Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-31
PERSONAL.


PERSONAL.
go. Gen. Shankland, Of Kansas, is at the
National
80. Risley has been exhibiting his acrobatic
troupe at San Francisco.
go. Stephen Whitney's fortune is estimated
at seven millions.
Jenny Lind has reappeared at London,
IN concerts, her voice as fine as ever.
80. Gen Webs "peace news is not con-
hrmed.
80. Prince Albert has again been raped
over the knuckles for asking the Queen to con
fer brevet on the Guards
.... Geo. w. Curtis is to deliver six lectures
in Boston on COtemporaneous English Fic-
fion.''
80. George Young, a B5Ston res,auratur,
has sent n bill for suppers furnished the
government Of that city.
-. W. NJ. Connolly, who has ably collected
locals for the Cincinnati Columbian, is now
editor Of the Sun Of the same city.
80. T. W. Lane recently caught a trout,
weighing fourteen pounds, in Moosebead
Lake, N. 81.
go. Baron Anselm Meyer Rothschild, the
head Of that financial house, died at Frank.
fort, on the 5th inst, aged 73
80. George Dana BoardmOn, son of the
celebrated Baptist Missionary Of that name,
was ordained at Barnwen, s. C., Dec. 8.
80. George Lunt, the poet, U. g. District
Attorney at Boston under Fillmore, has been
invited to edit the Boston Courier.
.... Ida Pfsifers Lady's second journey
round the world, has just been published in
London.
&C. Vanderbilt is worth three or four
= &C q nal rxsfl loe
len years.
Saturday evening before the Boston Printer 8
Literary Association.
.... G. C. Hazewell, who can write better
" leaders" than any American, has assumed
the editorial management Of the Boston
Chronicle.
.... Rev. Rufus Babcock, d D., Of New
York, has been appointed corresponding Sec
Rotary Of the Pennsylvania Colonization So
ciety.
go. Sir Robert Peel, Bart, is about to
marry the Lady Jane Hay, daughter of the
Marquis Of Tweeddale, and sister Of the
Duchess Of Wellington.
80. Miss Sinclair. the popular English au
fhoress, has sent 700 volumes of her OWL
works, IL sets of chessmen, 100 draft boards
and so sets OF draftmen, to Lord Panmur, t.
be forwarded to the army.
80. The Count Of Chambord has hired g
villa near that Of Queen Maria Amelia, in the
vicinity Of Genoa. New credit is thus given
TO reports of fusion between the 0rleanist
md the Bourbons.
80. Adam MitEkieritch, the Polish poet
died recently at Constantinople. He was,
few weeks since, charged with a scienti6,
mission 10 the East, where he fell victim Il
cholera.
80. Rev. Mr.. Talbot, an Englishman o
high family connections, IL announced as com
ing to this country in the Pope;s name, to regu
late affairs between the trans atlantic bishop
and the Holy See.
80. Hon. John Van Buren,, Col. Aspinwsll
late Consul at London, and Mr.. J. Howar
March, Consul at Madeira, are passing tn
Christmas holidays with Mr.. Cha.. w. March
in Greenland, N. III.
49,. John Schuyler Crosby and Eliphale
Mott Potter, the former the son Of Senate
Crosby, and the latter Of Bishop Potter, sale,
from New York last week, in the clipper shi
Adelaide, for San Francisco, Canton, &c.
go. Mr. Mcfarland of Northumberland, ha
wife who made him the happiest man alive
a few days since, by presenting him at on
birth with three living and promising children
awo boys and girl. At the last accounts a
were doing we'll.
.... Bishop Hamlin has been accused b
Rev. l.. ID. Harlan, (both Of the Methodi;
church in Ohio,) of having always "falle
from grace when tempted by female beauty.
Among other victims Of the Bishop, was
daughter Of Moses Brooks, Esq, one Of th
first citizens Of Cincinnati.
80. Willard J. Hemmenway of Searsmon
Maine, was drowned on the 18th instant,
the river at that place His little son fe
through the ice while skating. lie rushed
his rescue, and succeeded in saving him, b.
lost bis own life.
80. Mr.. Coffin and Two young ladies name
Haskell, while "coa sting" at Falmouth, Me
on Thu.s1ay evening, were precipitated ov,
the bank of q river, a distance of forty fee
and Coffin and one Of the ladies were drOwne
and the other was so badly injured that il
feared she cannot survive.
go. Gen. Scott has had q magnificent uni
form coat made in New York. 1t lie Of dar
blue cloth, lined throughout with black an
yellow silk. The collar and wristbands al
embroidered with heavy gold thread, repr
senting running vine, all Of which was dol
with a needle, and cost $50. The collar an
lappels are after the style worn by Arch-Dul
Charles, in which il can be used as a standiI
OF rolling collar, and the lappels are throw
partly over the arms Heavy gilt buttol
sdorn the coat, but are not made to butto
A rich gold cord is attached, between the co
gx and lapel, by which the coat can be fas
ene1 in front. The epaulettes that the Gel
ersl nsx during the Mexican war will adol
The ooaS II will cost $50 when finished