New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-27
PERSONAL.
The New-YOrk correspondent of The Bo.ion Pc"

oprortnnity. One morn1og, recently, reached the
city On an express train, by whese help had made
capital time between peasant rural neck on the Hud-
son ard the baked brick furnace OF the metropolis AS
we peared town, homes looking grey. d. f
Of q real paer tamdads stripe, ana sleekiy garoea III
the SUNNI uniform Of the force entered one car alter
another and with smile on his face and IN the tone
of the most skilfu confidence asked at intervals
az he passed along the crowded car, Can give aoy
information about hotels, hackhre distances OF local.
ties In the city This Inquiry, repeated pleasantly
and W ith voice 80 modulaed as to seem to Oeg tue
question appeared 10 strike all who heard it AS one
eninentl, ft to be arked and calculated to relieve
innumerable and inevitable anxietes on the part OF Tue
crowd of strangers who weDd their way to yard this
city over several thefinfested roads leadiog from
N any Jericho to Jerusalem believe that thls
plan is now practeed upon all the ralroa ID coming
o and upon every i@orsu, .6ai% on Sa
and it's results be widely beneficial. Our rural
distIc tfritpds who 60 astrsy aud suffer pecu ny
punishment at the hanos Of backmen and the professors
oftbe patentsafe and stuffed pocketoook csani eau
no longer plead ignorance or innocence, while SO large
a body Of informers are specially detailed 10 40
nothing but induce people to ask questions and acquire
useful and gs'uitous information
Officer NcWaters, of the Railroad squad, is the po-
lceman so handsomely complimented above. In the
coure of bis dnty he has been enabled to save great
many country people from being swndled.
Among the articles brought up from the wreck of
the Hungarian by the submarine operator, was card
Of young lady, one of the passengers who persisted
on the fatal mig. the wreck, on the back OF which
was written, H. in firm hand, Lizzie dies
tonight"
Willis, in - number of The Home Journal
does not give Watering description of the strau.
ger reception at the West. "At Dunkirk" he says
" we arrived at the degree Of longitude beyond which
I'VE then and subsequently, were made to know the
traveller is not trusted. Asking for the loan of
tumbler to give the lady in the railcar glass of
water the deposit of dime the value Of the tumbler
was required security for its return. This is fol-
lowed up by the frequent arrangement at the eating
stations" mine host" standing the door and re-
ceiying the pay for the dinner as you enter
Ard, at the principal hotel in ST. Louis,
the leading sentence In the regulations framed
and hung up, reads thus: Gentlemen with
out sufficient quantity of baggage to pay in ad-
vance" Speaking significantly as this does, of the
character of travel which flows west ward il is all the
more expressive from the proyerbiay boundless hosp-
tally Of the West ward the stranger.
The Hon. Galusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania has
been staying at Congress Hall Saratoga for some days
past seeking to recuperae from the fatgues aud ex-
elements of the late session. and in preparation for the
fateues of the coming campaign which he is to
IntHC6 M uOut dOOut Jun VI hC udo VCou
solicited by many friends to give public talk before
leaving, and may be expected to speak on Saturday or
Monday evening. ..r -.r....
The Rev. Gardiner Spring, ID. D., senior pastor of
the Brick Presbyterian Church. viii preach his fitch
anniversary sermon on the first Sabbath in August.
The day following the congregation intend to visit
their pastor aud present him with fitting testimonial
of their high appreciation of his long and faithful
labors in their behalf Before Dr. Spring here,
be had been preaching trial before church in Mas
sachusetts, but failed to meet its appreciation.
On Thursday the 26th inst, the Rev. DIR. Driscon
united in marriage NJ V. b. Wilcoxson, esq, Assistant
United States Attorney, of th, city, to Miss
Ameie Rosetta Niles, daughter of the Hon. Nathaniel
Nles.
MANY of the older citizens of Baltimore remember
the incidents Of the last war with Great Britain and
the gallant defense at North Point by the citizen SOL
dery. Among others who hurried to the defense at
that time was a company of horsemen from Frederick,
and in the front rank Of that company was a command
iDg.lOOking young man in the plain black dress OF
minister, but with noble and gallant bearing, sword
in hand. This was the Rev. Charles G. Mclean,
fellow student Of the Rev John NJ. Duncan so long
known in Baltimore. Mr.. Mclean bad just received
call to the charge Of a church in Frederick On the
Sabbath morning when the express took the news of
the arrival of the English feet and the landing Of their
troops at North Point, Mr.. Mclean assembled his pull
pit selected suitable text, preached most patriotic
sermon, and In conclusion called upon every man to
rally the defense Of his country himself setting the
example, and the next day appearing, as above stated
in the ranks of the volunteers. From that time Mr.
Mclean devoted himself to the ministry through long
and useful life On the 18th inst he died at Indanapo-
lis Ind Of pgestion ofthe brain. Three days after
bis beloved wife followed him. When told that her
husband dead she clasped her hands and ex-
claimed 81 thank thee, Father, that he is at home
now let me soon follow him; life has for me no
attractions, and death no terrors." Her prayer was
answered, and she gently fell asleep in Jesus.
"A few days since, young named Michael
Riley was thrown from an omnibus in Syracuse, aud
had his neck broken. The driver of the omnibus was
racing bis horses with those of another at the time and
there was collision.
An insane nan entered the Ann Arbor Mich
poor.house, some five weeks since, and at once re-
fused to take any food. For four weeks he not only
utterly abstansd from food but would give no account
of himself. The Ann Arbor Ners noticing the case,
brother-D-law of the man, residing in Canada, saw
the paragraph and at once went for bis relative. On
removing the man, ne paftoOK OF Ioou sparlngy, anu
conversed some He said on entering the poor-house,
the Lord had sealed bis mouth.
The old Van Wrinkles and Knickerbockers of
Albany were drs adfuly alarmed by the appearance.
few nights since of ghost in their midst. building
in course of construction ard nearly finished was the
place where spirit performed its nocturnal
peregnations 1t was noisy ghost, and was heard
but not seen. 1t was of the rappipg and tumbling
order, and created such racket that the whole neigh
borbood for some distance around was disturbed aud