Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-25
PERSONAL,

80. A man named Rever. made a balloon
ascension from Havana, Cuba, on the 29th
ult., and has not been heard of since. This
is the second missing eronsnt, within a year
.... A. M. Holbrook, Esq, of the New Or.
leans Picayune, is at Willards' Also, Geo
w. Kemble, Esq, United States Consul at St
Helena, and lady.
80. The New York papers of yesterday an.
nounce the arrival on the day before, Of Mr.
Burlingame, member Of Congress, from Mas.
sachusetts, and General James Of Wisconsin
from washington, en- route for the Niagars
Falls.
-. Among the distinguished persons re.
Gently arriving in this city are Gov. Brous
Herran, the Minister from New Granada, and
the Secretary of the New Granadian Legation
all Of whom are at Wizards
80. Professor Mahan, of the West Point
Military Academy, is now at Paris. 1t is te
be hoped that the uniform of Professor OF
the West Point institution will pass more cur
rent there than at London. The unfortunate
costume in which he essayed to make his an
pearance at court in London was neither more
nor less than that same uniform, we learn from
a source which we must credit.
-. David M. Whitney, principal inancie,
and owner of an institution known as " thu
Potomac Bank of Georgetown" was brought
up, on Saturday morning from Elmira, by
Deputy Sheriff Toles, on a bench warrant is.
sued by our courts. He was placed in Jail.
The detectors declare the Potomac Bank 8
fraud, and Whitney il arrested in conse.
quence.-Bnfalo Courier, Monday.
80. M. Disderi, we'll known Photographic,
In Paris, has been sentenced to fortnight.
imprisonment, by the Tribunal Of Corrections
Police, for irregular bankruptcy In the
course of the proceedings it was stated tina,
before turning photographer Dsredi was BY
turns comedian, a dealer in ready.made
ladies' linen, manufacturer of night.caps
and director Of diorama, and that in ali
these capacities he contracted debts which hs
left unpaid.
80. The Cologne Gazette is responsible TO,
the following story "When Palmer wal
condemned, the Sandman ambassador tele.
graphed to Turin-'Palmer, condemned to
death, will be hanged at Rugeley' The off
cial at Turin wrote for Palm (abrid ped 70,
'Palmer,) 'Palmerson,' and sent II as an of
cial dispatch to the Minister Oayour. The
latter having smiled on reading it, left it ope1
on his desk, and in a few minutes the report
went like wild6re through Turin, that the
English had hanged their prime minister. .
go. The Paris correspondence of the Lon
| don Times writes The law which establish
es inc Empress as hege mt has given such NOR
tai offence in certain quarters, that you mus,
not be surprised if you here of some insane de
monstratiou emanating from the PaIais Row.
al, which. by the by, remained in perfec
darkness during the illuminations for tn,
christening Old Jerome is furiously inclined
and declares that he is the rightful heir to tn,
| French throne, and no other; and that NH,
Montijo, to whom he denies every capacit,
but that Of making up chifons, will have bu
siness with him, (a6airs mos) if she dsr,
assert the right which has been bestowed upor
her. The Indifference with which the meas
are is viewed in Paris is one of the worst
signs Of the times, according to our own inn
pressions of events upon this stirring, bus,
people, for it urges that it is of no importanc
] whatever.