New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-04
PERSONAL.

The farewell meeting of M. J. b. Cough, in
London, was presided by the Earl of Shaftesbury
and on the platform the Rev. Newman Hall, the
Rev. Hugh Allen, the Rev. Mr.. Hannay, the Rev. Dr.
Campbell, Mr.. S. Quincy, NJ. p, Mr. Ball, Nj. p, Mr.
George Cruickshank, Mr.. Smith Dawson, and large
number Of the friends of philanthropy aud progress
Mr. George Cruickshank, seconded by Mr. S. HARRISON
moved a vote of thanks TO the noble chairman, who
in acknowledging the compliment passed high eulo-
GUM on Mr. Cough for the success which had attended
his abors in this country in the of temperance
and in the name of the meeting thanked him for his
exertons. Mr. Cough, in reply, stated that, while he
felt called upon to return to America at the present
time in order to labor in the same in nch his
energies had been devoted in this country he hoped in
the providence of GOd that he might still have another
opportunity of coming among them, aud helping them
in that cause which he believed to be for the good Of
mankind, and to which he had devoted his life.
A gentleman, named De la Berge, who has Just
died at Paris at the advanced age Of 81, was one OF
the lst links which connect these modern days with
the ancient regime. When a child, seven years oil
age he was on the 30th of May, l77O, taken by his
tutor to see the fireworks in the Champs-Elysees on
the occasion Of the marriage of the Dauphn after
ward Louis XVII and Marie Antonette 1t is known
that sudden panic having seized the crowd, scene
of fearful confusion ensued and that 80 persons were
killed One of them was young DE la Berge's tutor,
who persisted in trying to the child when knocked
down. The boy was picked up by workman, who
placed him on his shoulders and carried him from the
crowd. The De La Berge family accompanied the
man. and he, having commenced business on his own
account IN the end made large fortune. They,
moreover made a rule of giving every year certain
sum- in the name of the child to the poor of the parish
and when NJ. De la Berge grew to mans estate, he
made the donation hise and continued il relgiously
every 30th May until his DEATH
1t is a rule in Paris that every tenant Of hired
house or suite Of must give long notice before
he quits and that from the date of the notice the apart
ments must be shown TO all persons desiring to see
them. Young Alexander Dumas has lately been sadly
ANNOYED by the working of this rule. His landlord,
either from spite or TO enhance the value of the house.
placed this advertisement in the papers:
For rent at $500 year, a handsome small house
with garden Rue de BOulogne, No. 10, at present
cupied by Monsieur Alex Dumas, Jr. Apply Rue de
Blanch, No. ~"
Every idle man, woman, and child in Paris has run
thther TO see the authors house, , how il was
furnshed-to whether it be true that it was cheap
" fnshedto if traces could be detected there of
the other SEX stray vail Grant bonnet, forgot
ten Dress Consequently he driven to hire another
lodging till his old one was let.
Among those who have engaged rooms at Newport
are Stephen A. Douglas, Gen. 10. Lane, Col. Orr of
South Carolina, Erastus Corning of Albany, Ex-Mayor
Havemeyer of New York, Mayor Deming of Hartford,
and others
The Rev. William Ashmore, of the Baptist mis-
sion at Hong Kong arrived in this city last week. via
San Francisco He has been faithful laborer among
the Chinese in Bangkok and Hong Kong and has
come to spend few months at home to regain his
health.
Mr.. Willis in The Home Journal thus describes
N. Blondins passage over the Niagara river in the
character Of an Indian chief.
After being dressed in his hesh-colored tights,
yyampum apron, bead necklace, and mocassns, he
came ont with his particularly uncombed sandy hair
uncovered as vet by it's crown of feathers to look
little into the arrangements for his performance. For
fifteen or twenty minutes the little Iecumseh was hop
ming about trying the cords which held the ropes to
the ssnchions cooking the pistol which 10 be fired
10 announce his return giving directions for the music
binding the gatures of his balancepOle, and answer
1e very merrily all the Jokes and questions OF the
lookers-on In his motions back and forward, he TOOK
no regular step; be simply bounded. Like cmds
soapbubble the difficulty seemed to be to get to the
pround-to keep from floating away. During all this
time of course had the desired opportunity for the
study of his face. Ii was one which nineteen people
ont of twenty, on seeing it in crowd, would pass
over as wholly unnterestingthe twentieth and more
obseryapt man giving him good look, as one OF the
most coolly determined and honestly spnnky little fe
lows he had ever The top of his skull OF course,
is very high with his bump of firmness. His cheek
homes are prominent his nose straight and with thin
expanded nostrils his lips thin and hrm, his cheeks
hollow and pale, and he wears sandy mgstaehe
and imperial-a Ia Louis Napoleon. Though any
thing hut beauty, he is man IL is impossible not to
- tn Retiring his 6hauty for minute
or two after all was arranged his temperance was
announced by grand utmostiana from the band, and
forward came Tecumseh, with high crown OF many
coored feathers his head-not with slow pace, as
Hyonld he expected from an Indian Chief but dancing
a ig all the way to the precipice. IL was curious,
however 10 that the smile on bis up, and his other
signs of merriment for the many were altogether me,
cbanical and artificial while the closely eyed
through which his keen blue eye hardly visible,
showed the inner mind utter absorption and concen
traton in the work he had to do The rope was drag n
from shore 10 shore eight hundred feet across and two
hundred and fifty feet high over the Niagara rapdsa
neriIons bridge for human feet to walk took hold
Of his arm as he stood trying the rope for moment
with the ball of his foot. 1t was like bunch OF IRON
wire wholly unimpressible. And away he went hls
moccasined feet hugging the two sides of the swayng
cable his balance.pol, playing up and down, aad his
little figure gradually diminishing AS he walked steadily
ON and reached the middle of the casm, where he pro-
ceeded 10 stand upon leg aud hold the other ou at
right angles. The special Jrs, of course were all
bsatbIesslv silent Though found much breath
less 10 think of aterward than to done. He did it
with such apparent an0 certainty that was like
seeing bird fly spider walk the celllng-not 70 be
ndsred AT for that kind of creature. am inclined
10 think it would be more startling better enabling one
10 imagine hrnselfin the performers place. If he were
h do il In common clothes. Looking scarcely larger
ban butterfly he reached the opposite shore B9n-
Ain remained fifteen twenty minutes out OF sight,
and then the pistol was fired 10 announce hs return
lie came quietly TO the center, where he stopped to
lie down II full length the rope and execute various