New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-30

charter certain number Of berths In the regular
steamer between THE port and Cuba, on reasonable
terms or failing in that, to hire email steamer excu
sively, and cell excursion tickete.
Col. Sheldon Mcknight Of Detroit died very sue-
denly in Washington, on Saturday night, Of cong-s-
ton # the brain He was formerly printer, and for
many years pubisher of The Detroit Free Press. He
was the pioneer Of steam navigation Lake Superior
having taken oyer the Portage of Ssu!t Ste Marie and
launched into the waters of that lake. tho first steamer
which visited tire copper regions.
"A negro slave in Smith County, Va, was recently
killed while attempting to stop train of cans on the
Virginia and Tennessee road. Some ties had been
placed the road about ten miles above the
town, and the negro having discovered them, pro-
cured frebrand, it being very dark, to give the
alarm He took his stand upon the track and, as the
train approached waved the brand as a signal; the
engineer the light, but could not reverse the en-.
CINE in time prevent the train from running into the
negro who was killed.
Marshal Castsllane hiss become, by the death of
Prince Jerome the senior Marshal of France by age.
Marshal vaillsn, who was promoted to that rank in
1851 has, however, held the position longer than any
other Marshal.
Tie Government, finding 1t necessary to retrench,
deter mined to reduce the number Of young ladies
ployed ut the Philadelphia Mint in adjusting coin from
90 to %. Female charms and the political influence
exerted by the slaves and followers of the damsels
made the tack of selecting those to be dischargsda
very difficult matter. II therefore determined that
the selection should be by lot. Accordingly, forty
pieces of paper, twenty three of which marked
returned" and the rest blank, placed in box.
Those who were so unfortunate to draw blanks
eeived their pay and retired The others will be
tanned until the close Of next week, when their work
will cease until the st of September The pay of the
Young ladies' is LIBERAL and the demand for the position
correspondiDgly large.
For the private accommodation of the Prince of
Wales while at Niagara Falls, the Zimmerman Estate
has been chartered and the cottages belonging to the
Clifton Hotel will be Get spar for his suite. Over the
gateway which constitutes the main entrance to the
grounds of the estate proper, and which the Prince
must pass upon his walks rides trumphal arch is
TO be erected fifteen feet in width and thirty feet high
adorned with representations of forest scenery aud
American life and surmounted at the summit by a
splendid stuffed deer in the attitude of flight, with up
reared head and lofty antlers. The preparations for
the coming guest are going with spirit and all
now completion.
The Baltimore Patriot of the 9th says:
We had visit to- day from Judge Bates, who ar
rived in this city this rnng from South Carolina
and leaves this at ernoon at CLOCK for the West he
is stopping at Bsrnums. We regret much that he
made 80 short stay in Baltimore, for II would have
given bis host of friends the highest pleasure to have
paid their respects to him personally. He is IN excel
lent health and the years have LEFT none OF their marks
upon him, save few whittier hairs than when be pre-
sided over the Wing Convention III This city in $780,
Mr. Edward Ross, now the champion shot of En-
gland is the fifth son of Horao Ross, esq., of Meth
erley, whose fine rifle shooting at Stonehaven and
Porehen has been noticed in the English papers. 1t
il but fair TO Scottish volunteers to mention that young
Ross is q member of tbs Portlehen and Neherley Vol
teers of which bis father is capaiu but that on 60
ing to school in Yorkshire joined corps there He
is only Is years of age Beside the Queens prize Of
ESQ., the totsl of his money ptesam 'unsto E3l5 ISL
exclusive of Wbtworth rife.
1t is said that the Emperor Napoleon has just su-
thorized the institution OF National Shooting Associa
ton in France on the principle that recently
inaugurated in England. Jules Gerard, the famous
killer is have the management of the enterprise
and commission has already been appointed to make
the necessary arrangements
Augustus John Alexander Law, second Marquis
of Laurston, has Just died in Paris. This nobleman
was the son of the celebrated Marshal Law, one OF
Nspoleons great generals and bearer of the treaty Of
the peace of Amiens to London, and was the great
great nephewof she famous John Law, of the Misss-
sippi scheme The Law family is of the very few
of the French nobesse of pure Scottish descent still
resident and lourisbing in France. The Marquis OF
Lauriston is succeeded by his son, Alexander Louis
Joseph now third Marquis of Lauriston born in 1921,
nobleman well and popularity known in the fashion
able world of Paris.
in the Memories de Ganbaldi," written by
Alexander Dumas and for time past In course Of
publication in the Steele Gsribaldi relates that so far
back as 1885, when mate of ship which was then at
Narcotics he saved from drowning schooboy named
Rambaud, who, while playing in barge in the port
had accidentally fallen into the water and that he had
10 plunge three times before he rescued the lad AS
I had lust before been condemned to DEATH said
Gaibaldi had assumed the name of Pane, aud it is
p,obable that the person saved never knew my real
name" The Steele now publishes letter, signed by
4" ]. Rambaud, No. 9 Rue de lEcluse, at the Batig-
nolles in which the writer says that it was he who
was saved in 1885, and that it is with great emotion
and ioy that he had learned the real name of him to
whom be owed his life"
The following story of the Rev. T. w. Higginson
ia from The Boston Transcript:
son the morning of the day of the recent College
Regatta AT Worcester the author OF SAINTS aud their
Bodies was afforded an opportunity to put his theory
into practice before number OF admlrng spectators
PnlIiny down the lake in his wherry he encountered
snoth, whtrry going up. The approaching oarsman
TIGHTLY kent TO the right but the reverend gentleman
pulled TO his left and the boats came In COLLISION. Al
ter performing Zouave movement win an oar, ana
making frantic clutch at the scull (nancaI OF the
passing boat the preacher found himself in the water
of Lake QuinsigamODd. Coming TO the surface ne
struck out for the shore where he was received by bis