Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-29
PERSONAL

Senator Slidell, of Louisiana returned TO
washington yesterday. apparently in fine health.
49, Anna and Mary Hewitt and Mrs Brown
ing have become, it is said, deeply Interested in
sPiritualism.
So. EX-PTesident Franklin Pierce and Senator
Mason OF inia are travelling together through
the lake and mountain districts of New Hamp-
shire.
The London Waterman announces that the
Kew. VIM. Arthur had returned to Europe from
land.
-. Notwithstanding the large sums of money
MI Douglas JerTold has been canning for the last
ten years, it is asserted that he hss made no DO
vision for his family
-. AIRY Scheffer is now in England He has
come there to paint the portrait of Marie Amelie
ex-QGeen of the French for a Iong time a pa
troness and friend of the artist
49, The Hon. Mr.. Oliver, amember of the last
house OF Representatives from New York, is in
between ID and T. streets-his old quarters.
The Burlington. Iowa, Gazette saws that
the libel suit instituted by Horace Greeley in the
District Court of Des Moines county, against
Messrs. Thompson Steward. of that journal
has been dismissed
Hon. VIM. Ballard Preston of Va: Hon
p Croswell, Capt. Mumfo-d, Richard Schell,
New York; Capt. Dornin, u. :. N; and Emile
La SeTe, Louisiana, are at Willa-ds'
AT concert in Wisconsin at the conclu.
SION OF the song, -" There's good time a COM
Ing, country farmer got up and exclaimed
Mister, couldn't you fix the date, that is what
We want-Just give US the date, Mister.n
80. Last winter, il will be remembered. a
young man named Mead. OF Brattleboro, VI
attracted much notice by making statue of snow
by the roadside near that town. which was adj
nlrably executed. Mr. Mead is now at work on
d marble statue of the same design which was
oidered by wealthy gentleman in Cincinnati
Among the arrivals by the Illinois from
california. are Hon. j. b. Bowlin, United States
Minister to New Granada JUDGE Lott of cali
lorna.
Nowry, late in command of fort Yuma bears a
nuHeIOuSly signed petition for the erection of the
new territorial government of Arizona, in the
Gadsden purchase.
49, The New York correspondent of the Balti-
more American. saws:
General Walker is still in town. doing MOTH
ing IN particular. As a lion, he has had his day
ana may now be considered shelved SO far as
GOTHAM Is concerned. A crowd don I follow him
when he goes into the streets and he is no lonper
looked upon as an available attraction even at a
cheap theatre
Walker, il is stated in the New York papers
VIII leave New York for the South to- morrow
coming by way of Washington.
49, We are happy to learn that the health Of
Zen w DOL has greatly improved A letter from
Troy, dated Oh Friday evening" saws: ..The Gen
eral Is now entirely out of danger During the
whole Of Tuesday the Generals life hunp in the
balance OF uncertainty, but towards evening he
improved, and was then out of immediate dan
ger. Since that time there has been no TeIap,e
and he has been gradually getting better, and
even Yesterday return of the disease was con
sldered almost out of the question This morning
ne was sitting up IN a chair. His recovery has
oeen almost as sudden as his illness
49, The Christian public will be gratifed to
learn that the British Minister at Washington
LORD Napier. sets good example as to keeping
Inc Saobdth-steddIdstly refusing to receive visit
Tors on that day The Presbyterian understands
that Commodore in our NAVY long since called
at Lord Napier's residence on the sabbath The
servant; who came to the door, informed him that
MS lOIdshlp did not receive visitors on Sunday
Dut am commodore - replied the visi-
tor . Ii will make no difference Sir s1id The
servant, he viii net receive you - But 20 and
tell him Commodore - has called y ..III do
90 slf ii YOU insist upon il but know he II not
receive YOU Tor u - not his custom to receive Wis
hors on sunday" The finale was, that the Com
Modore had to depart without seeing the Minister.