Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-19
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| CTestis, is seriously i'll at Agram.
.... &r Manager Hackett was pIav,ny F,l-
staff at Memphis Tenn, last week.
.... Col. Jim Lane is reported to have start.
ed for Kansas, accompanied by party of en-
igrants
.... Benjamin Y. Martin, Of Columbus,
Gs has been appointed reporter Of the Su.
prems Court Of that State.
....A A course of anti-slavery lectures IL to
be given this winter in Buffalo, with Greeley,
Hale, {. M. Clay and others for speakers.
-. Lieut. George II. Derby, U. 5. topo-
graphical engineers-the original John Phe-
nix"-has been ordered TO detroit from Wash
ington Territory.
.... The Liverpool Times states that M.
Arrowsmlth, the modern Munchsusen. who
was so successful in hosxing the London Tinee,
has left England for the United States
-. Prof Hedrick who was expelled from
the North Carolina University on account of
his abolition sentiments, is in Cincinnati He
has been offered professorship in a western
college.
80. Letters from Mr. Barney Williams state
that be will return 10 the United States in Sem
teuber next. At the last accounts Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams we're playing at the Royal An
pitheatre, Liverpool, with great success.
80. A German with whom Baysrd TayIor
formed friendship has conveyed to him as
free gift, an estate near the Tharingian forest;
II contains beautiful residence built in 100
by one of the ministers Of Ernest III. Lucky
traveller
80. By a recent decision of one of the courts
In Dan francisco, a suit was brought to a sue
cessful termination, in which Joseph q. Bald
Win, Esq, received fee of over 100000.
Mr B is the well known aushOr Of the " Flush
Alabama -; a
Party Leaders, " and is a native of Virginia.
-. Henry Major, formerly an Episcopal
minister of Philadelphia, and who, few yesrs
since, Joined the Roman Catholics, has return
ed to the bosom Of the church from which n.
aPostatized. Mr.. Major published a book.
giving bis reasons for renouncing Protestant
ism, and was soon after appointed editor Of
the Catholic Herald.
.... The latest theatrical on dtt is that IN,
Drury Lane Theatre, London, has been Lease
by our enterprising townsman, Henry c. Jar
Teu, Esq, who Will speedily commence his
English campaign with corps dranati ,7..
cthStUeLy AmeyIean-Mrs. c Howard, Mrs
Lizzie Weston Davenport, Mark Smith and II
A. Perry being already engaged.
-. Mr.. James E Murdoch was ADVERTISED
on the 3Oth ult. for the twenty first consec-
utlVe representation Of Charles Surface in tl,a
School ssr Scandal, at the Haymsrket Thea.re
London, and the comedy is announce, for
further repetition. His engagement will en-
tend to eighty nights, and only be irterrupted
by the Christmas psntomimes, Thicb are a
British " institution"
80. Several Of the newspaper eorres,on5-
ents in Nicaragua have fallen there: among
them Mr. Slate, who corresponded with The
New YORK Herald, s,d Mr.. Swart, who wrote
u the Daily News. Mr.. Duffy, tie cores
ppndent OF the Tribune, is among the besieeed
al Granada The accounts Of the great vic
toIIes of Walker, as telegraphed from New
orleans, were supplied by Mr. Rachsud. OF
Ine Ne" orleans Picayune. These CORES
walker and magnify his successes
.... The London Morning Adyertiser o;v,s.
memoir Of our new President, in the co1rse of
which il says: VI
:. Mr.. Buchanan came TO England in 1852
little apprehending that his mission WAS 20
asst so long. But during the Russian rNr
buchanan eourteously fOrebore from pressing
the discussion Of American subjects upon our
government so that in the dates of the cor
respondence between himself and Lord Clar-
endon we find in some instances that several
months intervene. Ii is generally admitted
that the American EmbasSador Id the hes,
Oh the argument in this discussion, which was
cerrled on with great ability on both sides.
In his features Mr.. Buchanan bears a mass.
itB resemblance 10 the great Franklin, espe-
GialIy In the upper developments of the face
1t was often remarked by those who, in tbis
country, saw Mr. Buchanan for the 6rst time
that there was something in his countenspcs
which recalled the poTtra ( Of the celebrated
american statesman and philosopher. The
new President is fluent and eloquent speak
Dr. his style is somewhat like that of Sir Js.
'raham, but is less formal, while the senti-
nents are more frank and generous