Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-21
PERSONAL,

80. Senator C. Clay, Of Alabama, is amorg
the late arrivals in this city.
&C.. Florence NightengsIe, it is said, will
be married shortly to an English earl who dis
tinguished himself in the Crimean war.
go. Mrs. Gen. Cazeneau Cora Montgomery
is low in New York city, having recently 10
turned from q visit to Nicaragua and General
Walker.
-. The Hen. Mr.. Clingman, of North
Carolina, arrived yesterday, and has again
taken quarters at Willards'. Also, the Hon.
Isaac L. Morse, Of La.
80. Hon Chandler L. Potter, of New Hamp-
shire, was married on the 11th to Miss Mcneil,
of Hillsboro', daughter Of tho late General J.
Mcneil, and niece Of President Pierce.
80. Senator Iverson, of Georgia, reached
Washington on the day before yesterday, and
is at Kirkuoods', as also is the Hon. Mr.. Mill
ward, of Pennsylvania-their old quarters.
go. DR. John W. Gorhsn, We see. Is an
pointed u. 5. Consul at Jerusalem. We ex-
peet next to have somebody asking for a char
ter to run ferry to the other side Of Jor-
dan"
80. Matilda Heron, Mr.. and Mrs Conway,
Chanfrau, John Drew and Edwin Booth al
engaged to star at the St. Louis the atre, which
has been opened by DR.. Atkinson, with Cart
Itch rs stage manager.
go. Henry Ward Beecher is Iecturing now,
at Cincinnati. Denald Mcleod, Esq is lee
turing there, also. The Gazette says, Mr.
Mel. was formerly Chaplin to DR.. Ives, but
gave up the Episcopal for the Romish religion
at the same time with his Bishop.
80. Prescott Harris and wife, who were
concerned in the so-cslled seduction affair at
the American House, Boston, were discharged
from custody on Monday forenoOn-the Balti-
more gentleman. (the victim,) failing to enter
complaint against them.
go. W. Gilmore Simms, on Tuesday night.
delivered a lecture IN New York on 'sSouth
Carolina In the Revolution" He defended
his native State from the attacks that have
been made upon her, and gave a very interest
ing account Of the trials and hardships through
which she passed during the revolutionary
war.
80. Leaby, who represented himself as an
ex-Trappist, and who lectured some few years
ago in the Tabernacle against the Catholics
is now sojourning in the Wisconsin State PIis-
on at Fond du Lac, under sentence of impris-
Onment for life, has repented and was received
again into the Catholic Church on the Goth of
January, 1856.
80. The London News says; Either the
Emperor Napoleon Is panic stricken, and un-
does one day what he has done on the pre-
cediDg, IN his uncertainty how to proceed or
there is a power behind the throne greater
thsn the thTone'-the BouTse gamblers and
the protected interests strong enough to
withhold him from ObeyiDg the dictates Of bis
better Judgment
80. General Walker, they say, writes the
leading editorials for "El Nicaraguense."
The last steaner brought us an article pub
lished as original, urging " Burning, instead
Of Burying, the dead" which has been spo-
ken Ct here as production of something more
than ordinary merit-but il Is strongly sus-
pected now that it is a wholesale plagiarism
from paper on the same subject in the Lon
don Daily News last winter.
49,. Porte CrsyoD, the author of g Virginia
lllustrated'-a series of papers which were
published in usrper's Magazine, and which
have made the name Of the author famous
paid q visit to Lynchburg, Va last week
He is said TO be an {. unassumiDg gentleman,
man Of enlarged views and a thorough 60
ing and true hearted Eirginian," as Is Low
upon an artistic tour through the thwestern
portion Of Virginia and the South generally
Porte says the Lynchburg Virginian of the
18th iust) left cur city on Monday morning
accompanied by some, but not ALL Of the beau
tiful q Cousins" whose presence rendered his
former tour 50 delightful.
LOUISA PINE
SPT@es looked that pine, at least when first l
csdap,
v disgOrged to hear her poplar lay;
She seized the elm Of song-it seemed TO lead bel
To further efforts which were % (a) X.
IL were enough 10 make man su- Pine,
And think Of trees on, but without the bark,
To hear, and not protest, those notes Of thine
SO dulcet, no dull set to them could bark
All would he ! u pine pulse beat but for me,
That ALPINE s2owdrop were nv only care
mad my say, she'd never leave, that tree
Ny Pyne apple and should form pear
III not re-pine. My brain is getting thick
Adieu-Vieh AL Pine--id-est, image Of Quee
We Boston Post.