New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-20
PERSONAL

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land. Me. lIr. Symouds was graduate Of Do"o0iN
Coreee in 1854. stterward q student III Tue Oaii-
k.idge Divinity School, and for the lar. "No
,esident in New-York, as one oil Tie s'"'' VI '.'
American Cyclopada, with he exception v. "f''
ton of Is6O-6l which he devoted 10 Pre"o","o 90
candidate for the Unitarian ministry he ndu oe'
come known to large circle OF readers oy DIS pio-
.oDb,,al and hiaorical contributions 10 t1e C!co'
nadia. which indicated depth OF reflection almos'
torond his wears. wide range Of research, a me
and delicate literary taste, and singular felicity OF
.xoyessjop. Several remarkable articles from his
pen in the Atlantic Monthly and other perlodica'o
attest his power in more strictly original tYheFo Vi
composition, evncing brillancy OF fancy ana
hiph poetcal in tinc no less characteristic than us
extraordinary aptitude for attainment, and gave Tue
brightest promise of a distinguished career I'D Tue
aober walks of literature. Mr.. SymOnds possessed
a peculiar modesty Of disposition which, exc p' l"
his most intimate acquaintance, had the appeal
Of reserve, almost of sbyness; but III i''' nc ''
Uncommon warmth Of affection; his power OF AZ
tachiug Others to himself was great; be Dad s'ons
vpirit OF reverence; and his quiet dignity oil m'nuer
Was the genuine expressiOnoi pure auu lol'y iuu'
which in lis Difference TO others, never parted win
rs own seli.respect. The illness OF Mr. Synonos
was capsed by erysipelss which, acting upon iraii
pbyscal organization, proved fatal in few days
from its commencement.
Ont of three hundred and seventeen bankrupts
whose insolvency was officially declared IN London
in a single week, there was one person II each ci
the occupations named below: eleciioneering agent
narke. gardener; clerk in holy orders; attorney at
ms
grocer; traveller; journermsn harness nakeri ware
housoman; grocel's assistant; rag merchant; lSno
agent; farmer; innkeeper; outfter; mariner; iand
surveyor; pawnbroker; beer-house keeper needle
fnisber; miner; journeyman cabnetmakeri doctor
commons railway clerk; clerk in docks; clerk 10 an
attorney clerk to a tallow broker ballast HEAVIER
professor OF terature fireman in sieaul-tug; clerk
to iron founder; dealer in cattle food gardener ap
praiser; doctor of medicine; aboreri mungo dealer
grinder of fints gngerbeer dealer; dealer IN gfea'e
IL would seem from this list that the American
struggle has not yet produced extensive business de-
rangemen.s in London. Not one of tbe 81 cases
seems TO be connected with trade to the United
States.
A Washington correspondent Of The 81. Louts
Re,ablicaa saws that Garrett Davis is gentleman,
slight in stature, elderly, quiet grave. tne head
thin white hair the badness Of the brow giving
prominence to the beneyOence and energy indicated
by the chronological development bright eyes,
q Wellinetonian nose-s firm, straight mouths
complexion untarnshed by dissipation, and an ex- !
preston OF feature honest and steadiast without
soncealments and without fear. According to the
same writei if the new Senator from Oregon (AIr
ark is true man, he should cue his face for libel
He has long, eyasve countenance; shiny, sandy
hair; narrow forehead, white eyebrows, coloress
pale ewes, nearly closed, which watch furhvely,
feliney; mouth whose expression is hidden by
mahogany whiskers and mustaches should think
he would feel i'll at ease in Bakers place.
j. w. Girard, agent for the United States Ex
press Company, who has been well-known citizen
of sydney, Ohio, left that town on Christmas Day,
leaving mis- wife and seven children behind At a.
point some twenty miles west from Sydney be
STOPPED and assuming the name of Williams mar
ried young lady by the name of Jenny Grimes
They then started for the West, and finally brought
No At Marengo, McHenry County, H. They rented
house, furnished it neatly, aud under the assumed
name of Williams, he went into the grain business.
He was finally detected and Gagged. The Express
Company find themselves short about 81 900 at the
Sydney Once.
A curious question is now agitating the musical
circles Of Chicago. The amateurs Of that lively
town wish to know if there ia duplicate of Miss
Isabella Hnkley, the prima donna. The Phaadel-
pRia Press reports that that lady sang in Washing
ton on the oath ult., while the Chicago people
know that she sang in Detroit on the 18th, ard in
their city on the 26t6. TIE Chicago Tribune
concludes that the Western city had the genuine arti
Gle, but mysieriousIy adds: 1t was probably the
last time che will appear in public for several months
10 come"
Notwithstanding the great mortality Of eminent
persons last year in own country and in Europe,
many men Of former generation who have passed
She allotted age Of still spared 10 TIE world
Among our own countrymen are The Hon. Josiah
Quincy, Horace Binney Judge fancy, Martin Van
Buren,, aud Gen. Scott. On the other SIDE Of the
Atlantic are Lords Lyndhurst, Brougbam, Palmors.
ton Derby, Harriet Msrtineau, McCulloch, Rossini,
and scores Of others.
Col. Jennison, Kansas let Cavalry, Ia small
rnsn--delicate constitution; q AUTOMATICALLY
from Livingston County, n. Y. When the Border
Ruisn horde went into Kansas to elect the first Ter
ritoria Legislature, they passed Jennisons house
His wife and only child attracted by the cavalcsde,
went to the door, and while standing there, were
both shot dead by the rufians "Thats what ais
Jepnison the Jaybawker."
Jack Montgomery of the Kansas Cavalry, is a
Kentuekian-s mild, gentlemanly, highly educated
mana clergyman, and graduate of Oberin.
When the Border Rufisns, in Of their raids,
reached Montgomery home, they took him prisoner,
tied him to tree, and brought out bis wfe-an edu-
Gated accomplished lady-snd violated her person in