New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-23
Personal.

ID Randall Of Island Fas hs age a. years DIS
hight feet inches, and his weight 29' pounos' lie
Is a. uimbe as boy, ana his great we'Su' 30
evenly dsposed that he does not APP ear heavier 'ah
ordinary men. The iaest man Is Thomas o. De-
merritt of Peru, aged u years, hight ieet y inches
weight 23S lbs. Levi Ramsdeli OF Lubec, age 20
years bicht 6 feet inches, weight lS5 pounds.
Sunpor Bnrnam Of Norway, age 81, hight feet 2
inches Neight 49, G.. r. Sewell Oldtown, age 80,
bipbt 5 feet II inches weight 2l4. Heman Cousins,
Trenton, age - hight feet ! inches, weight 1893
pounds j. Pinkbam, Boothbay, aged 81, hight feet
10, inches, weight l7S. j, T. Kimball, Bethel, age
81, hight feet, weight l60 S. LitteGed, Alfred,
age IL, hight fee, inches, weight $50. Il. Hig-
gins Cape Elizabeth, $50 81, hight feet ineh'
weight 2O0. Average weight Of ten men, 2l2 pounds
Several of the French journals says GGiigHG1fs
Mfs>ea gerl have published paragraph stating that
|" LOrd Brougham az the unexpected ntehseh'e oi
Prince AibeIs death, 20 dreadfuliy Hec'vu 'n"'
he tainted and that II necessary 10 carry hls oru'
shin Immediately from the garden INTO Tue house'
where an attack of fever superyened, but when
gave way afieryvard TO proper medical treatment.
Tbis stata,ncn, letter from Cannes informs lie, has
cansed the greatest surprise 20 all the persons adj
Lord Brouchnm meyer tainted in his life, hut in
the present case, in measure prepared for the
sad Intelligence by letters previously received. His
loriship also has no. been attacked by fever or any
olher ament, but continues in excellent health.
A letter from Florence, describing the sculpture
IN the exhibition recently closed in that city, says;
"Powcls again exhibits bis charming Fisher
Boy "A Youth with 4 shell al his ear; very grace
full female bust called Proserpine and bis Amer
lea female figure, rather larger tlau life, looking
upward. her night hand on bundle Of lance-stayes
covered with bay her left hsHd raised, and one san-
daled foot on some broken manacles. bold, classic
creation. less interesting, however than the eXqui-
sitely beautiful Eve on which he is now engaged
II novel rendering OF the idea Of myihic
mother which promises to transcend IN poetic beauty
everything vet achieved by this eminent sculptor"
The fitch anniversary, or Golden wedding
dav of Livingston jerks and wife Of Verniiion H.,
was celebrated on New-Year's day, Rev. c. +.
Smith Officiating. Mr. jerks has been Baptist
ffv.sevcn years his wife ioty-seyen. OF bis child
rem there are living five sons ana FIVE lighters.
All The daughters and three sOns sre members OF
Bsp,iss c'u,chts. OF the children eight have been
teachers. OF the Sons, one is farmer, one doctor
ana .hree are lawyers. They have four adopted
children n addition to seventeen Of tberovn They
lost seven children III early marriage, aud went to
Illinois twenty-five years $50 with Thirteenth family.
Thce las been no death IN their family for fory-two
year which speaks vel for the health OF Illinois.
Tic Caliolic Iabict Genies that there ever was
sueh priest in New-Oreaus as Rouget, the person
reported last week 4, having been robbed in of
IL 3fa 81 /.
sdis:
The report bis scspe from EewOrleAns aud exco IL
., huubus and wonder inch Superintendent
Kellscy believing H. Tie fact Of l having IN hs session
seomuioa from jeh Davis looks suspicious There 10
eolb. but s he il 81 iupoo.. We understand tia. he
eed house in this city about and repre'ertcd
himself 81 member q religious order but he wa coon
rud -. end iurred ont ofdoot imposior he LEI,
sfsrli4.a bunch o. sl'pciovsooGing skeleton keys
"a.fe aas lie been since
A letter from Paducah states that the military
commission convened there for the trial Of John j..
S.ied' former proprietor Of the st. Fraucs Hotel in
that city, has concluded it, labors. though their
seutonce iaa not yet been published. Shields was
charged win siding and assisting the rebels ~ COM
nguc.r ne intelligence them, and furnishing t. EN-
with supplies lie is perfectly well known as a
Sece.s.ou;s, ard had a rebel flag flying from his
lo,sl until the advent Of the Union troops there.
Tie commission convicted him, and sentenced him TO
Iay q Inc OF g.. 90 and DO imprisoned during the
continuance o, tie war
M. Sidney Wright Of Durham, Mas, If blessed
vii . healthy lineage. He has grandfather ana
grandmother. a i..fher and mother living, and hs
only son has uot only two grandfahers and two
er.udmcthcfs. bat also two greai-giandiathers ana
tao REORGANIZATION, living. At the date Of Lis
bir-l b. lad grest-grandiather and gIeat-grand-
mubrr since deceased, that the boy las had since
hi ayent three great grandfather and three great
ersr6foo, hers aud TWO gsndiatlers and two grand
potheis-si Of whom are now living, except one
REORGANIZATION and gFeat-grandmotber, who died
tie las. year.
We read j., an English paper Of the 4th inst.
9st quiet village not hundred miles from Wood I
bnjee was aroused last week by a report, which ap |
pears correct, that 4 gay young Lothsrio lVho bad
r some time before been residing with the rector Of
t. parish Rad suddenly disappeared with one Of tie
youue ladic. Of the family Tie ladys brother, not
to be behind in gaautTy, persuaded tho gogeresa to
secondary him on Cupid Grand at tie same time.
We believe that neither Of he gentlemen hasreacled
b. rwcnty-'lst year. while Of the young ladies
is not set " sweet seventeen"
The Rev. H. w. +. Jones, the bicLly esteemed
and efficient va ;or Of the Dutch Reformed Church
2, Be-yen Point, j., was ogreeaby surprised and
gfa,ifed on lis return home last Tuesday evening.
Ga finding his house occupied by the members Of his
couerecation who had net to spend .oei,l evening
Tley had prepared al elegant entertainment, after
tie enjoyment q which, they presented to their be.
loved Pas,or WedLed pure.