New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-29
PERSONAL.

Commander Charles T. Platt o. s. Navy, who
died in Eewburgb on Wednes day. Dec. ~, WAC IS
years Of age. He a native of Plattsburgb, son of
Theodorus Plat, and grandson Of Judge Zephaniah
Platt the Tatentee Of the tract on which that village
stands. He entered the Navy midshipmsn in 1912.
His first service was in the fotla Lake Champlan,
where be was particularly conspicuous for his bravery,
energy ard activity. In the brilliant battle and vic
tory gained by Com hcDonongh over the British feet
off PaitsbuIgh the 18th September, 1914, he served
az aid 10 the Commodore During that battle, he
rssed no less than three times in open boat through
the line of tie enemys fire. carrying orders TO The gun
boats and other vessels Of the Squadron and on the
last occasion bis boat damaged by the enemys
shot as TO nk the moment it touched the flagship Sar
stogs. His conspicuous gaantry elected favorable
ns,ice in Com. McDonoughs dispatches giving &C.
count of TIE battle He subsequently sailed a second
cruse with McDonough in the Gnerrierc fgae, 70 the
Baltic and Mediterranean Seas; also, under other Com,
manders in the Java frgate aid Vandaa sloop About
1929 70 1895 during the period Of extensive pirs,ical
depredstions in the West Indies, Commander, then
Lieut. Plat, commanded the schooner Beagle, Of
tie feet of small vesssl under Commodore Porter,
which rendered such effective service in pursuing rout
the Weet India Keys and Islands. His zeal ut one
time induced him to pursue some ptes to an interior
town Of Porto Rico, where he was arrested by the
spanisb authorities, but released by Commodore Por
;ers timely arrival with detachment Of seamen aud
marines 1t was this violation Of Spanish Territory
Which occasioned the diplomatic correspondence be-
tween the Minister Of Spain and onr Secretary of State
Which resulted in the arrest Of Porter and HE subse
npr;p0 ,hta 90 p,rd,5<1l It1.
The Beagle under Lieutenant Plat. was noticed for
conspicuous service by the Commands -inChef in dis
patches Captain Plat afterward attached to the
stean.frgate Fulton, at NewYork, and was blown up
in her, receiving nutsdons and injuries which be bore
to hs grave. He subsequently, commanded the Navy.
Yard at Saeketts Harbor, and sloop-of.war Albany.
While in the latter command be happened to arrive at
Havana about the time of the filre Of the Lopez ex-
petition and biz conduct that OCCASION his
pondence with the noI.General, and his manly
Interference in behalf of his misguided countrymen
ceiyed favorable notice from tie p'ess, and just COM
menda,ion from The Secretary of the Navy in hi, annual
reror His last service in command of the Navy
Yard at Memphis, Tenn. courageous officer, an
honest, true friend and Gtzen-he has paseed from
among Par Vo6iseum.
A Belgian famy from time immemorisl has pre-
sened instances Of sixfngered chdrenat each genera
tion and singular lily enough while the boys have but
five fingers most people, every girl born in the
family presents that strange phenomenon OF s1 fingers
on each hand and six toes on each foot Ia all cases
the supplementary finger toe iss twin OF the little
one of perfect shape, and acIs quite independently OF
The others. The hands and feet are very elegantly
shaped and 10 one wonld notice at frs sight ths,
strange regularity. The young lady examined by Dr.
Broca far from beng ashamed Of her dozen of fingers
dspays them with no little degree Of pride, for they
are delicate, slender, tspering, rosy and decidedly
pretty She has gloves made expressly for her, and
81 ale Is an excellent musician, she has invented
lingering If her own by which she can produce effects
which stler pianiss with ordinary hands could never
realize. They keep londy In hst singular family the
rortrai Of one of the ancestors Of that young lady,
rainted by no lees a than glorious Rubens. The
artist has faithfully drawn and painted the handsome
and RI enomenal hands, with six fingers, Of his model
james W. Whitney, Familiarity known az Mi
lord Coke" the King Of tie Missouri Legislative Lob
by died in Pike County Mo-, the 18th inst, aged
81 years In former times, the Lobby, or third
house was regularly organized at every eession OF The
Missouri Legislature. " Milford Coke was the per-
petual President Of the Third House, always claiming
Il 81 position Us q matter OF f1RDt- AZ rHuhneha-
ran lie had no superior in the STATE, and many
Sneaker and Lieutenant Governor has been brought to
the blush by MilOrds' singing reviews OF some Of
The decisions given by them from the chair hr.Wha
ney was graduate Of Williams College. He after
ward studied law in Cs1enoyis, n. y, and emgraied
10 Alton, while Illinois was yet Territory. Before
coming West he married in Massachusetts,, where he
Ii, ed with biz wife and for short time, when one
5ay from ZONE canse which he never would explain,
he racked w his clothes and left never seeing or cor
nsponding with HE family sfterward.
The Saturday Resiev Of London treets Mr.
Eyeretts Mount Vernon Papers with msrciless &C.
verify Of criticism. They are very poor, meager
decoration on any subject that Mr.. Everett could
lLnk of and write oil without trouble" This Ia the
,o,t Of stuff which of the very few Americans who
have earned European reputation seis TO m sInb-
tous periodical for Gao" :" An eminent statesman
owcs The duty Of sfrespea no, only TO himself but TO
TO biz country and who could do better, If jus
tilted in writing such very poor productions AZ the
Mount Vernon Papers" /" Even when Mr. Everett
has hsd some little opportunity Of rejecting on the sub