Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-26
PERSONAL.

....Com. Stewart has resumed his post as
commandant of the Philadelphia Navy yard
80. Messrs. Hall of Iowa. and Horton of
Ohio, both of the House of Representatives,
have returned to this city.
....Jacob Barker, Esq formerly a distin-
guished fnancier Of New York, who has lately
resided in New Orleans, Is now on a visit 10
his native place in Nantucket.
-. Alexander Carroll ESQ, one Of the ed.
itors OF the Charleston Courier, died in that
city on Friday, after brief illness of four
days duration, Of constipation of the bowels
-. A chancery case has recently been de-
cided in one Of the English courts, BY which
John McDougal, Of South Boston, a hard Ia
boring man, receives Gl5, 900 or nearly SIS, 900.
MFRS. Franklin Pierce, and a portion of
the Presidents family, are at Long Branch,
having taken rooms for the season at How
lands. The President is expected there this
week.
49,. Among the recent arrivals ut the AL
bany Scientific Convention are l. F. Pourtales,
assistant in the Coast Survey, W. Ii Emory,
U 5. Army, and Professor j. Newberry of
Washington Arthur Schott, civil engineer,
of Georgetown, d. c.; and Professors Coffin
and Chauncelot, Of Annapolis.
go. Mr.. Sumner wrote very exciting letter
to tie Fitchburg Mass y convention, which
is published in the Transcript Of that city of
Friday last. Of this letter the Boston Courier
says:
The man who writes such letter cannot
be suffering under physical disability, mas
much as he is full Of political impulse, and all
people know what Mr.. Sumner is If he is
playing invalid on one side and politician on
the other, it may be as we'll to understand it,
for the patience of the people may be worn out
in his double theatrical representation. -"
80. The number of visitors to the Noun
tains this year is very much greater than du-
ring any former season. The tide of summer
travel has turned largely in favor of the
White Hills since 1853 and a, and IL will no
doubt still increase in future seasons, as the
facilities for reaching the imposing and beau.
tiful natural scenery that surrounds us here
are now perfected to very great degree, aud
the stage companies have built excellent roads
to and around all the many inviting localities
OF this charming country.
go. The correspondent Of the New York
Times says of Professor Henry: His stout,
wholesome form, and his modesty, would lead
you to suspect you were watching the veal
thy cultivstor of Eve hundred acres of Gen.
csee farm land, instead Of the best natural
philosopher in the country lie is always
seen here in suit of black, not carefully put
on, wearing wide stock, and with a shirt col
idi nuVsc TWO upper eQRes are not always
exactly parallel" And Of Professor Bache !:
Tho gentleman in close conversation with
the handsome lady, her on whose face you
see a repartee even now, is a grandson Of
Benjamin Frsnklin-Professor Bache, Of the
Coast Survey. He is short, pursy man, with
| n very warm heart and an admirably furn.
ishcd head-furnished, mean, inwardly, for
the eye only discovers a bald forehead with
the hair brushed from behind the crown. But
bis efficient supervision of the difficult tasks
achieved by the Coast Survey, aud the high
pers NAL esteem for him which every member
Of his corps cherishes, are evidences Of the
qualities of the inner man"
go. Douglas Jerrold, one of the famed clique
Of London Punch sa.irists, is coming to Amer.
lea to lecture. Jerroid commenced life as a
sailor, and after six years salt water expe-
rience became a compositOr in a London news
was an essay on German music, which the
author after the manner of Benjamin Frank
lin, dropped into that lions mouth, the edi-
tor box, where he was printer, aud two
days after ne had the delight of setting D his
own article, mono of the editors being aware of
the authors name Jerrold next cropped
| another anonymous article in the box on Fash
!onable Charity, which is written with all his
peculiar yigor. This caused SO great stir
that the editor, in his notices 10 correspondents.
begged the author to call upon lirn-in other
words, he was requested TO Stand, and IN.
fold yourself" lie did, much to the aston
ment Of the editor, who at once recognising his
talents, took him from the case, and put him
to the desk.