Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-25
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
80. Hon. Smith Miller, of the Indiana dele
CATION, has been re-nominated for Congress.
80. 1t Is understood that the Honorable
Howell Cobb viii be candidate for Congress
at the next election from his old district, which
Is now represented by the Honorable Junius
Hnlyer. .--.
.... The Richmond Enquirer, of yesterday
morning, contains an elaborately written bio
graph Of shs late Thomas Richie. It oocu-
PIES nine columns Of that paper.
80. Mrs. Halle, the widow Of Judge Halle,
died ct Warren, Rhode IAsnd, last Thursday,
after an Hines Of few houn. She survived
her husband les than . week. Whan no died
che was in good health.
49," Truth Is strange, stranger than flo.
aon," In Boston, on Friday last, policeman
arrested young sailor, undsr.what il called
by the reporters, suspicious circumstances. "
On taking him to the station house, it was dis.
covered that the supposed sailor, who gave the
name Of Frank Leslie, was in fact female
She was dressed in dark pantaloons, dark vest,
linen coat, glazed cap, red neckezchief, and
blue sailor shirt. She stated that she was
seventeen years Of age, English by birth, and
had been to sea for the last seven years, with
out her sex being suspected. At present she
Ia acting q steward Of vessel. She Is Of dark
complexion, and Of n her small stature. The
suaal1ness Of her feet, and the tone Of her voice
would lead ono who had the least Suspicion, to
suspect that shs was . female. She declined
to give her reasons for donning the apparel Of
sman, saying 1t was long story. She was
set. At liberty. t'~..s
80. A Mr.. Thomas Sweetser, of Massschu.
setta recently deceased, has left his property
to his family, with . condition that at the
period Of their deaths ten thousand dollars of
IL shall 90 to purchasing cooking stoves for tho
poor Of Salem, Mas. Each person unable to
purchase stors Is to b provided from said
fund, and al the necessary cooking utsnails
besides. This IL . good commencement Nhat
philanthropic capitalist, before dropping of in
Respectable ut sf apoplexy, viii leave q mfi.
cient legacy to provide food for these stoves
Leaving money to buy tracts for the poor is all
very we'll in its way; but it should be occa-
sionally borne in mind that the children Of
poverty cannst live solely on q spiritual diet.
. .... Notwithstanding the heat by dsy, and
thsmusquisoes BY night, and tho other plagues,
not Of Egypt, but Of Washington, Members
and Senator, seem determined to make up for
lost time. On Saturday and Monday, upwards
Of tsoe huadrsd private bills passed Commit.
tss Of the Whole Of the House
go. Among the passssgers Who we're in the
Franklin ut the time Of her running aground,
was . son Of the late Gen. NRcins Lopez, the
Cuban pstfiet. he hes been for some time
past In France, but designs to take up his resi-
dsncs In New York.
-. We clip the following theatrical items
from the Alto Call fornian, Of June 80:
Mis- Catherine Hayes will Issve for Aus
tyalis on the 9Th Of July. -....l -
Mr.. and MIS-. Thorne, MiD Emily Thome,
Miss Kats Denim, and Messrs. James Vinson,
and James MeClosky, WIN also leave for Aus
tralia on the 9th proximo. -rlls :
Messrs Charles Burke and Fred. Kent are
playing With . stock company 1t Downieville
The Aonplaidn ass in the city, but are not
NJ Murdoch is also in the city, Occasionally
giving readings. ,"., - =
.'..Ar. Thompson, q well known New York
: comedian, died in that city on Saturday last.
49, 1As: Nsv York editors are lucky rot
Of n0.sA', No lsss than three Of thsm-Ben-
nett, Brooks and webb-havs l2k their sane.
tuas for Europesn sour,.
-. Max Aarstssk's oastls G,rdsn Italian
opsrs speculation 10 likely TO prov. . d.,d IA,
--r lie
....Bsrnsy Williams and his VII. ..,, e,o-
Ne" York for California on the aasA Of Angus.
~ We are again placed under Obligation,
b Adams Co.'S Exprsaa for tn laSast c.,,