Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-20
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.... Barnum is about bringing oct another
moral drama 1t IL called 1.-THE Reformed
Murderer, or the Grateful Assassin"
.... VIM. Rice, Esq, proprietor of the Phil.
adelphia Pennsylvanian, appropriated the re.
ceipts (sl5OJ of one day advertising, las,
week, for the relief OF the poor.
.... George Sanders, ex-Consul TO London
is in this city, stopping at the National Hotel
Col. Kinney is also at the National.
80. Hon. ]. c. Breckenridge is announced
in the Lexington Ky papers as a candidate
for re election Without PRETENDING to know
MI BIS feelings On the subject, we hardly
think he will consent 10 be a candidate for re-
election The Ashland (Brec kiniidge's) dis
trict has been so altered by the Legislature,
as to make the opposition vote some 1000
stronger than 1t was at the time of his cleo
ton There Is therefore bat little hope of his
being returned to MS seat in Congress, upon
which he has reflected 80 much credit.
80. The New York Journal Of Commerce
says: " A storm will be raised against the
President on account Of his veto, though no
one can doubt that IL is in pursuance Of his
conscious convictions Of duty. He has be.n
uniformly and decidedly hsstile to the recoy-
milton Of these claims, and it could not be ex-
pectei that be would now undertake to say
that they are valid claims against the Govern
ment, and 10 adEit that he and those with
whom he acted had for so many years, denied
justice to the claimants
....General Paez, the ex President of Vene-
zuela, has written letter from New York TO
the London Times, otfering some suggestions,
derived from bis own experience as an officer
in the war for South American Independence,
respecting the best method of equiping light
cavalry. In conclusion, he offers his own ser.
vices:
IL am now residing in New York, (he says)
AID would be most happy to cross over to
England TO aid in any manner in the equip
ment OF some effective cavalry for the forth
coming campaign in the Crimea 1t would
afford me much qualification could be the
means Of saving some thousands of ine En-.
glish horses, as we'll as the lives and leather
Of the men / need not say that, as a South
American Republican, / lave q great detesta-
tiOn Of Nicholas.
go. In the marine court of New York. ON
Saturday, Mr.. Harper, one of the proprietors
Of the lines newspaper, appeared to answer a
contempt Of court, embodied in an article re-
fectpg upon the character Of one of the
judges. The defenc was that the article was
published without the knowledge or consent of
editors or proprietOrs A postponement of
proceedings was asked for and granted, on &C
count Of the absence Of Mr.. Raymond editor,
land Lieutenant Governor Of the State,l al.
Albany.
-, II was old Jedediah Morse, d D., who
described Albany as lefty with 500 houses,
and 900 inhabitants, all with their gable
ends to the street"
.'.. Inc Baltimore papers, Of all parties
speak Of their representatives in Congress in
hattering terms. The American of this morn
ing says:
son the recent passage by the Senate of the
bill making an appropriation for the improve.
ment Of the PatspscO river, We spoke in terms
Of commsndation OF the exertiOns made by
Senators Pratt and Pesroe, and which we're
so essentially seryiceable in securing the fsvo.
rabls action of the Senate. lis due to justic &c
that a similar acknowledgment should be made
Of the position which our city members, Hon.
Mesrs. May and Vansant, have occupied n
relation to the subject"