New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-05

his child has just expired, and that be has neither
shJoue, nor msney 10 purchase ono. The sympathy OF
the lady ovsrhows, and she sends him away with
psir of shess at least On comparing notes, the Ia
dies Of certain section Of Montreal came TO the
eusion that the beresved parent must have procured
Bnyn and cotton enough TO bury or marry regiment
Of dsuphter. The Pilot unkindly calls this Yam.
kee' uiek. NJ
"A description Of the presept personal appearance
Of Mr. John G.. Heepan, by writer in Porters Sp'r"
IF tie Tes Gays that he has lost 20 pounds SINCE he
began training He is strangely altered in aopear-
spce Ali the Russian Nobleman is gone, and in its
place appears tone Of what can only describe as
grey -hound. bu-dogsm. His craaium's summit Is
closely cropped and would be brstly but that, when
a mans whole system ia in condition. his hair Ia 10
yaably soft and sleek az his fkin soft and sleek rs
fur Of otter or sable. Mrs. Adah Isaacs Menken H.
wouldn't know him, if by chance she encountered hiu
during morning walk upon the plains OF Salisbury"
Madame Colson has been engaged to sing for live
weeks at the French Opera at New-Orleans For this
period she has 500 salary half full benefit without
deduc ion for expenses and $3.50 ortraveng expenses
The vscount Clerc, Aide-de- camp of Prince Napo-
leon died suddenly the other day. He was formerly
man OF ench tDDrDCus etftDBth UNIV 10 SN~ -'~ -
horse with TWO men on the back of the animal.
One Of the best and most daring riders of Galway
s Miss Caroline Persse relative OF our ellow-cizen
Dudley Persse, esq. When following the hounds, she
leaps the most dangerous fence and the ugbest ditch
without nehng. Not long since, she alone was in at
the death of the fox, the only two gentlemen, both
military officers, who had kept up with her having
fallen in leap over fightful fence with ditch on
eseh side Of it, the one dsocating his coarbone, and
the other fracturing bis thigh.
The brig j. d. Lincoln, from Matsnzas, st Phila-
dephia Let inst reports that on the night Of the 10Th
ut in lat go ST. long. 80 So, man fell overheard
from the iibboom while in the act Of taking in sail.
Several ropes we're hove toward him, which be missed,
and az the boat which tu Of gear, would require
too much time in loweriog the opsai was Immediately
hove aback to give the vessel sernwsy, but fell short
of reaching him. prisoner from the jail III Trinidad
wss Oh board and offered to jump overheard to render
assistance which offer accepted. With ahuadred
fstboms of deep seane attached to his person. he sac
ceeded in reaching the drowning man. and both were
hauled on board, after being in the water upward OF
half an hour
-Copiupa affection does not rate high In Columbus,
Ohio One Bowers was 70 unfortunate as TO lose the
regard and the society of bis young wie-the former
being transferred to an earlier loser, the latter be-
slowed on her friends to the exclusion of the husband
Naturally indignant be sought revenge 10 the law and
brought an action against the lover and his friend
through whose conspiraion such an unhappy result
was brought TO pass Two trials were had; in the
first, the intelligent twelve returned verdict for the
sum of 81 COO. new trial was ordered ne evidence
nut in and the second verdict only for $780, What
the mitigating circumstances WERE whether the love OF
the wife YVES proved 10 be worth little or whether 1t
was shoen that the husband had not appeared to vaae
it at high rate while he mad it, cannot be stated
The melancholy yet stern fact stands: an Ohio Jury
Lave settled that $500 represents the market value OF
wie's affection.
"A singular and distressing accident happened on
Saturday last in Troy, lad fourteen years of age
He was playing with two calves one of whom he
held by a Oh ain having at it's end sharp hook. The
calf became unruly and in the ensuing struggle the
hook was caught in the abdomen Of the boy, ADD he
was dragged around the barn.yard in that manner.
His injuries were terrible though his recovery ia not
impossible.
Francis Written, the father of Little Ella
Burrs," has published statement denying that he
ever intended to make money from the exhibition of
his child or that be expected she to be put before
the public as a show de furthermore says that the
women who now has charge Of the child is bad
character, and is likely 70 exert upon the child an evil
influence.
Information is wanted of the whereabouts Of Gil
bert r. Lyman and his son William of Poughkeepsie-
the former printer and the latter photographic re-
porter. The sen was last heard from at Vicksburg,
Mrs The father, II is feared, is insane.
The Rev. DR.. Richards of Ltchfeld, Conn.,, (says
The Hartford Courang ia about commencing libel
sut against the publishers of The New-Yr Iadepen-
dent He Gays that slsnGer has gone far enough, and
that il is now time for truth to begin.
The Hon. Charles Francis Adams and the Hon.
josiah Quincy, GEN., the largest tax payers in
Quincy, Mass. The former pays sl440, and the lat
ter $4S5. AS trustee Mr.. Adams pays $3.50 add
toral to the abovenaned sum.
Gen. Jefferson Davis is again suffering from in
termination of the eyes. The surgical operation per-
formed on one, last Saturday it is apprehended will
result III the oss of both.
Secretary Cobb has appointed Murray Whalon of
Pennsy lvani agent OF the Governm mt on the
Pacific coast, vice j. Roes Browne resigned.
1t is asserted, "on high Democratic authority"
that Gen. Pierce has declined Mr.. Buchanan's invita-
tons to visit the White House.