Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-11
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From miscellaneous sources...... SGT IA
PERSONAL.
go. The Postmaster General has returned
to this city from his visit to New York.
go. P. II. White, Esq, of Arkansas, known
to the readers of the New York Spirit of tho
Times as I" Old Festivity," is dead.
.... Rev J. Epson, Unive,salist clergy
man, of Dayton, Ohio, recently starved him
self to death, under the direction Of the spir-
its, as he supposed.
80. A Boston Alderman has distinguished
himself by Offering resolution closing all the
places of public amusement at ii p. m. The
resolution was read once-but that was quite
enough.
80. Andrew Macallister. the magician, who
died at Keokuk, Iowa, few days ago, trav-
eled during his lifetime all through England,
France, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Cuba. the
West Indies, the United States, and the Brit
ish Provinces.
80. Elk Senator Adams, of California, who
is charged with having one wife more than he
is entitled to by law, had further examina-
ton in the New York courts on Tuesday. The
testimony taken disclosed no new facts Mrs
Mary Fraser was the principal witness exam
ined.
80. Michael Flood Maggie, an Irish exile
of considerable literary and military attain.
meDts and late adjutant of the 18th regiment
N. Y. NJ has sailed for Nicaragua to join
Gan. Walker. He goes, also, as the CORES
pendent Of Meagher's Irish News.
.... Among the distinguished guests dining
at the "New York HOTEL on Tuesday, were
Governor Morehead of Kentucky, Gen. Har-
ney, United States Army. Senator Yulee of
Florida, and Postmaster General Campbell.
General Davis, Secretary of War, has also his
headquarters" at the "New York
80. Mrs. Ii. Beecher Stowe, with her hus
band, Prof. G. Z. Stowe, are in England, as
our readers will remember, for the purpose of
securing copyright there upon her new novel.
bred" BY the last steamer We learn that
Mr.. and Mrs Stowe are at present at Inverary
Castle, Scotland, by invitation from the Duke
of Argyle.
80. On dit-that notwithstanding the beau
ty Of his consort. the Empress, Napoleon is
reported to be desperately in love with two
other persons-tbe Countess Castiglione, a
Florentine of great wealth and beauty, and the
celebrated Miss Neil, of England, whose cap
tivating powers have thrown a spell over the
heart of the nephew OF his uncle"
80. Lyster and W alters, of the Nicaraguan
recruiting party in New York city, were again
before the Special Sessions on Tuesday morn
ing to receive sentence for their assault, some
time ago, upon Mr. Smith. editor of the Sun
day Courier. Both prisoners expressed sim
cere regret at their violent course Lyster
was sentenced by the Recorder to thirty days
in the city prison; and by request of the com
plainant, in the case Of Walters, judgment
was suspended and he was disch arged from
custody.
80. The steamship Barcelona brought from
Europe quite a number of artists, from prime
DONNIE, who are countesses, down to demo-
cratic rope-dancers. Among others are Mon.
sieur and Madame Calixto Defolly II. Defol-
ly is violinist of some note, and his vito is
chanteuse hgere He also brings a company
OF gymnasium. Debach, Of the HippOdrome,
Paris; M Feranti ct ills, from the Cirque do
PImperatr,ee, They give gymnastic perform
auces and represent tabiedur virants. M.
Debach makes a wonderful spiral ascension,
which astonished all Paris.
80. Rev. Dudley Tying, of Philadelphia, it
is presumed, is tired enough, by this time, Of
trying to turn his Church (of tho Epiphany
Philadelphia into an electioneering meeting
house, for Fremont l. Freedom " We see it
stated, now, that the vestry have had another
meeting, at which q resolution was passed re-
questing him to resign the pastorship, which
he incontinently refused to do, at the same
time expressing a wish to take the vote of the
congregation on the question It is said that
not more than fifty persons attended the church
Sunday last, and these few were principally
ladies. Meanwhile his Sermon on slavery
is freely circulated by the Fremonters, here
and elsewhere, as Republican campaign doc.
ument.
-. The Paris correspondent of the New
York Herald refers to what he calls the strange
stories told about Napoleon the Thirds ille-
gitimacy. He says it is by many believed
that he has no Bonaparte blood in his veins,
but though there is no resemblance in the EN-
peror's features to the other members of the
Bonaparte family he Is so like them in his walk
and general carriage that without consan-
guinity it would be difficult to understand it.
Whilst in the rural districts no doubt is enter
tanned of the Emperor's legitimacy, no one
about the Court has the slightest faith in it.
Napoleon the third is understood to be the son
of German admiral His cast of countenance
and temperament are eminently German,
though the evidence which establishes his
paternity is entirely independent of these cir
cumstances.