New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-26

dered the articles that he had never received them
and that their purchase was unnecessarily extavagant
on the part Of woman married to O man in his cir
cumstances The Buffalo papers denounced the de-
Tense frivolous and mean but the jury found YER
dict for him.
"A son was born to the 37th New-York Regiment
in camp the other day. and christened ABE LIN
coin" with great ceremoniousness The Chaplain per
formed the rite the Lieut. Colonel and Captain stood
godfathers and the Surgeon sponsor. The naturai
father was somewhere in the crowd.
During recent visit of Prince Napoleon to the
studio of the distinguished artist Gignoux, the Prince
elevated 56b. weight above bis head with the great
est apparent ease. Once upon time when Commodore
Stringham was first lieutenant Of frigate which was
lying in the harbor of Naples giant on exhibition IN
the city was invited aboard The Lieutenant was snort
and slender then, but he gave the giant a quzzicai
look and stepping up to apile Of heavy cannon oa'i'
placed one upon his hand and held it out at arms
length for nearly minute. The giant tried to do the
! same, but failed utterly.
The following teegraphic dispatch, dated Como
Sept 2, appears in the Opinion Ndtionaie! 1.-The Gee
laration made in my in the D66dts is erroneous
Will you be kind enough TO announce that have the
honor Of being accepted by Mdle. Adelne Bonaparte
Wyse with the consent of be- mother, and that inc
King grants me permission to marry her, TURF
The Vienna journals announce the arrival there Of
NJ. Richard Wagner to personally direct the rehearSa
| of his new opera, Tristan and Isolde
David Norton Of Gambia, N. H., has all his sons
William c., David T., Richard E., and Henry Gin
the Federal army. Mr.. Norton himself served in the
war of 1872 and was on duty at Marblehead when the
a. - late nv w
| H-gun ships His father Mr. Simon Norton, who was
born at Chester, N. H., 176O, enlisted when fifteen
years of age and served throughout the Revolutionary
war. He was in the battles at Bunker's Hill and at
Bennington, and went South under Gen. Washington.
| Philadelphia papers announce the death OF VIM
b. Wood the original "superfuous veteran OF the
stage, and once the very " mold of FORM" lie was
born May 26, 49, and made his first appearance at
the Jobn-sreet Tbeater, in this city. The play was
The School for Scandal" with the comic opera of
"Tbe Poor Soldier" which were great favOrites with
Gen. Washington who with his family, aids, Gems
Hamilton, Knox, and others, were frequently present
| He was long the popular comedian OF Philadelphia,
where he took his farewell of the stage, on New. IL,
1916. At the beginning Of the present century be
passed some time in England, where be enjoyed the
acquaintance of John Kemble, Mrs. Sddops, and other
persons, VINO tncn gave llftci W
The Rev. r. s. wx, NJ. A., the oldest clergyman
in London, is just dead.
The will of Madame Catherine Hayes who died
at Sydenham the Ilth ult, executed the sth
of the same month She nominated Capt G. j. Power
and II. Lee, ESQ.,, executors, TO whom probate was
granted on the Goth Of August by the London Court,
her personal property being sworn under El60oO.
After making provision for her mother by way Of an
L II 1T. n.
her aunt, Mrs. G. DAILY; and TO Mas Agnes Knox,
granddaughter to the late Bishop Of merck and to
her servants she has bequehbed the residue Of her
property TO her executor Captain g. j. Power for his
,oe use and disposition. The testarix has directed
her iewery 10 be sold and the produce TO form part of
the residue There is however, article Of ewelry
excepted-it diamond bracelet the cSntTe Of which
tax, out AMI forms B,vvc. This ornament Is be-
slowed upon the wife Of her executor, II. Lee, eco.
Some musicians aud theatrical singers about two
wears ago left France seek their fortune, and after
many journeyiDgs, chance took them to the Hervey
Islands, part OF Cooks Archipelago, in tho Pacific.
One Of them, a lady has just written the following
| curious letter 20 her aunt who resides at Paris:
1.-THE King Of these islands, Msss O1IDe, has three times
highly m color that he Ia, had an image Of Christ on the
IN ~ paiH,sd Diss Oar concert foon 4 .hed in Witch
dried. The bah have appeared but the
smell reusins. The in which We arc em9usAsdh
Singular There being specie we are raid 70 hind and the
lnK has given engraved guOrd One
thsfe bis profile aud iesp Jr a. win serve
u In the last concert which conssd OF air
fIom 1HHG BeHa the duo Of Norma the dnnins song Of
the air Al aus pdtt care sod1t ard the Ar DEC
Frase, received for my part: PEs rs turtsy, ~ fowls
$500 cocosnu, 200 pineapple 100 bushels esnina', l9s
pumpkins and 500 In France ell these things would
be worth sCC0f and tO0f Tor I'VE bis 10 pretty
but IA hs place IL not easy 20 turn what we have received 10
account besT however that Spectator from ghbohns
lizard l. ,bou. to eCms offer money for what have
received Unfortunately Attendant his arrival ON obliged
employ fruits and vegetables in feeding live stock"
Death has Just removed well-known character
| in Foulness, who not unknown on the mainland
-" old Mrs. Carter" cottage oracle, who, from the
difficulty Of obtaining a medical in that locality,
was often called to act in Of midwifery. She
died on the 2sth ult., in her sOth year. She was the
mother Of nineteen children Of whom at percent ten
are alve-six sons and four daughters. The eldest Is
in her Goth year. and the youngest in his 3sb. There
are forty. grandchildren and twenty-three great
grandchildren, numbering in all eghty-two. Thirty.
two Of her descendants followed her TO the grave, the
fourth generation being among the number.
John S. Rock, NJ. D., has been admitted, ON ex-
animation az member Of the Suffolk Bar in Boston,
making the third lawyer Of African descent now pSac.
tcing in the Courts Of that city lie passed his OK.
animation with great credit.
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