Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-04
PERSONAL.

| ..,.E Collins, Esq ., is at this time amoDl
the guests at Wizards Hotel in this city.
| .... The New York city papers announce
the death of George Kt nsett, aged 81 years.
80. Hon. Samuel doar, of Massachusetts
died at Concord, in that State, on Sunday las t
Mr.. Burlingame, says the Boston Travs /
| er OF Saturday, Is now confined to his bed BY
| illness.
| .... Rev. Charles Kingsley, author of " AL.
ton locke, will visit this country during the
coming winter.
80. Donald G.. Mitchell, ok MarveD is an
nOunced as one of the lecturers at the Boston
| Mercantile Library Association this winter.
.... The Ravel troupe, forty five in number
on the 3lst of October performed the 2SOtt
| night of their engagement at Niblo's Garden
| New York.
-. Luther Brooks, Esq, wealthy Boston
merchant, was literally torn to pieces on Thurs
| day evening by being run over by train Of
cars.
80. The Omitted States Magazine" fol-
November, is highly embellished" with ad
| mirable hkenesses Of James Gordon Bennett
| and Horace Greely-Horace Of the haxen
lccks and Bennett of the milky beard.
-. The Astor Library, the bequest Ct the
| late John Jacob Aston, is to be duplicated by
| his son, w B Astor. A building similar t.
the one which already ornaments Lafayette
Place, is being erected on the adjoining ground
Mr. AstOr gives 5000 900 to the new library
building-the site alone being valued a,
SO, 900
-. Among the distinguished strangers now
In this city We perceive the Hon. A. dudley
Mann, Esq, late Assistant Secretary OF State
| Of the United States. Since resigning that
| position Mr. Mann has been in Europe princi.
pally His many friends throughout the coun-
try will be gratifed to learn that he appears
| to be excellent health In their name we
welcome him back to the United States
49, There is an amusing bit of theatrical
gossip in circulation. 1t is to the effect that
Burton, the most humorous and broadeSt of
low comedians, intends playing a round OF
tragic characters at his theatre this winter
He has intimated as much himself, and..given
out that he would first attempt that of &C Richie
lieu If such an anomaly should occur, it
would be better than seeing Forrest as "Jem
Baggs" in the Wandering Minstrel.
-. A London correspondent of the New
York Musical Review gives the American
public the amusing information that Julien,
the grand, is showing round q crown Of gold
given to him when he was in this country by
by American musicians, as I" a testimony of
the high opinion they entertain of his merits!"
Well neither the American musicians, nor
any thing of the kind.
80. Mr. and Mrs W j. Florence are fill
ing a very successful engagement at Ben De
Bars Theatre in st Louis Mr.. and Miss
Ritchings are at Chicago, playing to slim
houses. Miss N. Davenport is drawing
crowded houses at Forbes Theatre in PrJvl-
dence, r. L. At Petersburg, Va, Mrs Me-
linda Joues and Barton Hill, are filling an
engagement at Phoenix Hall-Mrs. j. doing
the French Spy. Mr.. Neafe is filling a star
engagement at the National Theatre in Gin.
cinnat.
-. The politicians of Boston have been
quite considerate towards the Fourth estate
in their nominations. First in point of aga
and position, the senior editor of the Boston
Post is a candidate for Congress in the Fourth
District. Next stands the political editor of
the Courier on the Union Fillmore American
and Wing as a candidate for the State Senate
from Suffolk County. For Representatives
the Wings have nominated Issac w. FRYE of
! the Courier, and S. Ii. jerks a veteran editor.
The Fremont party have placed the names of
Samuel A Bradbury of the Bee, T. M. Brewer
of the Atlas, Charles Hale of the Advertiser,
md Charles Rogers of the Journal, on their
list Of Representatives. They have also nomi-
a ited Ebenezer Nelson, one of the reporters
of the Transcript, and Newton Talbot, of Bal
LOUIS Pictorial Newspaper. Who can doubt
alter this that the country will be safe