New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-10
PERSONAL.

A Young woman, named Lizzy Donaldson, esssyed
10 walk acrOss one Of the streets OF Cincinnati OH
WIRE lsst week. and had nearly accomplished the feat,
when the holder OF OF ths guy Iopes in hs admra-
ton for the spaDeed petiico8t above bim, looked mp
ward forgot his business aud threw the fair performer
from her foothod to the and dsmay OF the wit
nesses. Fortunately she had already passed the mid
de of the street. where fall might have been fatal
and dropped elegantly ten feet upon the Onesoiy
store beneath.
k-Tks Norfolk Day Book says that Ex-Governor
Wise Of Virginia s engaged on the Eastern Shore to
defend two negroes who are accused Of running of
slave II appears that the negro got OIL TO Baltimore,
but was brought back. TIE negroes accused were
under the impression thstshe was free.
The census returns Of all but 81 towns in Connect
cut foot up gain of 30 600 from 1870. The large
towns to be returned will probably bring the gain mp
to IS 600, nskiDg the whole population OF the Stae
45j OCO Windsor County, VT, has p,palation OF
81 253, and hss Lost l,067 in ten years. Hartford,
where the rsiload junction village has grown up, has
gained 237 aud is the only town making any consider
able gain, while Woodstock has gained but 2li Wind
sor has fallen of 259 ad Harlaud the town above II,
bss fallen of 3l2. The population ofDubuque, Iowa,
has fallen off 600 in three years, and is now about
1900. Cape May County, n j., has population Of
$780, having gained 7O3 in zen years. Austin, Texas
has 24S0 whites and $50 negroes; the whole OF Travis
Comfy in which it is situated, has 1860 whites and
3149 slaves Concords Parish, Louisiana, has | $50
whites and u 800 blacks.
FLORENCE Nightingale says:
The effect Of music upon The sick has been scarcely
at Ell noticed. In fact is responsiveness, as 1t ia now,
makes any general Application OF 1t ont OF the ques-
ton. will only remark here, that WIND Instruments,
including the human voice, and srlnged nsru nents,
capable of continuous sound, have generally beneh-
cal eee,-9hile the pianoorte, with such instruments
AZ have continuity of sound have Just the reverse
Tne finest panofore playing viii damage the slck,
while az air like Hone, Sweet Home" or Assisa
q pe dun salice," on the most ordinary grinding
gan will sensikly soothe them-and this quite indie
pendent of association
"A foreign paper gives an instance Of what it calls
the maternal Feasibility Of the French Empress
While 1T Ajaccio, she remained for time alone in
her carriage under triumphal arch, the Emperor
being absent inspecting some new forte. Some hun
dreds CT the peasants who had assembled formed
circle at distance round the carriage but her Majesty
made sign with her hand, and in moment COM
pact mass was close around her. " Do you come from
far 2" asked her Majesty, in Italian, addressing of
them. Oh, yes, madame" replied the man, who
appeared astonished to hear the sovereign speaking
and particularly in biz own language cit is four days
Journey; bat we have all come, leaving only the
women and the old behind Us" ooh, madame" said
another peasant, "wby did you not bring the boy 7"
You love him, then, do yon p said the Empres,;
you would like to see him; il so, there he is" and
taking OFF brooch which contained portrait of the
Prince Imperial, she held il ont 10 them. thousand
hands were held out 10 seize it, and IL was kissed BY
every one with the greatest delight. This scene was
much for the feelings of the Empress who forgot
he sovereign in the mother and when the Emperor
returned she was lying back in the carriage weeping
a. the remembrance of her absent child.
Mr.. Ralph Farnham, the Revolutionary patriot
from Maine, arrived in Boston on Msndsy having re-
ceived public invitation has already been all
nounced. He WIS accompanied by his son John, who
years old last June and by his daughter joanna
who lie 65 and has been for eighteen years domestic
at the American House in that city. Though he trav.
eled from Acton. Me- in one forenoon changing cars
three times he seemed fatgusd lie is very deaf
and moves with difficulty, but he can converse iutel
gently and qlite proud Of the attention shown
him.
The foreman Of Scotch jury recently returned
verdict as follows: We lind the prisoner very nearly
gully, my lord, bu. recommend him 20 mercy" His
lodshp would no, receive such adelverance and babe
the fifteen reconsider their decision, which resulted in
guilty"
Co. lsaac b. Barnes Of Boston, who has for years
held the poet Of U. s. Marshal in that city, has fol-
loA Cd the astrcus example Of the venerable Presi
dent and entered the field OF journalistic literature
taking topic ior the discussion of which his tastes and
accom- lfsfments especially tit him. He has made his
debut as correspondent of The Boston Courier, re.
porting for that paper the Agricultural Fair lately held
in the tloursbng village Of Charlsetown, n. II.
The Charleston Courier gives the following obit-
uaIy notice TO the late Charles Frazer:
An tonored citizen rich in the favors of the MUSES.
and the affections OF large circle Of fends-an artist,
orator, auhor who Ten years ago summoned from
graceful and wtlearned retirement 10 pronounce the
inaugural orati, for tho dedication of the Magnolia
Cemetery-has been called, IN ripe old age 10 the
house appoiI Ted for all living" Cbarles Fraser tha
early friend Of Sully and Malone and ths exeuplar
aDo pstrnch Of arr in Charleston ia nu bered with
our departed worthless lie " ie on sleep aoon
afer o clock Friday afternoon, 9TH inst in great
psrt nom natural decay and old age, but with some
symptoms or psrslytic strokes which had been ex-
perleDced previously, and occurred for tho ast and
Iatal OCCASION about tnIee hours before his etbaRa-
Sd. We cannot a present undertake even an made
qna,e obituary ske'ch, nor is IL needed IL il but
three years since in com ection with the Fraser Gal
ey that happy Anticipation OF the verdict of poster
lty-we had tho privilege vi calling attention 70 the
virtues snd claims, and merits and art achievements
OF one whoee engraT privilege II was 10 sse the laurel
nj al d hn.e ~ L