New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-04

ough, Mr.. VIM. varfi-,-t. sSd Hr, 6. W. Hope,
&c. tbs sSpib Westsru RaISAy Company afforded
great fsciiy to be Wndsor vaors BY rsnning special
trains at oouvaIeu, osIiOds. AL Of which il as forth
in tie fashionable colaSgn Of IRE London Morui,g
Post.
The misfoftunes of.a phlsdepuiau are thus set
forth In The North american OF a recent date:
Among the hsV dsome villas thst ornament tha vi
eility Of ChtsDut Hill Is notable watsrcure establish
merit where health, longevity sud Objection equal to
that Of thresbnR msChire are impaired through the
medium Ct dOuches, wet packing, and s style Of bo-
lognas made from fariDa aud cracked wheat. Among
the guests al the esablohmept-of whom very mauy
board at the water-oure for the sake OF its beautiful
surroundings rather than It's ydraalicsi gentleman
whom we will call Colonel Blank. Col. Bank is a
votaIy Of nature, and has weakness for botany that
takte him occasionally upon long walks by the fragrant
be6gerows that ornament that beautiful locality. AS
the Colonel saunters about while thus employed, he
combines profit with pleasure and sees in every weed
that grows beauty invisible people whose ideas are
anchored down 10 douboOns and brick houses by the
ponderosity Of worldly few mornings ago tho
Colonel was botaniziDg usual, and at the time
listening erectis auri6Ns, to an ACCORDION which
meadow lark was playing upon adjoining fencer all.
The Colonel eye, moment afterwsrd, was arrested
by remarkable specimen of rodOph ytum peitotum az
botany teIns it. or mandrake, as known In the Old
Testament and by nOn-bota1izing people. Resting up
its delicate fOOstak was the fruit of that plant
sDg'e specimen amber in hue and exquisitey aromatic
in odor The Colonel saw the prize skrting the bor
ders of a ditch and determined to secure il. As
lie characteristic of all truly crest minds, the Colo
Eel no sooner formed the idea than he set about
It's execution. He slowly squatted upon
tie edge of the stagnant ditch, skifaly
established equipOise by Keeping the center of g'av
lily the base aud cautiously extended his hand for
the prize But al for the uncertainty of human cal
culations As thu Colonel leaned over the ditch to
pluck the coveted mandrake upon the opposite margin
ha loGth ia balance 10 4
bles burst with loud report his epsctaces fell from
bis noe and extending his hands to protect that organ
from the mud, be plunged his hands wrist deep in the
ooZy bottom Without his epectaoes the COlonel was
helpless the babes in the wood. Re reganed his
equilibrium at last and set about some means of repair
ing damages For this purpose be pulled large clus-
ter of weeds and commenced the operation of removing
the mud from his sleeves. The Colonies misfortunes.
however were not yet complete. His hands and
arms were seized with violent itching, that caused
him to execute pas Seul fully equal to that performed
by the learned elephant, Prince Albert Surprising
himself attacked by swarm OF m0sq 1toe5 the Colonel
struck wildly ont with both bic hands, only 10 increase
the intensity of bis torture. Most fortunately while
thus gyratng the G. lionel discovered his spectacles
though with one of the glasses broken out. BY adjust
ing these upon his nose he was enlightened as to the
csuse of his misery. The weeds with which he had
wiped the mud from his bands were singing nettLes.
The Colonel, at this discovery, said something en-
phac and started for the place of beginning, where,
by an application of vinegar to the nfap ed parts he
was restored t. his nal condition. When he next
gees boanizDg the Colonel intends to tie his spectsces
around The back fhs head. Gentlemen similarly situ-
ated will do well to make a note.
"A correspondent of The London News, writing
from Mepsina, tells the following anscdote:
"Wbile am writing can see Garibadi, who ar
rived hers this morning at 0 clock walking up and
down the deck # the City OF Aberdeen. one Of the
Sician sesmerslyog in this harbor, following through
his pass the movements II the eoemy, There Is an
amusing story current here which give you, without,
Or IL
hsps aware that the great fishery of the peScepodd,
swoIdhsh aiforcs &C Ja'l0n 10 the hsh rnen woo
1--we in the villages and bsWeJs scattered along about
the coast from Messins to Faro Point, well as on
the opposite one Of CaabriO This fishery is perform
ed in the most ingenious manner. man ascends
long pole which rises IN the centsr OF the bos ana
when he tbs ewordfsh passiog through the cur
rent he mskes the 10 that direction aud the
msn at the stern who ia armed with long and sharp
pike if fortunate enough spikes the fish, Well enc
day Gsribsld disappeared for two hours and 1t Is sa-
ted that having disguised himself as ishe man, he
went 80 near to the OOse shore that from the pole
he was able recOnnOter all the fortified points OF the
eaootan coast. True not, this story forms the
subject Of all conversations in the camp, and causes
great deal of merriment among the noble fellows en-
Csmpsd under seorching sun on the sandy beach
y1nder."
Mr. Abcarius, one of the Syrian visitors in whose
behalf Gov. Sew ard recently wrote in Response to
charge of imposition against them by Mr.. Wood ofthe
Bible House has written the following letter to The
albany EUeHing Journal:
An article appeared days since in The ~ " World,
signed Mr. God the Bible House in which be states
that and nv MI mpost because have
no letters American Missionaries in Syria Tbs charge
false Hbeous from the Rev Dr. Van Dyck OF Bey'
rout t n 10Y bands which cer6es that no inn
posters spectacle, intelligent and honest MI
other wishes the letter. he do
Lv calling on C4ct Schultz No 81 Cedar street.
' bis E1celency Gov seward answered MI Woods conmu-
ncson snd proved him 10 have been aiken Ia his assertions
But Mr. Wood in a . coud letter reiterstes them ,
have nothing further TO respecting Mr. Wood than ms
object probably have the money which ts 10 be collected
for the relief II the Syrian sufferers pass through the HANDS
his Society Board Of nsoneIs for Foreign Missions
Yet have received sought TO obtain into my own
hands single cent from any man in this country.
"If Mr. Wood wishes to know something truhfc respecting
MY history Irefe him to tue Rev Dr. Bird at Hartford Conn
who will inform him that my father the late Armenian
Archbishop at Jerus.e who up his rank and state IL
order to embrace Protestant faith at Beyout and through
whom many bishops aud clergy also convee aud
who earnest and efficient friend Of the Protestant Mis-
sionares in Syria.
=" Yours very respe 'ttuly, ...
"ISRAN0ER AGHA ABCAR1US,
Late Officer at the treasury Of the Turkish Government
N,,e York Aug 30 at BeyrOUt"