, 1861-03-23


: Mary Ann *Pattsp, widow Of Captain John
Patten, died Ii. Boston On Saturday &she will
be remembered As tbs heroic wife who; some
three or four year1 sgo nuraed her sick hus-
band when prost 1ateea with Illness and mourn
BILE blindness, and took charge Of his ship, tho
y Neptunes Car p in spite Of the mates desire
to put into Valparaiso, and naYlgatedthe YES
sci to San francisco, and thus saved much de-
.tentton as well "a expense to- the underwriters.
Mrs. Patten Ind scarcely completed her TWEEN
tyIoprth gear ut tho time Of her DEATH
1T Will be seen by the following, which
appears in tho New Fork Courier and kssQHiT-
er. that Gen. Webb, editor Of that paper, posl-
lively declines lie; mission to Tnfkey:.
1: The Albany Journal eaJs,t that VIM: 3. Tag.
1or has not been appointed Postmaster Of New
York by the, present Administration When
Gen. Dix went to Washington to take charge
Of the Treasury Department come six Or sew
en- weeks siuce, Mr. Taylor was appointed; to
the Generals place by Buchanan, at Gov. Sew
/ ards request, and that he now holds the Of
fee subject to the pleasure Of the present Ad
ministration.-; :: =: . Z:
Gen. Wool Is again I'll, We regret to hear,
SO much SO as to be unable to see his friends.
Since reaching Troy, from Washington. he
has not been in good health, mud his present
condition is attributed, in some degree, to
the anxiety and excitement arising from the
condition Of public affairs, In which he takes
an almost vital interest.
The Dublin Nation publishes letter from
!. Paris, IN which ia stated that n b1ires and
John Sadlier are one and the same person
Among the passengers by the Ardbia, Is
William Il. Russell, the accomplished and
widely known correspondent Of the London
1fmes He visits us for the purpose Of des-
cribing men and things as they exist at the
present jnncture, and furnishing to England
and the world his ideas Of them. Mr.. Russell
will be especially remembered as the Crlmean
correspondent Of the Tines whose graphic let
ters have been unapp1oaehed in newspaper
ial" history. 80 ''' :"
The Hon. John J. Crittenden and lady,
Hon. Humphrey Marshall, Hon. John ". Rus
sell, and Gel T. L. C1ittenaen, were at the
Spencer House, Cincinnati, on Wednesday,
- Gen. Twiggs excuses himself on the plea
Of III health from serving in the army Of the
Confederate States. It Is said that he is
troubled with premonition Of the throat
all" 81
- The Vicksburg H1y states that a private
letter from Hon. Wm. II. Gwin, United States
Senator from California, dated on the 1st Inst,
addressed to gentleman Of Jackson, gives the
opinion that from the construction Of Mr.. Lin
coins Cabinet, there wilFbe no war. He says
Nj. Seward, if permitted, aud President Davis,
can settle the matter in thirty days. Mr: Sow
ard is the Premier Of the new Administration,
End his policy is peace.
IS. P. Allen, one Of the proprletors of the
Rochester Democrat, has been selected for the
post office at Rochester.
Robert 8. Tharin, q lawyer, Of Lowndes
comfy, Ala, vas punished and sent of last
week, for making secret propositions to nom
shareholders for the establishment Of an Abo-
1ltion Society, and the publication Of q paper
to be called The Ao8. Shareholder. He was for
time law partner Of the Hon. VIM L. Yam
cey, It is believed that he is deranged. So
says the Cahaba Gazsttf.
The Duke of Sutherland died at Trentham
on the 2Sth ult., aged Is. His Grace was much
less known in public life than his magnificent
Duchess. Of delicate constitution, and Of q
naturally retiring disposition, he led q life Of
strict privacy, and he was chiefly known rs
ope Of the Wealthiest members OF the peerage,
rs munfdcent patron Of literature and art,
and rs IN openhanded- supporter Of charitable
| institutions. He is succeeded in the title and
/ cstates by his eldest son, the Marquis ofStaf-
| ford, who Was born IN 1928. The Dukes
death causes vacancy in the representation
ofSntherlandshire, the present Dukes having
! sat for that county since 1852.
