New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-05

TO depart.
The Nee- Hapes Register Gays: 1--WE understand
,ba. the valuable library Of the late Dr. Perciva OF
this city, was yesterday clipped 10 Messrs Leonard %
Co.. of Boston, by whom It will be disposed Of for &C
eount Of the mortgages, at public auction IL con-
tains upward of ten thousand volumes and u various
" appraised at from slO,O COO to $4,000.
The Boston alias says il Is now announced posi.
lively that the Rev. Thomas Starr King has accep'ed
the invitation of the Unitarian Socety OF Ban Francisco
California become their pastor His letter OF resg-
nation to the Hollisstreet Church and Society was
submitted to his people on Monday, at meeting called
for that purpose.
-Esquire Merchant, In Cincinnati, last week was
called on 10 unite in wedlock at the Burnett House,
couple who bad fed from Fayette County, Ky. At
the Spencer House another couple-toe male some-
what advanced and the bride but eighteen-were also
anxious TO unite themselves for lie The proper aa
thority was summoned, and they were accommodated.
The straneest part Of the affair is this: the bridegroom
at the Barnett House and the bridegroom at the sPen-
Ger were son and ia her. Both had eloped from the
same vicinity with the came intenti neither kne" tho
purpose Of the other and both came on the same TRAM
When the young man learned the facts, the Burnett
House repaired to the Spencer, and 1t Is said most
glorious time snsued.
An agent soliciting subscriptions to Fleetwood's
Life of Christ" was recently tarred and featnered
in Alabama, and a gentleman who had lived eleven
wears in the State and married there, was compelled
to leave because he would not play the flute In the
procession
-W,lkess Spirit says that Nr. Ten Brock stood to
win $500 OCO upon bis American horse Umpire for the
next Derby, at an outlay of $1,000. He was shrewd
epopah to get all bis bets on early, when bis I'M
known colt sood discredited at the rate of hundred
to one.
The Rev. Or. Bethune on Christmas Day, was
made the recipient of princely donation from ms
friends in Brooklyn. Beside letter breathing tne
warmest regard and affection for their late pastor,
Gift was made in money reaching nearly quite TO the
sum Of 81 500.
-"Nalakoff" writes TO The Times:
The condemnation of Mime Leoine to twenty yssrs bard
labor In the PenensIy and the scquital Of the daughter
Indictment which, not generally approved certainly not tar
from Justice The punishment Ia two removes below that de-
anded by the indic,mentha to say the suione Inc
acquitted Of her extreme youth and the
oose manner In which her religious education conducted
Her fayorte reading the Coons Of Marion Dorms or
those of Jean Jacques Rousseau She evidently acted without
dscernmen She has been brought Paris By her relatives
and placed under the charge Of the Sisters OF Charity
moline show, how Il IL possible mnglo poetry with crimes
sentiment, of religious pey with set Of cruel barbsy The
ruatrae charged with the enaton Of the house OF m1'e
Lemone found ashes Of the chimney mingled with the re-
mains Of the burnt child some hoTeTs-s mm ana rosc-
placed there upon grave"
The Paris correspondent Of tie Courier dts Flats
Unis gives an account of incorporation by one
Am erican on another brought before the Civil Tribunal
of Paris The subject of tbis story is or rather was,
called Jack Rossiter. He was no common animal,
without pedigree, appeared, for Harlan, the Ameri
can who elaine him. had brought bin from New.York
TO ENGLAND. The noble beast was stabbed in London,
in which city staying another American Sportsman,
James Bevn, rival and friend, mp to that time of
Harlan. But il came to pafs day, during the alb
sence of Harlan that Bevn gained over the groom of
Jack Rossiter and took off the animal. Harlan,
thereupon in desperation undertook to search for the
horse and after thousand vcissitudes found hm in
Paris, led by the negro servant Of Bevin. He fol-
lowed entered bis complaint and went to London for
the documents establishing bis ownership. When he
returned Jack Rosster and his takers ha disappeared
anew Harlan began the hunt afresh found the horse,
but the animal had passed through several hands-
Harlan went from buyer to buyer to one named Teton,
living at the Louvre Hotel in company with Beyin,
who pretends that Harlan being his debtor gave Jack
Rosser in payment. Harlan denies this, and demands
an inquiry, which the Tribunal has accorded to him.
A correspondent Of The Washington States, who
has recently returned from Europe, sends to the
following communication. A Southern American
paper, which repubshes the article, inquiries if the
Democracy intend to make Mr.. Seward the candidate
Of the Charleston Convention
"And now say word In behalf o this most notorious
and muchsbuscd In Washington, where be ks resided
half the time for the last fheen twenty be 10
known very quiet smiabe hossbe gentleman and not at
all Hike the horrible portrait given Of him the other day In the
House. which he represented sort Of ghosy demon
with hefe floating In bis syes! Politically, have always
opposed him. but sosy and personally have always hked him
he Of great natural ability and Of extraordinary indus
Try Politics has been the study Of his life and saesmship
the greet object Of his ambition a. During
absence Of eight months Mr. Seward has visited England all the
leading capitals Of the continent and penetrated into Egypt
No American citizen visited Europe unotcsly who has
received greater attentions than Gov Seward Kings and
and believing 10 the inevitable
Presidents chair invited him TO their tables and bestowed
him ali the consideration due To he heir presumpve These
facts happen to KNOX, had the pleas Of meeting Gov.
Seward Europe and generally found him engaged ten deep
dine with the MOBILES and rulers Of the land No President
sbroad received half much attention he II the
ng not the setting that claims the homage Of the wod'
DIR. 6. G. Howe of Boeton, now In Canada, pro-
poses to make his brief term Of selfbanishment ben
eft bic entertainers by lecturng the treatment Of
the blinda subject of which be has made himself the
master He Is at Kingstcn, c. W., where he will
lecture by invitation of the City Council. He viii
present Of the interesting cases now in the Ins
tuition at Boston.
The Managers Of the Grand Trunk Railroad de-
sired large number Of axes, bat having no faith in
Yankee manufactures got scientific man TO invent
pattern Of the required and sent to England 70
have the same made. In due time two thousand FIVE
hundred axes were sent to Canada, but not one Of tie
phole Number had hole to Yeoeirc The kandisl