Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-06
PERSONAL.

Hon. Thos. J. Rusk, of Texas arrived
in this city last evening, looking remarkably
we'll, and took lodgings at Willards'
THE New York papers state that Bedini
was passenger on board the steamer that
sailed on Saturday from that port for Liver
pool. His name does not appear on the list of
passengers. 1t is stated that he was conveyed
on board by one of the small river steamboats,.
80. Bishop Fitzpatrick, of Boston has made
the recent riotous demonstration in that city
the subject of q brief note to the Transcript
He treats the affair as one of small moment
and as showing by its very insignifcance how
very unwilling are the great body of citizens
to countenance or join in any such proceedings
The differences arising from the insignifcance
of the affair, the Bishop says, $50 far as they
concern the feelings and disposition of my fell
low-citizens of Boston, are obvious, and prove
general spirit, equally consoling to me and
honorable to them"
Hon f. P. Stanton lectured before the
Mercantile Literary Association, of New York.
on Friday evening last. Subject-s'The Navy
of the United States''
80. The health of Archbishop Hughes is
said to be rapidly recovering at Havana The
magnates of that city have showered their at
tentions upon him, but the Archbishop has de-
clined the courteous invitation that the gran.
dees of the city have extended SO pressingly
to him to partake of their hospitality. He has
accepted none save that of the Captain Gene
Pal yuhi afin \;
IAN English paper learns ION excellent
authority" that Mr. Mitchell, the London
manager, has concluded an engagement with
the late Jenny Lind to appear in concerts for
six months during the approaching season
The preliminary terms are stated at Els, 600
- The body of O'Donohoe has been re-
moved from Greenwood cemetery to Calvary
cemetery, by order of the brother and wife of
the deceased, because Greenwood is unconse-
Grated ground. ...
80. His E1celleney Thomas Watkins igon
Governor of Maryland, was married at 10
o'clock, A. NJ, on Tuesday, 3Ist ult., by the
Rev. Hugh I. Harrison, at st. Johns church,
Howard county, to Miss Mary T. Dorsey.
daughter of Col Charles w. Dorsey, of White
Hail.
go. 1t is stated that Peyton A. Southall has
recently sold part of his estate, less than
half, in Warwick county, Va, for S. 600 more
than he gava for the whole. The part dis.
posed Of is covered in wood and timber. for
which he has realized $40 per acre.
-. Scion Robinson delivered lecture IN
0ffo oil in LII
church, on Thursday evening. Wild Maggie
who was advertised to appear, was not present
ed to the audience, having suddenly died that
morning from exposure. Mr.. Pease was pre-
sented with sos from the church. Mr.. Pease
in the course of his remarks, denied that his
friend, the author of the Hot Corn stories, had
seven wives, as had been stated; whereas in
point of fact, he had only one wife.
80. Henry Porter, son of Ex-Governor Por.
ter, was last week sentenced, by the Dauphin
county Court. to pay $4,000 damages to DR.. J.
Seller, for having stabbed him with penkuife,
in an alteration in 1850. ...
The Senatorial Term of Mr. Chase ex.
pires with the present Congress #-...
AuS AiCN. 1SddC himDdil, pdSt0f OF the
Lutheran Church at Athens, N Y, ran away
with Mrs. Elizabeth Payne, no widow, and a
devoted member Of his flock The husband
pursued and overlook the parties-the clergy
man endeavored 10 make himself scarce-and
not succeeding, finally compromised the mat
ter by paying to the injured husband the sum
CT 500, and walked of with the woman The
Albany Knickcrboeker says:-.-.i $50.
" kinball is o man between As and so years
Of age, and has q wife and six or seven chill
dren (; some of them are married The heart
broken Mrs. kimball, we understand, is at pres
emit staying with a relative ut East Albany
The runaway wife WAS married to Payne about
IL years since, and had lived contented and
happy with her husband although they never
had children. She is woman about s. years
OF age, with nothing particularly attractive in
her appearance. We would as soon think of
running away with q mummy"