Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-07
PERSONAL-

80. James w. sheahan, Esq, Of the Chicago
Times, is in town.
zee. Hon. John p Hale and Hon Anson Bur
iingame are at Biddleford Pool, with their faIni-
lies.
go. The New York Mirror says that Mrs. Gun
bingham Is watched to prevent her from commit
ting suicide.
WIN. Henry Kent, a son Of the late Mrs
Kent, the well-knOwn and popular actress COM
United suicide al Cincinnati on Sunday.
1.-THE health OF Joshua r. Giddings of Ohio
Is said to be so feeble that he will probably not
be able to take his seat in the next Congress
....Hon- VIM. l.. Dayton is recovering from
the severe illness under which he has been suf-
fering Tor some time past at Long Branch.
Capt. n. l.. Tilghman. u 5. N; Hon. Jno
4. Boyd, n: C.; Hon. James l.. Gillss, Pa /;
Gen. w. Il. Burnett, n. Y, Hon. A v Potter.
II. L., are at Willards'
-. II will be gratifying to the friends of Ex-
Mayor John 4. Towers, TO learn that his health Is
slowly Improving; such, at least, are the ind!ca-
tons.
80. Mrs. Lydia Jenkins, Of Port Byron, ". Y
has commenced preaching, after a regular course
Of study, and is now fully entitled to the apnella
ton of Reverend"
----Mr. Etourneau, the author of " Les Nor
mons" has just published i new work about the
United States-foriS on Nosreau- Monde ct du
No"rtdh-MoHde n PaTtS.n IL Is the history of
ten years travelling.
.-.. Al the late commencement Of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. the honor
AIRY degree OF LII. ID. was conferred upon the
Hon; "A v brown, Postmaster General who is a
graduate of the institution.
-. The Boston Transcript knows aclerpv,nan
In tou1ishing town Of Massachusetts who has
preached, as his own, at least six sermons writ,
ten by MI. Spufgeon, of London and others
written by Robert McCheyne, the eminent scotch
divine.
Miss May, the American Prima Donna
whose great success in London has recent v
caused a sensation, will return to the United
states AT The end OF the present month, and COM
menee either at the New York Academy, or at
concerts some time In September.
- The old friends and neig hbors OF President
hadIsoh IN Orange county, Va, have procured a
Lnonuhsn 10 he placed over his grave at an early
Gay IL Is plain granite ,beIisk, twenty 4, It In
hiI IN, sa ar no inscription except the dates Of
-. The Trenton American announces the death
OF Noodburne Potter ESQ lately . ,snnar.,,,
resident OF that city, at the house ~ his son i'm
law, Col Robert r. stockton Jr He diad a, ~ O.
Astor House, New York, and is 20 he interrsd IN
Philadelphia. NC ih'eiieo ih
80. The Alexandria Sentinel, in REGARD ~ IN.
personal controversy between Pryor and the wri-
ter in the Richmond Enquirer saws VIC VIII
''The fact that one Of them withhoids his ,.
from the public, cxcites curiosity and specula,in
10 may be az well 10 silence one of these COME
lures by stating that Governor Wise Is noffbe
gentleman"
1.-The following rather creamy Joke at the
expense Of our Minister to Paris is going the
rounds: e'e S
& His Excellency Pienipotentiary Mason. bav-
Ing been reprimanded for throwing his arm round
the PACK OF the Empress Eugenie's chair. is
hiaAIhg up MS pack to ny to some retirement
Mneie ne means, so says report, to study the az
nhIler, in order TO behave better next time. Y--
5a'' '0Hs'P0"'snes effhs London Posi.