Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-29
Personal and Political.

Personal and Political.
80. Mr.. Sellers and Mr. Jenfer, candidates
for Congress in the Sixth district of Maryland,
will meet at Rockville, Montgomery county,
on Saturday, LIST of October; at Ellicott's Mills,
on Tuesday the 4th; at Annapolis on Thursday.
the 9Th
80. The New York papers say that Mike
Walsh is recovering from his injuries
80. Yankee Sullivan and John Morrissey,
two noted pugilists of New York, are prepar-
ing for prize fight. The police in order to
prevent it, made an attempt to arrest them,
but after taking them in custody, both were
forcibly taken from the officers.
80. Miss Elcia Shubrick, daughter of the
late Captain Shubrick, and niece of Comma
dore Shubrick, received the white veil at St.
Catharines Convent. in New York, on Satur-
day.
80. Judge Dana, of one Of the Courts of
Cincinnati, was, few days since, arrested at
his residence near the city, charged with be-
ing an accomplice of Craig, Reed, and others,
in extensive fJrgeres of land titles He was
found concealed under bed, in his night
clothes after it had been denied that he was
at home. He was put in police station
house. for examination
....Judge Bayly, of Virginia, has consented
to deliver the annual address at the Maryland
Agricultural Exhibition, which is to be held
at Marlboro in November next
-. Col. T. L Crittenden and Hon. Wash
pntop Of 80,
Hon. c. NJ. Conrad is at the National
-. An advertisement appears in the Balti-
more Clipper denying that Lambert S. Nor
wood, clerk of the court of common pleas of
Baltimore, is defaulter to the amount of one
cent. Glad to hear it.
....There is likely to be n split in the New
Jersey Democracy, on account of the recent
nomination for Governor. The Newark AIer-
cnr1 hears from Hudson county that the
friends of Gen. Wright are highly indignant
at the success of the monopoly candidate, and
swear that they will not support the nomina-
ton.
80. Hon. 7. H. Bayly, of Accomac Co., Va,
is at the National Hotel
by four ,ceahiy, published at Annapolis, Md,
has read the Washington Union out Of the
Democratic party.
The Supreme Court, in session, at Green
field, Mass, has granted divorce to Il lady,
the wife OF clergyman, on the ground of his
having deserted her. She was allowed 500
alimony per year. The husband deserted his
wife because she charged him with preaching
in bad grammar. and had advised him to give
up preaching until he knew more
There are now five sets of brothers. a broth
or and sister. and a father and son in coniine-
ment in Connecticut State prison; nine of
these persons We're convicted i'll Litchfield
county; ten of them are colored This extra
ordinary number of near relatives in prison
numbering but 1873 convicts, is a very singular
circumstance, and in all probability without
parallel in this country.
The Home Jonrnaf in answer to query.
| ''Are we not a wine drinking people q: says,
| during the first year of The existence of the
| Metropolitan Hotel. its consumption of wine
was nearly seventy thousand bottles This
| would only make about two hundred bottles q
| day, or one to every four patrons Of the house.
| The strike movement seems to be pretty
| ,.n>o->, -. I"rd~n- aud in II that pa TT
OF England. The Lightermen refuse to work
| for less than one shilling advance. Their pre-
sent wages range from Is sd. to IS Cd per day
The Carpenters demand one shilling advance.
| but are not likely to get it. The Bricklayers.
with great unanimity, have struck for sixpence
| per day also. The Skein -dyers. very useful
| class of operatives, hold out for los per week
! The Golfers, at Wigan, go for an increase of
| 10 per cent.