Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-01
PERSONAL.

80. Jas. Barron Hope is about to start literar,
paper in Petersburg, Va
-. NJ. Gibson. an associate editor of the
Galveston (Te1as) News, was lately drowned
while bathing.
80. Gen. Ward B Burnett. of NewYork. las
Winter, Esq, L. s. Consul at Turks Island aud
Capt. f. Cavendy, of New York are at Wizards
80. Governor Walker was, at the last accounts
preparing defense of his official conduct &c
place himself right before the people Of Missis.
siPpi especially and the South generally.
80. The personal difficulty heretofore existing
between VIM. ID. Scott, Esq. delegate elect 10
the Legislature Of Virginia, from Fauauier. and
Austin F. Smith, Esq, from California, has been
amicably settled.
-..- Miss Juiiana May, the American Prima
Donna, arrived yesterday in the Atlantic she
leaves this morning for her native city, Wash
ington, on visit to her relatives, and will in a
professional career in grand opera.-NeIo York
Courier and Enquirer, of yesterday.
.,.. The English papers state that the venera.
bile John HicklinS, the last of the race of Metho-
dist preachers sent into the work by Mr. John
Wesley, am who is now in the Goth year of his
ministry and the gid Of his age. preached in Liv.
erpool at the recent session of the WESLEYAN Con.
ference in that city.
-... Paris letter says Hume, the spiritual
ist, has not succeeded well in his late attempts
He pretends that the voyage across the ocean has
modified his power. He continues none the less
however, the great lion Of high life society I'm
order, If possible To change the tide Of the fluid
he il about to take up his residence for a month
or two at Wiesbaden.
80. Randolph Rogers the American sculptor.
arrived, a few days since, from Rome and brought
with him photographs of the splendid massive
doors for the Capitol Extension at Washington
city, which important work was intrusted Jointly
10 him and the celebrated Crawford; but AS the
hopeless state of the latter's health precludes a
further use Of the chisel his unfinished wOr X :
will probably be placed in the hands of MIR
Rogers fDr POmnlptiOn We understand tl,, L.
will soon lead a beautiful and ACCOMPLISHED
dau2 hter OF the Old Dominion TO the hymeniaI
altar.
IA Washington correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Press says:
1.-THE President visits the piaiu old fashioned
Presbyterian Church on street. near Fourteenth
do not know the denominations TO which the
fhenbers Of his Cabinet belong. All the Secre-
faTles have their families with them in Washing
ton. ths only unmarried member OF the admins
trdtion betsg the President. Mr.. TOucey has no
children bat Mr. Black, Mr. Cass. Mr.. Brown,
Mr- Thompson. Mr.. Cobb, have their children
around them. Mr.. Floyd has, believe, no child
Ten, but has adopted two, one Of whom is
think, married to Mr. Hughes, the accomplished
associate OF MI Ritehie in the editorial depart
h'eH' Vi INC richmond Examiner Enquirer"
II The mayoralty election in Wilmington,
Del takes place to-day ~
~ vermont holds her State election to- day.
state othcers only are to be chosen
IL The Montgomery (Ala) Mail STATES thai,
in some fields in that locality the Chinese snaar
cane has degenerated into broom corn
III The burglars have been at work brisklv I'm
Saratoga, and have been caught at last, when at
The cars, on their way OF
III John 6. Jackson, pilot on the steamer
Fire Canoe, was last week beaten to death at a
public saloon in 81. Paul, NJ. II
III The attempt for some time In progress for
subscription for SiCO,OO0 Of the bonds OF the
Black River and Utica Railroad has finally prov
ed successful.
IL The value of taxable property in Georgia
increased thirty millions of dollars last year. The
stale tax mas In consequence been reduced to ht
cents one hundred dollars or about one .tweifth
Of one per cent.