New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-21
Personal.


should cit for portrait to Mr. John Phillips artist
of this city, who has been recently socurning at Nj
sgsra Falls.
The Hon John Stuart of Chstbsm, Conn, died on
Sunday after three weeks illness with dysentery, aged
65. Mr.. Stuart was prominent as Democratic poll
tician in Middlesex County. He has been member
of both branches Of the Legislature, Judge of the
County Court, member Of Congress, and We believe
a candidate for Governor. Some ak months ago, be
was badly injured by being thrown from carriage,
and was suppose to be nearly recovered when he was
attacked by the dysentery.
"A correspondent of The Pittsburgh Dispatch, who
has visited Mr. John Bell at his home says that "he
is fine health, but not very enthusiastic as politician
The arbitration between Mr. J. Scott Russell and
the Great Eastern Company has been concluded by an
award in Mr.. Russell's favor The arbtrators were
Messrs. Fowler and Mclean, with Mr.. Haw kshaw as
referee There three gentlemen at the head Of the
er cheering profe sson in Eng and and in every way
qualified for such an Office. They were to decide any
differences arising between Dr. Russell and the Com
pany as to fulfment Of contract to fit out the Gres
Eastern to a specified extent and they have, after
pealy twelve months protraCed sitting at length de
elsred that Mr. Russell has fulfilled that contract and
that co, 900, or $4,000, ia due to him.
"A Paris correspondent writes that letter received
there from Mons Aug Marette, the nineut Egyptian
ANTIQUARIAN states that very important discovery has
been made in Egypt: "Ths excavations made at Mem
phis have brought to light metal founders workshop.
We have already discovered his tools, about forty
pounds of unrefned silver gold medals, twenty silver
medals never seen before and other objects denedto
the crucible.'
Tile ~. o. Picdyaae of the 10th gives personal
sketch of Col Lums6en, who, with his family, was
recently lost in Lake Michigan From it the following
paragraph is taken:
Francis Asbury Lumsden wss native of North
Carolina AT an early age he was apprentced TO the
senior Jceeph Gales then editor OF TIE Rdtegh Reg
iSter in whose Office he served bis time. After soend-
ing nre years in The National I1tt'geneer at wash
ip0ton city, he came to New-Ohesns, about twenty
four wears ago. and in 1896 was foreman In journal
called The Standard In 1897, in conjunction with
Mr. Kendall he commenced the publication OF Ihe
Picayune with which he remained connected until the
day of his death. To its columns he was pleasant
contributor under various nom de plane, beside bis
editorial initials giving agreeable and raoy sketches OF
life and manners In near and remote placesi OF his
hunting and sporting excursions and of other matters
of interest to the public. Even up TO the very day OF
his starting upon the fatal excursion on Lake Michigan
be communicated in th way with The Ptcayune,
Col. Lumsden possessed qualities Of mind and heart
that secured him frit nds wherever he was kno w.
Warm and firm in his social ATTACHMENTS, generous
even to fault possessing fine Conversational powers
ever cheerful and Astounding in good humor, aud rich
in sympathy for the unfortunste he won the esteem
and good will of sll with whom he came in contact
He was Is sensitive be afabei as chiyslric as
be WIS generous; and as open and frark as he was
ipulsiye His high sense Of personal honor forbade
concealment and deceit and made m as courteous 70
others as prompt 10 resent discourteey to himself.
The police of Paris were informed that blind man,
who for several years had been accustomed beg
e 49, Da.;te bod tad
for the purchase Of furnished lodging hou in the Rue
st. Pierre Montmarte, for sum ex seeding 10000
francs Having made inquiriee they learned that the
statements quite true and that, moreover he had
paid down u 900 francs of the purchase money. On
this they made search in bis lodgings, and found
railway shares and other securities to a considerable
amount AS he bad only been allowed to beg at the
church in the belief that be really poor and as,
betdes be had long been in the habit Of Fostering the
Emperor and Empress with petitions for charity, he
was arrested, and is to be tried for mendi,iy.
The New Orleans gentleman is thus sketched by
Capt Wayne Reid: 60 The Creole cares little for ex-
pence: he clothes himself in the bestthe finest linen
that looms can produce-the finest cloth that can be
fabricated. Hats are costing $25i and the bills
of a tailor of the Rue Royale would astonsh even
customer of Stultz. have myself eorae remembrance
Of q twelve guinea-coat made me by one of these
transatlantic artists but remember Also that it was
q coat"
The Boston gentleman is thus mentioned in an
ele written at Halifax at the time of the Princes re-
ceptioD Mayor LncolRsf Boston produced strong
impression in favor of American gentlemen by his cosr-
teous and dignifed bearings and we are told that the
Duke Of Newcastle, pointing at him, asked Consul
if he was fair specimen of Boston gentle
men, and if 60 then said the Duke, Boston must be
city of fine gentlemen, aud Mayor Lincoln credit 70
his city.
According to the journal II 7rOvotore, the num-
Der of male and female singers in Italy is actually one
thousand seven hundred and thirty. OF these there
are four hundred and ten prma DOME three hundred
and thirty tenors two hundIed and eighty bartones,
one hundred and sixty Jdssi proundi, fifty bo6ons,
etc. Beside these Italy possesses one thousand six
hundred and seventy male and female dancers.
"A well-knowD physician, visiting the National Fair
at Cincinnati on Saturday last, was met by two or
three confidence men with whom he drank twice, as
be says, and then he became oblivious. When he
awoke he found he had been robbed of a watch and
chain worth $3.50 three 500 bank bills, and $50 in
email billa. Two of the thieves were subsequently
arrested and part of the money recovered.
The New York correspondent Of The Richmond
Faquirer has paid the iehest compliment 10 the re-
cent procession of the Wide-Awakes in this city, He
SAYS: We stood the procession during it's whole
march and did not SEQ a single individual that we
could rscollect Of ever having seen before"
The London correspondent of The Manchester
Guardian writes as follows respecting Lord Byrons
heir;
al happened in recent letter to mention the curioas
act that the son and heir of Lord Loyelace, by