a"ns them
called Ergsnt Tom DAf ~hca Bgrtoo has sisce
CON pissed in HI. 'kncycbp-ois OF dauor on strr Nj
R,nGud The Ne York Times elected LeutersuOos
Of the ate Mr. Bhsss engaged up mat p'ee as a''
editor has continued tins engagement up 70 me Prn'
tue assunus the EDITORIAL during the alb
Of Mr. Raymond In sddinonto these oaiy da'r. ha
course rntossus sud mPrrsive ne has 'tl found TINE
70 ubue svrrs Otlei journals aad magazines aud also 10
fom pen curing ,ears .he that tenty Franco
tsnoug the beet Of popular A!r-wr,er very
who cpsble Of wiring really dr'i-e.ss -i1ry Nj
Beg. the very best s'noosh be aoe' Mt seem to ''t
q yItztioL IL that department. Of literature.
Mr. Bsg. the auhr Of .e'rfs works which have become
production II others Thus ~ haf
good authority tina; various lectures whica have been
with cor Die s, the pen OF Nj briggs
Mr. Briggs occasional contributor 70 the columns u the
on,voru, TTiger that great ina,om which draws into it.
yor,, much o he very literary talent Of the county
MI b,i.g native Of Nantucket Mas. the 't- shoh n.
so much Of the bAius Of tie ha, -drd
IN ne C, f NswYTk however sncr h ans ,h-re
hOrushl' educated 10 metropolitan life d. may
airy workers furnish the country with meatAl food
The ClcrelaHd Herald quotes wha. il calls very
good story Of the Rev. Mr.. Fnney, the revivast
prt scher, nov President of Oberlin College. TIE
Herald says that any one who has listened 10 the
colloduial sly that Mr.. Finnsy ndu ges 10 when he
addresses the Throne Of Grace, can readily Imagine
the snecdoe TO be TO the letter. IL Is a. follows;
On ore occasion IA the uids; Of prayer the Professor . said
havr thus Introduced hns. the notice Of the LORD; And
here Lord Prot krney Iesdy aud an1ou' 20
up Thy service but, pray thee, II ooosseu Hto
thy will let be u.-d rconoaie 81, IS pssiD IL ta-
caor, thu Professor % Prof Mogsa And here.
Lod BTo John Morgan LoTi thou know.sf ne has coie
than a. Of a. but Lrd he j. szy Al another tln-
Will in the mds; of Brother Morgan ru-r-d ne
church behind time with Pal Il boots "heh sqrakre
horrib be walked s.e The Professor b'y stop
vd In The middle Of turned ct down bfoaef
Brother John Morgan with BotAer MOrgAn where did J0a
act tho.e hoo;. ."
Mr. Fnpey, as IL well known, many years since, was
a resident Of jefferson County, y. y where be obce
preached in B, in that couafy, aud vas in the nabi
of going round from house 10 house exaortlDg aud
prsving. Beng one of the cleigymrn--Of wlom the
world has nany-who think serious things in SEASON,
ON al occasions and in every place. and Of thOe too,
who think the house always opeo from front door 10
kuchep-pantry for the minister, Mr. EIuney m.ie his
uay ioto the dom'cil Of OF his flock, and haally
hruught UP in the kitchen, where toe good house wife
sss preparing pci-lgck dinner. Mr.. Fnoey's en-
,rnnce - iuOpportune and unreasonable, dscoo-
cer,.d the good woman. who stopped in her cooking
nm, Fpnsy approaching the Value VI p!ompttude IN
dinner a. well as constancy IN prayer, mixed up bdsi
ness with religion by Immediately saying" 10 with
your csbb age, sister, and then let's TO prayer
The Rev. Dr. Bushnell, who has just resigned his
connection with the North ChuIcTn Hartford, Conn,
has been for 25 years its pastor.
The Precedence Journal thinks that Monsieur