Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-15
PERSONAL.

80. The Missouri Democrat, the Bentonlan
organ, says; - - i NJ, - ~
1--WE are authorized to announce Thomas II.
Benton as candidate of Congress in this dis
trict, subject to the wishes of the democracy
as expressed by p primary election. In
making this announcement, it is due to Colonel
Benton to say. that in the present instance, as
during long life devoted to the service of his
country, he is ready to abide by the decision
of the people, and the people only. We are
also authorized to state that Col: Benton is
likewise a candidate before the people Of the
State at large for reelection to the'Senate Of
the United States" -. gyasi e.. 81 ass
Wonder if he is not also a candidate for
Governor of Missouri, and President Of the
United statesa He can truly say with Fail
staff. l'::My capacious nav hath stomach for
them all. SD. - -
80. In the case of Forrest VS.. Willis, in
the Court Of Common Pleas, of New. York, on
Thursday, the jury, after several efforts fail
ing to agree, were discharged The difficulty
with them was as to the damages to be award
ed A portion of the Jury assessed the dam
ages of Mr.. Forrest at sIo,ooo-the other
portion at SIR cents T.. a. -sj. u. o..
80. Among the speakers who addressed the
Anti Nebraska lizzie at New York. we notice
the name Of DR.. Snoj grass, late of Baltimore,
a well known ismatic abolition employee of
the Ettbuus - u 0-a
LIN Charleston, S. c., the Courier reports
Mr. Fillmore as saying: 81 believe in the ex-
pansive growth of our Republic, and am tho
roughly persuaded that she is destined to'cover
he vbolo ANA cto
banner and her free institutions"
80. The Free-soilers are to have State
convention at Worcester Mass, on the last
day of May, to nominate a governor and lieu
tenant governor. 1t is stated that w. S. Rob-
inson is to start new Free soil paper in Boston.
80. Hon. John j. Crittenden arrived at ST.
Louis on the 4th inst. +
....Lieut. Strain says, il lie no more possible
to build railroad across the Isthmus of Da-
rien than 1t Is to build one up to the moon.
There is more in railroad building than was
ever dreamed of in Lieut.. Strain philosophy.
49,: Horace Greeley violated the Sabbath
by issuing a .midnight edition" of his Tri-
bune on Saturday night last, containing re-
port of the fizzle which came off in the Park
on Saturday evening. We suppose he did this
| on the principle that there are no Sabbaths
| in revolutionary times"
80. The New York Times. says the ' signs
] indicate the nomination of Seward for Governor
this fall, and his election to the Presidency
two years thereafter by the votes of the free
States. The Times relies on Nebraska to dc
all this - .a.
| Boys, do you hear that?
| -. Z" The Angel Gabriel" alias ]. S. Orr
the man who creates riots wherev er he goes
wears brass plate on his hat, with the device
of British lion above the American eagle
and in his wild harangues boasts of being q
subject of Queen Victoria, having been borr
in one of the West India Islands, of English
! parents This crazy man-for he evidently il
insane-denounces the institutions of ouI
country as well as the Catholic religion; ant
yet those who boast of their Americanism suf
I fer him to incite them to riot.
80. Rev. Uriah Clark we'll known in Prov
idence as Universalist clergyman, has dis
i solved his connection with that denomination
and become a preacher of modern spiritualism