Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-19
PERSONAL.

..CCl Benton is to speak at Salem, Mass,
on the evt nirg Of the 18th.
Hon. Mr. Hobart, Republican NJ. C..
elect, from Wisconsin, was formerly law stu
dent in Kobt. Rsntoul's Office.
a.. John Mitchell, the Irish exile, lectured
In Nashville on Friday night last. Subject
Europe-Peace or no Peace"
80. Ben PerIey POore (wheelbarrow man
is 10 lecture at Manchester, N. ii -, next week
on " Foreign travel, from Paris to Palestine >
go. Samuel Swartw0ut, Esq, formerly col
lectOr of the port Of New York, is lying very
low, and tut faint hopes are entertained of his
recovery.
The installation of the Rev. Charles
w. Dennison, as pastor Of the Niagara Square
Baptist Church at Buffalo, took place on
Thursday last.t
go. The Mr.. Strickland, who was expelled
from Mobile, charged with selling abolition
books, has resumed business, we soc, out in
Milwaukee.
-. Carlyle is working on his farm-lettiDg
pen, ink and paper alone, for a season. Takes
great delight in feeding pigs-snd, says a re
cent visitor "tslks quite nationally"
go. Hon. Mr.. Forsyth United States Min
lister TO Mexico, has been presented to the
President Of that Republic, and some fatter-
ing Cficial addresses were exchanged on the
occasion.
80. On Saturday evening, while the Rev
Ii. Ward Bescher was lecturing in Cincinnati
in Smith d NiIon's Hall, to a crowded audi
ence, the floor suddenly gave way, but fortu-
nately no one was injured.
80. There are rumors of projected visit,
next spring, Of the Grand Duke Constantine
20 this country, with feet. The Grand Duke
is considered as the eagle Of the Imperial
fap,ilu nj Of he Ha
admiration for the United States
.... Hon. Kenneth Rayner, and the editor
Of the North Carolina Standard, had a per-
sonal difficulty in the streets Of Raleigh, on the
10th, growing out Of some comment Of the lat
ter upon the speech Of the former at PhiIadel.
phia Resuit,-an exchange Of blows over
the head,-and the binding over of each to
answer in the sum of $4,000.
.... The London Daily News of the Both
ult says Of the American comedian, James e,
Murdoch: "He seems bursting with animal
spirits ard enthusiasm for bis profession be
never loses sight of the character; his by play
Is perfect; be leaves nothing to be Imagined
by the spectator. Our opinion Of his capa-
bility representing class Of dramatic charac.
tiers which were become obsolete for want O,
proper opponents, increases every time we see
him, His performance il unique" Inc Lon.
don Herald, Of the same date, says: eli.
was HiBHIy moiitoIlOus IL pcs
sessed both ease and elegance, and his Dor
trsiture kindled roars of warm, genial laugh.
ter"
.... Talking Of the Lyonnais disaster. Be.
sides the loss of Mr.. Albert Sumner-the sec.
Ond brother Of Senator Sumner, who has los,
his life by sbipwreck,-it is a singular coinci.
dence that Mrs Sumner also had a sister
(Mrs Ball. who, with her husband, was los
In the packet ship Home, bound from New
York TO Charleston, several years ago Thii
disaster led TO an amicable law suit. She
was wealthy, being q daughter Of the late
Walter Charming, a merchant of this city. BY
the Code Napoleon, it is provided that in any
such catastrophe young child shall be pre-
sumsd TO die before its parents, and a wife
before the husband but it was in evidence
thsf Mrs. Ball had been heard to call wildly
upon her husband, who made no reply-thus
creating probability that he persisted first.
Albert was the brother Of Senator Sumner
who insisted on separating man and wife and
children in the sale Of the negroes of the Ball
estate.