New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-30
PERSONAL.

The Journal du va cOntradicts the announce
men of the death of NJ. Alexis de Tocqueyillc which
appeared in The London Times. He is represented
to be lying extremely low in the Isles d'llieres.
MIR. and Mrs. Hawthorne, who have been spend
ing the Winter in Rome, are in great affection Their
dancltcr Una, an interesting girl of some fifteen
Suumes, les at the point Of death. Soon alter they
reached Rome She had severe chill while sketchng
one day IN the baths of Caracaa. Gastric fever ana
inflammation of the lungs ensued, which have CON
tinued to prey upon her health, with occasional ln
tervals of convaescene, all Winter. correspondent
of Tie Eceuing Post, writing on the 9TH ult' says
DIR. Franco. the physician in attendance upon her
is reported to have said that she could not i've more
than fourteen DAYS. Her symptoms yesterday were
very alarming and indicated the last stages o, Don
SUMPTION
Mr. Page has painted Venus which Is cohsl''
cred one of the finest pieces OF flesh painting since
the DAYS of Titan. Mr. Browning speaks oil a. one
of the fines, pictures in the world lS prce Is sooV.
Ii was sent to Paris for the coming exhibition but
rejected for 'indcccncy.' Another Venus 10y the
same artist was rejected by the Directors {" the DOS
ton Athenaum for a similar reason, but has since
been accepted there being possibility that might
be removed to the Society Library in this city. 1t
represents the figure OF u woman perfectly nude
A correspondent of The Boston Courier, writing
from Florence under date OF April , says; The Hon.
Charles Sumner is here, absorbed in art, but looking
worse than had expected. lie is obliged to lie IN
bed until noon to rest his spine which still troubles
him greatly.
Dor about two weeks past the Hon J. p. Benja-
min has been confined TO his room in New-orcans 10y
disorder Of one of hi, eyes which affects the use OF
both.
The Washington CORE, poudcnt Of tn J0Rrna
of Commerce saws that Dsirict-AttoTney Ouid anti
c;rated the a,uuta oi Mr.. Sickes. and said to one
If the counsel for the defense after the adjournment
If the Court that no one in the city, except Mr.
Sckles himself was more graiiied at 1t than he
WAS" We notice in one of the kilograms made up on
tine night o the acquitta statement; that tie crowd
who did the sercuadug thought ser.cus! OF calling
upon the pistrict-Attorncy.
Tin Erc4ias Pod asserts that the original manu-
scr,r of Mn. Sjckrss confession was given "a the
editor of Harptr.s Htctly by M. Sickle himself,
tborcb he and his counsel have since asserted that
it was made public against his wishes
IN, Boston Atlas saysthst Mn. Aiken, the author
of the Olympia" note to M. Brady, 90 resided II
BOSTON two wears since. She Is intelligent, pretty,
quiet. and agreeable just such lady a. would please
nine gentlemen in ten. The note, though very
singular, and capable Of double constitution, D,
from one above rcproach
Recently says Tie R.ci40H& E.s9Esrrl ., very
respectable aud honorable young man In Norfolk, dong
GOOD business in the restaurant line, went to hs home
ur,xpec;edlv. and found his ' better halt" with
loyer-ss MIR, Sckles says, doing everything that
wicked won an would de- The outraged husband, 81
far from mbruiuc hi, hands in the blood % the guilty
creatures quietly left the scene took the next train
for Richmond and made of FOR the Far Ncsi without
any further notice. lie l. now trying TO forget the
fac, that some women rai as the glasses hey
admire themselves in.
According to The IFasliagfos Star, there wss no
Ground whatever for the rumor that Mr. John I.
Carter. the financial agent ol Mr.. Allen, the late
Clerk of the House ol Representatives Was de-
fsulter. Mr. Allen returned to Washington day or