Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-03
PERSONAL.

80. Mrs Farren Is performing at Savannah.
$50. Grand Duchess Mary is President of
the Academy of Fine Arts at st. Petersburg.
80. Hackett has been very successful at the
st. Charles Theatre, New Orleans.
80. Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Williams are per-
forming at New Orleans.
go. Mr.. Stryker, at Holmdel, Monmouth
county, n. j., died last week from injuries re-
ceived by kick from steer
go. Alfred Belanger has been elected Chief
Engineer Of the New Orleans Fire Depart.
ment, at a salary OF $4,000.
80. DR.. Levi Jones has obtained a quarter
of million Of dollars wherewith to build a
railroad from Indianola (Texas) TO Ell Paso
.... Gen. John A. Dix is travelling at the
West. lie is now President of the Mississippi
and Missouri railroad.
$50. Thomas Paine's birthday, the 29th in
slant, was celebrated by his admirers in Bos-
ton.
Ruth E; Floyd, pretty girl of IS, who
loved (" not wisely but too we'll" committed
suicide last week at Dover, n. Ii.
....John r Mcdaniel has been elected
President of the Trustees of the Lynchburg
college
-. Gov. Bragg has purchased house in
Raleigh and intends to reside there after the
termination of his official duties.
-. Robert Walsh is writing in Galigrani's
Paris Messenger on the quarrel between
Fracs and the United States
80. Hon. Ii. W. billiard, Of Alabama, is to
lecture in Boston this evening, in defence of
the institution of slavery.
-. B. j. Losing read paper last evening
before the N. Y. Historical Society, on the
great seal of the United States"
80. Lewis Castleton, Esq, of Lexington,
by, sold recently ninety two-year old mules,
and one hundred yearlings, for the round sum
of $685. ZOO.
80. Miss Cook, the dancing girl who was
burned on Thursday night, at the Toronto
Theatre, by her clothes taking fire in the
green room, has died of her injuries.
go. Mr.. Staples, Of Caroline county, Va,
fell in Richmond, on Saturday last, in conse-
quence of the sleet, and was killed. Several
other persons fell, and were seriously injured
80. NJ. de Boupland, once the celebrated fell
lOw-traveler of Baron Humboldt, now eighty
three years Of age, has turned into an Ameri-
can planter in Chill.
80. Duyckinck's Cyclopedia of American
literature Is pronounced by competent judges
failure, being an attempt to puff few living
authors, by sailing" them with others who
-. Orange Judd, an experienced farmer
and chemist, has purchased large tract of
land on Long Island, where he intends estab-
fishing farm school, on the plan Of the Royal
Agricultural College of England.
80. Harriet h. Hunt, NJ. D., has published
her experience" during fifty years social, in
Guiding twenty years professional life. She
doesn' wear Boomers as our Washington lady
NJ. d. does.
.... Queen Victoria is partly insane, and
has to be kept in continual motion. She is
jealous of Prince Albert. She has, also, given
the French Empress Eugenia some important
domestic hints
go. II. III Harold, who preterds to be a
correspondent of the Boston Post, has been
playing the confidence game" in Virginia.
This Is worse than stealing the livery Of Hea-
ven to serve the devil in, and we hope the au-
dacious wretch will be punished.
80. Mile. Rachel arrived safely at Havana
Her first performance was spoken of to take
place on the 29th ult., but there were rumors
adOat that she will not perform at all, on ac-
count Of her health, and would remain mac
tive on the island for the ensuing three months
80. Washington Irving has published the
second volume of his " Life of Washington"
1t commences with his formally assuming the
command Of the American Army, on the Both
July, IT'S, and details the incide nts of his
glorious career from that period until the
commencement of the campaign of 1777
-. e. A. Preston, recently of Cincinnati,
had difficulty on the 2lst ult. at Big Spring,
Ky, with Lewis Duval, an old citizen Of that
place. The parties got to quarreling, when
Duval drew pistol and fired it, the load en-
tering the heart of Preston, and causing his
death in less than FIVE minutes.
-. DR.. Reed, when he came from Sayan-
nah to Norfolk to nurse during the recent ep-
idemic, was surprised to meet in the street a
servant woman whom he had left at home
When being questioned as to what brought
her there, she replied that she chad come to
nurse him if he should be attacked
80. The Rev. John c. McCabe, who has for
many years past had charge of the Protestant
Episcopal Church at Hampton, Va, has re-
ceived and accepted of St Paul's Protestant
Episcopal congregation Of Baltimore, call to
the assistant pastorsbip of that parish. Dr.
McCabe has already preached discourse to
the congregation with considerable accept.
ance. He is an eloquent and eminent minis.
ter.
.... Gov. Wise and family have moved into
the executive mansion at Richmond. whic b
has been handsomely painted papered, and
furnished, with new and elegant furniture
throughout The dining room is furnished in
most complete style with the most fashionable
articles; the parlors and reception room are
set OH with carpetlng, curtains, mirrors, sofas,
chairs, etc, of neat design and excellent fin
ish, and the chambers are beautifully arranged
and furnished with great care to the comfort
and convenience of its occupants.
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