Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-29
PERSONAL.

Mr.. William L. Porter, founder of the
New York Spirit Of the Times, is to publish q
weekly sporting and literary Journal called
Porter's Spirit of the Times.
....Cspt. Ii. A. Adams, U. S. N; Judge
Slosson and family, N. Y; &. B. Phinney,
Mass and W. II. Hill, of New Orleans, are
at Willsrds' Hotel.
80. 1t is rumored that the original repre-
sentative of Little Eva" (Cordelis Howard)
day next, under the auspices of P. 7 Barnum.
.... Since the ladies have taken to wear.
ing hoops Ii is no longer the correct thing to
say Of lady that she Is dressed in the sheisb,
Of fashion" II is now - the breadth Of fash.
ion ["
....Cspt. John s. Sleeper late editor and
co partner in the Boston Journal, is one of the
two hundred and odd " str.,ight Wings" who
repudiate Fremont, and express their prefer
ence for Fillmore, in the Courier of Monday
last.
....Hon. Thomas Il. Clay, the eldest son
of the Sage of Ashland, has been elected Presi-
dent Of the American State Council Of Ken
lucky, in the place Of Major Z b. Bartlett,
who declined a reelection on account Of his
duties as President of the National Council.
80. As general thing Canadian newspa
pers are behind the American article in Civ
Ing the latest news, local matters, &c An ex-
ceptiOn should be made in favor of the Kings
ton News. We clip the following editorial
paragraph:
BHM.-On the 5th inst Mr. James Knight,
OF slerriDgton, of a daughter, and on the 10th
inst, Of = son, all doing well
go. The New York Tribune unders,a nds
that new minister from w alker is ON his way
to this country as successor to Father Will. in
the person OF young New Yorker, late a clerk
in q mercantile establishment at Granada, and
who being obliged by the state of his health
to return home, has accepted the Office of IN.
bsssador for the mere honor of the thing the
state OF Walker treasury not allowing him to
pay any salary.
Curtis the author of tho Potiphsr Pa.
Pers, and editor Of Downing's Posthumous
Essays, but FIRST popularity known by his riohIv
poetical narrative of Eastern Travel. has nee
maklng speeches at various points in the State
Oh new 1oik IN favor Of Fremont The Tr;
DuLo IoPCohshes one Of these with laudatory
REMARKS, p" ad nauseum." The Buffalo Com
nielcial taxes up the speech and, on examin.
Ing II critically, 6nds it n match - 81:
made Up of plagiarisms from EmeJson Ran
croft, and others, whole sentences from r..
have been interviewer into the tertnr. ~ al u
fabric. If Mr. Curtis is at all sensit;v. ' ne
must feel very acutely this dashing cxnosur 80 20
Ut his literary larcenies.
.... The New York Citizen says it il n f,,,
that {" Yankee Sullivan was an Englisbman
They have 1t from the lips of member of the
Vigilance Committee. to whom he confessed
II His real name was Murray He wa.
transported from England for highway rob.
perry escaping from Australia to tho United
Gates, ne changed his name and passed in the
o,a'h ard Of New York city for an Irish man
n1 ms MS Isscality was continually referred to
~ ~ p iork papers as a specimen of Irish
the stuttng of ballot boxes in M Yosk f ~
many yesrs When he was pressed hard Nv
the CoTmi'tee, he appeared =. sn 1890 EJ ~
man' To- the British Consul for protsct;oy T,
seems that frnctionary knew more of him N :. =,
n ne was aware, and had his name on his list Of
o. t'ciion;" but Yankee Snd;n efo ",
the favor. uschhsd