New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-06
PERSONAL.

dolph County Courts:
H keepers obrcre the ttrictet vigilance allowing
his wife speak wold to him, without witnesses present
suffer bin write word to any person oay what under
heir inspection They made attempt during his trial 10 de-
pIive him Of the Of writing 81 M but hny concluded TO
ct bin three sheets Of paper time by his giving
an the sheriff wha. disposition he made Of it, Que OBJ
ect to be to cut OF ali correspondence with friends and
indeed all the friends Of liberty here must suffer sewse"
"A Jamaica correspondent denies that the Ex-
Emperor Soulouquei is rolling in riches Her Majesty
the EzEmpress is obliged to wash his shirts with her
own imperial hands.
AT meeting Of the Junior Glass of Yale College,
Feb. l. the following persons were elected editors Of
Tie Yale Literary Magazine for the ensuing year:
VIM. ii. Fuller, j. L. SIMPLIFY, Ssxtus Shearer, L. r.
Sill, H. O. Williams. For Class Historians the fol-
lowing: OF the First Division, r. l.. Chamberlain Of
the Second Division, j. C.. Kinney Of the. Third D
vision, r. 0. Williams
=" Occasional" writes from Washington to For
ney o Press;
Mn Roger A. Pryor. perceyrg the Chevaer Wiko recently
;ursd from the Celestial Empire glass eye occupying
place the floor md INDUCING in his fayohe occupation of
graceful observation the attention the dooIkeeper
him. and had him elected IN the most PerenPtoTy The
fate awaits several other Herald attaches. Tho moment
they poke he inside Of the doors they VIII be liey
tweskeJ."
Comparative Zoology the collection made by him since
1852 aud bis claim upon the Museum for the care of
that collection. The sums paid in cash for making
these additions to tie Museum including the expenses
for preserving the specimens belonging to the Univer
atty, amount to $I0OO0-not counting travelling ex-
pepses, when making excursions and longer journeys
for the purpose Of gathering specimens.
-Betsey Farmer, whose will case has excited great
interest in the New Hampshire Supreme Court, les an
estate Of $50 900, the greater part Of which she
inherited fom her father; and being of penurious
disposition, reduced her expenses TO p!tfdl standard,
having regard to the accumulation of her estate rather
than personal comfort. Ter latter days were char
sceriged by the most rigid absemousnes,; her house
dilapilated her wardrobe scanty to meanness, her
table such rs absolute hunger alone could endure She
might he seen lowering the embers OF one END OF
single stick Of wood, tie other being embedded IN
wet ashes, without even the light of tailow candle,
her mind absorbed in calculation CT her worldly estate,
varied meanwhile by the caresses of Der cas of which
ele had some dozen more. she had very little
society Der neghbors calling only at long intervals.
CRASHING with great tenacity life and properly she
died in January 1856 leaving viii characterized by
wisdom and foresight-dstribung her property
among sixty relatives and friends, some Of whom
are in needy circumstances. 1t would appear from
he testimony Of Witnesses the trial that she
possessed Of mind of unusual strength and dscrmi
Dation. The VIII il disputed by Daniel Farmer the
heir al law A. e.. il the viii is broken the whole es-
tute Iasses to him, upon the ground that undue niu
ence wss exercised ia obtaining the Will that il
accomplished by her second cousin, Henry Farmer,
who came on from NeWYorz, and BY the arts of
neism, psychology or yentriloquism imposed on Bet
sey On the other hand the subscribing Witnesses to
tie VIII, lore of whom, Gilman b. Currer wrote the
WILL IA Be,sey sad an Exeter lawyer would charge
her 800 and he could do it as well for So attest the
validity Of the instrument.
"A young lady from one of the hill towns Of Massa
cLusetts is now teaching in Virginia. After the John
Brown Affair." notice was given out that that she could
not have any of her letters from the Post Office until
they had been opened and read the presence of wit
nefses to see If they contained any incendiary mat
ter" She imme 6iatey went TO the Office aud demanded
that her letters should be delivered to her unopened.
The Postmaster looked at her moment, saw tina, she
meant what she said and delivered her letters to her.
She still remains there teaching, unmolesed, but says
la all that ler from coat of tar and feathers s
the fact that she is woman.
-" Occasional" writes from Washington that the
object OF the CLevalier Wykof's visit there is
to prepare for ytt OF the Bennetts. The difficulty is
Pryori. May not a cowbdc follow the Presidential
| welcome inquiries Occasional
-Cassus NJ. Clay, in communication to The
C0nntry Gentleman states that for many years he Las
pazed 1Ousand cattle year.
A few days ago two OF three gentlemen from Phla-
deplia took jaunt to the home aud grave Of the
Father Of his Country, and were studiousy watched,
as they rad armed with fire and sword or if
tLey were resolved 10 poison the entire State On
their retuIn, having purchased three cut from
the homestead of Washington which they had wrapped
ia Blanket shawl, they discovered that they had
become objects Of suspicion, and it became necessary
Tor them 10 explain that they carried no deadly
weapons. Bear in mind that the large Mount Vernon
fund has been begged principally ont Of the North.
--AloysiDs Deieth died in st. Louis last Thursday.
He was German Of extraordinary musical talent, and
could plsy with accuracy and eas9 on any ns runent
he ever saw, from a Jewsharp to a church organ. He
also invented two or three kinds of reed Instruments,
which became popular among the German musicians.
Although quite poor, and obliged to work from day to
day for Il livelihood, Derleh found time TO compose
several popular ars, and also wrote eight operas
which are now performed 10y German troupes and
ceties throughout The country with much success.
The yiessitudes of business life in California are
striking enough. The gains Of Page, Bacon & Co.'S
branch bank in San Francisco, at time from inter
est alone, 500 600 month, beside the Incidental
profits on bills Of exchange and other operations. They
failed through speculaiions in Eastern railroads.
Palmer, Cook Co. faled for millions paying little
OF nothing, and 70 did Adams & Co. an these firms
would have accumulated great fortunes had they bat
confined themselves to the legitimate business of
banking.