Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-04
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80. The Boston Post suspects that the ably
written papers in the Washington Union upon
the Puritans are from the pen of " one of the
stock
80. Mr. BiSbic, editor of the Norfolk Amer
lean, and Mr Robert Herdrick. of Warren
county, y c. proceeded to HALIFAX, c ,
to engage in a ten step tragedy bat their
design was frustrated by the arrest Of one OF
the parties.
49,. Geo Peabody, Esq, was entertained
at a banquet by the Baltimore Historical So
ciety, on Friday evening MessTs Peabody
J NJ Harris, J. ii Latrobe. Mayor Swami,
John d. 10y, Col Anthony Kinmcl, md Jud ge
l.. Collins did the speaking.
-. Ben De Bar. the well known manager
Of the st Charles Theatre, New Orleans, ar
pears to be getting very unpopular with tie
papers Of that city. They violently charge
him with being free Soiler, and advise his
return to the North; also, that bis treasurer
go back to New Hampshire.
-. Ros:ini is definitely fixed at Paris. lie
will pass the winter and Spring there lie
apartment where he has established himself
Ba is deaf TO all provocatious insensible to
all praises, and persists in not writing a note.
lie carries 1t so far that music is never talked
about at the social meetings at his house.
-. About two years ago Mrs. James Thou-
as, OF Gloucester, walked with her husband
over railroad bridge in that town, quarter
Of mile long, implanted, and fifty feet above
the water. So great was her excitement and
her fear ID at her health has since been much
impaired, and she has been completely dumb
| not having spoken a VOID since. The physi-
| clans find no remedy for the difficulty.
go. Here is the last case ofimpudence A,
CONSERVATION on the 231 nit Of a new church
in London, just after the Bishop of London had
taken his seat, person attired in the garb of
| clergyman appeared at the door and demar
ded adrnittance. lie gave his name az the
Rev Mr.. BiackthOrn, and was conducted 10
the place appropriated to his 4" clerical breth.
rem lie was almost Immediately recogniz-
ed, however, by several officers who wers
present, rs noted pickpocket
| -. William Thompson, the Commercial
editor OF the New York Courier and Emo uirer
who absconded some time ago with fund:
| fraudulently obtained from several parties
has been overtaken in England, and COMPEL.
| ed to refund the amount obtained from Messr
L. Whitehouse, Son Morrison, who were
among the victims Of his financial operations
The whole cost Of the proceedings for the re
covery of Messrs. Whitehouse & Morrison
money has been about 500
| 49, 1t is funny TO note the ccstasies of the
New Workers about the Miss Heron whose drs
| matte performances are as familiar as house
hold words to the rest Of mankind. Our play
goers will remember her appearance at tn,
| National some years since, a slender, red h
no, we mean golden haired little thing, with &
sweet but rather lackadaisical face, and who
at that time lacked the physt9ue to sustain
the arduous characters she had the ambition
10 undertake The New York Mirror says sh,
was born in Ireland, but brought up in Phila
delphia, where her father still lives, q retired
and respected merchant. Her brother, Alex
ander Heron, Esq is the well-known shippin.
merchant of that city Miss II is accompanied
by an older and a younger sister, who tax,
care Of her /" like a mother