Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-21
PERSONAL.


Of sge.
.... Max Maretzek is going to the London
opera.
So. Dan Rice lie performing at the Boston
Circus.
80. Gen. Scott's new $50 uniform coat was
present from few friends.
Dickens did not write the story of the
juvenile lovers in the Holly Tree Inn
which is from the pen of Mr.. q. A. Sala
80. Lord Brougham has issued a new work.
entitled Analytical View of Sir Isaac New.
tons Principal
80. Professor FELTON,, of Harvard, is In this
city. Cannot We hear his admirable lectures
on Greece
SO. Thackeray offered to lecture before the
New Orleans Lyceum for $3.50 per night, and
half Of the profits. The officers deemed this
too high.
-. Capt. Nye, not very long since, sold all
his stock IN the Collins line, (some $50, 00O) at
premium of ten per cent. Brown Bros gave
him their check for the amount.
-. Senator Hale is to leave the Senate ON
an electioneering tour. He intends to speak
9th day of February next.
80. Bayard Taylor is said to be engaged to
Dc married to a charming lady who resides in
Springfield, Ohio 1t is his intention, we learn,
10 sPeno year In Norway and Sweden.
SO. Mics Eliza Logan, the eminent actress,
intends to remove to Madison, Wisconsin, the
coming summer, and render il her permanent
residence.
-. Miss Juliana May has completed her
musical studies in Italy. and will soon return
10 TINS country. She is said to have power
iul, sweet, and well-toned voice, which has
oeen most exqulsitely cultivated.
-. Rev. A. D. Mayo, formerly of GIouces.
ter, Mass, has accepted an invitation To To-
cate IN Albany. The Universalist and Uni
tartan Societies have united in extending him
an invitation, and as one society, will enjoy
his labOrs.
80. Milton, the great poet, was rather un-
der the middle size, well built and muscular
His department was affsble and gait erect and
manly, bespeaking courage and undaunted-
ness. He was good swordsman, an accom-
pllshed musician, and a high minded gentle
man.
80: Hon. Nehemiah Eastman, of Farming
ton, N d, died suddenly on the 18th inst.
ne was out In his sleigh, riding, as usual, and
dropped suddenly dead. Mr.. Eastman was
about % years of age, and was formerly con-
spicuous and active politician.
Mr. Josiah Tilson, of East Bridrevster
Macs aged about sixty years, came to his
death recently In singular manner. On going
TO the spring for the purpose of watering the
cattle, be slipped and his head fell into the
spring 30 that he could not recover himself and
was drowned.
-. James Kingsley, q lad IL years old,
was crushed to death by being drawn into the
machinery at Faulkner Il Co.'s Salt w Works,
near Milford, Conn, on Monday morning.
His head was horribly crushed, and one leg
severed from the body.
80. Prentice says that if Dir. Abbott sees
nj 70 dip Napoleon into the Jordan of his ink,
and to bring him forth as clean as the ancient
SYRIAN, that is no reason why he should put
himseif 70 the needless trouble of cleaning
eli the Gehazis that followed the ci ariot
wheels OF tho deluded victim of Waterloo
~. Macaulay is terribly abused by the
Philadelphia editors for saying SO many un.
Klnd Things OF the good old Quaker, WIN, Penn.
Inc Ledger particularly put out"-the
editor thinking the historian has been irving
10 prove Penn traitor to his country, a ma.
friend" '''
-. ii. Marion Stevens saws: off was
asked my Idea of perfect bliss, should saw.
= ,ast morse, duck of a cutter, plenty of buff
lalo robes, a neat-ftting oyercoat with hand
s sel., man IN IT. 1Hd-one of Madame Walsh's
h.le French bonnsts. II that wouldn't be
I'LL fPess ior one life ume, I'm open to con-
"nat WOULD 80
,,ic -, Gaptaln Griffin, Of the British brig Yam
n..s, Tno was rescued from the wreck Of that
ds Isr ~ tns brig Sarah, and brought to Gua.
ealoupe, had been dashed to the stnra " S ia
forsmast for eight days, and was ; IN Oh inc
condltion OF suffering. The flesh a. SrI,oie
from MS body when he was discoverad hDg
latest accounts he was improving. nj
go. Richard s. Spofford, M d. of No.
buryport, Mass, Gather Of Mr. S. in the Az
torney Generals Office has been elected 70
the Board Of Overseers of Harvard Calico
he is eminently qualified for the place, and 60
thought the Legislature, for out of two hun.
one. ~ A'
-, Professor Silliman's recent lectures be.
i n,; 'ne ot- Louis Mercantile Library Associ-
t a..on were bad speculation for that body, as
lne receipts ware but 81, 4S3 80, while the ex-
Renses were 81, 752 ia loss of 81 .26S Sc.
Inc reason was, that the Professor couId not
make himself distinctly Understood bv his
audience; and majority of those who bought
,nr tickets ior the FIRST lectures did not re.
from coming. '" ''As''