New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-03
PERSONAL.

t.lc mJLO, ana lltu.. tdtlsOA % eHS - - -'"'.
aro at t1e Aston House.
Mr.. Russell OF The London Tines tTort Now
Years Day a Ia Koickerboekor, in making ca
upon the fair dang hters Of Gotham, ~ eompsny WI.
some friends.
Senator wilkinson Of Minnesota Hon Fraet'f
Coming Of Albany Hon. i. b. WGahbcrn Of lillp'i'
Hon. II. l.. Dawes OF Mass DR.. Bentley o Toronto,
). J. Penninan Of the U. $. Navy. y. y Wood c.
Bermuda, and 6. T. Ferris aud 7. II. Aonieo
Of the U. g. Army, are at the s.. Nichols Iioel.
The Hon. +. L. Woodbridge Of Vermont, jay
Gould Of Vermont L. n. Fairchild of New-lofk.
c. 7. Hemeuway, and Aiof Page Of fhiladc'phia,
ave Of toe Everett House.
Capt. Rsmsey Of tie L. :. Army. Lieut.
Nathaniel Green Of ~ u. 8. Navy, Alfred Lajor'
clii,e. Joao NJ RAMIREZ, and B. Ario-a OF Cuba, are
q. TIE New-York Hoel.
Col. +. O'Connor Of Washington, Joseph liea
OF Japan =. +. Whistler Of West Point .. T., Hatch
Of Boston, S. A. Whitney Of New.Jersey, and Col
Fonke Of Illinois, are al the Me;roro'i an Hotel.
Judge Sherman of Newburgh, Lieut. x. b.
Beae Of the U. s. Army, II. y. Bgelow Of WEB
ster, james IL. Weeks Of Boston, 5. II. Wagner
from Peru, Col. Williams OF the L. :. Army, aud
G.. G.. Pet,ibone 4 Kentucky, are at The Finh
Avenue Hotel.
DIR. j. ". Heacocl Of Buffalo, r. V. Gray Of
Boston. and VIM. Hoge OF Jarrytovn, 're ar ihe
Breyoors IlOIse.
Do. Theodore c. Van Wyek died al his resilanro
in Blooming burgh, y. Y. on Thursday morning,
Dee &c, aged - years. lie commenced tho early
mart of bis medical career as surgeon in ihe II. :.
NAVY, being commissioned by President Jeierson IN
d int L.. y.
he located ut BIoomingbdrgh, n. v. then new
town. where be- soon entered upon large, iabonous.
and success lul practice Of medicine. IA a friend of
morals, educ asion, aud religion, he soon identified
himself with the prosperity Of he adopted village by
HE lbors and gins. Ia consequence OF his proyer5al
integrity he was LoDored BY bis iellow-ciIilens with
a few public positions OF hoGor and trust. But for
them he bad no special ionduessi rather for be du-
ies Of q profession he tad chosen in yos;h, aud 10
which he always distinguished himself for zeal,
ability, aad uutuing ac'iy.y. lis remains were III
tered u tie iauiiy vault u his honorcd ancestor,
Cornelius &. Van Wyck. esl. Of tRhkill, y. y,
leaving a widow and two sorl, The Row. George I.
Van WICK minister 10 the Presbyterian Church,
, Nev-Jcrsey, aud the Hon. Charles IT, Van
Wyck. He father TOOK an active part in the War Of
the Revolution. ard Dec lived 10 see one eon Colonel
Of one Of tie Gnest regiments from this State.
HIVE you heard Of the fellow who In aboard
steamboat si S.. Louis, wih an order for passage
on the " Missouri 70. This is No, the MIssoari,
Sir. said tie Cap.4in What 'tsint tie Mis-
1ouri .' "No, ST., il T. no'." What 10 yol haveit
printed on Der Tor then 3" "N ia doathayo /. print
"a on her, SIR q" lou don't What do yon col
N-e.i-c-uT-y. II that don't fpel Missoury, Ike
10 know what !; does spell
-Leur..Col Addison Famsworth Of tie 3Sth
Regiment Now.York Volunteers has Teen promoted
to the Colonelcy Of tie Eew.YoIk 'eih Highland
er,l, now stationed at Bcanioli. Colonel r., who
bas been stationed on lac Potomac, vii join Asoon-
nand at once.
"A philanihropie clergyman Of Boston offered 10 |
preach 10 tho prisoners 10 Fort Warren. They ao-
copied be proposal with gladness, but prayed per-
mission TO select the ioXt ard ,uggesed Ae's Chap.
25 Verse II. For Il seemetn 10 Ino unreasonable
TO ssnd "A prisoner and ~, YiiAal 10 tieni.y the
crimes laid sgains, him.
Robert II. Puyn, who Las been appointed MIN
,s,.r 20 Japan, leaves New York Monday for san
Francisoo thence to sAl 10 bic Destination. Iie akes
The place OF Nj. Harm, who alter fourteen years
service resigns. hr. Pruyn has been Adjutant-Gen-
erai Of THE State, and Speaker OF the Assembly and
resigns the Office of Paymssier in tho Army TO ACCEPT
this miseion; Tor which lie has qualification which
most Of our foreign ministers lack. lie speaks the
court language Of Japan--ihe Holland Dutch
The rebel Brigadier-Genera Philip 81. George
Cooke Of Virginia, who recently committed suicide /
on his plantation, was not graduate of West Point,
az going The rounds Of the press, and confoundng
his history with that Of Hhg.-GeD Philip 81. George
Cooke Of Virginia, who is now ia tie Union army,
and has command OF all the regular cavalry under
Gen. Mcclellan a Warrington. Tlis latter officer
graduated in s27 in the Infantry sud since 1873 has
been Dragon officer tilt recently promoted from
Colonclcy OF the I'd Dragons to bis present rank.
lie commanded the Mormon battalion under Ger. |
Kearney across he plains during tie Mexican war,
and oar Dragons who nartcd uuder Gen. 4. 8. |
Johnston 10 Salt Lake in 1857; aud Il universally
known in the Great West. He Is most energetic
and dazzling cavalry officer, and If en- Opportunity
Offers We may expect TO hear Of Of the most bril-
liant charges Of modern tines and Lea by Cooke, for
lie ii the man 10 10 IT, This explanation viii relieve
Inony hearts.
Mr.. Thurlow Weed states. in le,ter to Tie
AlIany Evening JourHqi, thst ho d.ned on the 9Th
inst, with Sir Emerson Teunent, h.e Governor of
Ceylon. In the party were Adminls, Generals,
and Manchester uiilionaires-aIl friendly to the
American national cnnss.
In honor of Col. Alfred ". Taylor, Eth Begi-
,nout Scott Life Guard stationed at IIayre do Grace,
Md, the inhabitants Of that rlaee on New.Year's
Day erected large Liberty Pole, with the Stars
aud Stripes attached.
Major Charles @. Halpne, ioE.erly Of this city,