Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-01
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go. Horace Greeley, writing from Albany,
says:
eff good faith and honor have net utterly
He'd from among men-that u.s. from among
legislators-Gov Seward will have at least
ten majority in the Assembly over all others,
and will have in the Senate a majority not
only of the votes cast, bat Of the whole num-
Der Of Senators chosen. Consequently there
will no joint ballot, because there will be no
call for apy-the two Houses agreeing to their
nominations on the first ballot. think,
therefore, that Coz. Seward will be declared
the Senator elect for smother term before two
O'Clock of Tuesday next"
80. Hon. Junius Hillysr, of Ca, in a card
in the Washington Union of this date, declines
reelection to the next Congress
80. The Boston Courier, in noticing Gen.
Wilson who is just elected to the U. s. Senate
from Massachusetts,, says:
s'He does not renOunce one iota of the ultra
Abolition principles which he has been in
culcating throughout his political career, and
by which he has approached his present emf
hence, but he adopts certain vague ideas
which may be holden by men of any party,
and sends them forth as tho sum and substance
Of his conversion to Americanism."
80. A Washington letter says:
A few days ago--it is so rumored-a CHI al
lenge was rendered to Hon William Smith
Extra Billy from q chivalric editor, who
halls from the Old Dominion. The challenge
was to mortal combat, but eventually termi-
mated in coffee without the pistols.
-. Daniel Ullman is making Know Moth.
ing speeches in Western New York
80. Senator Fish, Of New York, is said to
be in very poor health, and will be compelled
to vacate his seat in the Senate for, probably,
the remainder of the session. lie is expected
to sail for Havana 10 a few days, in the hope
Of obtaining relief.
80. John Mcmahon Holland, Esq, formerly
of Annapolis, Md, has been unanimously
chosen clerk of the Legislature Of Minnesota
80. Brigham Young, say accounts from
Utah, lately discovered that favorite negro
had been carrying love missives from some of
the identifies t. the Nom beers If the e.. Goysr.
nOr's harem, ard darkey had to travel t'othsr
side OF Jordan to escape the Linch law Of
Brigham.
.... Sam Houston, 1t is said, has been adj
vised not to deliver one of the anti. slavery
course of lectures in Boston, as it might be
detrimental to his Interests as a candidate for
the Presidency.
....J. Murray Rush, son of Hon. Richard
| Ieubu. hoo oocu Oy the fntldQel-
phia Democracy to fill the vacancy in the
Pennsylvania Senate, occasioned by the death
of Levi Foulkrod, Esq. He is an eloq uent
speaker aud popular with the masses.
80. The Philadelphia North American in
noticing the Hon. Caleb Lyon, of Lyonsdals,
New York, says:
Mr.. Lyon is genius, eccentric and origi-
| nal; uniting poetry and literature with poll.
tee and stump Oratory. He received the ie
gree Of l.. ID. from the college OF Montreal,
= G., aud was one of the Secretaries of the
Convention for forming the constitution and
devising the State Seal of California He
| oembiy and Senate OF New York, at 80 years
| of age, and was member Of Congress at g.
This implies powers of high order. Hear
| ing an appeal Of the Rev D. Brainerd his
| townsman, for the poor, in Pine street Oh urch,
| last Sabbath week Mr.. Lyon offered, benevo-
lently, to come from Washington, and lecture
for the suffering. The subject, and the orator,
| are pledges Of full house to night, as Mr
Lyons recent travels from Palestine to Bal.
beck, Palmyra DC, &c, will enable him to
give life and spirit to his sketches OF Women
10 the East
....Of Alvorado Hunter the New York Sun
suggests:-'As the English Baltic feet will
need an energeti, commander in the spring to
capture CronstaLt, that the English Govern
ment spare no effort to secure the services OF
our i'll treated naval hero. Or, perhaps he
would rather fight against England; and, in
| that case, tho Gear shou d at once offer him a
command. Hunter is just the man for Nicho
las, and We strongly recommend him to the
Autecrat's favorable notice.
80. The Geographic marriage of Miss Julis
Dean, We see, is doubted, by the Boston Times
Her nuptials with DR.. Hayne are said to have
| taken place at Mobile, on the Gath instant
whereas, (says the Times) Miss Dean had lef,
New Orleans, for Galveston, Texas, some days
before that date