Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-21

recommending Willard Fillmore as o candidate f0i
the Presidency. It was introduced by Mr. Brooks
PERSONAL.
Col Daniel Jsnifer, of Maryland, died ON Tues
day last, at his residence in Charles county. \.
Judge Stuart, Of New York. has resigned. He
protests his innocence, but thinks the ermine
should not even be suspected.
Robert A. Griffin, prominent Mason and Odd
Fellow, died in Savannah (Ga.) on Thursday last.
A school mistress, Connecticut born, but now
residing in Missouri, writes to the New Haven
Register to say that the border ruffians are
perfect gentlemen.
T. Sweeney 4 Co.'s foundry, at Wheeling, Vir-
thousand dollars on last Friday night. A portion
Of the building, 100 feet long, WAS consumed.
The Boston Times says that Mr., Kilbourn, the
Boston merchant, who was supposed,to have COM
mitted suicide few weeks ago, has gone to Eu-
rope, with $4,000 Of other peoples money in his
pocket.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, mother Of Ex-Governor
Brown Of Mississippi, died few days ago at the
residence Of Captain Rice, in Copiah county.
Ex-Governor Anthony, the editor Of the Provi-
dence journal, has returned from his visit to Eu-
rope. asa =
Mrs. Z. w. Walton, well-known authoress,
from Canada East, died at New Haven, Connecti-
cut, on Sunday.
Mr.. Gross, the City Marshal of Columbia, South
Carolina, was shot, and is supposed MORALLY
wounded, on the 18th instant, by man named
McCoon. 3ft tss. 1na sl's
Sergeant Hanneman, United States Army, sta
toned at Baton Rouge, Louisiana committed sui
eide few days since.
Alexander Mcintyre a member of the Oregon
Legislature, and native of Leesburg, Virginia,
died at Jacksonville, Oregon, recently.
Rev. Whiteford Smith has been appointed Pro-
fessor in the Wofford College, at spartansburg,
South Carolina. y
Louis Lucien Bonaparte, who has married wo-
man Of inferior condition, wishes to have his mar
risge nulliied by the Court Of Rome.
Hon. A. s. Walker has been elected to the SUI
preme Court Of Alabama.
! The Harpers' paid Dickens $4,000 for an ad-
vance copy of Little Dorritt."
DIR. JAS r. Trueheart, formerly of Richmond,
Virginia, died in Mobile ON the 9th inst.
Mrs. Charles Howard is performing at Richmond,
Virginia.
Major John Bennett, an old citizen ofPittsylvs-
mia county, Virginia, is dead.
DR.. Durbin has been lecturing at Pittsburg.
DR.. c. @. Holmes, the family physician of Rufus
n Summer father of the deceased testifed al
length as TO the condition in which he found the
patient when called 10 see him the Wednesday,
(the 9th of December,) prior to his death. His
testimony was not dissimilar to that given before
the coroners jury, which has been already pub.
lished.
Rufus Hosmer editor OF the Detroit Advertiser,
slipped and fell upon the sidewalk on Sunday af
ternoon, breaking his right arm in two places
Mr.. Walsh, of YOUNGSTOWN, aged So years, a sol
der of the Revolution, died last week. He was in
the battle of Johnstown Plains.
The Newburyport Herald Is out in favor of Caleb
Cushing for the next Presidency. What win Frank
say to IT. m
NJ. s. Wilson, Of Lenox, (Amefican,) is elected
county commissioner in Berkshire,
The trial of Arrison, the Torpedo man, com.
menced at Cincinnati on Monday.
It Is said that the trial of Judge Kane for false
Imprisonment, viii probably take place in Februa'
ny next.