New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-18

porers who sbODld Oest nercriDe INC ieeo Nn'"uns
Fair at Chicago TIE Executive Committee have
swsrc ed them a. follows:
For the best from the Fsr silver medal 70 Henry D
ol,o,t Agricultural Reporter Of THE ExwYoRK TRIBUNE
Fo the best reports in local papers silver mccall 70 oe"ss
B. Upton Of The Chicago JosynoI =.
For The bes, report evening Farmer Talks dnrns The
ls silver ned to Charles D. Brssdon Of Emevy' Pra"~
Foymer
THIS mee nj Of our National Society IL the argeH IN
the word Tae oesigDs its two faces are intenoed
70 feplfy he ba,i nal character Of the Society. we
presume thai smilar prizes vii be offered in this ano
succ, ecrg years. II il feature which onr STATE AS
soeialions w. uld do well, we think, 20 initiate.
-" Ssiridon" writes TO The Boston Tr0reuer,
from Paris The fol owing about the younger Dumas:
"P, ork alone snd literary eopsrtner In none ct his
books o. rsy. The following conversation which reported 70
have TAX place him snd literary hero may give
yon light The Literary man wac sonpn-
Inenng him great Of Le D.5i hornoi 'no'
rsked him Pray what you doing DowP Nothing " all
am resting M, BRAIN 10 you readP As hue az pos
,ible, Don't YOU like hstoyP No, nsticciyey deses' W
v1hou, kn, wing anything about it, Why don't you ~r1Ie
tlsys In vene absurd and impossible Can the'o
IL snyng more ridiculous than make notary talk in verse
But Moer. did though Ia Molsre's time everybody wore
coats embroidered with spanges We have len spar pes
Ipouni.bsnks tell yon the truth know little about
ee read not long lie hanthrops; that IL nos pay "
ee ends wo the way exactly mental COMES s'
tells Alc,s he Is wanted But what do you think OF o0'
neil He
bore never reed him. bought fother day RAoens "
usrsted by Gunve Doe reckoning the engaving' "oo'
me resd the At; but | bad 20 give 1t up ofss Is'
Pray tel me lien, who are your literary IDOLS De
sbskesp.sre Wherever do read read them Asi aons
know Fussb read Benjamin Lsroches 'ransson OF soakes
p,ar He really really the genius be has gone 70 toe bottom
Of everything OWNED everything said vyhnsi DC
true to nature All Shakespeare is my idol ~
-" Occasioral," in Fomeys Press, draws out nom
ebscnr,, two of at large cisss Of men of labor ana
4 Ia nak a
On ne1 men AND keep the machinery Of Governments
in easy II oIiob. Ssys he:
10 Gins ub peronege as Jehu O. Jones al the head OF Tho
Of Ws,s and Means Utterly unskled in the sce'oo
Of government unbessed 10 intellect an Inferior a"y@ vy
awkward paismeDiasD be could no more master the Iso
contIehrnd tie details Of that position than blacksmith e''a
no.rs,snd the machinery watch Even the most accom-
ps I'd statesman compelled when placed In the chamsnnp
OF this COMMITTEE rely upon the etorts Of others Inc De
ofth mt,ee and Means supplied by Nh Coch
sp modest quiet unssuning man, VINO mas
that capacity for of years. who devotes himself ~ AZ
TIRES prepa aon of the bills and TO tho coee'n u
from The various departments oil the
TLose who him speak OF him az an e1tTsora'oHy ~
final machine His KNOWLEDGE figures IA accurate i' n'es
y so unq e.tion4be his calculations are accepted ana
adopted at He may be said indeed TO be counselor "a
wiser and director reference the most important appopa
ops No me- cshly concealed can pas JUDICIAL
h ged by this sentinel Of the national treasury
UNDERSTAND already prepared s the bills for the seton
and when the Speaker is elected and the Committee
serted 10 the And who heard Of Mr. Cochran
except inquire into the secrets Of the business
In < political centeIl
Another these unknown public servants IL N.Y. Jonn NJ
BARCLAY Joons clerk Of the Of Representatives.
