New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-11
Personal.

cer E,er,ont -, ," not on wfat authority, that
ILL ,am.;n VIM shortly arrive in this city, and
panied by two Or three memi A., ne wiz g' "''''A
Senator Wilson has tesn in Massacbusett, on a
visit, and returned to Washington on saturday m.
shoe contract Is now Sad to be for 10 GOO ns;rs At 40
each.
Mics Adelaide Phillips has made her debit ,nc.
cessfully at the italian Opera in Paris She ws.
nounced as Sgnorina Filppi, and performed Assc,.a
in the 7rOratore.
Professor Childs of Harvard University says that
Byron is the most original as well as the most DOW.
erful poet of the 10Th century.
The Rev. II. n. Hudson famed as an editor q
Shakespeare, has gone to Fortress Monroe as chap.
lain to Massachusetts, regiment
An anecdote is told Of physician, who, being
asked if he were Of the school of Broussais OF
Brown, replied that he was doctor himself
Mrs. Fernando Wood became the happy mother
of boy on election day.
The Methodist clergy seem to be doing tbeir
whole duty in the National crisis with exemplary
zeal. The Rev. j. III. Perry, as We know, com.
mands the regiment of New-York Volunteers il Gers
Shermans Southern expedition. The Rev. Alfred
pany of light infantry, to be commanded by himself
OF by one Of his clerical brethren under whom le
NAV possibly take the place Of Lieutenant. The
Rev. L. II. Chaplin, for many years leading
preacher in the Black River Conference, but obliged
to leave the ministry account Of biz health, has
raised full company Of cavalry in Sandy Greek, y.
Y, for Col. Munson's regiment of g Northern Black
Horse Cavalry" The Rsv. James VI Fuller Of the
Genesee Conference will resign bis position az Pres
siding Elder, to take the field. He has, as we lesa
from The Akltodist, all the bigh qualities REQUESTS
for AN efficient soldier, and will speedily be at the
head of as fine regiment as ever fought for the
Stars and Stripes.
The Washington correspondents say that MAJOR.
General Hayelock OF the British Army has arrived
in that city, and offers his sword to the Federal Cove
eroment. On the other hand The Albion says thsd
there ia no such officer as Major-General Hayeoct
n N. Rr;tish Army. What is the truth in the
matter!
Peter Y. Cutler, esq.,, q distinguished lawyer Of
this city, Professor Of Law in the University q
Nev-York, has been united in wedlock TO Mss
Lizzie Petit, an accomplished Southern au,horers.
The Joyous ceremony took place at UndercliH, the
beautiful rural home of Gen. G. P. Morris anthos
Of woodman, spare that Tree" who gave away
the bride.
The Boston Post says that the most noticeable
prisoner at Fort Warren is Marshal Kane Of Baltic
MORE He affects singularity, and is airy and AFRO.
CANT. He is a good-looking man physically tall,
and of fine proportions, and is quite vain in eonse.
quence. With his Scotch cap, and pants tucked
within his boots, he looks very like freebOoters
Ex-Governor Morehesd, Mr. Faulkner, Commodore
Barron, and Mayor Brown of Baltimore are much
moro modest men in their ways though bearing q
manner of unspeakable contempt to those about
them. The political prisoners embrace those in rags
and those in purple and fine linen" including all
the intermediate stages.
The North American tells the following story
about Mr.. Seward:
"The Hon William II. Seward Secretary Of State passed
the city ys..isy morning II O'clock hs waA
from Nsv York 70 W.shInson Mr. Seward has weslnssS
whenever possible FOR travelling inoog He n an invee's
smoked When he enters passenger train he seess but the
smoking car and finds bes,ude in putting La Norm" until
the end Of his ride Between and this city be o''
cupied seat with plssssnlookfns gentleman, VINO a
about that fool Seward during the whole tnp ms
stranger supposed hi. seowsveer to be suffers oook'
keeper Mr Seward pitched into himself in mos 'andso
manne secondins every oburssion Of the stranger "o
hearty emphasis When the latter observed MI se~a
identified and ssu,ed by gentleman upon the boat MS i7e
ings msy be better nsd than described The last ess
Of him BY our informant, he hiding behind the steamers
smoke stack"
Mr.. Anthony Trolope, the celebrated Enghn
novelist, is 10 town. He attended service at tho
Chapel of St. Lukes Hospital yesterday afternoon,
where Dr. Mublenberg otficatsd.
Lieutenant o. w. Holmes, jr., who was SO.
,erey wounded at Balls Bluff, is at the Fifth-Ave.
lue Hotel, on bic way to Boston. He was for some
ime in dangerous condition at philadelphia,
vbther be was removed soon after the battle. He
now convaleseent.
The Herald reports that the venerable Thurlow
Weed has become one Of the proprietors, and is to
70 the chief editor Of Tie World. Good for Ths
World but doubtful whether 1t lie good for the great
obbyist.
The Hon. Arthur II. Gordon, q son Of the late
Carl of Aberdeen, has assumed the government %
lew. w.Brunswick in room of the Hon. j. II. n. Sut.
on, who has returned to England.