Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-30
PERSONAL.

80. Mr.. Baylor, the editor and W aShlngtOD
correspondent Of the Baltimore Times, says
The article in the Richmond Enquirer wa
written by Pryor-the present editor 1t will
be recollected that he wrote celebrated arti
sle in the Union in favor of Russia Hence
bis attack on Spence. VIII the Cabinet yield
to Russian influence? That's hard ques
ton
We wonder what prompted Mr.. Baylor to
write against Mr.. Spence? He wrote more and
harder things about him than the editor of the
Enquirer did.
Great preparations are making by the
Governor, Legislature, and civic and military
societies of Massachusetts,, for the funeral Of
Jonathan Harrington the last survivor Of the
battle of Lexington, who died at the latter
place on Sunday, aged ninety six years.
.... Queen Victoria held a levee at st
James Palace on the Sth inst, at which Mr.
Buchanan presented to the Queen Mr. William
HI. Walsh, attache to the U. S. Legation; Mr.
Upham, American Commissioner of Claims
under treaty with Great Britain Gen. j. A.
Thomas, Councillor; and Nathaniel L. Upham,
Secretary of the same Commission.
-. Anguste Belmont, family and suite, D.
E. Sickles Secretary of the United States
Legation in London, and S. Campbell, United
States Consul at Rotterdam, arrived at An
twerp on the 7th OF March, from Rotterdam.
go. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, lieulen
ant If United States Rifles, was at New Or
leans on the 2lst Of March The Picayune
says that he is about resorting to the theatr.
Of war in Europe.
-. Peter Goodrich, Esq, has been elected
Mayor of Fredericksburg, Va.
80. Mr.. Goodrich, the former consul at
Paris, is preparing to publish the Peter Farley
series Of school books in the French language
He retaines the old title of Peter Farley, whom
Judging from his name, we would suppose OF
French origin.
80. Lucifer Bennett, the publisher of the
/" Satanic press" was at Boston when last
heard Of
80. The late City Treasurer of New York
whose account shows defalcation of $l25, 900
and who had absconded, has been arrested and
carried back to New York
'''' huoAiAo Daso u0iPs, VI >oItuuoto, Ic-
Gently convicted of the murder of her father,
escaped from the insane hospital at Worceste
on the 22d. She is a remarkable woman.
-. Mr.. Conway, of New York city, is the
gentleman who was reported to have attempted
to dramstize the Lamplighter for the st age
He has, however, it is said, abandoned the
attempt, on the score of the unfit material in
the story.
80. Lyssnder Spooner, the well-known
Massachusetts, Abolitionist, has written letter
in favor Of repeating the Missouri Compromise
between freedom and slavery.
-. The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Times says: 81 d. B. DeBow, now
Superintendent Of the Census, is to take San
ders' place at London .f-.
observer of the Philadelphia Ledger says:
at is believed that the Consulate to London
will be offered to Robert Tyler, Esq.
While either of these gentlemen would ill
this position with great credit, we have good
reasons for saying that neither Of them desire
or will be offered the place.
The other day the Philadelphia News
ridieulsd what we said about Hon. John Rob
bins and the Philadelphia Mayoralty The
Washington correspondent Of the Ledger thus
confirms what We said on that occasion
1.-The Hon. John Robbins, Jr., was waited
upon by q committee from Philadelphia, urg-
ing him to consent to run for Mayer of our
city. Mr.. Robbins is q very efficient member
Of Congress, and would, no doubt, make good
run" <Ef@