Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-09
PERSONAL.

80. AT the municipal election, held OH
Tuesday last, at Lancaster, Pa, C. Kiefer, the
present incumbent, was elected Mayor by 597
majority. Mr.. Kiefer is Wing; Lancaster
usually gives Democratic majority of 500
....Edmund NJ. Gould has recovered SlO, 900
damages from Gardner, Lager & Co., of New
Orleans, for false imprisonment.
80. s. Consul Gordon, who lately died
at Pernambuco from an accidental fall, was
formerly 1t. Governor Of Michigan, and for a
time acting Governor.
80. Gottschalk is giving concerts at New
Orleans preparatory to leaving for Europe.
80. Col. Ira r. Lewis has consented to
accept the candidacy for seat on the bench
of the First Judicial District in that State.
about to become vacant by the resignation of
Hon. K. J. Townes.
80. Mrs. Farren has been re-engaged at
the Richmond Theatre, so great has been her
success. The papers speak of her as giving
the theatre goers rare and gratifying dramat-
ic treat
go. A motion was made in the Ohio House
of Representatives to admit as a reporter, Mr..
Day, the colored editor of the Aliened Amcri-
can, who was expelled from the privileges of
reporter in the Senate. The motion was re-
80, nays 40.
80. The Bey of Tunis has challenged the
Jouffroy Passage Club at Paris to rubber
game of chess. The first game has begun.
The bet is $4,000 side. Who will g bet on
the Bey?' ~
80. General Duff Green has written letter
against abolishing the duty on linen.
go. Gamaliel Bailey, of the National Era,
talks in the following ungallant manner -
'Were Miss Julia Dean to ascend few
steps higher in the scale of existence, to cease
to apply paint and powder to her face, and to
give utterance to the sentiments Of her own
heart and her own language, Miss Julia Dean
would hardly be able to command $40, 900 for
two or three months service, and only few
would praise her.
After this, what man with on eye for beauty
and soul for genius, will desire to sit at the
feet of Gamaliel?
80. Henry F. Cooley, the selling agent of
the Maryland and Delaware Lottery Managers.
was arrested in York, Pa, on Saturday, for
violation of the statute against lotteries Sew
,nty-fve thousand tickets were found in his
'fice, besides other evidence of the lottery
business. Cooley was held to bail
-. We see it stated that the verdict against
James Gordon Bennett, of the New York
Herald, is worthless, as the sheriff has made
'eturn that said j. G Bennett has no attach
lble property. Does this indicate poverty or
oguery'
Mr.. Ii. Z. Stephens, stage manager of
he Bowrery Theatre, was very severely, il
10 fatally injured in New York, on Sunday
,veDing by q fall which he received while
rrestling with his friend William Hamilton,
llso an attache of the theatre
The official majority for J. CLANCY Jones,
ccently elected to Congress from Pennsylya-
liza, in place of II. A. Muhlenburg, deceased.
S 1896
1.-THE Cincinnati Times says His High, |
less, the Most Reverend Archbishop of the
archdiocese of Cincinnati, Mr.. Purcell, re-
urned letter a few days since to one of his
through the post Office, be-
suse his official title was not fixed upon the
uperscription-' --rf ir eF5a se-
....John Kitty Smith, an old and wealthy |
itizen of New Orleans, died at New Orleans
II the 10Th ult., aged ~. He was native of
In the last war with Great Brit
in he rendered much assistance to General
ackson. at New Orleans
Henry T., Wilson. sentenced to be hung
t staunton, Va, has been respited for the
scond time for thirty days. ina |