The President has nominated, and the
! Senate has confirmed, as Consul General to
Egypt, William 8. Thayer, Of this city, former
| " the managing editor, and now the Wash
| ton correspondent Of, the E9eaing H5st. To
| the uncounted friends Of that gentleman this
will be good news, for it secures to Mr.. T. re-
| sidcnce In u climate adapted to restore his i'm
a gentleman who has always done honor to
| his professionalism York World.
a PE-So. The Albany Statesman refers to
| 9 new musical oddity, the inyen ion of an in
genius Printer in the Statesman office, assisted
BY q pair Of pfncers. i consists of strip Of
| pine some two feet long, into which il driven
to . sufficient depth tQ hold, SOME ouc hnn-
dred pins, one after the otAef,iq IN 2 line. The
pins, some Of them, are pinched of. at differ
ent lengths-the tone Of each, and their adap-
ton to the melody, being entirely dependent
| upon It's length. The music Is produced by
| drawing PIN along the TOW, touching one ii.
ter another Of the key pins with sufficient
most melodious and pleasing music. The
Statesman says this quaint affair will give forth
tfSt. PatricK's day in the motuihga, Id the most
approved style
| According to the Cincinnati Enquirer,
some Of the hre-eaters in Texas are already
| sick Of. their bargain. Tho Enquirer says
| ave had tho pleasure yesterday Of call
| fron Judge James safltn, VINO has Just return.
| Sd hom visit to Texas. The Information he
! communicates, and which he obtained from
personal observation and conversation, is
cheering to the patriotic heart. Fraternal
feeling is not eXtinct-hatred has not driven
| out kindness-the remembrance Of the past
I glories and progress Of the country is not OBJ
ltelated-the stars and stripes a1e still dear to
| tie eves-nnd the Union is still regarded with
! love All that is wanting to 7est9Te the Eela-
lions between the sections ia to hold out the
hand Of friendship to them, and give them as-
rep, and not as barbarians upon whom the
exeecrations Of The elvilizedswdrla SHOULD rest.
Judee Satin says t1Gt had Congress adopted
| the Crittenden proposition when it vas intro
duced, not Slats,- with, perhaps, the excep-
ton Of South Carolina, would have passed
j. Secession oiS:1ances 49,. I'D ...5 aaop.;on Of it
would make all yet right"
',.:-easslus ~. Clay, the new minister to the
court Of Spain, vas born in Madison county,
| Kentucky, on the 18th Of October, 1910. After
! studying ii Transylyania University as Lexing-
| ton, in that State, he entered the junior class
Of Yale College, where he WIS graduated in
| 1892, aud returned to Kentucky. He devoted
himself to the Law, and in 1895 Was elected to
the State Legislature; He Was reelected in
1887, and in 1880 was member Of the Nation.
al :Whig Conyention at Harrisburg which nou1-
mated General Harrison for Prcaldent. Taking
/ 'up his residence st Lexington he WAS elected
to The Legislature in 1910. He was, however,
defeated il 1871, owing to his opinions on The
slavery question, which he everywhere fear,
less]y, expressed. He denounced the scheme
| for the annexation of Te1ss, and in 1874 tray.
| etsed the northern States addressing immense
/ audiences in favor Of the Whig presidential
candidate. In 1915 lie established the I1u.
I american, IN emancipation Journal, In Le1ing
/ ton, amid great opposition. Upon the dccla
ration Of war with. Mexico he entered the ser
vice IS captain Of the q Old Infantry, q Yolu1
teer company which had distinguished itsel1
i at the battle of 1Tippecanoe In 1871 He Was
taken prisoner ut EncarnaCfon in January
1877. lie was exchanged and returned home
in the autumn Of that year, and was presented
with q sword In honor Of his services. !, In
1913 he lahored hard for the election Of Gene
ral Taylor, and in 1850 presented himself as 6
candidate for Governor Of the State Of Ken
t4cky, on the basis Of C. political organization
against slavery, He received sonnet 900 votes
He has not since been candidate before the
people, though active In political life.-Aes.