New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-03
Personal.


H,ic;sps from the interior Of State, are now in
- e,,v They mainly stop at the Aston House. Their
,isit probably has reference 10 the nesting OF the
Chicago Convention.
The names of Messrs THOMAS CoRwIS, CLARK
b. CooHRASE aud other members Of Congress we're
Yesterday registered in the notebooks of our city,
"A few weeks sgo, great crowd Of persons were
assembled at race in Abergavenny, Wales. The
Grand Stand was close to the bank Of the river Usk
The waters of which were at this time swollen and
rapid. At Abergavenny is pauper lunatic asylum, in
which are about 800 patients and on this afternoon
krge number of the female luDstics brought out
10 walk by the side of the river opposite to the race
course and from which they would see something oi
the sport going on on the other side. Suddenly one
of the patients-a middle aged womsn-slw among
the crowd on the opposite bank her husband, VINO
eonfectioner at Newport, and was hawking ms wares
among thu neonla. With a wild scream she ran down
the bank and precipitated herself into the foampg
torrent and attention was drawn TO her just as the
hors.s yere about TO start scene OF terror ensued
.ncb az cannot be described. The lunatics on the
hank chung to each other and filed the air with their
,br;sks. The poor woman was carried rapidly down
the stream and battled wildly with its rapid waters,
screaming for aid when her head came above water.
The assembled crowd deserted the racing 10 rush to
the rivers bank and shouted with dsmay and excite.
ment each plunge seemed TO be the last the victim
would give. A man threw off his upper clothing and
dashed straight toward her amid tremendous cheers;
but when he reached the middle of the stream the
strength Of the current bore him away for some dis
tapce. In vain he turned and tried to ascend he too,
became vsiby exhausted and it now seemed that two
human beings must perish in the sight of crowd, ut
terly poweress 10 save them. The man. however,
managed to gain the side and held on to some over
hanging bushes, while the body of the woman who
had ceased struggling, and was now supposed to be
dead Hoated toward him. AT this juncture she sank
and the man. with last effort dived after her. The
brief space when they were submerged appeared an
age but the brave fellow had grssped the drowning
womsn's hair, and pulled her in toward the shore.
The bank was steep; but they were both taken out
more dead than alive. A ringing cheer, such one
seldom heae broke from the spectators on the Grand
Stand on the opposite bank, and most of them, with
true English imperurbabiity returned to the spot in
time TO witness the finish Of the race, in which, sngu
lar enough, five out of the sx horses and riders had
net with accidents more lees severe. The usual
restorstives applied to the persons thus almost
niraculously saved from DEATH and they both recOv
cred In short time.
Capt. Robert Waterman, one of the Oldest chip.
masters in the country, died at New Orleans on the
18th April. He of the last survivors of the
race of seafaring men, now rapidly disappearing
whose daring and enterprise established the high char
seter Of the American merchant marine. He was
native of Nantucket, born about l7S5, and followed
the ses from boyhood, commencing at the age of IL
years. In 1904 he came to New-York, and in the
employ of Jacob Barker as shipmaster, sailing from
this port. During the war between England and
L al l.
IN the merchant service running the risk of capture by
English cruisers, and with many nsr-breadth escapes,
succeeding in getting bis cargoes into port, where the
war prices enabled him to sell at handsome profits In
the war Of lsl2l5 he sailed under letterof marque,
and was captured by British frgate, but succeeded
IN getting permission to remain on his vessel, which
was put in charge Of prize and sent to the near
est English pe,t. On the voyage an American ship,
aso sair under letersof marquee retook the vessel,
and Waterman escaped from his captors lie after
warl for many years commanded of the EN- pc Of
the cid line OF Liverpool packets from this port. Cap
Waterman was a fine specimen Of the American ship
matters of the old schoolcourageous courteous aud
infexibIy honest. He was well known, and uuver-
sally esteemed by the shpmssters and owners Of this
port and by al who had dealings with him i'll business
OF socisl relations
h Mr.. W. W. Story, the sculptor, is making bust
Of Theodore Parker.
1t is well known that May Day is al ways in New
England one of the coolest of the year. Nevertheless
the reverence for old traditions is strong that the
Bosonans are in the habit that day Of dressing their
children in ballet costume and sending them no the
street. with artificial their heads and with fes
tive banners in their hands But Tuesday, small
boy paraded their Streets whose appearance was
wholesome sarcasm all unreasonable demon5tra-
tons. He was clad in furs and mufles, and in his
nittened fist he bore banner with this cruey appro-
pirate device: To the Skating Park" He was I'M
conscious of its meaning for be could not read and he
had pulled it from the top of omnibus sleigh which
1t had decorated in the early Winter. But the lesson
was well put
Miss Evans is honored in Mobile; boat intended
for Summer trade on the Alabama River has been
named Beulab."
Simon Hill, who was one Of the United States
marire corps at the battle of New. Orleans died near
Winchester, Va on the 18th ult. His arm was badly
shattered 10 tie 6ght, and he was taken prisorer.
-Brs. Sarah MeCauley was buried in Philadelphia
on the 29th ult from the residence of her mother.
The deceased was formerly Miss Sarah Mercer, and
abe figured prominently in painful tragedy which
took place some II Is years ago. In consequence
Of wrong done the young lady, her brother Single
tom shot Hutchinson Heberton, while in carriage,
on ferry boat in the dock, the Jersey eide of the
river. Young Mercer was tried at Woodbury., and
acquitted On the ground of insanity The affair caused
m intense excitement at the time Miss Mercer, who
was a very beautiful girl married young gentleman
OF Philadelphia bat they sfterward divorced
She subsequently married DR. j. b. MeCauey of New