Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-07
PERSONAL.

49, uen' Lesne CoomOs is at the National.
.... Hon. Linn Boyd is in Louisville
-. Henry McKenty and lady, from st.
Pauis, Minnesota, are at the Kirkwood House.
80. H. S. Risley is exhibiting his PIANO.
rama Of English scenery in st. Louis
80. N. P: Willis is publishing new social
romance, " Paul Fame, in the Home Journal.
80. Jefferson was not an adept in the
metaphysical speculations of grammar"
-. GrOtius was in practice at IL, and At
torney General at "A.
80. Frank Leslie's Illustrated paper il not
what he promised the public.
80. Mayor Woods Life has been written by
Donald Mcleod.
.... Miss Louisa Pyne, with the Harrison
troupe, has been singing at Louisville.
go. Capt. Tatnall, U. S. N. is at the Ma
tional.
80. Elijah Denny, an old Revolutionary
Pensioner in Kentucky, was lls years of age
In September last
80. Macaulay's third and fourth volumes
OF English History are being reprinted in
Boston.
-. Gen. Prescott will lecture before the
Y. S. Military Association, at Buffalo, On the
Sth inst.
zee. Hon. ZadOc Pratt, ex-member Of Co..
gress, is about to publish the result of his re-
cent personal observations in Cuba.
80. Mr.. Oliver, the Liverpool p-builder,
has made bad failure. His Liabilities are
about Il ,OOO, 900, and it is feared his assets
VIII not realize more than 2s. Sd in the pound.
80. Major General B. Z. Edmonds, of the
Massachusetts militia, wishes to resign. He
Is the best volunteer officer in the Union, and
should be left in service.
mand of the new steam frigate Merrimac, at
Chsrlestown, Mass, which is nearly re sdy for
sailing.
80. Napoleon had so strong a prediction
for dresses made of bstiste muslin, that by his
own avowal, his {. heart beat with violence.
whenever he remarked q female habited in
this slender covering"
80. Edward De StoeckI, Russian Charge
Afsires at Washington, was married on
Thursday morning last, at Springfield, Mass,
to Miss Eliza W. Howard, youngest daughter
Of the late Hon. John Howard.
80. DIR. Luther, astronomer at the Observa.
tory OF Blk, near Dusseldorf Prussia, the dis
cOVereI OF Tour or hve OF the small planets be-
tween Mars and Jupiter, has recently diseov-
cred ahltherto unknown starin the constellation
OF the Fishes. 1t is to be called T. Piscium
....Hiram Pierce recently testified in Bos.
Ton, that the chance of a green hand who bets
!aJee card monte, is about two in a hundred
"nen played by skilful hand it is well cal.
culated To deceive; and on this score ranks
with teats Of legerdemain.
-. John COstigan sued the ALBANY Trans
crypt for libel, but instead of receiving tar
thousand dollars damages, has to pay the
costs OF eighteen months Of litigation, in two
SUITS result somewhat resembling that of ar
ancient who went out for wool and came
home shorn"
-: John Jay, at 20 years old, was mem
psr Vi tne continental Congress, and wrote ar
Aodress TO the people Of Great Britain, which
wac Justly regarded as one of the most eloouen
Pioo9euons OF the times. At 3d. he prepsreG
the constitution OF the State of New York, AND
In tne same year was appointed Chief Justic,
'..' Dr. Ainsworth, Of Haverford, Pa
mas undertaken toproduce plants of the nam
moth size OF the carboniferous era of geoIooy
by supplying to them an extra quantity q
caTbonic acid. He has already produced
mammoth potato in a fower-pot and think
he snail be able to make one grow 10 All
barrel ~
80. Alexander Hamilton was only 20 wear
Sl age when he was appointed 1ieutenan
Colonel in the army of the revolution. an
Ad-Ge-camP to Washington. At Is, he was
member Of the Continental Congress: AT 20
was one Of the ablest members Of the ConveT
ton which framed the Constitution of IN
United States; at 80, he was Secretary of IN
Treasury, and organized that branch of n
1oVernment upon so complete and comprsher
siye plan, that no great change or imnroy.
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