New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-10

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tanned himself by the sale of umbrellas The other
day he was discovered, arrested, and imprisoned.
From letter written by Washington Irving to bis
friend Lese, dated Dresden, 1923, now published In
The Home Journal the following anecdote Is taken:
81 have been fighting my way into the German Ian.
guage and am regain ing my Italian, aud, for want
of more profitable employment, have turned pay
actor. We have been getting mp private thea.ricas
here at the house of English lady: have already
enacted Sir Charles Racket in Three Weeks after
Marriage, with great applause, and am on the point
Of playiIg Don Felix, in 'The Wonder had no
idea Of this fund of dramatic talent lurking within me-
ard now console my se that if the worst come 10 the
worst can turn stroller, and pick up decent main
tenance among the barns in England. verify believe
nature intended me to be vagabond. L. s. hope
you intend TO make some designs for Braceoridge
Hail. ! would rather have the work illustrated by
you than by any one else.'
AT meeting recently held in Fsirview, Randolph
County, Indiana Elder Solomon Mckinney narrated
bis adventures in Texas from which State he was ex-
PEELED about year ago. II appears that he lett
Iowa three yea ago and went to Texas to fund de-
srabe residence Having found place where his SER
vices preacher acceptable he returned home
and took bis wife back with him tie South propos
ing there to i've This occurred in May of 1859. Be-
fore leaving Iowa for the last time, neiehbor re-
quested Mr.. Mckinney to collect from one Sprowle in
ing for time, the Elder day received visit
from the debtor, Sprowle, and in the OF friend
ly conversation the former spoke of the commission
with which he had been charged. Sprowle denied the
debt, ard appeared angry. His next step was to de-
noupce Mr.. Mckinney Abolitionist A Commit
tee meeting was called without the kno Wedge of the
accused, and twenty-five thirty citizens deberated
as to what they should do with bin. A number Of
Witnesses were examined, who declared that he was
not an Abotonis, but Democrat, as be had always
been Then Sprowle called on to give his testimony
which he willingly did, charging the Elder with being
chang cling in religion. One Blunt dared to speak in
favor Of the minister, and be was at denounced
as an sccomplice. Mr Mckinney was then preaching
few miles away, and his congregation prepared
certificate to the effect that the charge of Aboonism
was quite false. The editor of the paper in Dallas
County vas not allowed to publish this certificate,
being threatened with tie destruction Of hi5 property
should he do go. A letter sent to Mrs. Mckinney
saying THAI her husband end Blunt were to be hanged
within twer ty -four hours six feet in the air." Under
those circumstances, the threatened thought 1t
expedient TO leave the couptry. They accordingly
started after eles Pleas night dudng which they Eat
with loaded gu1s expecting attack. Having trav-
eled twelve niles they were met by nine men, who
robbed them ard took the party-Mr and Mrs. Me-
Kinney End Mr.. Blurt-baek to the county town.
Mrs Mckinney was left at a private residence the
men were rut into tie Jail. At o'clock the next
morning the latter taken out and tied to tree.
Then seven Of toe Iulfans hogged them with a heavy
cowhide whip each fellow giving ten strokes. The
punishment was very terribs and the condition of the
victims most deploIable After being thus beaten
they were allowed TO go their journey, tlough they
were left penniless.
Miss Kate Dickens, the secopd daughter of Charles
Dickens, was recently married to Mr., Charles Collins
a brother of Wilkie Collins, and rising author.
"A corresy dent Of The Philadelphia Press writing
from Atlantic City, gives the following picture Of some
people now dispoItlng themselves at that watering
place:
THAT light figure in the blue domino and great
Mexican straw Lat, il Robert j. Walker, and he is
leading into the surf Tor is led in by) lady taller taan
himself There is Attorney General Black, clad in
white from bis head to bis feet. fonder at the verge
OF the water is 10. McKihbn, towering like giant,
even at the side of the Hon. A. X. Mcclure OF Frank
lin Senator BIodhead ard lady are just disappearing
under huge surf Col. Snowden, OF the Mint, 10 Just
coming from the shed in which the gentlemen get their
bathing clothes accompanied by his wile. beh.
Ianman Of BeTks walks down to the ocean, tie center
of a group of the guests OF the United States
Tile Boston Adrertiser states, upon authority that
the suggestion of the Hon. Charles Summers name in
connection with the Office OF Chief Justice of the Sd
pIene Court Of Massachusetts, has been made without
bis knowledge consent ard that he could not accept
the Office if il were rendered to him.
The Political Astronomer of TIE Hartford Eren-
inc Press has been taking observations of the soms-
what cratic course of lumnary whose coat tail, 1t
hes been ssid is very rear the EARTH The astronomer
reports as follows:
Stephen anxious to see bis mother; hls
mother was ar xious to see Stephen. The dutul boy
advertised it in the public prints thai he was on ms
wsy 10 see his mother He started from the City OF
New. York to visit HE mother who resides IN the
western S. ction of New-York State. lie naturally
came TO New-IIayen, Gullfcrd, and iiafuNd, Oh MS
way and at the lauer place he was betrayed into
speccb Sill BE- mt on the maternal pilgrimage, ne goes
toward Boston sttIaoed by relative OF his WIFE, III
was case of relative attraction. On mis- way, az
Worcester some Judas betrayed him into speech;
At Boston betrayed again. Now, however he s'arIed
toward his mother. At Albany, seeking TO pass
through there as a private man, astonshed at
The magnificent demonstra ion, the uneXpee'ed
reception like the at Hariord)i he was
abe rayed" into speech, in when he deeareo
he was on bis way TO his mother. From
here the pilgrim SOD reaches Saratoga. Here he lays
aside potcs thinks of his long unseen mother whom
be is about visit and sink into the genial pleasures
of the place. Previous to this we ought 70 MENTION ne
wss BETRAYED into speech. Full OF thoughts OF his
motber he sars il a northeast direction, and lands
AT Rutland The home Of his youth Owing to TIE
wholly unes pected arrival i'll that place, 50 halowed
&c-he-weli-is betrayed into speech. Fun OF
pent-up affection he longer restrain hn'ef but
Goes to Bellows Fails. Amid the believing OF the pop
Mace and the sobs Of Stephen he If deceived deluded
imrosed on-in fact " betrayed Into speech
He fees TO the north, he lands at White River june
ton What junction. what conjunction Ia Pohit Vi
fact there steIhea Was De5ass e. srs c
IL ;,for,,ed us at Concord that he is siilng New.