Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-27
PERSONAL,

80. Dyson, the English schoolmaster who
has been imprisoned some months for an
alleged attempt to incite an instruction among
the slaves in New Orleans, died on the 10Th,
in the parish prison.
.... The Freeman's Journal has the follow
ing extract from letter to Catholic gentle
man in New York city, dated Rome, J an. II,
1854:
s. A few evenings since attended soires
at the residence of Mr.. Cass, our Charge
d Afaires. The party was purely American
and given as q compliment to Ex-President
Van Buren,, who has been residing in Rome
for some time. Among the guests were faces
that recognized as having seen in America.
| am told that the Ex-President is inGulring
very earnestly into the Catholic religion. He
has had several conferences with Cardinal
Wiseman, who is also here, and tbs not unlike
ly that Mr. Van Buren, may become a convert.
-. Twenty-Five of the democratic journals
of Ohio are in favor of Col. Allen for the
United States Senatorship, three are for Col
Manypsnny, two for Col. Medary, two for Mr..
Pugh, and one for Governor Medill.
-. A letter from San Francisco mentions
the failure of Messrs. Otis Farnum, -four
dealers, and Ogden 4 Hayes, engaged in the
China teade. Liabilities about $500, 900 each
firm.
.... The democrats of Ohio have not yet
succeeded in fixing upon candidate for the
United States Senate in place If Mr.. Chase.
The democratic members of the Legislature
ballOtted all Thursday night without accom-
MI oh Thn
are Messrs. BARLEY and Allen.
80. 1t is estimated that the Rothschild
Brothers are worth from ten ten to fifteen mil.
lions sterling or from $50, 0OO 600 to SIS, OOO,-
000
.... NJ. de Turgot, with the ball still in his
leg, was busying himself, at the last accounts
with the International Copyright treaty
80. John Mitchell is in fair way of fol.
lowing in the wake of Brownson, Bakewell,
Bishop Ives, and others. In his last paper, he
says -" Considered as a religion we may not
bring ourselves to disparage or speak disre-
spectfully of Catholicism. Webelieye it to be
the only form of Christianity that has now
much vitality or power"
Indian Agency, arrived in St. Louis on Mon
day morning last, in company with sixtee n
Indians from the Nebraska Territory, OF whom
fourteen are Chiefs, and two interpreters
These Chiefs are of the following tribes Oma.
has, Ottoes and Missouris-seven of the former
four of the second, and three of the latter
The party are on their way to Washington
city, and came SO far on their journey by land
They were to leave on an Ohio River boat on
Tuesday evening.
WIN Forest, young man of nineteen
years, was committed to the Kings county Jail
on Thursday, on charge Of bigamy, having
three wives, all of whom were present at the
Court. It appears that he married his frs
wife some two years ago, and, on the 9Th o.
January last, married the second, Miss Mar
garet McElroy; and on the 9Th of February
instant, married Miss Mary Stevens, being hi,
third wife s
80. Elihu Burritt has formed a society a
Wilmington, Del, called the ''Olive Leaf So
| ciety," which is intended to disseminate thu
principles of peace, and, thereby, put an enc
| 10 wars. 1t is composed Of women.
Nv. A. Huddell, late purser Of the steam
ship keystone State, died at Philadelphia OF
Friday morning last. Easy. r,
Major N. P. Brown, late Court reporte
for the Philadelphia Ledger, died at Savannah
on Tuesday evening last. 81
-. The correspondent of the Charleston
Mercurv saws of Mike Walsh. - +-.-.
This selfsame Mike is indeed q 'charac
| ter but with all his eccentricities and rough
| ness, he has some redeeming traits. He is in
| corrupt Bile in money matters, which is saying
an immense deal in his favor, taking ever,
thing into consideration. if
| -. The New York Times in abiding t
Rev. Theodore Parker's anti Nebraska speecl
In that city, says his references to Mr.. Web
s'sr were frequent and bitter.