New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-25
PERSONAL.


American Episcopal communion. Not much over 40,
bis parocha! life has been spent entirely in Virginia,
where, for several years, be was Rector Of small
parish in Bedford County About two years ago he
WINS called to Richmond, where he took charge of a
new and leading parish. Mr.. Wilmer represented
Virginia in the late General Convention, and voted
with the delegation from that diocese on all distinct
i've measures" The Church Journal says: "A
sound Churcbman, an honest fearless, active, pract
cal and earnest man, and for long time one of the
most Jealous in promoting church work among the
negroes, it would have been hard work to make
better choice among our clergy in the Southern
States."
David Davis formerly an officer in the British
Army was found dead in his room, in Bethlehem
Hospital OH the last day but one Of the old year, at
the age of sixty-seven. After forty-four years OF
confinement az unatic, death mercifully came to
his relief. coroners inquest developed the fact,
which most men had probably forgotten, that in the
year 1913 he had attempted to take the life OF Lord
Palmerston the then Secretary of War, by firing n
pistol at hin in the street. He was arrested, and
tried at the Old Bailey on the LIST Of May, 1918.
The jury acquitted him on the ground of insanity,
and by tie order of the Home Secretary he WAS re
moved to Bethlehem Hospital. The warder went as
usual on Monday morning to give him his ordinary
neal, when on opening tie door, he found tie de-
ceased leaning against the back Of a chair, quite
dead
The Rev. Mr. French, who has recently been
engaged in Missionary work amongthe contrabands
at Fortress Monroe, relates the following among
other inst ances Of tie natural shrewdness of this Pc
cuIiar" people:
On passing an old wosn returning from camp, with large
bag Of clothes her head aid her heavily laden with
wood we said Hard times fer poor coOred folks when
Hind master. have away from them"
Her lighting up she replied: Oh. indeed these
be good times bs the Lord been praying for such times
many years"
You not support yourselves, can you T.
"Oh yes II could support ourselves aud masters too
guess could support ourselves, if We had chance"
A story has gained currency that Gen Schoepf
first had helping hand extended to him. and was
raised from a mental position by Mr. Holt. The real
fact is that Professor Trowbridge OF the Coast Sur
vey. when at work on the Potomac needed two men
for some ordinary duty, and engaged two persons
whom lie found in the neighborhood, living in the
kind. One Of these was Schoepf, whom Professor
Trowbrldge soon discovered was an educated ar'ii-
lcry officer. lie after put in the Coast Sur
vey Office at Washington and thence had position
given him in the Patent Office. Ii was there that lie
became known TO Mr.. Holt. Hi. companion, who
WIS also engaged by Professor Trow bridge, was
found, we believe, to be an educated man, snG Is
still employed in the Coast Survey.
Mr.. Thurlow Weed in a late letter from Lon
don, Gays:
Socially see Of London then ever expected for
every day brings its breakfast or dinner in the highest
circles, Yesterday dining with Mr. Evans. at the Reform
Club Nr. Thackeray, who told me he had recently re-
eeved barrel beer from mutual friend Achy Dunlop
OF Wa,eyie. On. peculiarly in the good ,ocisy OF Lon
don strikes me az worthy Of remark II is the peraiige
81. saasti,y wine bb.d dinners. and the entire
avoidance Of small talk about the vintage quality &C.
&C. wines Here the various wines are served and drank
moderately without remark glass of pale sherry, AFTER
SOUP glasses Of champaign with the meat colrse
g,. OF clare. hook with the dessert and glass Of Nads
ria or Port after the removal Of the CLOTH Is the extent
OF wine drinking, and many gentlemen sip rather
than take of the contents OF their glasses The
only remark about wines have heard at table was at Sir j.
Emerson Tenants who, observing that at previous dinner
drank Madeira had placed decsnter OF the old wide Capt
Cu,,le a. my right hand with ihe remark You prefer Ma
dir,, ,poko Of the abstinence Of English gentlemen
wber. wa, th, morning which fiend re-
Piled we reformed habits in this respect partly
iu taste prefeung the Light to the heavy wines
bu, mainly on account the tender and rheumatic I'M
ger. you among But hat surprises and perPe1es me
most. in the city is the fact, that while the great omnibus
hooushfsre oxford street Pecsiiy, the Strand fleet
,r.e udgste and Hill paved Ike Broadway, are gen
orally wet and always slippery the horses never or very
seldom, fall ."
Granny Slocum" and "Cousin Reuben per-
formers in the "Od Folks concert troupe, Were
publicly married upon the stage at Musical Fund
Hall. Philadelphia, on Thursday night. The BRIDE
groom was dressed in very long brown coat, red
dish wa,icoat. Hessan boots, bell crowned hat and
long hair of the period Of 1890, and the bride as an
old woman OF the same time, IN short wasted
fawn-coored six, with very high. broad cap. AS
he anpeared with Father Gulick, the chief Of the
troure. Mr.. Wadsworth the officiating clergyman,
entered by an opposite door, and when the company
were ranged in row, the marriage took place with
great soemnity. At the CONCLUSION, the audience
were invited down stairs, where, in homely style,
they were RECALLED with mugs Of cider aud dough-
nuts. upon bare piuewood tables, rs in the od-ash-
ioned farm-houses Of former days. Both parties
were young the groom about five and twenty, and
the bride some years younger.
The thirteenth yearly report Of the Rev. Ed
ward C. Jones of Philadelphia has been received,
and i, a detailed account Of his pastoral
labors IS the Chaplain OF the County Insane Asy lnm
at Blockey. a popuous institution, where nearly
COO patients enjoy the advantages OF the sympathy
ing nistrailons OF one who stnales their individual
cases and adap,s his plans accordingly. Mr.. Jones
Las large and varied experience in this department
Of philauthropic exertion, and has been greatly
blessed in his endeavors to amelorate the moral con-
dtion of the insane The report is also Interesting as