Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-10-05
PERSONAL.

PEBsONAL.
....Ths editor Of the Philsdelphia Sunday
Dispatch, in speaking Of John Hamilton, Zee. :,
the Democratic nominee for the ID Congress
sional District Of Pennsylvania says:
"Efforts have been made to induce him b
withdraw. and to give way, that Mr.. chend.
| Ter may recsive the Democrats vote. The
Washington Star, . tender TO the Administers
ton, has already sbussdAr. Il. for not desert.
ing his oolors."
The Dispatch 10 mistaken. The Star never
abused Mr.. Hamilton VIII the Dispatch dc
u the justice to aeknowlsdge this correction
Of its error
go. Among the passengers who went Out
yesterday in the Arabia from New York, VA
P. 81. Bennett, Esq, Of Baltimore County,
Nd, bearer Of dispatches to the Court Of St.
James.
80. Daniel s. Dickinson recently delivered
. speech in the interior Of New York, dehn-
ing his position, sdvocatiDg the sleetiOn Of
Bronson, and ridiculing the Sofn. he wa
also down on the Administration.
80. Reed Brothers 4 Co., large Dry Goods
dealers ut Phil adelphia, have failed for a
large amount. Yesterday they published q
card cautioning persons from hastily negotis-
ting their notes
~. Soulouque, the negro Emperor, never
appears In public except in full toilet Even
at private receptions, he commonly wears his
sword and cooked hat. He has one coat, made
in Paris, which cost him s., 200, and pair of
boots made in New York, decorated with bril-
liants and gold, which cost $500. The cane
with which he commonly walks. cost 500. He
has several swords, the handles Of which are
richly jewelled. He has seven stars composed
Of diamonds, which he wears on great ocea-
sions, each Of which cost over $1,000 He
will wear nothing bat the best Of ito kind and
has special aversion to anything plsbsian or
unimperial. Hence his indignation ct the
proposition to sell him Queen Adelaide sec.
ond hand coach. Hence, also, his reply to az
artist who wished to make bust of him; he
consented, but said, "Mind now, you must
ask high price fof me, I'll not be sold cheap;
take care" A copy Of this bust BY tho way,
was in the Crystal Palace. Soulouque has
about ~ little education a. it IL possible for a
man to have with his talent, in his position.
80. Capt Il. T. Merrick, of Maryland, one
of the most eloquent and active Wings in the
country, in . long and ably written letter, an
nounces his intention to support William G.
Thomas, the Democratic nominee for Mayor of
Baltimore.
80. Madame Dudevant, alias George Sand,
whose retirement to convent was announced
some months ago, 1t 10 now reported, has writ
ten tho history Of her life, in Eve volumes, and
has sold the manuscript to ala Presse" for
10000 francs.
-. The coroner's jury have found Mr.
George W. Green, . wealthy Citizen of Chi
oago, guilty Of poisoning his wife with strych
nine, Tho Chicago journals think that from
the wealth and position Of the accused, his
trial 10 likely to make . sensation only less
than that of Dr.. Webster's few years ago.
go. John N. Genin, the halter, 10 before the
people Of New York, backed BY upwards Of
four thousand VOTERS, who profess to be uncom.
mittsd to any party, a. IN indie pendent oandi-
date for Mayor.
49,. The New York correspondent of the
Albany Express informs Us that T. F. Meaghsr
the distinguished Irish patriot, whose car Ger
in this country has been char acterized by grea,
discretion and modssty, will go to Californis
in Der embsr, with tho design of making San
Francisco his permanent residence. He pre-,
fers Southern character, the Southern climate,
and the Southern people, to those Of the North
Nicholas Dean having refused the nom
ination Of the rsformers of New York, for
Mayor, they have nominated Daniel r. Tie,.
nan.
go. The wings Of the 18th district Of New
York hsvs nominated Rufus T. King for Con-
grss.
80. In Rmk, Texas, recently, Mr.. Irwin
| nose was bitten Of BY Mr.. Nedford, who wal
Afterwards killed by Irwin.