Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-16

....Hawtherne's tales have been translated
and published In France.
:. Rev. Mr.. Pease, Of New York, denies
any fellowship with the "Hot Corn book.
-. The New York Tribune is down again
on Abbott's Napoleon, aspublishedin Harper.
Lord Brougham is rs, and his wife Is
years old.
. ....Harry B. Hunt, . comedian Of some
note. died in New York on Saturday, at the
age of so. He was one of the husbands of the
versatile Mrs. Drew. ~ ~
80. Ellie de Beaumont has the honor of being
the successful candidate at the election of
Permanent Secretary Of the Academy of Sci
ences, left vacant by the death of NJ Arago.
The election was one of great interest to the
scientific world. 1t is said that NJ. LIE Verrier,
the distinguished astronomer will be the sue
eessor Of Arago, at the Observatory.
Count Bruno Bronski a Pole, has dis
covered the art of crossing silk-worms, q pro-
cess through which he obtains silk of splcn-
did Wilderness
go. Foster Bosworth, late Postmaster Of
Troy, was arrested on Monday afternoon, in
that city, by Marshal Mott, charged with en-
bezzlement of United States monies, while in
Office, to the amount of more than $4,000.
IS B. Melchorn, o. S. Consul to Hesse
and R. NJ. Barnwell, bearer of dispatches to
| Paris, were among the passengers in the steam
er Franklin, which sailed from New York for
! Havre on Tuesday. The steamer took out
1881 in specie.
Tho Frederick Examiner notes the death
| of Major Daniel Hughes, an aged and respec.
| table citizen of that place, who served at the
battle of New Orleans as one of Gen. Jack
sons staff He was subsequently appointed
Indian agent to the Cherokee Nation in Georgia
Ut is said that Judge Mason, our Minis
ter to France, has appeared at the French
Court in full costume, contrary to the instruc-
| tons of the Secretary of State.
LIT is said that Senators Seward, Smith
and Toombs are the Wings who voted for the
confirmation of George Sanders.
la friend of ours is engaged in writing a
| graphic and life-likc sketch Of "the man wot
nominated Frank Pierce" He is we'll known
emissary of 'the Satanic's.' The develop
| ments will be rich
THE Wing caucus of the members of the
Maryland Legislature, on Tuesday night last,
| agreed to the following nominations
For State Librarian-Thomas J. Marshall,
| of Prince Georges county.
| Mechanics Bank-Trueman Belt and Geo.
E. Sangston.
| For the Hagerstown Banks. Dorsey Her.
| bert and M. +. Barber.
For the Bank of BalAmore-On the part Of
the Senate, J. II. Luckett; on the part of the
House, Thomas II. Kent, of Joseph.
1.-THE following puff as is puff was
written by potomac" of the Baltimore Patriot:
"Senator Benjamin was in the Supreme
Court to-day making a very log zeal and clear
argument in dry land case. A wonderful
law! er is that Mr. Benjamin, for so young, SO
small, and so handsome man as he is; 1 have
never before known so handsome and so young
a man too so brilliant, profo und and erudite a
lawyer, and SO chaste and cl assical scholar. u
| ....John Van Buren, voted yesterday with
the Wings and his Hard Shell brethren for the
enlargement of the New York Canals.
| 1T is rumored in Paris, that the Marquis
de Dampicre it about forming an alliance with
Miss Corbin, young American lady of large
fortune, whose family have long been resident
in Paris.
1.-The famous Greek General, Haggi Chris
tos, died at Athens on the 18th January
| ....Silvio Pellico is dangerously ill., Since
his liberation in 1880, he has led retired life
and has never taken any part in politics.
| .Macaulay in his history accuses Dryden
the satirist Of the wings, of having sold hi.
conscience for pension, and bases the charg,
upon grant made to the poet by James II. al
the period of his conversion. Mr.. Bell, in hi
recent life of Dryden, refutes the accusation
He has discovered that the grant made BY
James was only renewal of the grant made
by Charles II. TO the poet. Dryden's receipt
dated June IS, 1880, for the quarter endin,
with the Feast Of the Annunciation, 1873
till exists.
go. Madame Restell is out with a card t.
the public, in which she desires and claims 8
fair and impartial hearing before she is ad
Judged in respect to the charges made against
her by Cordelia A. Grant. In the meantime
she pronounces all the charges utterly false
base and malicious.
1.-THE National Democrat says Georg,
Lippard has left, in money and effects, sufi
cient amount to have kept him from 'want'
for many years. And instead of living in ,
garnet, as represented by tho romancer VIII,
wrote the article in the Boston Post, he reside.
in very genteel house, hands olnely furnished
and replete with every comfort. It is just t.
the memory of Mr.. Lippard that these fact
shall DO known.
....Mr. Burton, the principal witness in tn,
Martha Washington trials, at Cincinnati
against the Messrs Chapins, Kissane, Cole
and others, has had warrant issued against
him for bribery. ..
The Toronto Colonist, on the authorit,
of contemporary, states that the Rev. Flea
Ter Williams, the supposed Bourbon, intend.
offering his services to the Indians for claim.
ing some indemnity due to them by the gov
eminent of Vermont; and firmly denies thai
he had any participation in the concoction o.
the tale of Mr.. Hanson, about his pretended
relationship to Louis the XVI
| ....Great excitement prevails at Albany
N. Y, on account of the death of Ann Lynch
who was killed by female abortionist at Troy
named Mary j. Bork. The murdered cir
was an orphan, and but twenty years of age
| ....Mr. Spafford arrived arrived at New