New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-13
Personal.

The wife Of the Hon. Lucius Robinson member
OF Assembly from Oswego County died at the Della
van House. Albany yesterday. after ten days Illness
The Rev fJames Thurston of Belmont Mass., SEN
gagged part of the time in lecurne on fax.co,ton by
this discovery, is stated that York can COM
pete successfully in the growth Of cotton with all the
Slave States combined.
in the Knoxville I) Circuit Court, in the case of
T.. w. Rogan agt. the Chicago Burlington aud Quincy
Railroad Company, verdict has just been recovered
against the defendants in action to damages
by the plaintiff while passenger upon the defendauts
cars The plaintiff, it appears, was standing on the
rear platform of one of the cars when the conductor
suddenly started the train so as TO give violent jerk
to the rear car and threw the plaintiff the plat
form upon the ground, by which he sustained
and permanent injury. There was no chain upon the
guards across the end of the PLATFORM as the plaintiffs
counsel commended there should have been for the safety
of passengers and argued that the negligence in this
particular of the Company caused the severe injuries
the plaintiff had received. The jury found verdict
for the plaintiff of $1l ,OOO
Hon. j. L. Pugh, ex-NIember Of Congress, ia now
high private in the Eufaula Rifles stationed at Bar
rancas. Mr. r. looks well and in fine spirits, and
seems pleased with bis camp life. lie bas been
esy at work with the other members of his company
in erecting sand batteries and other works Of defense.
Gov w. Kendall writes an interesting letter about
Capt Forbes Brton Of Texas recently deceased. Dir.
X. says
As officer Of the arryofh Old regular army In trying
tmesbe scve, intelligent and gallant bis services ia
Eoids and Mexico and especially Fo Brown in 1916
that AE Legislator he evnced and Intelligence, and
died in harns Senstor from the Hueces District when lis
needed companion. he lie
aud soul Of every gathering his ehubegGr spirits end
tble fund dhuO made tim tbs life and tou Of every
social circle writer Ms letter. both private aud published
prove ths he boiling with fun and sstirestre tho
richly crted IT, As friend he carried his heart on tie OUT
side while hi. pocket open wide acLurch door
IS enemy but be had eDcuies. For tempered with
good bis shape shafts Of satire that those
s9ains, whom they directed would join loude In the
60 bring forth while MS natural goodness
heart completely dsaTued lie hand Cf eLmity II wes
Ceargo In the Simmer Of 1896 during the Mexican war that
first well acquainted ~ith Forbes BEIlon ana st
endhip then ored ever lasted was then guest under HE
roof and among those who enjoying his generous ho'pa
during the Rio GrAnde campaign now al the names
OF Mifabcsu b. Lasr Edward BTleson, Pinokney LENDER
son. and A. LgmsdtD Tie tw former lad held me ons
erson then Of the State and Lsmsden bad
come into IL command Of Company All ell have
their last resting place after another they hsvo
been dropped from Tho list OF the living aud alone am eit 70
tell the story I"
"A New-York letter in TIE Charleston Courier
saws of the reception here Of the Inaugural:
Crowds gathered and In public saloons ana
heard read aloud The most anxious ndy tua .a
a Com vanderbilt Having recovered from his recent illness.
L had been ont the road driving his fast trote On h
he he met newsDoy crying the extra and obtaining
his horses home walk aud had his c0aclnsn,
alongside Commodore Joe. to everything elss-eYen to has
kpiendid lortesr