New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-19
PERSONAL.

unpaid have gone the rounds, has been arrested al
Rock Island and ignominiou,y thrown into Jail. The
Virginia authorities write that he Is longer agent of
the State, and they decline all liability for his debts.
There was little scene in a murder trial In
Princess Anne County Va a few days since, in which
Gov. Wise was engaged. He accused the counsel Tor
the prosecution of resort to tricks The lawyer ac'
cused rose in great excitement and gave the Governor
the lie. The Governor replied by shaking his head
and gay ing, significantly every well Sir; very well,
Sir; very we'll" Everybody thought there would be
pistols and Coffee but another member OF the bar IN
teposed with the explanation that Gov. Wise had used
the word " tricks in purely professional sense, TO
which the Governor assented and both parties apollo
eized and shook hands. Verify, Virginia Chivary has
gone to seed.
--ADamboo, an African prince, visiting England, re.
ceived 90 many attentions from celebrated belle OF
London that, in moment of tenderness, he could not
refrain from laying bis hand his heart and exclam
ing: sob! Madam if hesven had only made you
negroes You would have been irresistible"
We regret to learn that the illness which has KEEP
the Hon. Mr. Taggart of Jefferson, from his seat In
the Assembly is infammatory rheumatism OF the &C.
yerest type He has been entirely helpless, but we
understand that the symptoms had taken favorable
turn.
On Thursday the Judge of Probate in Cincinnati
decided that one Sylvester Gaie y entitled TO the
custody of Mary Ann Butler, his p.daughter seven
wears of aee Upon his going round to take the cus-
tody, the child, who had been sitting in the lap Of
one of the ladies present. drew back from him in sp-
parent terror and in an imporng manner aud in tears,
called out to the Judge, "Ob, Judge do not give me
| TO hjmW This caused considerable emotion, and Gan
new showing disposition to assert the right the Court
had declared In bis behalf several persons gatnered
around. Mr. Nicholas LongwoJth, the wine KING, III
an excited manuer said "Let the mob interfereF but
the first man who attempted asinstsnty taken hold
of by the officers present and thrown out OF the ROOM
Mrs. WeQhtman, with whom the child had been Nv
ing overcome by the excitement OF the entire proceed
inos tainted The little child wept bitterly and chung
TO the friends that had adopted it. Many of the ladies
wrupe their hands and declared it would be ruined
If il left them. The whole Courtroom was turned
into ecene of confusioni and the Judge, as NAB
ter of discretion under the circumstances directed
Sheriff Ketsler TO take the child until further orders.
One Mr.. Kitchen was brought before Court In
Philadelphia by Mrs. X, fer assault and battery She
could net swear that ne struck her, but he in
duped in whisky and failed TO support his family The
husband said he believed lawyers were humbugs, and
be would plead his own case He Informed ths Jury
that having failed to prove that be ever laid an angry
hand upon is wife, he couldn't possibly be convicted
Of an assault upon her. As to ne other charges, he
pleaded justification. "Mrs Kitchen, gentlemen OF
| the jury" said Mr. Kitchen, "is a member of a
church; Mrs Kitchen forsakes her kitchen, and spends
half her time in the church ecture-room. While my
breecbes are running TO seed and the children going
about with il.kept noses and dapdsted extremites,
Mrs Kitchen lie nduging in confab with a lot Of old
lsoies about the shocking nudity Of the South Sac
I.anders While willing to provide for her, gentlemen
Of The Jury amt willing feed all the brethren of
the church, 10 give Bohea parties 10 twenty people
twice week. neither If I've got tight OF thes1ensth
of such provoca'ion gentlemen Of the jury it amt
bit more than the beet Of you woud have done If
placed in my circumstances; and if You me, and
was you-knowing the Gaze as do-Id render a ve'-
dict of aequttal, and served the woman right" Tne
Jury seemed to be impressed with the force Of Mr..
Kitchens argument, and returned verdict of Not
entity.
There died in Jackson County, quite recently, a
soldier of he Revolution, by the Of Yelvsen Ne
WILL He was born in Rutherford County, North Car
olina On the 25'h December, 1863 and was conse-
queDAy IN the 9th year of his age He took active
part in the closing scenes Of the Revolution from the
time % the defea. of Ferguson at Kings Mountain 10
the surrender Of Cornwalis 10 1871. He was noted
for being an honest man. He had voted ID every Pre-
;dental election which had been held in the United
States. He voted twice for Warrington, once for the
elder Adams, twice for Jefferson, twice for Madison
Iwice for Monroe three times for Gen. Jackson
and once each for White, Harrison, Clay, Taylor
Scott and Fillmore.
A terrible affair happened recently at Shellblnk,
Texas A Mr. Stephenson sold piece Of land TO Gen.
Bi1hop, and after the purchaser had ma6e improve
meDis on the land, Stephenson wanted 70 get back
for the same amount he rad been paid for it, bat his
proposition was refused by Bishop This incsnsed
Stephenson, and accordingly he, with bis wife, and
daughter, went to Gen Bishops house, where they
found young John Bishop sick in bed. The wife and
daughter held the sick down while young Stephen
SOD cut him literally TO pieces with knife, killing hin
almost Immediately While this was going on, Gen.
Bnbop knocked out the eye of the elder Stephenson
with Ratchet. The Stephensons were arrested.
"A family Of a father, mother and four children,
living on Deep Run about SIX miles above Wheeling
Va, were swept away by the storm last Tuesday
night TIE roof of their house leaked very much and
icy went under 10 for projection from the rain, aud
while there the stream swele1 go rapidly, and came
down upon them with such violence that the whole |
six were swept awoy ike strsSs. One only, young
lad lodged upon some drift wood to which he chung
during the whole Of the night, and was rescued the
ne 1tmoping. The rest were drowned. Some Of the |
boo lee were recovered. |
In 1860, a Boston merchant nassd Welsh gave |
house and lot, now No. 10 Washington street, TO |
Harvard College. hundred years ago this property |
brought income to the College OF only 81 per year.
In 1884, this property lessed TO the senior member