New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-01
Personal
Ser ator Houston is st the Metropolitan Hotel.

I'll. htp- York Erangelst says that che o B.ptst
C5uIcb cJg, Lzed at Williansbursh By Judge Culver
and bis f,ends account Of his expulsion from ths
First Baptist Church there, has been ally recog
nzed by the Bapt.t churches of NewYork and Is now
in regular standing with full authority to act ecoes
asticsly like other soch bodies.
MIR. John Nugeut, the Especial agent Of Gov
erme ut in British Columbia whose manifesto We pub
i.bed the oiher day, is in WasbiI gson.
Co. c. II. Mott, sent by the President as special
comm sioner to investigate the facts connected with
the Orr gon Indian wsr debts, has returned.
Alexander Cats clay model of the ststus Of JEFF
ferscn, ordered for the Unversity Of Virginia. Is now
completed at Florence.
The Hon. Sberafd Clemens is rapidly recovering
The thigh bone which fractured has kot together
but it will be necessary for him to use cracnes for
some )epeth oftme.
George c. Thorburn, the florist, will, It is said
ske cha,ge Of the ouods of the Mount Vernon estate
when it shall be puIc :assd by the ladies'.
Mrs. Lydia Say er Hasbrouck, who publishes The
Sybil, "Dress Reform periodical, At Middle own,
n. Y. 10 discussing the question whether married
woman should relir quish her maiden name. She says
ii at she and her husband agreed to give her name the
tferesce, but she doesn't "csro so much as the
wav, of straw whether she is called Sayer or S,yer
H,sbrouck. "Sayer we coniider an individual nane"
she adda, 'aud SsyerHasbrouck merely implies that
"we have entered into partnership with another indi'
"viduJ."
"A correspondent of The Bo,ton Courier tells how
Daniel Webster offered bimself to the Of his
choice:
"Mr. Webster married the woman he loved, aud
the wepty ye.rs which be lived with her brought him
TO the ner0sD f bis greatness. An aneciote Is cur
rent this subject, which is nj recorded in tho
books. Mr.. Webster was becoming intimate With
Miss Grace Fletcher, when the skeu Of elk getting 10
sLot, Mr.. Webster assisted IN unrsveios the sstri-
then looi ing up to Mics Grace, he said: We have
'Dptied hSot;; don't you think we could tie one =
Grace was little embarrassed, said not ~or6, but
in the course VI few minutes she tied knot in a
piece Of tape and baI deo IT TO Mr. w. This piece Of
tape the IL read Of his domestic joy was found after
The death of Mr. Webster, preserved a. one Of his
most precious reiics.'
"A land warrant Of l60 acres has recently been
Issued TO Mr. Stanley, the ait st. we'll known for hs
deiinestion OF Inoian life and characteristics. H..
Starl.y fought brsvely under Gen. Harvey, w
whose comm and he was connected in a civil capacity
during the march from Santa Fe to California
Ii is stated that the Hop s. A. Douglas will visit
Harrisburg during the Winter.
Lords Caverdi and Ashley aud their comps1-
ions still in the city. having very happy holiday
tine with people. They profess to DO particularly
pleased with st. Louis. They are young men of the
spe cies fast Ore tf them Is reported TO have OF
ssed the unmiIed degh. ST the quality Of old
Bourbon whisky he fourd here. They aad ,via
tine Of il Christmas Eve, when in' by some four
of our devilish good fellows" Tue parry Of eigh
drank fortyegM bottles of champagne lsix b,ules
stece and did hot break the convivl. circle uutii
O'Clock the morning. They atteId the ma49ue-
rade at the Varieties Theater on the same evening"
were very uuch pleased with what they ss~ sui
beard and liked the fee ,ndessy way of doing things
at cur mstqursdes. Tnose of onr acqusntaI ces who
have been honored with tbeir consideration represent
them as ordin .ry looking and speaking men. L,ed
Cayehdi,h is ga to do the aw u limited
| way. They may stay week loDger-lSt. Louis Dem.