Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-10
PERSONAL

....J. W. Wallack is playing in Norfolk.
go. The Hon. Harry Hibbard, of New
Hampshire, is in this city.
go. Senator Yulee Of Florida, who is now
in this city, leaves Washington this evening
for Florida.
90. Fanny Kemble occupied a seat in the
Boston Theatre on Thursday evening. She
was accompanied by her daughter.
-. In country paper, the marriage of a
Mr. Cooper to Miss Slaves is announced The
result will probably be barrels.
go. Isaac V. Fowler, Postmaster of New
York city, is stopping at Wizards in this
city. So also are Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr..
w. Harrison, Of the Opera Troupe.
80. Mr.. Speaker Banks will deliver the
Introductory lecture of the winter course be-
fore the Boston Mercantile Library Associa.
ton.
.... The witty James Smith says that No
vember is the period at which most English
men take leave Of the sun for nine months, end
not few Of them forever
80. The late Bdolphe Monad is decl AIRED by
a writer in the Revue de Paris to have been
the MIST eloquent pulpit orator in France, and
large extracts are given to justify this opinion.
80. Colonel Benton will spend Thanksgiv-
ing in Massachusetts,. He delivers his lecture
on the Union in Newburyport the evening be-
fore the anniversary.
80. The Churchman says that the Bishop
Of illinois (Dr. Whitehouse) rendered his res.
ignation Of that diocese to the House of Bish-
ops, but that it was not accepted
.... Prof. Hedrick, lately removed from
the prOfessorship of chemistry in tn, Univer-
sity of North Carolina for expressing freesoil
sentiments was in New York on Saturday.
... Profs. Francis and Moore, of Iowa, who
left New Orleans some weeks ago on q tour of
exploration in South America, arrived at As
piDwall in the steamship Granada, on her last
outward trip from Havana.
....Rev VIM Cureton, Canon of Westmin.
ster and Chaplain to Queen Victoria, has had
the degree Of ID. ID conferred upon him by
the University Of Halle, in consequence Of
services rendered by him to theological iitera.
ture.
go. One of the prettiest items of the recent
Fremont procession at Sandusky was over one
by forty horses. The girls were all in white
dresses. with blue sashes, and they carried a.
banner with the inscription, "Of the Tribe Of
Jessie. -
80. The New York Times has an elaborate
but uncOmplimentary notice of Mrs Stoves
bred The reviewer advises Mrs S in
her next novel, not to consider the artistic
treatment Of her theme as secondary to its
moral aspect.
80. Ivan GollOwin, we'll known Russian
exile, author Of several works on Russia, and
lately editor of a small paper in London, has
been permitted to return to Russia at his 70.
quest, but under the condition that he would
not reside either at st. Petersburg or Moscow,
and would enter into service of state
80. The Dumbarton Herald appeared the
other day-On one page Of which was blank
column, surmOunted by an intim alton that tho
vacancy was occasioned by ajudicial interdict.
received at the last moment, against the pub.
LEGATION Of the report of a trial for libel in
open court, the judge not having given judg.
ment.
.... Miss j NJ Davenport, at the conclusion
of her present engagement in Providence,
returns to this city writes "Acorn" of BOSTON,
for a week, which she will devote to putting
in order the cottage she had just purchased
in Lynn, Mass, for the snug little sum of 6fteep
thousand dollars From here Miss Davenport
goes to Cincinnati, then to St Louis, from there
make Lynn, Mass her permanent residence
when not Professionally engaged. Her cottage
is in Ocean street. and so situated that one
AN stand in the front door and toss q biscpit
into the open ocean, while at the other side Of
her house, and all around the grounds, is a
most delightful garden
-.... An amusing incident is related as having
occurred upon the late @rial voyage of Mr.
Goddard and others. When the balloon was
near Germantown it was low enough for those
in the car to speak to persons along the road
One of the party put his head over the basket
and gave three cheers for Mr. Buchanan, but
when he had drawn his head In again it was
noticed that the gentleman's jaws had sunken
in very much, and tina: he looked ten years
older The party were at a loss to understand
how so great change could have taken place.
Some we're about attributing il to fright, whom
the unfortunate gentleman informed them that
while horraing his teeth had fallen cut The
balloon being about 1000 feet in the air, it
was thought best to leave them on the ground