New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-17
PERSONAL.

DIR. Davidson, the chief actor IN the Ha1esviue,
KY tragedy has left two three wild and extrava-
CANT letters which conclusively show that be was in
care. He regarded the fearful act by which he
ee.troytd his own Ii as means Of removing "a
whitening cuIse" which had overriding, for than
"a qosIter Of C injury, tie Land Of his birth"
TIE Nsw.York correspondent of The Charleston
Courier says that "a rumor obtains very generally
here that be Hon. Daniel +. S,ckies has experienced
change of heart and that he conempates connect ng
bjmtelf with some church. His former friends say
that they have noticed marked difference in his COLI
Duct recently. At Washington he leads a very differ
ent hfe from what be once did Before be leaves the
Cspi al IL is thought he will make public profession
of Christianity"
A Macon, Ga, paper states that at Columbus, in
that State, Birhop Kavanaugh, Methodist, aud the Rev.
DR.. Hawke, Episcops, have attended and msnde-ted
much interest in the lectures Of Miss Hardnge Spi
ualat.
The Civil Tribunal Of Lyons has Just given de-
cisiou In a Gaze OF promise Of marriage. Last March
NJ. Joachim and Nile. Marie, in presence of their
relatives and rie d. rgned contract Of marriage be-
fore notary, snd four days. after the bans pub
published in the usual way. III. Joachim made his IN
tended various presents such eweiy gold watch,
shawls and dIesses and took apartment at 200Of
year. But on the very eve Of the day fixed for the
Wedding Mile. Marie sent to inform NJ. Joachim that
she had changed her mind and declined 10 marry him.
AL attempts 10 nouce her TO change her mind proving
fute,s N. Joachim sued the lady for the amount of
EXPENSE incurred ana for 0t0f. an indemnity for
his loss IN hiring an apartment which he no longer
quiIed. The tribunal condemned the lady to pay all
the expenss and Il amount expended by NJ. Joachim
in presents but rejected the demand for 2000f indem
nity ana directed the parties to pay their costs
Mr.. Speaker Pennington denies having had any
thing do it'll the pa, of Mr.. Clay debts, and
pionounces The story lately stare by orrsspOndent
OF The C,~ctnnnnati Commercial fabrican II.
When Parliament was opened her Majesty worsa
dIets If pearcoored satin with gold bars; over 1t
mantle of rich crimson velvet, with deep and mas
sive gold border. Her head dress was tiara of bril-
hspis. The elder Princess wore sGp"-whateyer
that isof white tulle over pale blue under -drees;
ioui her head q wreath OF white roses. The
younger Princess ~as dressed wholly in white, with
wreath Of pink flowers as a head-dress.
The Northampton Gazette dna Courier says that
at of the quiet farm nousss ia Benadston, on the
evening OF the ID nst where two couples were visit
ing, party stumped" the other to get married.
The reply WAS 81 will if you will" and a magis-
tse was cent for and the double ceremony performed
some time after the hour retiring. 1t was a sur
prise wedding to everybody, but they wouldn't "back
OWN"
The NewYork correspondence The Chicago Press
and Tribune Gays:
This Winter no lady Of ton daresto wear the same
dress at any two of the fifty parties she attends any
more than " abe were counters vt the court balls OF
Eugebe, where such faur pas results in the total
cessation OF The imperial invitations. These extrass-
giant nee. ssiries long ago enforced the wealthest
French ladies dispose Of those splendid robes which,
though umnnIed, they cannot wear again, through
the medium of their dress makers who sell them over
10 th. denrimonde at discount OF so per cent. Apro-
pos Of this, the OF that moet artistic and
exp. nsiye of New-York modistes, Madame D OF
Fourth sset were hat week surp,issa oy the spec