Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-20
PERSONAL.

..'s Mr. handOiph, Col. hewen, and Mr.
Ferror are all talked of at Grenada, as Mr.
French . successor at Washington.
.... David White, Of Madison, Indiana, an
extensive pork packer, has failed. His liabili-
ties are said to be S63, co.,
80. Col. Oliver Towles, Of Nashville, Tenn,
long known as prominent man in affairs on the
Turf, died in Columbia, Ga, on the 9Th inst.
go. Ivan Goloyin, Russian exile, who
leetured here las. winter, is about to issue q
newspaper In New York, under the title Of
European Mail and Ladies Newspaper.
go. Captain Bowman, Government Agent
for the selection Of locations for New Custom
Houses, visited Alexandria on Tuesday to ex-
anime the lots offered there for the purpose.
.... Professor E. v. Scherb, late Of the Uni
yersity Of Georgia, is delivering in Boston a
course CT eight lectures on I" The Great Reli-
glous and Philosophical Poems Of Modern
Times
80. Ex-President Roberts was to leave
MoptOyia IN February last, on q visit 30 Eng
land, and there is some reason to believe th at
he will visit the United States before his return
home.
80. Mr.. Cone, of Peru, Berkshire county,
Msss., lives in house one and q half stories
high, which is so completely covered by a
hugh drift, that it has been found necessary
to dig tunnel thirty-seven feet in length,
from the door in order to give persons inside
q chance to get out
.... Madame George Sand, who is becoming
universal, is writing q pantomine. She has
finished her Memoirs of Ny Life" caused to
be represented at the 0deon her play of
'Maltre Fayilla," commenced a new romance
In the Presse, given a new play entitled "Lu-
Gle to the Gymnase," and has in rehearsal the
drama OF ''Francoise at the Francois" Total
Ave.
-. Rufus Choate's great lecture at Boston,
on Monday night last, was not devoted exclu.
sively to the = Last Days of Rogers, J." but to
his position as the last Of the race Of brilliant
poets to whose works the world of readers was
90 much indebted. The lecturer said that on
behalf Of those readers he had appeared, and
his theme properly would be the expression Of
their obligation. Never did gratitude find
more eloquent expression.
.... Col. Ward B. Burnett, in relation to a
proposition, that the State Legislature vote
sword TO each Of the surviving officers of the
N. 7. Regiment, that served under him in the
Mexican war-suggests that the thing be mot
thought of-untl the Legislature discharge
the DEBT which he says, (but without specif-
cation /. already owes to the officers in oues-
ton. The gallant Colonel hints that the dsur-
vivors' are more in need of something to eat,
end something to wear-than a sword.
$50. Col. Fuller calls tie whole system of
Mercantile espionage, whose headq uartsrs are
In the holy Trinity Buildings of New York,
as contemplate in spirit as it is injurious in
practice. To send parcel of sneaks about
the country, prying into every mans business,
investigating his private habits and relations:
counting the number Of segsrs he smokes, the,
glasses he drinks, the new coats he wears and
even into bis daily domestic expenses, in
GLIDING his market and grocery bills, il an
outrage upon private rights and liberties that
should be promptly punished by the strong
arm Of the law
80. Gerrit Smith, at a recent Kansas meet.
IN Albany, N. T., was chosen as the man
OF most dollars, TO rule the roost He had
pronounced his contempt Of the Republican
movement. He also pronounced his contemnt
ior the Missouri Compromise, for President
Tyler, "the shameless Fillmore for Henry
clay, who frst made slavery National: even
doV Chase, because he had not, in the case ~
claim for rendition, called out the military
and driven the Kentucky kidnappers ont Of
the state, or shot them down. Slavery wa,
VOL II had no right except the right 10 be
KILLED. He derided the submission Of the
hansas people, TO the forms of law. He said
'ney must resist, and We must stand by them.