New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-19
PERSONAL.
ceased.

In the present British Parliament there are sixty
three members who are more than sixty years old.
Since the beginning of the war, iorty different
pamphlets and books containing biographies Of Carl
bao have appeared in Paris. The cheapest Of these
works which is sold at the price OF ten centimes has
already been purchased to the extent of more than
900, coo copies.
The BODY of Gen. lie Clerc, which was buried at
Magenta, has been exhumed by order of the Emperor
and will be taken to France for interment q. Siiins
the Generals native place.
Mr.. La Mouptain, who is still at Wstertown, ex-
poets 10 make an ascension in balloon thence on the
9th inst.
Mr. A. ID. Richardson the Kansas correspondent
of The Boston Journal, who accompanied Mr.. Gree
ley to Pixies Peak is at Cincinnati
Gov. Hicks Of Muyand is in Baltimore, under
medical treatment for disease under which he is
suffering.
AT the LATE Commencement Of Georgetown College,
Georgetown d. c., which took place on Wednesday,
the 9Th inst. the degree Of LII ID. conferred on
Mr.. Augustin jose Morales Professor Of Sp.rsh
Language and Literature in the Free Academy.
The Rome correspondent Of The EriniHg Post
adds the following particulars of the aft sir at Peruga
of which we have already received an account:
Mr. Stockton the United States Minister at X ome,
is tskre energetic for obtaining satisfactory
reparaton in behalf Of highly respectable American
citizen who was in Perugia at the time Of the conflict,
by which he was a sufferer to considerable amount.
This il Mr.. Edward Newton Perkins of Boston, VINO
had arrived in that unfortunate town from Rome the
18th instant With Mrs Perkins Mrs. Doane widow of
the lste Bishop of New jersey, Mrs. Miss Glenn
EMS Tor Cleveland ard two servants and ing
at the Hotel de France with tie intention of booking
for villa in the neighborboOd a Summer resi-
oence. About ocock in the afternoon Of the Goth,
after the town had been taken and when Mr Perkios
and bis party had sat down To dinner band Of sol
diers invaded the hotel, rushed into the din
ipg-roon. and killed the water before the eyes Of
the Mortified ladies' shot the master Of the hotel
also, aid proceeded TO destroy the furniture aud
cary off eli that valuable and portable. Nj.
Pekins and bis party saved their lives by escaping
with the mother of the hotel keeper into an adjscent
bedrooms containing secret passage, into which they
ell cram med and remaIed hid for fourteen hours. Al
TIE end OF tba, time they ven;ured out and surveyed
with Glsrnay the wreck left by the military pnnserers
Among the booty they carried off the best part Of
Mr.. Perkins, and the ladies' luggage, consisting OF
seven trunks and eight carpet-bass, and eona nlng
much valuable property, watches, Je@ely, ana Oh
jeGs Of ait pufcbased 10 Rome. The actual loss
amounts 10 about 81 $50 but many things, such as
Mr. Perkins private papers, cen never be replaced.
The fact Of this act Of plumber having been committed
by the Pope's own soldiers, IN spite Of Mr. Perkins s
formal protest renders the Government responsible for
it, ard IL is to be presumed that they will lot hesitate
~ make COMPENSATION. At any rate, the Wabash is
n the AdIiatic On the l4th she was at AncOna, and
eft that port on the following day for Tneste.'
M. Jane: Psckhsm, late reporter f9g Tic 81.