New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-20
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Henry c. Vail lectures on "Gardens and Gar
lening," In Sing Sing, this evening, Jan. 20.
Strong sympathy is manifested in the Ansrican
ana English circles of Florence tor tue fate OF John
Brown and for the cause in which he died. Mrs. IA.
b. Stowe is at present soOuTning there and the feel
ing of the TIolores the Brownugs, and other prom-
nent hterati is as ferven the subject of American
Slavery as her own. +. C. Stedmans ballad, which
appeared in THE TRIBUNE, entitled, " How Old Brown
took Harper's Ferry" was passed from one to an
other on its arrival and excited much remark. Hiram
Powers the sculptor is enthusiastic on the theme OF
the " bero-victm, as he terms John Brown, and 80
expresses hnselfto everybody.
AT the latest dates Mrs. Browning wa, about
going TO Rome, in order to avoid the bleak Winter
winds of the spennnes her health being such as to
necessitate the utmost care.
The Hon. j. L. Bouligny, N. c. from Louisiana,
publishes in The National LeHigeaeer, letter to his
constituents in which he repeatedly charges Mr.. Henry
ST. Paul with y ing for alleging that person has
Gently done in The ~ o. Courier, that Mr.. Bo'igny
is endeavorDe to bring about the adoption of the pla-
raHly rule and thus procure the election Of Repub
! can Speaker
An exchange paper commences the new year with
series of "Pen and Ink Sketches Of Eminent Men,"
No. l is life of Edward Everett, and occupies
space of about four inches That eminent man is de-
scribed as Of perfect mould straight as Goldfish
arstocrat," and as dressing in the most costly man
ner." Such is fame
1t ia rumored that Capt. Henry dc la Riyiere,
"the gallant Zouave is in reduced circumstances in
this city, and that Phelan the billiard man, at the
earnest solicitation of Lola Montez, has given him
situation as marker at one of bis uptown saloons,
with new suit of clothes and $40 month.
"A California paper declares that il must have been
VIM. NJ. Thackeray who got up the Harpers Ferry
instruction, sending 0sawatomie Brown down there
to finish The Virginians" "a task he had been In
eflectualy laboriDg TO accomplish for months past.
The Duke of Wellington, giving orders one day,
during his campaign, for battalion to attempt rather
dangerous enterprisetbe stormug of of the ene}
my's batteries Of St. plinented the Off
Ger by saying that bis was the first regiment in the
world. 6" Yes" replied the officer, leading on his
men, and before your lOrdshps orders are faaly
ecated it will probably be the first in the other world"
An Ohio editor gives his views of the several
dances which he lately witnessedat ball in Washing
ton. He says:
1.-THE went Of variety in this metropolitan dsncing was bow,
ever ulyuade up the fancy things so.h the salt and
poiAs hese we're dpsontey oar9srous' nhs oa-ssuonu
walt the morality OF which Byron called in queston,
here IGNORED altogether cold and distant The lady lays
her head the 2ent ms bosom, puts hand on h and
the other in his coaa pocket ga5 resigns herself to his EN-
braces goes Sleep a out her feet, witch when not
carried by Linn OF the hoor psng around on the o
The gentlemen thas entwned throws his head back ana ms
eyes up ke dy ing calf; his body bent in the shape lsuIo
A. he whr., bacA up, sW ings arOund swo0u TO an sp
snccs dashes forward and leaves the ring % tAs ae' "
decent peore"
-Kiufboltz, who was shot in Chicago last Week.
by his partner, Williams in fit of Jealousy, Is Wy
recovering. Ills lie is cue probably to tee iathni-
Dess of bis dog, which, when Williams a''acNed ms
master sprang upon him with feroeity Wh.ch hnaiy
COMPLETED Williams to make has'y ext. Had II moo
b,,n for the dog. Williams would most undoubtedly
have killed him. as he was intensely enragsd a. tho
time. and expressed great regret aterward, when in
formed that the woupded man would recover.