Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-13
PERSONAL.

800 O"oa San oln0en was arrested RnC
sent to tho psnitentiary, in Detroit, a few day,
since, for throwing stone through tho win
dows OF passenger car on the Central road
A lady was hit and somewhat injured
80. It seems tn at BArnum carries his bust
ness tact into his literary labors. It is said
that before making arrangements with Red
held tor publishing his autobiography, he had
already made terms with various publishing
hrms IN Europe, viz London, Paris, Leipsic
Madrid, Berlin, and Stockholm, for the RICH,
to its publication, and had actually furn;sSed
them with manuscript copies of the work a,
far as written, without acquainting any one OF
this side OF the ocean with the fact. Ate,
these arrangements were secured he. for the
time, negotiated with Mr.. Redfeld for the
American copyright Mr. R., after concludino
his original treaty for the work, dispatched
letters to publishers in European cities for the
purpose Of arranging for the copyright or fur.
nishing early sheets Of tho work He has lust
received an answer from his correspondent in
Leipsic, stating that another publisher in that
city had already received and accepted a sim
liar proposition direct from Barnum himself
some five months before! On being shown tn g
Leipsic letter Barnum admitted that he had
negotiated with firms in all the foregoing
cities, and claimed perfect right to do 80.
80. The Board of Directors of the Balti.
more and Susquehanna Railroad Compapv, a,
their meeting on Friday, reelected Col. Geo.
w. hughes as President of that company.
Col. hughes has made popular officer.
80. The Weston (Mo.) Reporter says: 1.-THE
Hon. D R. Atchison, in his speech at Atcbi.
sontown, X. T., only few days ago, about the
first remarks which he made in his speech
were in these words 'yhat any native born
American citizen, no n after how humble he
might be, was far superior to any forei puer
who ever came to our snores'"
80. Madame Pfeiher sailed on Saturday
from New York for Liverpool, whence sbe az
poets to take passage at her earliest conve.
nience for the Island of Madeira, whore she
expects o spend the winter with one of har
sons. 1t is said that Mr. Collins has presented
this lady with state-room and free passa ee
for the voyage.
....1t ls rumored that owing to the small
number of votes received by Judge Bronson
at the late election in New York, tho name of
bis organ, the National Democrat, will be
changed to "Bmmghole ISSUE" ex-Rev G. G.
Burr, spsrit-rapper, will guage the leaders.
....Henry Ward Beecher is down on" the
Know Nothings, in swinging letter in the
New York Independent. He calls them
" Protestant Jesuits
1.-THE Alta California of Dot. 2, saws: Sem
ator Gwin is now on a tour of the State, zeal.
ously at work upon the theory and practica-
Thursday.
1.-The Petersburg, Va, Intelligencer says
that General Houston stands in tho favor of the
know Nothings Of the United States, and that
an effort will be made to concentrate the vote
OF TINS new organization upon him for the
next Presidency.
1.-THE Trenton Case tie contains a rumo,
that Hon. John r. Thompson intends to resign
his seat in tho United States Senate on &C.
count of i'll health, and multiplicity of pri.
vate business.
....M'lle Racheps programme of conditions
for an engagement in this country, it is said
exacts salary Of twelve hundred dollars 3
night and the payment of all her expenses.
1--WE are requested to state that Mr.. Bel.
mont has letter, which We have seen and
read, to his house here, stating in strong and
explicit terms that he has not, directly or in.
directly, for himself or others, negoti ated any
loan for the Russian Government The lette,
will be shown to any person interested In the
subject on calling at the Office. So SAYS the
New York Evening Post.
lit is stated that Capt. James schaum.
burg, SO we'll known in this city, has applied
tor the command of a company of dragons in
the service OF the Russian C2ar.
....The Rev. Antoinette L. Brown has "a
signed tho pastoral charge of tho Orthodo,
congregational Society in South Butler
Wayne county, N. Y, with q view to the i'm.
provement of her health. She will continue
however, to preach and lecture as hitherto
her residence is with her father, at Henrietta
Monroe county, N. Y.