Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-26
Personal.

Yankee Locke is in Chicago.
Miss Kate Saxon is playing at the Metropolitan
Theatre, Buffalo.
The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press announces the
sudden death of Professor Zadock Thompson OF
that place.
No franking privilege exists in England. Even
the Queen has to pay her penny.
The Chicago Journal says that the Sheriff of
Kane county, Illinois, recently killed, in five days.
fifteen elk and moose and five deers.
Ex-Governor Bigler viii continue to hold the
Office of President of the Sunbury and Erie Rail
road, notwithstanding his election to the United
States Senate.
Jenny Lind, who has never yet sung in Paris,
has, it is said positively promised to perform there
when she leaves England.
Bayard Taylor will make, it is said 81, 200 this
season by lecturng. John G. SAKE will net $4,000,
If sickness does not break up too many of his en-
gagements.
Henry Schoolcrat, the Indian historian, in
letter to the New York Tribune, defends the poem
of Hiawatha as consistent with Indian legends and
made up Of American materials.
Hon. Thomas Claiborne, who fought under Gen.
Jackson in the Greek war, died lately at Nash
vile.
Senator Toombs lectured at Boston on Thursday
evening on the subject of slavery. Portions of bis
remarks were greeted with Kisses, but the great
bulk ofhis audience gave him a courteous hearing.
A Joint resolution has been introduced into the
New Jersey Senate for memorialzing Congress to
restore the gallant Commodore Stewart" Old
Ironsides"--to his station in the Navy, of which
he was de prived by the DEGREES OF the late Naval
Board.
The Democracy of Alabama have expressed a
preference for the denomination OF President
Pierce, at the approaching National Convention.
This is ungrateful to Mr.. Wise They must have
forgotten how that gentleman stood :" on the shore
of his ocean home, with bosom expanded and nos
tril dilating to "greet Alabama coming" Why
did not Alabama Gomez
The caucus of the members of the American
party of the House of Delegates at Annapolis,
agreed to elect John +. Nc Jilton, Esq, director
on the part of the State, by the House, in the
Bank of Baltimore.
Mr.. Fink, German by birth, has lately died at
New Orleans leaving the bulk of his fortune esti-
mated at half million, to found an asylum for
destitute Protestant widows.
Lady Marlborough, who at one time was the
star of London fashion, and whose beauty and wit
the champagne Of every conversation, full of spar
kle and vivacity, gathered round her all that was
distinguished in English society, died recently.
Marshal Pelssier has notified the Coustantinople
papers that henceforth no mention whatever is to
be made Of the movements of French troops, and
even the list Of arrivals of transport ships is to be
discontinued.
Count Bodisco passed through Berlin January 5,
on his way from Washington to st. Petersburgh
The Misses Denim, the accomplished and beauti-
full actresses, have been playing highly success
full engagement at the Richmond Theatre, the pa
pers of that city representing them drawing the
largest houses Of any artistes that have appeared
there during the season.
The Central Union /" Live Oak" Club Of New
York held large meeting at their rooms, (Stuy-
vesant Institute,) on Wednesday night The
speakers were Lieutenant Porter, Of the navy
Judge Ruggles, Hon. M. Hidreth, of Massachu-
sets, &c. Letters were read from several dele
gates TO the Phila delpha Convention stating that
they we're pledged TO support the nomination Of
Mr.. Law,