New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-02

given in ice. IL 1726, az Is supposed, frame
meeting house was built in Trenton
This church has let of able pastors, several
of whom are buried in the yard Of the church.
There ia the grave of the Key. David Co"ell,
Yankee A graduate of Harvard, az acute man, and
highly esteemed in bis day. His grayestone s a
black upright slab Of slate with his name, &C.,
! inscribed on il. Near by s the monument of the
Rev DR.. Spencer, pastor during the Revolution
! said 10 have been man Of worth aud parts. DR..
James I. Armstrong, another able pastor, u buried
| in the same yard The Rev. Mr.. Kirk patrics, one
of the most popular preachers oi ms day, was
| Coweli's successor and, IN connection With some
co-presbyfer itinerated as far south as North
| Caiolioa on a missionary tour He died at Amwell.
| The late lanented Rev. DR.. Vim. j. Armstrong
was also for several years the pastor of this church
IT is interesting TO compare the condition OF things
| in this one religious denomination as II then was
with what il Low is. There were churches then
at Trenton Hopewel, Freehold, Brunswick.
! woodbridge. Elizabeth Newark and Hanover.
Now there are the numerous churches belonging TO
| the Presbyteries of New Brunswick, Elizabeth,
| Psssaic. Newark, Newton and Rockaway. This
does not indicate the change fully. Then the
ground was occupied principally By the EplscO-
! palians, Reformed Dutch, Presbyterians and Bap-
lists Now there are scores of churches belonging
TO the Methotists and COngregatOnalists.
| Add 10 these the numerous Roman Catholic
| churches. and YOU perceive vast change in this
region suce the "Old Church was blt three miles
above Trenton n 1903. have been led to indulge
in these facts by gong into the yard Of the FIRST Pfes
byterian Church this afternoon to LOOK at some old
nor nrients was struck somewhat uDpleasanty oy
tle way the beadstOnes which were where the church
| now stands hsve been elsposed Of They have been
placed in the pavement and yestibule So hsggug
s'ores as possible to the places they occupied
before the church built. The toosts ps OF worship
ere ard not Of time must at last wear GU; these IL
scnpt0ns.
the glorious notoriety Of Trenton. Elghtytwo years
| ago, Cornwalis was sure he had bagged the game,
bet found himself nj. taken. BY the way, the march
accomplished by Washington army that night, ana
the next day very long one-no less than thirty
miles beede fighting t@o battles. The place is stlil
pointed ont whore the people of Trenton sorung thst
triumphsl arch over the Asssnpink when Washington
wac OF his say to New York TO be insugurlted az
fret President Of the Republic.
Another intere strr RI of that day il the old house
! in which Col Rabl, the Hessisn CommanIsr, was
said 70 have been playing cards the nigh, ss ing,
ton crossed the Delaware. Tradition says he ned
some warning of Wsshingtoas design, but SIS yourg
! Col Weshirston that evening bad msde one OF bis
dasLes up0n them, Rail concluded tnls was ell that
was to be attempted, sd went TO his Play IN that
house giving the servant ordera not 20 admit ary enc
Tbe n movements Of Was iDgtOn had been noticed by
tory on the Jersey side AM he cent note 20 RAM by
me seDger, with Instructions TO give 1t TO no one Dat
Rail- The servant refused the messenger admit ance,
but promised TO put the note il his hands and did 60
inst Ms hs vas dealing out TIE cards. lie pat tue
note il bic pocket and forget ita most fortunate foI-
eetfuntEs FOR the Americsn General. lraGltOn says
that the success OF that night, which made Ireotoo 70
worthy and veuerated name, hurs on go tritins
! crcumstsICe as that. go
Some three years ago | was made acquainted with
mo.t sH IaGrdrary I"Tatge, Of Wntn avn nJy
as can without pretending to the precision of my
informant. Shortly sitter the Revolutionary Mer,
certain man was keeping tavern IN Trenton. IL had
two daughters, his only Children and both NJ them
said 10 be comely lasses. One day French gentle.
Iasp with n rich equpage, rode up to the tavern sni
ordered diner. One Of the daughters a!uded 70
waited him at the table, and ne was either so asci-
nsted by heI actual charms or 20 Modified by the good
liquors OF mine host that when be had finished lis
dinner lac offered the young lady his neart aud his
hanC. She called her parents IN to hear the singular
offer when lie told item that be wido@er, th.t
be lad property and that lie loved tlsir :alghter,
whom, with their permission, he would wed in form as
soon as they could reach Philadelphia He moreover
asked them TO go with him to t1at city, and see The
marriage properly performed. Within an hour the
parents, with their daughter were in the Frsnchmans
carriege on their way 10 Philadelphia, where the mar
riege took place. Not long afterwsrd the Monsieur
s.t sa +, r France with bis pretty young bride.
Many years passed away without any tlfngi from
tie yorg LADY who rad entered into marriage IN sich
circumstaJ ces. Both her parents died without hear
ing what became VI her, ana her sister was married To
Il man named Cook. Nheu the Rev. Mr.. j. Arm
strong was pasCr of INC church In Trenton, several
letters came to him from London lawyer acting for
II is aOy and asking what had become OF her sister.
/ Was she II AIRED 10 WuOu Anu nhl cue CLlhlicH
In these letters the lawyer stated that the Freedman
treated his wife with the most considerable affection,
but that his children, by former marriage, Resented
ler intrusion upon them, ana made her very unhappy
Her husband hearing now il was, cured the evil by
Threatening to disin 7ert them In due m5 h died,
leaving her in leT right enough property to make
her Independent. She aterward rem we'd to England,
ana there solicitci IN m-rriage by wealthy gen.
teman, a WdOwer, with grown children. she tod
him her only objection 10 his oer was the fear that
his children would make her unhappy He called
then together ard stated the matter 10 them with TINS
very positive alternative " mean to marry this adyi
if you VIII treat Ler with toe respect which Is due
" my wife viii now give each of you so many thous-
" and pounds if you wll not, viii cut you of with
"a stirling" Such 10 ucemenis had the desired ei-
feet and she was married the second tiae. In II"
years her second husband died leaving her very fine
state IN her own right BY the generosity of her two
husbands SIZE had been made independently rich, but
she had not inge heir unless her SITTER had Children
Hence the l.oT con lawyers letter..
IL waJ ertained tbst the sister married Que Ems
Cook, and of that raG,e lived in Hanover, Nor
is Colrty, but Ms Es Cook did not yer the de-
scripuon Fer a long the al the inquiries Eoah
lead right back 10 tIe Eds COOK u uOTTs County
At lss. other trail found which LED them 20 81
lis Cook in Vermont VhOse wife proved t. be the
long. for sister. Mean sile the wealthy vOmsn
in England died. and her property went into the El-
elsh Treasury until an heir could be found for ..
lswy this country undertook TO get j; fox the NeI-
mont family at bis Owu expense una IN case ot sue
GERS lie TO have half If ali that was obtained
sm told that ior ten Or twelve years lie has done
nothing else but ira e out t5is thing psrfecting the
clsim Of bis clients 10 the property, sid az last with
incredible paDs he has secured his end, a,d has pad
TO the heirs their portion of the property One OF
these heirs be found al the Wesl humble cobbler
wbose share said TO be some sixteen thousand dol
lara The poor man was 81 taken shack vi h his
good fortune, and told the lawyer that dii
what ~ do with so much money difficulty which that
acute gert.emal met by advising him 70 give each OF
bis SIX boys thousand dollaIs and to invest the bal
aLce for his own benefit.