New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-19
Personal.
tul DUfa-fIiYl
Nor 2, 1854.

name il hardly known 10 the readers Of the presen
generation, died in London few DAYS ago, at th
age Of 81. Pye, who was " fixed rhyme for life
by reading Pope's Homer" when child, sue
ceeded Tom Warrior, in 1890, not in The enjoymon
of the fierce OF Canary, but Of ca year, substi
tuted for the old and peaEant guerdon. Pye hell
the laureate crewn, or WAS supposed TO hold 50 mag
niiceut symbol, during three-and-twenty years
when much more fun was made OF Lim than he de-
seryed, aud Piudar, Pye ct Parvus Pybus" was a
phrase with which our sires were familiar. PIE bad
an honest admiration for Thomson, who would have
been glad 10 have been laureate, and whose Rule
Britannia shows how worthy he would have been
Of such ap Office. When Pye died, in 1913, the vo-
cation had increase of dignity conferred on it by tho
appointment of Southey, who did not disdain il, as
Gray proudly did, beeause the Office had been Ell
joyed by mediocre men. Mrs. Pse lived TO zee three
euecessors Of her Old master aud misunderstanding
Wordsworth, end Tennyson. Gray was not the only
poet Who refused tie crown. Ii was alike refused
by IIayley, Moore, and Scott. Campbell applied
for it, FOR the sake Of the rersion when SOuthey
died but Peel gave it to Wordsworth. Leigh Hunt
would willingly have worn it when Ncrdswoub
passed away, and his verses written in acknowledge
meat Of The pension confs red upon him by the
Queen provo that there Yves the stuff Of 4 true
coury poet in him, but the Office was assigned 10
Mr.. Tennyson.
According to a correspondent Of TIE Bangor
Wig, Gays The Portland Adrertiser, Mr.. Elliott,
on his return home to Freedom on Friday lasi, from
Fort Warren, was received IN manner which de-
mands the attention Of the civil powers. The bouses
Of all who, up 10 the time Of hs arrest bad openly
ayowed their hostility to the Government, were H.
Illuminated crowd OF about fifty ruilians collected
armed with guns aud reyovers. who began course
OF tumult, nsoience, and outrage toward tie Union
men Of the village, which lasted until morning.
Union man named Wing, from Thorndike, on bio
way home from Belfast in a wagon, was bru,ally
assaulted. Tire shots from revolver were fired AZ
him, two q which passed through his hat, the third
taking effect above hs forehead barring tie scalp for
about Two inches, and rendering him insensible for
time. When he recovered consciousness he found
himself surrounded by bis rrirsuers, and be took
refuge IN public house kept by Mr.. Murray. The
crowd amused Themselves by hurting stones at the
house, yelling and firing guus until l1ug pa. mid
hight. Finally Dir. Wing esepred and reac. cd biz
home where he IL sili suffering from tie effects 81
bis wound. Ii may be necessary for tie Govern
ment 10 exert lie power again ia that locality. We
fear tie release OF Mr. Elicit was IN Of misplaced
oleMency.
--Lieut.-Col. Hawley Of the 7th Regimen, Con-
meet Volunteer, Ia "a communication to The EreJ.-
'ag P,ess, gives tie honor Of frst landing on the
coil If South Carolina 10 that regiment: Co. Our 1th
Regiment landed frst and had tie honor % a. king
charge OF the fJrt lFort Waikcrl over night. And
besiles the companies II Cauis. Francis and odLian
under charge Of your humble servant, did tie nd
yanced picket duty for tie night. Friday the regi.
a cut was cent about Eve miles in westerly dir,c-
iiln on an aimed rcconuo esance 10 Seabooks Ferry
OF Landing. We caught no rebels, bal found large
quantity Of PROVISIONS, Sc. The enemy ran in The
extiemost fright and abandoned almost every thing
but the clothing on them. II il as warm az June.
have oranges in my pocket picked at SeabroOk's.
Tie palmetto Is plenty about us, the leaves arc green
on all tie tlees the cottor-helds while, waiting
for tue second picking and sweet potatoes plenty.
Then. is scarcely white man leit on tie Island.
Tee negroes arc @lls snd after the first iuquiring
look greet with great pleasure, TO bring water,
and are wonderfully hearty in crying God bres you,
Massr.' Their masters told them TO dodge Wien
we came; that we would take them TO Cuba and
work them Sundays and all, and keep them in dun
geon.; but they would not believe it,
On Tuesday and "Wednesday Of las; week ex-
tensive fres ragged upon the praries to the West ex
tending from Orceola to Quincy, Ill., The horizon
WAS one belt Of flame, and Tie heavens were like IA
fiery vault. Much injury inflicted uron fences
ru L.. Ill. h.
Element Of Icarian village were burnt through, and
near Osceola occurred q terrible accident. The
peo1le were out fighting the FIRE, aud woman
nauei Smith took some dinner to her husband and
another. BY some means, they allowed Themselves
10 be hemmed in, and when too late began TO iy Ia
their path lay spot whence turf had been taken Ia
construct chimney, and they all Frustrated thein-
.elyes upon il. But as the fire came sweeping on,
the woman aud man named Crooks became fright
eued. aud again took to fight. They boh persisted.
The woman was 20 burnt as TO be beyond recoPni.
ton; Crooks found cnred, but still living, and
irving 10 rise TO his knees. lie died in two hours.
The other man escaped with slight burn upon one
arm.
1T Is one Of the lawr Of Bowdoin College that
stuGeuts shall not board at hotels. For term or
two past the students have disregarded the law and
taken tie risks. This term the faculty discovered
the Transaction, and ordered the students boarding at
hotels 10 find other place.. Thereupon the landlord
of one of the lotels, who has had quite number OF
students boarding with him, took down tho sign |!
and when the faculty came 70 inquire of the students
why they still boarded at the hotel in disregard Of
the mandate, they were politely informed that the
landlord OF tho hotel had taken down his Single,
and the place was no more hotel, but only board
There being no section in the college
laws against boarding houses, the faculty had to
cave. The landlord evidently knows how to keep