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was here with her, go to Boston next week.
49,. The Forrest divorce case is under re-
view before the Superior Court in New York.
-. DIR. Huffnagle, American Consul Gen.
eral for the East, was at BenkiOi, Dec, H.
-. General Marmora is expected soon at
Turin, on his way to Paris.
80. Geo. CONWAY, the Indian orator, is lee
turing at Chattanooga county, N. Y.
SO. Levi North has a circus and amphi
theatre open at Chicago, ILL.,, this winter
80. st. George Peachy, of Richmond, Va,
returned from Europe in the Arago.
-. Maj. T. s. Garnett, of Salisbury, N.
Z, has been appointed superintendent of the
North Carolina Railroad.
.... Rev. Thomas Hume has been re.elect-
ed President Of the Portsmouth Insurance
Company.
-. Professor Bache lectures this evening
before the American Geographical Society, at
New York, on the " Gulf stream
80. The Hon. d. T. Disney, a member of
the last House from Ohio, is in this city at
Dexter's Hotel
80. Commodore Stewart has addressed a
long appeal to Congress against the action of
the Naval Retiring Board
-. Henry Stevens, well known here as a
dealer IN old books, has brought seventeen
tons oil NIneveh sculpture to Boston, on spec u
latiOn.
-. Edward Everett will preside TO- morrow
evening, (the 18TH at Webster birth day
dinner, to be eaten at the Revere House,
Boston
80. Hon. Robert C. Schenck, late United
states Minister to Brazil, is now in Boston,
de IS en- route for Keene, N. H., where his
daughters are at school
80. The Hon r. III. Stanton. a member of
the last House of Representatives from Ken
lucky, Tell, few days since on the ice in
Maysville, and fractured his arm badly.
-. Mr.. Mitchell gives Mde Goldschmidt
Lind the enormous sum Of $500 sterling for
each concert in which she sings, in the series
OF concerts he is now giving in London.
80. DIR. Gessner Harrison, Professor of An
clent Languages at the University of Virginia.
contemplates retiring from that institution
and opening school. He has purchased the
farm OF VIM. b. Philips, near Charl Dttesyille.
.... Mr.. Wise, Of Virginia, (son of Hon.
Henry "A. WISE has arrived at Paris and en-
tered upon his duties as U. S. Secretary of
other post in Europe.
-. General Luders has again taken up his
quarters In Odessa, and recently gave a ball
to celebrate the nuptials of his daughter-the
only surviving child out Of family of twelve
with Col. Weimarn.
Mr.. Dickens and Mr. Macaulay have
more readers this Christmas than ever. Thirty
five thousand copies of the irst number of Lit
tie Dorret have been sold, and there will soon
be thirty hve thousand copies of the History of
England in the market.
80. Mr.. M. A. 0tero, the contestant of the
delegate seat in the House from New Mexico
and the Hon. p. E. Brocchus, an associate
judge Of the United States Court Of the same
territory, have reached Washington. Judge
g numerous friends here will be glad to
welcome him back once more among US
-. Edward Everett wrote the paper in the
last North American Review, on the "Life,
Services, and Works Of Henry Wheaton,
1t alludes to several questions of international
law, that have presented themselves for dis
cussiOn and adjudication during the past hun
dred years, In which the United States have
been the power most deeply concerned.
80. That eminent judge, Sir Allen Park,
ouce SAID at public meeting in London
"Of our civilization, our freedom, our laws
we forget entirely how much is due to Chris.
tlanity. Blot Chriitianity out Of the pages
of mans history, and what would his laws
have been, what his civilization?'
go. Dumas and General b. were dining in
Paris at the house of mutual friend. The
conversation turned upon the existence of a
God. "Oh," said the General, CT never
think about that, one way or the other"
" General" said Dumas, 81 have two stag
hounds at home who share your sentiments
e1actiy-they never think Of it either.