Mr. Barclay thoroughly versed in the parliamentary secrets
ard details Cochran is in the e1pend pes and revenues OF INC
Government, Az you enter the House. hen Is tGy orsanned
you standing fbs right Of the Speaker yourg genue
an nsned Tsddeus Maurice, who INDY be called the ptomper
Of the pIerding officer he began his rce page and
think Mr. Co0s who first took dvAntase Of hs h aud
funn davh haeb
e,s When Congress sssembes It 10 curious 10 observe
how rapidly he acquainted With the and
slice and those who applaud the Speaker for his
sd proficiency do know that the quiet unpreecd
lug young man by his side frequently puts the words into tie
Speaker, mouth"
TIE following stories are told Of the late Lord
HastI g. wboee death is announced by the last steam
er fr m England:
ON one occasion he was hoy engaged in the pursuit Of
warmth when the PROCESS Of himself and his friends was
barred by gate suaIdsd by sturdy farmer Open the sste
wa the o dS nisnd shsnt' lied the farmer Open
the gate tell youP repeated hi. LOrdhip shsn' resored
Apricos gpedy II Jou DON'T exclaimed the mo-
be Lord III lay this whip about you. So will my stick
r,srordsd biz opponent Without further psrley
they being given either side II one had
the pen Washington living the combat might be narrated
doubt moving those in which that Ia
rpened author chorced the immortal and fearless eIpoHs
Of Pe Suyyesnt bu in The present must suEoe 10
raw that suny hard whacks had been and taken tho
posing parties drew of with tolershy good opinion OF each
otLe powrss Next day the for the fArner who
boldly entered the p..sence Well said nay Lord Il Sidst
much Ike what you yesterday Didn't intend
~. MD wa tbe ply More talk fowei but the reader VIII
bsdy anticipate the Tesutvz; ths appointment Of the man
Of the post Of trust bis Lordbps easn act
which certainly showed siderable nssuimty On rher
&C an about three since Lord H.snzs committed
m,n tskng rabbits piece # Land near Holt on which il
u con e that he parties had certain rights Some Of the
papers and especay The Norfolk Ness took the matter
~ appearing which his Lordsp considered per-
nay offensive, h. proceeded the Office of the local Journal
h the o nAicng condgn punishment the editor who
"a a present Nor sich High words eususd and last
Lo Hsstines exclaimed Why don't you light manP At the
san time holding up redoubaole whip in threatening
rtr Fight returned the editor proc ung sver why,
could get enough to thrash Tor tlese two half
.rouns indictment for this affair preferred against tho
noble lord Norfolk ASHES but the hearing Of the
po.tpopsd eventually the matter hushed in Pick
wekisn kind Of fashion"
A prns n of ESQ a ear has been granted to Mrs.
Janet Tsykr, al au,horess whose works are well
Ipovn to, and appreciated by the mercantile ma
rins OF Fl gland. Mr.. Taylor is the authorizes of an
E,iome OF Navigation and Nautical Astronomy"
" Improved Lunar Tables" " Planisphere of the
starr =" Hsud-book to the Local Marine Board Ex-
suiistiuns;' Guide TO the uae of Maury's Charts"
&c. IL fact she the Mrs. Souervile OF the marine
Grid. She also keeps a Nautical and Mathematical
Academy the eOd Of London, the upper school
ofwcb il devoted TO the preparation of masters and
mates IL IKE navy and merchant service. Thu es:ab-
il In ept is nncer the patronage of the Admiralty,
Tr nifty Honss, East Il da Company, and the principal
oc.sD .team navigation Companies. We not
Tint any obvious reason why lady should not
BE- acquainted tb an, branch Of mathematical science;
hut may possibly afford surpise to rome of
des hear of Who pdoctrinstes practical seamen
not only nh the prncines of ordinary NAVIGATION and