New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-05
Personal.

There may be those WHO fancy tuat the Sa'e-
holders mob in Kentucky win succeed in sencing or
driving off Cassus N. Clay; but such persons will
probably change their opinion on reading the following
authentic anecdote In 1885, just before the commence
ment of the Presidential canvass, the Rev. John G.
Fee one Of the persons lsey banished from the State
by the chivay advertised TO deliver lecture on
abolition at a certain courthouse Whose name we
bave forgotten When the day mob assembled
and gave Mr.. Fee his choiceto leave the place. with
ont e.tuiiog or to be Immediately tarred and eahered
and he left. When MIR. Clay heard of this, he went
down 20 the courthouse, and gave notice that,
certain day, two weeks from the date of notice. the
Rev John g. Fee would lecture there on the abolition
of Slavery, and that he tCassius III. Clay would
be there 10 see that the lecturer was not
interrupted. The tine came. The men were in the
7, strum which had been prepared at Mr. Ciays difec
ton. A large assemblage stood below. Clay stepped
ont in font and said: Mr. Fee ia going to lecture
Abolition. l don't altogether agree with him; but
ike fair play; and want him aud every other man to
have bis cay. If any offers TO touch him, he'll
have to DO it over my dead body; and an going to
defend ysel TO the last" Mr.. Fee lectured without
interruption. The chivalry knew their man; they
knew that Clay was not TO be inundated and that he
was an ugly customer to handle. And they know that
now.
1t is stated tha. two Manchester gentlemen have
offered prize Of fl00 and of ESQ., for the bsst
Eesay Revtvss. The pames joined as judges are
said to be the Rev. Prebendsry of St. Paus Cathedral
and tho Rev. Charles Stovel.
The Hon. George N. Briggs Of Massachusetts has
been cordially and unanimously elected Chancellor of
Madison Uhiverity. II he accepts the appointment
Dr. Eaton will retire from the Presidency that he may
devote his whole time TO the more congenal duties of
his Theological Professorship.
MIR. J. H. Brown, who supports ffty-two young
Baptiat theological students at Howard College, in
Alabsms, at an annual cost Of $4,000, has recently
endowed a theological chair in that college by con-
tribution of s25,OOO.
The widow Of the late Rev. Robert Hall died at her
residence near Bristol England on the 18th ult., at
the advanced age Of "a.
Something ought to be done to prevent people from
giving vent to their grief in when they are be-
Ieaved. What fate too hard for the man who ap-
pended the following lines to the announcement OF
young laoy's death in mel yhboriDg city
"a few weeks ago sbe to he bride,
But now the grave her lovely form doth hide"
The question who was the first white child born
in Cincinnati seems likely to harass that city. The
other day we published line TO the effect that one
VIM. Taylor claimed that honor, in defiance of a
woman who had given herself out as the original in
fan but now the Sergeant-a, Arms of the City Couo-
ell puts in earlier record OF his own birth. So, till
further notice, William Noodle ia the connecting link
between the uncleared past and the civilized present.
A Southern paper in regretfuIy stating that the
wife of an eminent citizen had INST a fatal accident,
says she inadvertently fell from window" Inas.
much people usually take especial pains to fall ont of
windows, the phrase ia happy one.
On Sunday small army of pckpockets entered
st. Josephs Cathedral in Buffalo, and picked variety
of pockets. -Four OF them were taken into custody,
but one of them escaped and it is supposed be carried
off most of the booty.
"A SOLDIER recently died in Washington Territory
under peculiar circumstances. A post-mort exam
nation disclosed the fact that death WAS caused by
poipon, in he form of oxac acid taken while eating
strawberries from metal cas, wherein they generally
come inelossd The poison had formed from the acid
iiy Of the fruit coming in contact with the metal
"A man In Canada has been cheating the benevo.
lent with "confdence" game. He works thns
Knocking at the door Of house, he asks in sad tones
to see It's mistress When she appears be states that