Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-22
PERSONAL.

80. Capt. G. c. Vanderbilt, is at Browns
Hotel.
80. DR.. 7. w Parsons, Jr., Of Boston, has
gained prize of 500 for q political song.
-. Col. BENZ. 8. Jordan, said to be the
wealthiest man in Georgia, died last week
80. The Hon. Thomas B. Florence, of Pa,
is among the distinguished strangers at present
in this city.
....Gen. Quitmsn arrived at N atchez, Miss.
on the 10th inst and was welcomed with the
firing of cannon.
go. Charles S Mckinney, Of Lynchburg,
Va, has been elected to the Kansas Kegisls-
ture, from Shannon county.
80. Hon. Albert Rust, of Arkansas, ex-Gov.
eruor Floyd, Ex-Governor Smith and Joseph
Mayo, Esq of Richmond, were in Lynchburg,
Va, last week.
....A man named Sullivan, said to be at
tachsd to Van Amburgh's circus, has been ar
rested at Mt. Sterling Ky, charged with beat
ing and thereby causing the death of s. Wells
80. Mr. Buchanan reached PHILADELPHIA,
day before yesterday, quite unexpectedly, and
took quarters at his old stopping place. the
Merchants Hotel, in 4th street, near Arch.
he is there for the purpose of ransacting pri.
vate business and will remain few days.
-. Fletcher Webster says, "There are but
two ideas in the Republican party, the broken
head of Charles Sumner, and bleeding Kan.
sas. With regard to that damaged gentleman,
l will not justify the assault, but if I had
made that speech, should have taken care
to put an iron pot on my head"
80. The Cincinnati Gazette, October Is, an
nounces the death of the Rev James N. Wat.
son, Editor of the North w estern Christian
made man. struggling his way up against
two-fold enemy, poverty and a relentless
disease, until he ranked as one of the most
popular and distinguished ministers of the
Methodist Church North.
80. One OF the Fremonts has been beaten in
Pennsylvania, but which one, is the question.
Is it the one that belonged to the army,
lived in Washington, /" " went to the Catho-
lie Church" /" and parted his hair in the mid
de-" or is it the one that did all these things
except going to said church? There is another
Fremont been running in Indiana, and got
badly whipped too. Is he one of the Beecher
Fremonts?
80. Captain O'Keef. who came passenger in
the steamer Texas to New York, states TIL at
Captain Williamson, late of the Nicaraguan
Army, formerly of the United States Army,
and a resident of Washington city, where ho
leaves a child, re gently fell from the deck OF
the steamer San Carlos in Virgin Bay and
was drowned. Captain w. was good citizen
ouu uldNo anu very ulgnly e5teemeu
by all who knew him
80. Sir Walter Scott arose about six wrote
from about half past six till nine; breakfasted
and lounged from nine to eleven wrote from
eleven till about two partaking freely, but
far from immoderately, Of various wines; aud
then, as soon as the ladies withdrew, taking
no cigars and hot whiskey toddy; went to tho
drawng-roOm soon, where he inspired every
body with his passion for Scotch music, and if
anxiously asked, never refused to recite an
old ballad or tell an old tale. The house was
asleep by eleven. When fitted up for dinner
he was like any other ill dressed gentleman.
But in the morning, with tho large coarse
jacket, great stick and leathern cap, he was
Dandy Dinmont or Dick Hatterick "a smug-
gler or a pOacher.