Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-22
PERSONAL.

go. Miss Culver, who is lecturipg in Provi-
dence, thinks if there was one good woman in
Congress 1t would be much better for the
country. There are plenty OF old ,comen
there now.
80. A petition has been presented to the
Pennsylvania Legislature, by Patrick Tiernan,
praying that bis name be changed to Samuel
Herman. Pat wants to see Sam.
.... Orr, the trumpet squeaker, has gone to
Europe.
80. The New York Mirror says: "The
forgeries committed by G g. Foster that have
come to light, amount to about IS, 600. A geu-
tleman from Pennsyl vania finds that his name
toms name has been "taken in vain" for
about as much more"
Foster swindled number of our citizens
while here. 1t is said he was arrested on the
steps of the building in which Mario and Grisi
sang, while on his way to tho Opera, with
Madame De Margurettes leaning on his arm.
80. Gov. Gardner, of Massac usstts, boasts
that he took the inaugural oath in sui. Of
home made clothing; but it is said his shirt
bosom and COLLAR we're OF genuine irish linen,
imported.
49,. Agnes Robertson was at Mobile at the
time of the last advices. Bourcicault and
Placide supported her on the occasion of her
benefit.
go. Messrs Reeves & Co of Birmingham.
Eng, sword cutters, have constructed and pat
ented machine by which 800 bayon ct blades
day can be turned out By two men and a
boy at little more than third of the present
cost.
80. Gen Sam Houston, of Texas, and Geo
Law, Of New York city. are talked of as can.
didates for President and Vice President, on
the Know Nothing ticket.
80. Bennett says he did not present him
self with a service of silver If he did MOI,
We should like to know who did. Tho pabI
catiCn of the name of the donor wou ID help
him vastl particularly if he has an aye to
be ground by Congress.
80. It Is laid that Madame Grisi and Siguor
Mario havo taken passage in the steamship
Atlantic, Captain West, for her mex, trim TO
Liverpool. The Atlantic will leave On The
2lss of February. If 30, they won 60 South.
Mrs. Anna II. Stevens, the popular
American authoress, is in this city stopping
at Wizards Hotel.
....It is said that upwards of 100 600 copie,
of the speech of Hon. J. R. Chandler on th o
fS"SA Va sAS ~ AoS0 U0cu pItuttu
in this city.
....Mrs. Swisshelm says that she has never
worn q bonnet that cost so much as four dol
lars, and will not be troubled with a new one
every winter, or even a rs-trimming every fall,
for the sake of being leader of the ton in the
largest circle in the city.
...,A new church has been built at Madi.
son Square, New York. for the congregation
Of the Rev. DR.. Adams. The cost of this edi.
fee was about 500 900, of which 500, 900 had
been paid in, and on the sale of pews $40. 900
were realized. The first one brought pre-
MUM Of 27t per cent, and cost the purch sser
81 1857 so.
Since the introduction of the Hutchin.
sons on the floor Of the Massachusetts, House
of Representatives to sing for edification of the
members,it has been proposed by one of the
Boston papers that the floor be so arranged
that the members can have circus performan-
ces, for their amusement, every Wednesday
afternoon during the session.
....Hon John Slidell has been nominated
for U. S. Senator by the democratic caucus of
the Louisiana legislature. The election takes
place to day. Hon. Charles Durkee, formerly
a free soil democratic member of Congress, has
received the "fusion" nomination Tor u. s.
Senator in Wisconsin.