Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-14
THk LATE JULIA DEAN


about the marriage of this lady with DR..
Hayne, Of South Carolina, we deem j,
proper to publish the following biogra-
ply, taken from the New York SUNDAY
Atlas:
Some one. whom we very charitably
believe was not aware that he was per-
pe'rating an act Of superlative imperG-
nence, has addressed us note, in which
he asks Us to state. by what authority
We inserted the other day that Miss Jn.
llan'Dean IS the daughter of her reputed
father. With the domestic affairs Of
Miss Julia Dean we have nothidg to do.
They are as sacred as those of other peo-
pie, and are not to be violated with i'm.
pumty. Miss Dean is the daughter of
lady with whom we had the pleasure of
an intimate acquaintance in our school
boy days, Miss Julia Drake. She WAS a
decided fayorite in the western tbeaters
and abont the year 1919, with her brother
Alexander, one of the best low come
dians the world ever knew, performed an
engagement at the Park Theater. Both
were eminently successful, and strong
efforts we made to induce them to remain
on this side Of the Allegheny mountains.
But as Alexander had visited New York
70 receive performers from England. and
engage Others then in the city, for his
fathers stock company, all overtures that
were made were necessarily disregarded.
Miss Julia Drake-and her daughter.
Miss Julia Dean, is an exact copy of her
mother In figure, though not in counte-
nance-was sought and sued for b, mum.
bered worshipperS. She bad offers for
matrimonial alliance from several of the
most wealthy and respectable men of
Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Louisi.
ana, all of which she rejected, probably
In consequence of the TACT that her nor
fessional services were al important to
the fortunes of her father, who was then
the leading and only manager west of
the mountains. One of the earliest and
most ardent admirers OF Miss Julia Drake
Is now resident of this city. We meet
him often in our walks up town; and
though age and infirmIty have somewhat
marked him, he still keeps /" harping on
my daughter" the beloved and never 10
be forgotten Julia.
At last Julia Drake made up her mind
to marry, and did marry lawyer of Lou
lsviile or Cincinnati, named Fosdick.
We could hot recOllect his name last
week; but have since been reminded OF
it. Mr.. Fosdick was a native of New
England-of Nantucket, We believe and
was brother Of a man Of the same name
who married a lady of some eminence OF
this city, originally Miss Harriet Geoffry,
who was the granddaughter of the cele-
brated Major General Greene, second in
command in the army of the revolution.
and who subsequently,, as Mrs. Muzzy,
after she had passed through two matri-
lnonlal editions, distinguished herself by
writing the once popular and beautiful
song of
- l.It thee where found thee, love-
Mr.. Fosdick, the first husband of Miss
Julia Drake, died, and, as we always
understood, left no issue. Mrs. Fosdick
remained a widow we know not how
long, but ultimately married Mr.. Edwin
Dean, an actor, and a man of very great
worth, who became associated with a
Mr.. Mckenney, in the management of
the Buffalo and other theatres. Ii is now
said that Mss Julia Dean is the daughter
of the first husband, FOSdick, and not of
MIR. Dean. The rising reputation OF Miss
Uean-her great succeSS-hcr virtue the
honor the world chooses to heap upon
her-the career she is leading and is
destined to lead all conspire 10 render
her an object Of envy. And the cores
pondent who has thought fit to address
us note on the subject, in the exercise
of his unintentional Impertinence, under
takes to impress upon us the belief that
Miss Dean is the offspring of q man
named Muzzy, who, we we'll recollect,
was at one time small lawyer in Ken
lucky.
1t is not at all material whether Miss
Dean is or is not the daughter of the
gentleman who represents her in the
guise of father and guardian. That she
Is young lady Of excellent worth
that she is the offspring of virtuous
love-that she is entitled to the laudation
and homage she has receIved-all are
matters that no one need or dare Ques-
ton. The eulogy Of the country is here;
and the fame that attended Mrs. Siddins,
Miss Brunton, Miss Oyer, and Miss Mel
ton, will most assuredly mark her path
way in life.
A NOVEL CASE.-The New York Her.
aid says tine proprietor of Sunday news
paper, in that city, sued an individual
for work and labor performed by the pub
licatiOn OF an advertisement in said news.
paper. The defence set up is that the
Is illegal under the statute, which
declares all agreements made for labor to
be performed on the Sabbath, to be null
and void. The case is before the Su-
preme Court of New York, and the Her.
aid says: