New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-15
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Yet gave the same Committee 500. On being asked
TO explain such apparent Inconsistency, he replied that
lie voted in that way in order to the election from
going to the House Of Representatives and keeping
the country in hubbub, and that he gave the money
as a cheap advertisement for Southern custom. He
sad that Messrs Henrys assured him that if he would
give Il money the name of his friend shoud be pub
lisbed all through the Southern States.
We learn that Mr.. George Bliss jr., has resigned
bis position az the Private Secretary of Gov Morgan
in order 10 the practice of the law in this city,
TIE Office is not one which fills large plece in the
public eye but it is none the less important and Mr.
Bliss has filed it in time beset with temptations, with
strict fidelity to the interests of the State. He is
ceeded by Mr.. L. l.. Doty of Livingston. Mr.. Doty
las been in the service Of the state for nearly five
years-Deputy State Freasurer and Chief Clerk in the
Executive Department fnthe latter Office he is sue
ceeded by Mr.. John II. Linslcy, hitherto Deputy
Clerk.
The tardy retractiOn Of the Union-Saving-New-
Yoik-Hote Committees Islander upon Gerrit Smith,
uttered in 1852 has at last in the following letter
Enclosing $4,000 in settlement of suit for libel COM
nenoed by Mr. Smith;
EEw.YoRK October rs, 1860
GFRRrr Su1rH Rso Dear Sr-Abou year as1 there WAS
Executive Committee of the New York Denooraic Vigian
an Te@ aHsd %i Rs
which had occurred, few days before at dapors Ferry IN
We are convinced ground for such
connection and therefore take this opportunity to make the
correction and to express our regret for the error and for the
seems proper sboud also that the address in
and that before ia pubcson assured that its state
Hen'' were correct Yours We l TT;Rscs sHERvaN
SAMUEL L. NJ. BARLOW,
ROYAL PHELPS.
Cd hoo purchoca1 n
house in Fifth avenue, corner of Twenty street,
on the same block with Mr.. George Law, for which
lie raid $35, 900, and will expond large additional
sum in furnishingit. We understand that he is to be
married on the 22d Of February next to Miss Alice
Mills, daughter of Mr.. Mills, formerly of the great
grocery firm ofSmh Mills g. Co.. No. 203 Front street.
Mrs Mills at present resides at the corner of Fifth av-
enue and Eighth street. The matrimonial proposition
is said have been made at Saratoga, last Summer.
The Mayor it appears instlIed into the young Miss of
sixteen portion Of his own Wild ambitious spirit;
and, with the hope undoubtedly of being, at some flu
ture day, the wife of President Governor foreign
ambassador, or something of that eminent sort, she
gracefully yielded, and accepted the Mayors hand He
agrees ALSO according to the report, TO settle 100000
upon the lady the day previous to his marriage. This
will be the third wife of his Excelency.
The DOwager Empress of Russia, whose death
was announced by telegraph at the moment the North
American sailed Alexandra FcOdorowna was chrstened
FredeIica Louisa Charlotte Wihelmina. She was
born July 49, 1898, and the daughter Of Frederic
William III. of Prussia and Queen Louisa, cele
brated in the war of 1906 between Prussia and Ma
pOleon, ard immortazed in German patriotism and
poetry. TIE Empress sister OF the present King
and Prince Regent of Prussia. In 1917 she married
Nicholas PawlOvitch, then Grand Duke of Russia,
second brother of Alexander l., the reignng Emperor
AT that time there scarcely any probability OF her
future elevation to the throne of Russia On her marriage
she changed her religion, and received the name of
Alexandra FeodOrowna. The Empress had three
daughters and four sons seven children, Blk of whom
survive the Grand Duchess ADessiandra having died
III 1874 shortly after her marriage with Prince Frederic
of Hesse. The disease of which she dieda derange-
ment and progressive weakening of the whole nervous
Aforementioned in the instruction of 1898 in St.
Petersburg on the accession of Nicholas, her husband
10 tie throne. At that time she received terrible
shock from which she never wholly recovered. The
manifestation of the disease was permanent oscillation
of her head Youthful, gay, and fond OF dancing
as was Nicholas also after his accession TO the throne
tie Empress had TO strong t0ncs 10 keep her
nerves in eQupOise This treatment, continued for
years. increased the evil that it finally broke out IN
1922 in a terribly malady, which, but for the great
skill of her physicians, would at that time have resulted
in death. From 1910 the Empress never well,
and the terrible trials of the death of her daughter and
above ALL the death Of Nicholas taxed the strength Of
Ter constitution to the utmost Her whole life, by the
side of the mighty and empesuous lord of Russia, was
existence Of pure love and devotion to her sacred
duties as wife aud mother. She never meddled with
questions of State. The only influence she exercised
Over Nicholas was to soften and calm the of
his lascibly and passion and woman and wife she
showed the most generous forbearance toward bis
weaknesses. She was devoted and interchangeable in her
friendship benevolent, not from show but from the
heart and never abandoned those to whom she had
once extended Der hand.
On the morning Of the election in Naples, Carl
bald went early to vote for annexation. He after
ward apreared at the balcony of the Hotel lngherra,
and made brief speech, ending with the popular
gesture which consists in raising the right hand with the
foIefincer only extended. 1t One Italy. Two
English girls were at his side wearing scarlet jackets
The Garibadian uniform. All the employees of the
old Government voted for annexation. In Procda not
a priest voted and when the men returned to their
bou,es many of them found Themselves locked ont by
their wives under the influence Of the priests
AT the late vote on annexation in Naples, a
woman WHO, from her herosm has become famous,
La Sangioyannara, claimed the right TO vote, and
voted Size is the leader of large district i'll the City
of Naples, and fought at Capua. Having borne arms
che was adudged have gained the right of suffrage
Tile Mortara child, about which there was 30
much excitement year ago, viii probably be restored
TO his PARENTS soon. The Universal Israete Alliance
I az received the following note from CavOur: