Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-18
PERSONAL.

-. Henry s. Mott, Esq, the newly elected
Canal Commissioner, who received such a
heavy Know-Nothing vote, has just replied to
letter of several friends, in which he dis
avows any connection or sympathy whatever
with the order, and declares that he belongs
to but one party-and that the Democratic
party. Previous to the election he made pab-
lie similar statement The fact that Mr..
Darsie, his whig opponent, is an adopted oiti.
zen, probably had something to do with the
result. During the evening of Monday he re-
ceived q large number of his friends at the
Merchants Hotel, Philadelphia, when Jack.
son medal was presented him in the name of
the Democracy of Philadelphia, by Chas. W.
Carrigan, Esq, in few eloquent and peril
nent remarks, and was received by Mr. Mott
in neat speech.
80. We learn from a letter to the editor IF
the Home Journal, written by the Hon. The
odore Fay, United States Minister in switzer
land, that he has asked leave to visit New
York in the ensuing spring. MIR. Fay has been
abroad IN diplomatic capacity nearly twen-
ty years.
80. The New York Mirror says: "Among
the Bal tics passengers was Prince John, of
Llndenwald, hale as q buck The Van Burens
are bound to have finger in the November
electoral pie"
80. The New York papers state that one of
the escaped seamen of the Arctic shipped on
board the Atlantic on Saturday. Just as the
steamer was about to sail, he was discovered
by Captain West, who took him by the collar
and marched him ashore, saying that he
wished no such men to 60 to sea with him.
This is as it should be. They should be
marked like Cain, and Stunned by all honor
able men, Not woman or child saved!
should haunt them to their dying day.
80. Gavazzi's paper, the Crusader, in dis
cussing the nativity of Mr. Ullman, the Know
Nothing candidate for Governor of New York
says:
"The candidate of the Know Nothines, fr
Governor of this State, is a native Of Della
ware State, the smallest commonwealth in the
Union, but the strongest in American princi.
pies: AS we happen ourselves to be half Della
warlan, In recommending Mr.. Ullmann. we
commend man with whom we have been &C.
quainted series of years. and whose ancestry
is Of the most honorable aud patriotic rennta,
>tion. Mr.. Ullmann's grandfather was con.
cerned in one Of the first loans made to this
country, (the famous HortaIes Co.'s loan
during the struggle for Independence, when
the pure and patriotic men of that epoch were
preparing for the final and decisive movement.
The father of our candidate, in 1880, con-
= rlbuted great deal towards the national
war, and the truly American city Of Whining
Ton 70 pears good testimony to the patriotism Of
1.-The subject of this short and imperfect
sketch was born in that same city, educated at
Yale College. studied and practised law in
New York with Henry Storrs, the celebrated
jurist, and would have been elected. in 1881
Attorney General of this State, but for the
fraud practised by his dishonest political enc
mies.''
80. Smith Miller in the first district, and
VIM Fl. English in the second district of Indi !.
ana, who voted for the Nebraska bill, are re-
elected. In the other nine districts the fusion
candidates are chosen-a loss of seven Demo.
Gratis t-a.
To-" The Ravel family bid farewell to the
New York stage on Saturday night of this
week. Jerome and Antoine are going home
to France Francois and the rest Of the fami
~, including the Russian dancer, Madlle
Urea Matthias, will keep together for some
time to come. They 60 to New Orleans to full.
fill short engagement and then proceed to
California, and Lima, South America The
Ravels have played at Niblo's Garden, at in
tervals, for more than twenty-five years, and
have accumulated half million of dollars. a
large portion Of which has been invested in
real estate in this country. ss Id =
....Hon. Mr.. Westbrook, NJ. c., from New
York, is at Willards'. .asgs1..5f b ...r
....Col J. W. Forney has returned to the
city He looks we'll; but don't appear to like
the way things have turned out in PennsyI.
vania. -