New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-28
PERSONAL.

On Tuesday evening the Kew. IL. w. BeecDer
delivered bic lecture, "The Bargain Makers" in his
own church, to a very crowded audience. To Mr..
Theodore Tl,on, the editor Of The Indcpendent, was
assigned the duty Of introducing the stranger to bis
auoerce. Mr.. Tlton said:
1.-THE lecturer insists upon being Introduced aushe' This
SUPPOSE 10 from n,t1a modery Laughter Yet, perhaps
ought ORD explanatory, In ode tht be may not CONE
before ycu a. per srsn,er would therefore safe th rs
1. from Lchhed Connecticut and minister's son. Laugh
teri Now, minister know, are proverbsy di'ncned
20 fow Tie good example Of their ia hers So vii t you
queer story beard the ether day from Nehfea By the
side of On that old town. there stood bi'chree'
which reached the hight Of the second story put
forth one Spring branch tia. through an open window
into tie The window Of the airy chamber was not shut
down. the allowed TO trw until at last robin
came ard in the baush inside the hoise! Nov n
am informed prominent early tscch Of the Beeche
fsmily wss the branch Of be-
.ve the s,hers side. Great laughter A. all events /.
has beer hned that the birch that ft brought our friend
into church Applause end aus-ser But having been
TIM, vigorously he found the church good place
that be bnlt his and has been cir sug there like
robin ever since lGre,t applause vii only add further
that been for time past preaching iu this beshbo
hood with view tot call and settlement in new chuich on
hont..ue Bi.hs." lGfest laushter.I
Nr. Beecher was then received with loud applause,
and reortei by saying that Mr. Tlton would binsef
lecture in Brooklyn next week, and thst he mr. b.
would ike 10 be present to introduce him. Laugh
ter.
The Hon. Moses H. Grinnell and family came
bone in the Persia, after an absence of two years.
Madam Bodisco the widow of the late Russian Minis
ter, also arrived by the same vessel.
The disrter, sted msnpulators of John Browns
correspondence perpetrsted very shabby fraud in
altering the letter in which an auson was made to
81. r. g." Joshua X. Giddngs), to make it appear
that he had taken "stock' in the Hsrpers Ferry
"Scsre" TO the amount Of $780, when in fact he had
sin ply contributed s. to Mr.. Brown, without the
slightest knowledge of bis plans! If there is any
baser way of manufacturing party capital than this,
we have never heard Of it.
-Lsvson Bolts, the counsel for Brown and his con-
fderates, correspondent informs The Erening Post,
is son Of the late General Thomas II Bolts Of Vir.
gi,ia ard the Princess Catharine ID. Murat of For-
"a. His notleris giand-1iece Of Gen. Washington.
Mr. Belts is said TO be young lawyer who relies on
his profession for subsistence, and man OF good ab
ity and spot less character.
TIE Ohio State Journal says:
"John Brown Is the father Of twenty-five chDdrens force
sufficient, itself take Virginia and fghten the slayehoder
everywhere suppose Of these children girls but
think tina. woud msie difference Women would
scare The Vir.uiaps- babes 10 arr.S woulo doiL'
-lIS CdHCsH70lg GU-tste says, tudt TIE uluNIuud
who wrote the anony letter from that city to Sec
Rotary Floyd, bnti,g at the plan Of Brown to excite
on insmrection at Hsrpers Ferry is supposed to be
the same who betrayed tie negroes whom Connolly
had secreted in his room. He has had the confidence
of the - Underground" men, and has Used this conf
dence 10 betray fugitiyes and get the rewards
offered for them by their masters.
The Syracuse journal learns from gentleman
who has convened with Gert Smith in regard 70 the
tragedy at Harpeis Ferry, that he was il 10 way
identified with or privy to Browns scheme. His eI-
| psnaton is this:
"rwc yeap ago Mr. ih In order help the Free-sse
movement In Ksus4 Blown Of sbou. 800 t,sn
tLcn Kansas. Brow could ooec: the
r,tuned 10 Mr Smith who sg.eed give hir
time cash tie Of the note. Aer that be l sigh:
Brown uIt 'bou tie lat Of June last when he received
reqse.Ig ho 20 sena dIst for certain amount 600
think Isyabe lie erder Of another parry Mr. Smith, IL
pAuee 9th he request and liza former promise promptly t,r.
wsr6ed the dra srpc.ns vas boa ida Arm 20 WHOM Il
va. addressed E probsb, believed also ira. the money
70 be used eat odirecty in assisting fugitive Aai
ws the las, Kss.work thai be knew ythins Mr..
Smith says distinctly bat he bad no sro~e6se the least
pon that Brown vssusssed IN planning an inTeon. Tai
agrees perfectly with Browns statements ska be Alone orig
| sted and carried on bis cberne."
-Tie Norriek Ct.) BvleiiR says tbs. Aaron
Dwight Stephens, the companion Of Capt. Brown At
harper feify, anu WHO 10 now suueiIhS iton Souhos
that may prove mortal 9 son Of Capt. Aaron S.e-
pheps, of Norwich. Mr.. II. L. Reed communicates
The Bulletin some incidents Of his life whi,h that
| paper copdenses as follows:
"sepher, born 10 Lisbon. c.. somewhere TIE year
1850 tie bold fearless boy rssaer FESTIVE under parental
dcplire bet always known kiaahea fellow, and
who would ,lEsJs take sides with The weaker party He lived
IN vicinity par. Of the tine with his psreas till his sfeerh
year. ls45 then e for Boston, where be Joined company
Of volunteers the then beginning in Mexico. Preedne
Of conflict he happened to be h nearly 81 the
semen.s tina. occurred during struggle No stuson of
psI nd which Involved unusual harhp bus D~isht
Stephens for The place He enjoyed the confidence
hs spsgog ofhoeD, 40 w. Nnsslnus ip;ysi vita tie