Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-08
Domestic and Foreign Personalitiss.

1t is said that the correspondents Of the
New York Herald at this point have a strong
interest IN the passage Of the Armstrong claim
now before Congress This is 4 powerful ar
gument in favor of the bill
80. The Hon John P Hale, saws the Bos-
ton Journal, has joined the Know Nothings q
lodge having been organized in Dover, N II :,
for his especial benefit
80. The Brownsville Flag of the 10Th ul..
publishes protest against the late farcical
election in Mexico. 1t is signed by Ponci ano
Arriaja, Manuel Gomez, Jose Maria Mata,
Andres Trevino, and NJ. Ocampo
80. The election for United States Senator,
to succeed Mr.. Seward, will take place in AL
bany on the first Tuesday in February.
-. Albert Smith has presented 10, 900
volumes Of books, Of light reading, to the
army in the Crimea.
80. Charles Dickens, having been recently
elected president of the Literary, Scientific.
and Mechanics Institution of Reading, inau,
gurased his connection with the society by
reading his Christmas Carol in presence OF
1000 of the members and their friends
80. The Scotch papers make the following
announcement:
II,
in his 85th year, Peter Mathieson, the old and
faithful servant of Sir Walter Scott, and for
nearly thirty years his coachman."
.... George Sand, for the "History of her
Life" now in course of publication in Paris
paper, has been paid 200.
80. The following are the names of the
officers on board the missing sloop Albany -
James T. Gerry, Commander; William w.
Blocker, Montgomery Hunt, John Quincy
Adams, Henry Bogers, Lieutenants; Robert
Mari, Acting Master; Stephen McCreery, Sur
geon; Richard D. Cowman, Asst Surgeon;
Nixon White, Purssr; Bennett ] Riley, Mid
shlpman; William Jones, Boatswain; William
Craig, Gunner; James Frazer, SaiImaker; Row
land Leach, Carpenter; Belliger Scott, William
J. Bond, Dexter Brigham, Masters Mates;
Nicholas +. Morris, Captains Clerk.
.... The Emperor of the French b as granted
from his private purse the pension of 5000 fir
year to Madame Marrast, the widow of Ar
mand Marrast, the eminent republican presi-
dent of the Constituent Assembly. Tho EN-
peror accompanied the grant with a letter
stating that he entertained great "esteem''
for her late husband III. Achil,e Marrast,
his brother, has lately obtained luorativ e
post in the management of a railway.
80. h. Victor Eennequin, an ex member
Of the French National Assembly, is just dead
His head was turned by the turning tables
A book written by him two years ago. called
"Sauvons lie genre humGin," in which he
professed to make known revelations from on
high, made great sensation among the crsdu.
lous
%. The children of Schiller are endeayor-
ing to obtain from the Prussian Chamber an
extension of the copyright which thew at pres.
ent enjoy in the works of their illustrious
parent According to the present law, their
peculiar property in Schiiler's works is secured
until 1853, and they pray that the term may
be extended twenty years.
80. The Athenaum mentions two literary
works &C in progress" Of unual interest. One
is by ID. Kossuth, the other by NJ. Mazzini.
NJ. Kossuth is preparing for the press colle,-
ton Of his letters from Turkey, which will
probably contain some curious pieces Of secret
history. A revised edition Of the great Ma
gyar's speeches on the question of the day
the war and how to manage it in the interests
Of freedom-nay also be expect ed from NJ
Kossuths hand. The Athenaum says there
is no truth il the story that NJ. Mazzini is en-
gagged, at the instance of an American pub.
Usher, on a"History of Italy" 1t adds
" The Roman triumvir, we believe, is employ
ing his leisure on work likely to be of i'm
rortance for the future of Italy--the Develop
ment Of the Italian Religious Question"