New-York tribune., 1867-07-29
PERSONAL.

| Gen. Pillow estimates the corn crop on his
plantations near Helena, Ark, at 100000 bushels.
Frederick Douglass has agreed to be present
i'm Watkins N Y, the first OF August TO attend the
celebration OF emancipation by the colored people
Whats in a ?" p. T. Barnum and
Charles Dickens two OF the men who recently broke
/ out OF DanbuTy jail.
! President Hickock, of the NewYork Univer-
sty College, has been appointed trustee IN place OF the
| Hon. Clark B. COchranc Of Albany, deceased
| MavOr NOrcrOSS of Boston has appropriated
his salary To works OF charity He has given 5000 20 tho
ola Mems Home aud smaller sums to various charitable
/ institutions
James Il. Harris late Lieut. Colonel of the
Tenth NewYork Regiment. died in Albany on Thursday
Having been i'll for long while ms death was not unex-
Robert Henry Henderson,, "the drummer
hoy Of the RappahannOck now holds position as con-
ductor on the Union Pacific Railroad His young wife,
with whom he lately eloped from Pougnkeeps.e' Is III
Omaha. and has made quite sensation IN thar city
The Earl and Countess of Derby gave mag
nihcent entertainment TO the Nlceroy OF ESypt al MS
OF Wales the Duke OF Cambridge. the Princess Mary
Adelaide, aud Prince Of Teck were present.
The Committee of the Councils of Philadel
phia have it Is said obtained enough ydenee to TarTa
Them in bringing articles OF impeaehment against Soune,
man Barnes and Alderman William McMuen, who Wete
| leaders In a late firemens riot IN that city.
! Hon. Nehemiah Perry of Newark, Amos Roo
bins. present senator from MddeSeN County ana Robert
GchTist es the defeated candidate FOR Congress AT o
late election in the Fifth District, are all prominent
! spoken OF probable Democratic candidates Tor Gov
| nor OF New-Jersey at the next election
| Cant E. A. Pane, war correspondent of I
! " Y Times aud afterward attached 10 the WdSting
c. C0" Is y5 10 B,eStS 4G Hredoqa sg 1ct thpt sh
| has been Secession but Northern capitalists ha
! bought IT,
The Hudson New York. Register tells of
man named John WesOn going into the woods Bost
Corners after berries While he was work picking tn
his eyes lighted on something hidden under rock VIII
looked like box covered with moss. John examined
closely ana found IL was box and on opening IL fou
a@Scr m We're 1e hundred spanish dollars done up il
bag, on which was some writing, but so destroyed thai
was lllcgble None OF the pieces bore date later IN
1908 The Hinder has been living Tor several years pa
from hand 10 mouth working at odd jobs III the SUNNI
and in leisure time picking berries.
Mr. Fred. Hunt, city editor of The Cincinnati
Enquirer. and well known in amusement circles, had
narrow escape from drowning last week He was OF
visit To the training headquarters OF Aaron Jones' the
pulst SIX miles from the city, the river road, ana
had been bantcred 10 swimming race across the ono
river The latter accepted and they started together
Jones gained the opposite shore ana turning round saW
his competitor struggling far ont In the stream IN an eN
hausted condition. He jumped into n skh and reachoe
him lust In time to clutch linn 10y the hair as he descend
the third time Hunt was insensiDe for 80 minutes pl
finally revived and recovered
! Since the man CrOokes made his extraordi
nary confessions before the Trades Outrage Commisson
his employees the Messrs Taylor. him notice 10
uUit their employ, The Rev. X. stanton and several
other gentlemen Of the town, thinking that II he were
discharged by his employers, as no one else would o.
likely 10 employ him, he would he driven 10 crime Tor"
subsistence waited on the Messrs Taylor TO endeayqr t.
induce them 70 reconsider theT Nsvls2I' 'Gve nm
chance !" he had said to his employers "yonr Govern
ment has gwen him chance you glve MN one 700 see
whether he is capable Gi SS TaS o con-
the interview was that tne Mtssls
sinue Cro9kes in t4fir employ I
A resolution has been passed by the Com
mittee of the Liberal Association OF Birmingham 10 ia
Vite Mr. George Dixon of the firm OF Rabone bi0,hh ,h
merchants To come forward rs u candidate 20 M tS
vacancy n the representation 0ccasOned Dy tne ueatn
Mr. Scholeed. Mr Dixon ILLS the oihce OF Mayo lhs
year but as he will accept the invitation now gwen W
him. he will resign the mayoralty In u Few DAYS; M.
Thomas Lloyd time member for Barnstape VIII aSV
| as Chairman OF Mr. DXOns Committee The name OF hI.
Sampson Lloyd has been also mentioned as candidate
IN the Liberal Conservative interest, and he eoud 20
induced 10 come forward there no doubt that he wou
command great amount OF support and the friends OIL
that gentleman are actively engaged IN promoting hs
interests but nothing known Of his own views on tho
subject
On the 10th of july his Royal Highness the
Prince OF Wales inaugurated the London College, when
has been established under the auspices OF the lnterna
tonal Education Society very large number OF VISIT
ors went down 10 IslewOth near which Is the College
The history College may be briefly stated as oi-
lows In 1862 committee, OF which the late MT COD
den and Michel Cheyalier were members proposed 70
Sonnd nm international College comprising four estab-
iishments IN England France, Germany, and Italy The
nIIs are IN he sent at the end OF each year from
aastahIishment 20 another, and when they shall have
assed wear In each country in the lower Glasses they
Rr comrence again the same rotation In the higher
sses i'm such that when their studies terminate
tbey will have spent the two years required I'm each OF
the onr countries and thus have thoroughly acquired
knowledge. OF languages while young,