New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-14
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ture manufactured to serve pleasant memorial Of
the past.
Mr. james S. Slaughter Of ATLANTA, Ca, the man
whose name has become familiar through the "Scarlet
Letter" of Mr.. Yapoey committed suicide on Wednes.
day of Last week by taking laudsnum.
DIR. Carnochan, who has recently suffered from an
absorption of virus from dead body which he was
dssec,ing is rapidly recovering and though he will be
deprived of the Of his hand aud arm for some time
will eventually recover from the effect of the poison
1t wa feared that the disease had progressed far at
one time, thai be would have to undergo smputaion
to save bis life.
The Canadiane are now exercised upon the matter
Of full.dress. The Montreal Witness ssys:
"PersOns waiting upon the Prince of Wales at the
levees TO be held throughout the Province must be in
ll.dress- namely, either military ecclesiastical
uniform OF black, the coat being dress-coa
that Ia, not long all rouud but with tails only behind
Why this should be consldered full dress than the
frockeost which Is both fuller and more suitable every
way, aud which 10 worn IN military uniforms, we can
not lmagine out the decisions of custom aod fashion
make no preteDsons 10 comm0n-sense We think,
however, II Ii somewhat ll]udged 10 require rgor-
GUS adherence to OdWord etiquette in this free aud
easy country. There may be many a loyal worthy
citizen who has long discarded the swaow-ta for the
more sensible surtcui ana who will not be able to pay
his ecs to the Prince without going to the expense
OF TO lOs at least tor dress-coat. THIS ls small
matter, as Counselor Pepys said of the tear in his
plum-colored robe but 1t may trouble many. We have
nothing 10 say ABOUT the regulations respecting ball
costume thuk that the whole of that part OF the
programme would be honoTed in the breach than
the observance"
The Saratoga correspondent of TIE Washington
Star has the folowing
"The most elegant and recherche turnout at Sara
toga tbis season Il that of Mrs Bennett the wife of
the editor OF The N. Y. Herald a pony phaeton,
evidently built in Paris. Mrs. b. drives her par;n
hand herself carrying aunty her psrasol attached to
delicate ivory whip which is thus made TO serve
very gracefully indeed, double purpose. She drives
capitay and there are few there that pass
her PONIES when she ancies to put them upon their
mettle AS in her carriage she looks under thirty
years Of age, which can hardly be, as she has son
some eighteen nineteen years old. From the re-
marks maze around me ste mounted her phaeton,
it clear that the envy of the envious OF her
Sex az Saratoga; as we'll she may be- for of all the
ladies here assembled she creates the greatest seusaon
90 where she WILL The truth is, she Is the finest look
ing woman mere. So all the men think which, with
her notaOy as the wife of her very remarkable hus
band is enough 10 set 10 chattering all the gossping
and envous tongues especially whenever she appears
whip and ribbons Ill hand, either on the avenue or
upon the the fashionable and magnificent lake.drive
where one sees such sight Of mounted and dAshlng
wealth as Is to be seen nowhere else on tins continent
--"Lallah Rookh is female elephant, belonging
to a circus lately exhibiting at Cincinnati The fol-
lowing of her passage the Ohio is from
The Cincinnati Commercial:
DAT clock Madame 'Lalla Rookh was dis
covered by the anxious crowd walking lesurey down
to the landing upon the Kentucky side, Tapping her
huge ears the motion OF winch was distinctly visible
upon this side OF the river Every ding being read
ness 'Lala ROokh plugged into the flo wing waters
but 81 most Immediately lost to sight the cooling
effects of the fund agreeable that her lady ship
seemed disposed l. elect tue task assigned her; and
regardless OF the xpectatons Ot the assembled multi
tudes rolled and splashed around at her ease. The
exertions of her keeper, who poted her IN skl soon
brought TO q of her 0uty, and she struck out
maniuly into the stream. AT times nothing but the
emo of her trunk would be visible then the top of her
head and again she would dive entirely out of sight,
remaining under water until those on shore began TO
think she was drowned, when Of a sudden she would
come to the surface with surge that would throw her
huge bulk halfway out of the water Ihus she pro-
ceeded, until opposite the Coyingon ferry landing
when an amusing incident occurred. The heetof skliis
which accompanied her upon her trip became 30 numer
GUS as 70 seriously incommode her ladysblp, when,
becoming indignant, she turned about ana gave them
chase The r. suit some rowing which would nave
mt even the fla nous Harvard Boat Club TO the blush.
One of the skls she pursued to the bank. The conse-
ouence was, thai, allowing due calculation for the
force of the current ~ make landing at the re-
ouired point 1t became necessary TO take her ashore
and let her try ire The secOndt time she start
ed short distance below the mouth OF the Licking,
and proc, edeo Giagonay the river, diving and
rising with blow times and landing safely at the
foot OF Race street. thus giving the whole Line OF spec
tato1s d fun view Of her perior Aances
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