Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-15
PERSONAL,

80. Judge Bronson, of New York, says he
fully endorses the Nebraska and Kansas bill
recently passed by the Senate.
80. Charles O'Connor, L. S. District Attor
ney for New York, says he is decidedly in favor
of the Nebraska bill.
80. There appears to be some doubt about
Mr. Pugh's, the newly elected Ohio Senator
position on the Nebraska question The
friends of the bill say he is for it, while the
abolitionists claim him as their own. and say he
is against As the gentleman is on the ground
and old enough to speak for himself, it would
be well if he would at once settle this vexed
question. Speak out, Mr.. Pugh, and let US
know where you stand.
80. The register Of the city Of New FORK
Mr.. Dyckman, is an alleged defaulter to the
amount of $4,000. Comptroller Elagg seems
to have discovered the defect
80. Nicholas P. Trist so we'll known as n
special agent to Mexico during the Late war, is
now engaged in selling patent rights for
washing machine.
80. The New York Tribune, in allusion to
the letter from MIR. Daniel, our charge d affaires
at Turin, recently published in the Richmond
Examiner. says: 20
The letter so published has made its way
to Europe, and has been copied into the j.ur-
nails OF France. Germany and Italy Received
with shouts OF laughter at its authors turkey
cOck self-conceit in the two first named coun-
tries; it is not taken so cOolly by the Italians
of Turin. or at least part of thea They are
as full of fight as any of the chivairy of Vir-
ginia themselves, and the unlucky Daniel is
likely to have more duels on his hands than
his brother diplomat At Madrid"
-. The correspondent Of the New York
Times writing from this city, in lettcr dated
March 18th says:
High words passed between represen tatives
Messrs. BocOck and SHELTON, to- day. The lat
ter, just before adjournment, objected to sou e.
thing proposed by Mr. Bocock, who immedi-
ately on adjournment stepped up to him. and
shaking his fist under his nose, exclaimed
.'YOu are scoundrel, Sir "A damned scoun-
drel now make the most Of it," Mr.. Skel-
ton replied, Don't you ever speak to me
again. III 90
....Captain Mossman, of New York, whose
vessel was lately wrecked upon the coast near
Vera Cruz, has been imprisoned by the Mexi-
can authorities Of Minatitlan for entering il
| distress port near that place which is not a
port Of entry. d.. .....,,s.- ......f .. ....
THE newspapers have story that Sena-
tor Gwin, by means of his wife, who was for
merly Mrs. Logan, has come into possession OF
nearly loo, 900 acres of land in Texas. On the
death Of her husband Mrs Logan should have
inherited the property, but was cheated out o.
| it, and commenced q suit for. its recovery
which suit was, for some reason, abandoned
But recently Dr.. Gwin has received a letter
from Texas, informing him that, by decision
of the supreme court of that State, Mrs 6 !
title to the land is clearly established. Tn
most curious portion Of the story is, that tn
letter. though anonymous, turns out to hav
been written by Richard P. Robinson, Of Heller
Jewett memory, whom DR.. G. befrisnded whe
an outcast, and Robinson's wife has also reasO
to be grateful for former kindnesses renders
to her by Mrs. Gwin. t. I'D .