Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-10-04
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go. Rev. Edward Prime, of the New York
Observer, and brother of Irenus Prime. went
passenger In the Pacific for Europe. He tar
ries through the winter at Rome, acting as
chaplain of the Protestant chapel there, and
goes eastward In the spring
80. The estate which Mr. Soule has gone
to visit in the Pyreaees was purchased by him
previous to his arrival in Madrid.
-. The rumor that Hon. Henry 8. Geyer
Of Missouri, had resigned his seat in the q. s.
Senate 10 pronounced to be unfounded by the
St. Louis Republican.
-. Ex-President Tyler and his wife are
now on visit to Mrs. Tyler's friends, on Shell
ter Island, opposite areenport, Long island.
80. Smith o'Brien is in Belgium, having
arrived there about Sept. /. So says the Dub
lin Nation. ....-....ea g.
....Hon. Arson Burlingame, of Cambridge,
Mass, is reported to have received the Know
| Nothing nomination for member of Congress
from the Fifth District, now represented by
Hon. VIM. Appleton. .... 80
-. Without going either into hell or St.
Petersburg Napier is anxious to get back to
England with his feet and his "lads'' with
their "sharpened cutlasses.' The Times ac-
tually fears the report of such desire Is true.
80. Miss Ames, the only grand daughter of
the celebrated Fisher Ames, was married at
Cambridge on Saturday last to Francis Hcw-
land, Esq, a promising young lawyer Of this
city.
| 80. It is mentioned as singular fact that
Bishops Chase, Burgess, Williams, Wainwright,
and Clarke were each formerly rector of Christ
Church, at Hartford, Conn.
| 80. John Thompson, the banker, and editor
Of the Bank Note Reporter, has sued the Lou.
isville (Ky.) Times for libel. That paper pub
lished, in its money article, outrageous and
unjusti6able charges in regard to Mr.. It's
character.
| Mr.. E. L. Davenport, the American
tragedian, op ened at the Walnut street Thea
ire, Philadelphia, on Monday evening last,
and played during the week to succession OF
crowded houses.
80. The Mayor of Philadelphia, after con.
sultation with the policemen, has determined
that the whole force shall wear black uni
form, and black hat, with top of glazed
leather.
| 80. The Philadelphia Inquirer contains q
letter from the Hon. John NJ. Clayton, of Della
ware, addressed to D. R. King, Esq, in which
he declares that he never was, is not now, and
never shall be, candidate for the Presidency
preferring a seat in the United States Senate
to any other Office under the government. He
declares "that our naturalization laws are I'M.
questionably defective, or cur almshouses
would not now be flied with paupers," and
further alleges that "our country has become
Botany Bay, into which Europe annually
discharges her criminals of every description u
He further says:
| II have no prejudices against the honest
foreigner, who comes Aere to seek an asylum
from the tyranny of rulers abroad. All my
| sympathies are with them, and when they be
como naturalized I will defend them, a
American citizens in all their rights, as fully
as those born on the soil. would inculcate
and practice religious toera alton, in its broadcast
sense, but would see to it that no mon of any
scot, whose creed teaches them to deny religi
Gus liberation to me and my countrypen
should ever hold Office here, or power Of any
kind to prosecute US for our religious opinions. .
| Wilhelm Schwarz and wife announce il
the Northern Wochenblatt-" This morning
We wore blessed with twins, a boy and CIR
for the fourth time
....A great excitement is caused among tn,
church people Of England by the secession
from the church of the gifted and distin
guished Arch Deacon Wilberforce, on tn,
ground that his conscience would no longe
allow him to admit the supremacy of the Queer
as the head of the Church.
....Capt. Ingleheld sends dispatches to TIL
Admiralty from the Arctic regions, reporting
the discovery of extensive mines Of good an
thracite coal on the coast of Greenland il
about latitude II deg. This coal will prov
valuable should tcrew ships be sent there TO
whaling, as is very likely to be done. III
says nothing of either of tho English Arctic
expeditions, or of that under DR.. Kane
| 80. 1t is stated that Mr.. ]. 3. Booth, tn
young tragedian, and son of the late eminen
rival of Kean, has been nominated for tn
California Legislature, by the Wings of sal
Francisco, where he is at present, as stag
manager of the Metropolitan Theatre