New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-15

him on The steam fgaie Niagara TO witness the lay
ing Of the Atlantic cable. The captain cheerully
compNed taking them along on both expeditions, and
entertaining them in the most hospitabe manner at
bis private table. for several months. Upon bis
turn bone the gallant captain sent his little bill TO the
Navy Department when the brlliaut Secretary
Toucey, who really believed that ropes were manu-
featured from old OAK um Aay refused 10 pay for the
entertainment Of his guests. The Emperor Ct Russia,
however, has paid the bill, in very handsome and
delicate manner, having presented Mrs Hudson with
diamond brooch, valued al 5000, IN aeknowiedg-
ment Of her husbands couresyto ms Russian guests
-Amcpg the passengers who arrived here on Mon
day in the Fulton Slgnora Frrzzohni, the prima
donna, Bishop Potter OF Pennsy wanna and family,
Gen. Totten of the United States Army and Col Hiram
Fuller who has been the ornament Of London society
during the las; few months.
The Duchess Dowager of Hamilton died on the
9th of May, at her residence in PoItman Square,
London. She was the second daug hter Of the late
eminent connoisseur and collector Mr.. VIM. Rockford
Of Fontbll Abbey, and was BON in the Castle Of LIS
Tour, Switzerland in 1886. In 1870 she married the
tenth Duke of Hamilton.
Tile Utica Herald reports tha. Mrs. Daniel T.
Sckles has taken for the at the Clifford
Springs Hotel and that she will resist any application
of her husband for divorce.
Francis p. Blair gave strawberry Fsstival"
at Silver Spring, on Friday evening, which was at
tended by large party from Washington.
The venerable Mrs. John &. Calhoun liz now at
the house Of her son-in-lew, Prof. Clemson, at
Bladensburg
Ger Pierce and bis wife were at Vienna, May 81.
He was well, but Mrs. Perces health was not i'm
proving.
Mr.. Henry Dexter, the sculptor, hes received an
order from a number of SIR. Bnchanan's friends in
Boston TO make marble bust of the President, and
has gone TO Washington to execute the commission.
MIR. John NJ. Wood has sold his interest in The
Portland Advertiser to Mr.. William II. Wadron OF
Lewiston, Mr.. Charles j. Little of Connecticut, and
Mr. John A. Poor of The Portiand Siate of Mdtne.
The two papers are to be united, The advertiser to
be issued in the morning, and The State cf Wa'ne in
the evening. Both papers are Republican.
The Rev. A. ID. Gillette, ID. d., pastor of the
Calvary Baptist Church in Twentythrd street, is t.
sail for Europe in the steamer Saturday, the 1871
inst. his congregation hsfing voted him four
months absence from pastoral abors for that purpose
His friends give him social farewell at the church
this evening.
II. b. Odiorne Of Philadelphia writes to correct
M error in regard to our notice of Walter Hunt, de.
ceased as follows:
your yesterdays notice Of Walter Hunt, deceased
give him the credit Of being the Of the first nail machine
machine for bTads by operation. This
mistake. Peter Zachare of Maryland patented
chine for nais and brads early 1896 Jacob Perkins
in 1910 Obtained for the purpose. hy father
Thomas Odorne Of Maiden es rhO OF the popesr
IN the business OF cutting nails BY operation bought the right
az Jese Reeds machine which patented IN 1871 lie soon
after adapted the machine cutting brad and had
for many About hy years my father introduced
the business Of cutting nails eno bads i the State Of Peny
wanna lie established factories Walter Hunt then
thirteen years old The appearances Of Walter Hunt
the records Of the Patent Office IL in 1877
however the inventor ~ anything relating 10 nail OF
brad machine"