Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-22
PERSONAL

49,. Our sedate contemporary Of the Bait
moro American thus discourses about the s:last
agony in the feminine world of fashion
Ses'The ladies North are Introducing what is
UNNECESSARILY smaif bonrsts now worn. TIE
."Ugly" is nothing more than what years ago
used to be termed q ''cslash. a. The "Ugly''
is to the hsad what top isrto a. gig or chsise
The ugly" lets up and down like ono of those
tops The "Ugly" is Of . different color from
the bonnet and might be called a parasol, q
veil, or anything else, descriptive of wha,
hides or shades the face. Ladies. hence, now
often wear two bonnets onStheir head instead
of one." oi= ait &c t,.sa q Ii - =.
80. Thomas johnson, master boat builde,
at the Gosport Navy Yard, died at Magnolia
Springs, Va, on Saturday last. @''1'a' 90
-. The editor Of the Belfast (Me) Journal,
a democratic paper, takes the defeat of his
party quite coolly. He desires some one Of
his readers to Loan him copy of "Baxs,er's
Saints Rest" He wants to read some good
book, In which there is no sllusion to politics.
1--WE learn that DR.. Elisha Bartlett. for.
merly Mayor of Lowell, and now professor
in tho College Of Physicians and Surgeons in
New York, is SO Ill that he viii moi DO able to
lecture the coming term.
,.-.. The baltimore papers, announce the
death of John White, Esq an old and es,ima.
BILE citizen of that city. sr51s6 2, 70 y77--- ID
....The Rev. Edward N. Kirk, Of Boston.
has preached two sermons against theatrical
In general and the new Boston theatre In par
tioular. -. -, -. - :, -
-. Beverley Tucker, Esq, declines acting
as Vice President Of the Democratic and Anti
Know Nothing meeting, on the ground " that
he does not think public and popular demon.
STATIONS are the most judicious channels Of
appealing to reason" As the Roman Consul
oncs pithily observed, "Nuf sod :" TN's.A@'
....Mr. Davenport, the actor, and Miss Da-
venpert, the actress, are not relatives. The
former is ali American, and the other English
by birth. .+.a. a3.,-=tlA- -: -
Hon. David T. Fuller, judge Of probate
Of Delaware county, Ohio, died on the 9th
instant
THE Richmond Dispatch announces the
death of Mr.. Elisha Melton. He died on Mon.
day last, in Louiss county, whore he has long
resided. Until recently he was the owner of
the village of Louisa Court House. g'-et
.....John d. Trenholm, of this city, and
George Simmer, Esq, Of Boston, bearer Of de-
patches, sailed from New York on Wednesday,
In the steamer Africa, for Liverpool. l
80. In Savannah, lately, the last blood kin
o. Geo. Whitfield, the eminent divine. who
came out with Oglsthorpe, "was followed from
garnet to the grave
.... Gen. Scott, q nephew of Gen. Winfield
Scott and formerly speaker of the Virginia
Senate, Is spoken of as a candidate for Con.
gress in the Norfolk district.
90. The Courier des E!as Unis, in its com
pilation of Mexican news, states as q positive
fact, that Signora steffanone had fallen vic.
tim to the cholera In the city of Mexico. This
report is not generally credited.
80. The Democrats of Baltimore have no.
minated W. G. Thomas as their candidate for
Mayor. Mr.. Thomas is spoken of as q gentle.
man Of great worth and ability.
80. Herman Blennerhaasett, the second sou
Of Herman Blennerhassett, of the island in
the Ohio river, made famous by the eloouence
Of Writ, which bears that name, died in Nov
York on the 18th ultimo, after protracted i'll.
ness. He vas an artist of worry considerable
eminencs. The only surviving member of the
family, JOS. L. Blsnnerhassstt, now lives in
Troy, Missouri.