New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-26
PERSONA.

Hatferdwho al the childish age Of 10 mas hVed bul
u anhood Of generous heroisn. On Monday forenoon
sn intensely cold day-a little son Of DIR. aettler,
skating on the Little River broke through aud dis
arJcared under the lee The boy CbamPlin witnessed
lie accident and ran 10 the rescue. He me; the body
of tie little friend floating rapidly under and against he
transparent and yielding ice whired about and rushed
in straight liuc little way below, where was cake
Of strong old ice, seated himself safely upon ihis and
commenced kicking the weak ice 10 Peoes in front Of
him with his boo-hees. BY The time the ilcatiDg and
diving form reached the hole Of rescue tiis WISE and
repdy-uitted child had made for il, Charlie dropped
dow TO his wais, in the water. With the las Instinct
Of life little Metiler chung % biz feet. Lifting himself
10 his seat again Charlie fastened upon his charge,
drew him TO the opening, and pulled him out OF death
into life. Twice before, while living at Higganum IN
the Summer Of 1852 this came brave led jumped into
the Connecticut River and rescued other boys while
struggling in deep water.
The King of Holland Incurred some danger few
day back, when going by special train from Amster-
dam 10 Arnbem. just entering The station OF The
latter place the engine driver perceived carriage
standing across the line. Being that il was i'm
Tosbe TO stop he had the presence Of mind 10 put Oh
full steam and dashed the obstacle to shyers without
tie slightest shock 10 his own train. Neither the King
nor any Of bis suite suffered the least injury.
The shooting of the Marquis Of Salisbury was in
tits wise: He had shot rabbit and was taking it up
when another rabbit passed Colonel Taylor, Al. T.,
who wa Of the party, not seeing his lorshp, fred
at the passing rabbit, when portion Of the shot struck
TIE left leg Of the Marquis. After the accident the
Marquis was conveyed TO Hatfield House. with the AZ
sistanee Of his friends, in pony ehaise.
TIE Young De Forest who 20 mysteriously disap-
peared three years ago from the Metropolitan iiote In
THE city, hae comfortably turned up The last Ausrs-
Liam mail brought letters which place beyond doubt the
fact that he is alive and in bic right mind. His expert
enee as relatedy himself, il most interesting and IN
q condensed form present TO our readers Coming
to tbis city, he put up at the metropolitan Hotel
Willie there be became oppressed with the feeling that
his friends no longer loved him or cared for him. and
that ~ would be glad to know Of his death. Having
ami lie means with him he procured passage 70 San
Francisco under assumed nae and departed thither
leaving behind him his entire wardrobe aud all the
money he had over, to the amount OF $ov0. While On
the passage he found to HE nnre terror that he Wa
an object Of notice from several persons whom no had
known in early life as factory hands in his native VIII
lee and deemnc that he had been discovered, he re-
assumed bis Own name and ever after retained u. Hs
landed at San Francisco with nothing 10 do with no
friends. and without money. Consequently he suffered
much not only from priyalion but from the nelenenoy
Of the weather, and as heartily glad Of an opportunity
70 earn his board and lodging ranch al como dis
lance from the city. Not content however, with this
LIE he made euccessul attempt at teaching schco Ga
be was q graduate Of Yale College. Al that he con-
tinued year by which time he Rad saved sufficient
70 enable him 10 huy pasags tcke, for Austnlia IL
which roip, be had determined a. the ouse 70 CO. Ho
e, once found employment in The High School Ut Mel
bourne ar Professor referring the Trustees 20 Yale
College for bis Identification. During all this tine his
mind was terribly exercised and his heart meet keeny
lacerated by the thought at his friend F'oioed IN hio
dephrture. supposng hat those who had recognized
him on the steamer would baye written home, he
watched carefully the Esstern papsrs Tor advertise
me,,s bat eeeing none conc!cded hat he wiz indeed
fOrsaken by all wbose affection he przed.
Ample funds have been RENTED 20 Melbourne, srd
De Forrest WILL in the course ofthe yea, Start home
ward via Indis AMI the Continent
The celebrated French dgaIns.is!. NJ Scribe, has
ius retired from authorship income Of more than
~ eco year, tie frut Of his literary LAHORE. Over
the portico Of biz country sce, the chs.ear o b,rn
court il The following inscription;
Q theatre r.sve Get sIyie chhr1ptt-e
Voos qu po-sss SAL; Jo yo7' - s"io PeVFe"e
Primo. Louis. who ID TO uaAry Queen Victoria'.
eeed daup,a- sug!a.ny the s.loe relation 10 The reign
ing DIXIE ii Hesse DarmeGdt gs tbs husband OF the
Princes Royal 10 the King VI Prussia In esch state
u sovereign il childets and each Of the two sisters
viii Doe the wife Of the son Of his bfohor the heir pre-
su1up,ye. Prince Louis viii be Is years Of age next
se;aeu.Ler. He has the rank Of q captain in to Pras-
Ian service and il titular colonel Of Russian Hrsfar
regiment He il disantly related % the foolish and
,yrauujcal Elcctor Of Hesse Case who has just ds-
soly.d tic Hessan Chambers and who will certainly
hive "a ;on tho Duke Of Nodena and The Grand Duke
Of TuecaDy before he IL much older.
The London correspondent Of The LirerPooE A.
6.on FAYE that e eI1alic Eugene has been len IN
oeo4 81 Claridgee ever since her return from that n.y.
inc and vet very cr1nped visit sho made to Windfor
with precpitaDcy suggestive of call on ar' HaE7-
son orths Hearne the Hunter rather than on the
Queen of England and her solemn oonsori, who didht
even nut on HI Field-Msrhals uniform for the Feeop
ton Of the bride OF the victor Of Soieino. She was
A. Die Castle hardly long enough to with Princess
Alice the usual compliments on her approaching nnp'
,ials with the young Hossian, who viii, OF courae
walk into Mr. Bull for The outfit and init TOO, which
!. very unfit Il IL said by certain people, that is 70
cav there il no saying snythiI with certainty about H.
,Lst Eugene departs for Paris ga Monday. Tue I'M
,royement In her health from her sCjourn IN these
Elysiau ises, this halcyonic and hygienc weather,
whicl. If enough to give an EsquinnuX the oi'e
devil. with The bIae n.oldinces OF Tie atmosphere