Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-05
PERSONAL.

-. Rev John Pierpont lectured at New
York, last evening, on - The Golden Calf"
....T 7. W. Woods portrait of Professor
Henry is highly praised by the critics.
REV. William III. Milburn, the blind
preacher, ofhciated last Sunday in Dorchester,
Massachusetts,.
Manager Barry, of the Boston Theatre,
has reserved two boxes in the centre of the
hFst circle for reporters and their ladies'
80. Israel Adams, the engineer on the fatal
train of the 18th of August, on the Amboy
railroad, has been tried and acquitted.
-. Mrs. NJ A. Denison has taken the edi.
torial chair of the Ladies Enterprise" at
Boston.
....P. S. White has just delivered four lee
lures at Wilmington, Del, on the evils of in
temperance and the advantages of prohibi-
ton.
Rev. Dirck C. Lansing, D. D., late of
the Clinton avenue church, Brooklyn, is to
preach his fftieth anniversary sermon In said
church on Sabbath morning
80. Empress Eugene progresses go favora-
.ly IN her interesting state that she walks out
into the town with her imperial lord as fear
lessiy as any private citizen.
.... Prince John Van Buren, has returned
to his ancient headquarters at Albany. to
watch the political market. He aspires to sue
coed Mr.. Fish in the U. S. Senate
-. Darcy McGee has had notice of action
for libel served on the editor Of the Citizen.
The CIttsen retains James 7. Brady and I.
+. Meagher. McGee retains Mr. Busted,
-. Hon Edward Curtis, formerly collector
at New York, and friend of Mr. Webster. is
no" an inmate Of lunatie asylum at Flat
bush, Long Island.
80. Fanny Fern has been engaged by the
NapoleOnic publisher Of the New York Ledger
TO write exclusively for his Journal during the
whole OF the present year Look out for FIRE
works.
-. Lieut.. Haldeman, eighth regiment U
C infantry, was to have been tried py court
martial, at New York, on Thursday morning,
but on account of the absence of Major Nor.
ms the trial was postponed until Monday next.
80. MIR. COzzens, the well-knoyn West
Point landlord, has taken the Brandreth
House, New York. He pays an annual rent
oi elo,OOO, which does not include the furni
ture.
,..'.Dr. Charles A. Phelps, whom the Know
Nothlngs have elected Speaker of the Massa-
cnusetts House Of Representatives is a son ef
Dr. Phelps, of Boston, who was formerly a
very Jealous leader Of the anti Masonic party,
-. Thomas III. Perkins gave at different
times $4,000 to the Boston Mercantile Library
association; Abbott Lawrence, VIM. Sturgis,
Samuel and Nathan Appleton, and John P.
0usnng have given some s., 900 each and
VIM Appleton, John Bryant and Robert e
SHAW 500 each.
49, dovernor Gardner's message recou
menus tWenty-one years residence of foreign
porn citizens, and ability to read and write be-
lure they are allowed to vote depreca tes the
passage Of the Personal Liberty act bv the
last Legislature, and urges its speedy RENAL :.
seSess reduction Of the number of members
u tne popular branch Of the Legislature and
oenounees lobbying legislation.
....CaPtain Stone, of the plymouth Rock,
was on holiday visit to Cincinnati; whsr ~ :,
steamer ran ashore, and her marina nol;.n -
insurance Is therefore void as il is eynro.1 =.
stipulated that the boat shall not sa;I ,;.Iy
ner commander. Estimated loss, SlOo ooo
ana the same company have lust lost sos oOc
oy an accident to the Vanderbilt. - ''''
-; Parker II. French, who has bean n
luated as lobby member of Congress- !,
described as a small, thin man. ev;dentIn !.
ln-nealtn, and, like Walker, about twenty
nlne years of age. His demeansr ia modes
and conciliatory, but there is a certain air
lnsePeraole, 1t is presumed, from the ba.ard
Gus NE ne has led, which would maxi him :,
lone OF the boys" While the former eovsrn'
ment was in power In Nicaraena he 49,
there as the agent and forerunner ~ VAL
displaying considerable daring in oarrv;ns an,
his secret designs '~