New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-08
PERSONAL.

The Boston Journals correspondent Burleigh,
writes as follows of Mrr. Douglas at Newport:
ms. Douglas was dressed in the Die Vernon style
-! jaunty school straw hat, shaped like an inverted
milk pan, with small vail hanging on the edge, gave
h r you bfu and schoolgirl appeara1ce-with
daIk erino habit half fitting aud half loose, cross
between 8 riding habit and loose morning gowa-
and her whole appearance was that OF young MIss
WHO had thrown her books aside for August and had
taken run with her mother to spend ,nth at
Newport rather than the heir expectant Of the Lady Of
the White House. All the way from providence 70
Newport she tantd her friends with the Incidents
of her Journey since she left Washington, some Of
which were comicaI enough. How at Concord men
and women were found peaking through the blind,
when she supposed herself all alone. How ardent
yonpe men insisted on seeing Mr. Douglass wife, and
go, hold Of fat old motherly Lady by mistake, aud
made her suoh compliu entary addresses How she
was tod that il Mr. Douglas carried Rhode Island she
must love CLANS and how hard she tried TO say they
were good, and found them 30 detestable-and other
maiters. How she would run up to the upper story,
and hear the addresses and look on the crowd that her
husband addressing, and listen at the same time 70
speeches made about herself and nos intended for her
own ears--a related with infinite relish and good hu-
Il or, and with almost childish glee.
-Cesar Soults, an ancient negro slave living in
Walpack is perhaps the Oldest man in Northern Jer.
sey being l07 years of age-so he says, and bis men-
DRY of events long bygone confirms his statement He
was purchase great many years ago by an old resi-
dent Of Wallpack, named Dewitt, Of a gentleman in
n. 4.
can Independence was declared and distinctly remem.
bers that event. He discourses luently and relates
many incidents connected with the Revolution. His
conversation is quito entertaining, and denotes remark
able intelligence for one 30 old He says that the De.
Wits offered him bis feedom but he preferred re.
on the farm and end bis days on the banks Of the
DELAY are in Wallpack. The Dewitt estate pays
colored family in the neighborhood 800 per snnum
To-, he or ba
for life.
"A correspondent in Middlebury, VT, thinks that
recent report 10 THE TRIBUNE of poem delivered
before the Alumni the Coega, 10 that place, by Mr..
Egber Phelps r, did iojustice 70 the author. Il, was
said that portion Of the poem was sharp and
violent attack tue hypocrisy of those engaged in
many oftbe mooern schemes of philanthropy, espe-
cialy the American Board OF Foreign Missions, the
Aboli ion Societies, and the Mane-Law advocates"
Our correspondent says that the manner Of treating
this opi, was courteous good natured and humorous,
that no offensive illusions TO secs societies were
made, and that the tone unobjectionable, what
ever might be thought of the ideas advanced.
"A Paris letter in the Independence Beige afirms
that Gen. Lamorciere continues to have such trouble
it'll his Irish Brigade that lie has lately been obliged
TO send away 100 of them and that he had even
shot several former batch of discharged Irisrmen,
100 in number arrived lately Marseiles in state Of
great misery. The Consul there had no choice In
pursuance # bis orders but to them strangers,
they having forfeited their nationality by taking foreign
service with their eyes open, in spite of all warnings.
There was talk at 6arsees Of sending some Of
IL elm over TO Algeria as laborers
The Massachusetts Supreme Court in the habeas
corpus relative to the custody of the Thorndike
c. 10 having given che father possession, the child
was taken to his residence in Nahant and placed in
school. On Saturday last three men went TO the
school, seized the teacher, another held bludgeon
,ver his head, ano the other took the child. With
fast horses they escaped. A man named Richesson
has been arrested the leader of the kidnappers.
- A letter from Gotha states that it decided two
day back at the Duke of saxe.Coburgs, 10 send an
expedition Africa ascertain with certainty the
fate of Dr. Vogel the traveller. Baron Steuglin Of
Wur,emberg, will undertake the voyage
- The ladies Of Ac in Sicily, have addressed letter
to General Gsritald announcing that from wish to
follow the noble example of patriotism given by the
women of Upper and Central Italy, they inend TO col
lect together aud forward him sum of 6oOOf, which
they had intended for the purchase of their Summer
dresses. The donors express wish that the sum IN
que,o may he mp ,yed in the purchase of muskets.
u
1t is said that Kossuth and his family have arrived
| in Paris.
"A Minnesota paper says that man who. recently
went with excursion party from ST. Paul to Lake
| City, becoming weary, yawned. In yswning, he
opened his jaws wide that they became set and re.
iused to together again. he was therefore Obliged
to remain with his mouth painfully open I'LL be returned
10 the hand, where he only set right with much
tribuation Tire case is pregnant with warning 70
! those who are in tie habit OF attending evening
| aries.
Il is hardly credible that so great hrmness against
! ouch Establishments could be shown by policeman,
but the Lond, correspondent OF PROVINCIAL paper
nanates the following anecdo,e, and says 1t true it
appears that Mrs. Herbert the wife Of the Minister Of
Tar desired TO attend the late review OF the yoina-
ters in HYDE Park, and place on tho Royal Stand
was reserved for her. But she was stopped
al the gate by policeman who demanded
b,r ,ielet she had none she had been
i,ld BY the Duke Of Cambridge that no ticket
would be required from herr she smiled on the man
win the leathen stock and the oileoth hat she 70.
tened him to the Queen and to large and influential
ci,cle Of friends sire called in foreign aid, and tho
Colonel Of one OF the regiments exposuated with ps-