New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-01
Personal.


connected uith that journal
The Troy Times ssys that John Morrissey has
jus, made bet of g 900 ths, Lincoln viii be elected
He IL for Douglas but peIcives that Honest Abe to
6e the next President.
The Cincinnati Gazette notices the death il that
city of CAPT ,Iacob Strader, of the last of
the pioneer boatmen of Cincinnati. Capt Str4der
wss born 10 New-Jeraey 10 Ausust, l795, and moved
to Cincinnati in 1917. Ee commenced his career on
the river as clerk Of the General Pike in 1919. Soon
after Re took command of the Little Pike. the fret
fdewheel steamer on the river. TIE firm Of S.rAdsr
& German seen owned upward of 90 steamer the
finest or the river. In 1887, Capt S,rader retired
from the personal charge Of his boats aud since then
has been identified with of the most important
businoss improvements Of Cincinnati A few years
since Re retired from public life, compelled do 20 by
falling health. He man of quiet. firm decision
of character, industrious, prudent aud enteIpriziDg
citizen.
, Prof i. W. Coakley, Ii. D., Of st. jams Col.
lege Md has been invited to succeed Prof. Looms as
Professor Of Mathematics aud Natural Philosophy in
tie University OF this ciy.
jenkins has had liz hand en- ex-Pfesiden. Tyler.
He say that time to have had effect upon the
Old geutl, mau who ia seventy-ive yeacI of age,
bur that he locke Younger AID robust than when
occupying the White HOu,e. The pride which he last
year ielt in the porseeeou o. The finest wheat crop
she Jsnes River ia Dow transferred to an infant only
two months old-his daughter.
TIE Memphis Arolanche is Inclined to doubt the
truth Of the rumor tn, Mr. CAN'T Of Arkansas had
been killed in duel by Dr. Mitchell. 1t ssys that his
brother had heard nothing Of il at the latest accounts.
The Buffalo Courier gives the following accoun!
Of TIE last of foohardinses performed upon rope
al Nj CARA Falls by one VIM. Hunt otherwise known
rs SeDor FariD:
About o'clock, as per advertisement, Farin APP
reared IN the iLclOsure Oa either side of the river,
perhsps Thousand persons awaited the spectacle.
lie dressed in tights usual but had on mocca-
Rrs instead Of ubbars Some pounded rosin served TO
keep them from slipping on the rope Before ventur.
ing on the great feat, Fariu went ont few huadred
fee. on ths ca 7le and examined II and a yuys
uly Abous an hour was occupied n tightening it
ard putting weights on The guys. Since We were
down last. the end on the American side has bee
raised eight feet that ths balancing pole s not
SPIT 10 catch 10 the eide ropes Tins, however, has
soded to the seepness CT tAe declyity and the rope,
sOOih 10 cay, then oil ready seemed very slack
agd seady, aud sagged frighrfuly. The insane in
Gividual who ABOUT 10 trust his life on Farinis
back lou, eed shout in the Enclosure while the prepare
tors were being ede. with the most supreme uncOn
Germ. He is Canadian, from BoSmausEile, NJ Mil
Ian hv q nead taller than tie acrobat, loeg-
a
manner Viii besieaRs JlucB. A few minutes after
5 all was ready and Mcmillan hoisled his Lgs 10 a
sort Of truss which hung from FArii S shoulders
and the march began. The excitement at this nc
ent wac intense and beta even as 10 the success
fui issue Of the strange expedition The hmbs of the
ropewalker trenlbed visbiy beneath the weight he
carried, burden Of 200 weight counting pole aud
mani beiu1 10 Father 70 bear along such pa hway
1t evidently wet haId and Farini picked has st-ps
down The matilda steep with death and-bfr precision
About so feet out the peril seemed to Increase His
pole again canehi ia the guys, and he Iabored WIN u
f4arfuy. Nc MILAN slid from his back and ike one
10 the manner bonn. walked ssp for step behind his
master steadyiDg blu s.f by his hold on Fanli's |
shoulders. This duet they kept up for some distance
Mcmillan apparently being as cool as eacumoer, |
locking round and taking observations About one
fourth of tbe wsy out both sat down astrde OF the
rope ard hello rte tete, Mcmillan, the only who
had cap waving it his friends the bank. An /
other walk III the peTllCus Indian Bile brought |
them neatly 10 the middle of the rope Here another
rest taken, aud Farni swung himself uudeT his /
negbboT ana took position abe ID facing back toward
the 6merCa an side again. IDrtetOurtbs OF the home
ward Journey. Faripi plshed according to pro
graume. Several times he let the man off, and Mc-
MILAN came along for short distance III rear OF his
pilot az before. Slowly and steadily the load was
bone up the th= platform, and the two land
et amid the cheers of 'be crowd. Fariu persp'red |
freely Int did appear TO be particularly fagued.
Mcmillan duenched his thirst vita glass of ayeT put
D his coat, snd looked If nothing had happened.
He 6isclained having felt the slightest fear
Tie BgBaio Express gives sketch of Blondu's
rival performance on the same afternoon:
Precisely at O'Clock the Frsnchman made his ap-
pearsnce and ran upon his rope. Having pro |
ceeded, perhaps, 200 fees, ne commenced series OF
gvunagc eEerciseH that venture 70 say, no other
man In the world would dare to attempt. First, he |
Law at full length upon the rope then he turned num-
Der Of back somersets; then he hung by both feet
then by FOOT then by ore leg crooked at the Anee-
Joint, bsn he stood upon his head. These teats were
performed with amazing rapidi.y-s rapidty that was
arful 10 witness would bsve been but for the per-
feet se possession that apparent IN every moton
Having reached the center of hi, rope, Bloudin la1
aside his balance O. placed his stomach upon the |
cable ard went through the motions of swimming, |
after which he descended the swing, which is per-
N .nent fixture at that point. This SWING hangs |
abnut thirty feet below the cable Here he BET |
biunelf whrliug, max pg eighteen revolutions in |
about as many seconds, and performed various |
other surprising teats, concluding aud chmaSIng |
the whole by hanging to the swing with big head
downward He e. en- assembled 70 the cable pick ID up |
his pole and tro ted to the Canada side. The time oc-
copied il the whole journey was little over hitcsn
minutes After delay of about hall al hour, winch |
was mainly occupied III adjusting tine guys, Monsieur |
Bondin made his appearance On the Canada epd OF the
Ga ble bearing his agent Mr. Harry Colcord, on has |
back Considering the fact inst mr. Cocord weighs |
l45 pounds and that Bondin himself weighs bur 70,
il nav be imagined that he had pretty good 10 I'D to
carTy 1t was perfectly wonderful TO witness the ease
with which Blondin accomplished this most c1cuIt
ard dangerous undertaking. Colcord lci; hs perch
we cannot think of bettef wOri-but twice durihg |
the ntIJe walk and then merely stood upon the rope
for half mJue or 30. tjr the purpose OF straight
euur out In exactly fourteen minutes ron the tiele
they Jeff the Canada shore they were received uPoo the
American de with the hearty pands OF the ASSEM-
bl.d multitude"
The following very sensible letter was written BY
Mr.. G. T. Downing, the well known caterer, IN reply
TO an invitation to Join in emancipation festival:
"EEwPoRT, July 81, 1860.
UGESTLyMFS: Your polite invitation 70 be present |
and oin at Hudson in another annual celebration OF the
ever memorable event of giving freedom to eight hun
Rriii.h Me- lndlh IHlAnJA |