Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-19
PERSONAL.

.... The Hon. John Letcher is at Browns.
&C.. Purser Harris, U. S. N, is at Willards'.
woods
-, =; The Hon; Woo. eoode, NJ. c. from Viz
5 80. w. M. Churchwell, late member of Con.
gress from Tennessee, is at Kirkwoods'.
.... Commodore Nicholson and Captains Low
ry and Brcese, U. 8. NJ, are at Willards'.
-: Hon: John Lescher, Of Virginia, and A.
Rencher, Ex-Member of Congress from North
Carolina, are at Browns.
+ 80. 1t is rumored that Mr.. Leusado, holding
some subordinate consular position in Cuba,
is to succeed Mr.. Barclay as British Consul at
New York.
.... The editor of the Cincinnati Enauirer CON-
plains of typographical error, by which he is
made to speak of Gen. Cass as ''the paternal
father of the Great West ''s.as-z--..s-..,-z
-. Hon. w. NJ. Merrick, Associate Judge Of
the Circuit Court Of this District will deliver the
annual address to the Philodemc Society of
Georgetown College. si
80. Jacob Sawyer of Sandown, NJ H., petit
tons the Legislature to change his name from
plain Jacob to Melrose Joy Milford Sawyer, q as
1t would be more convenient"
go. Robert l.. Brockett Esq the Principal of
the Alexandria Academy has been rendered the
situation Of Professor Of Mathematics i'm rising
and fourishing college In one Of the Southern
States.
80. A Montreal paper states that Mr.. J. w.
Audubon, son of the celebrated naturalist, has
arrived at Montreal, and is about to issue book
on the birds and quadrupeds Of America, the
plates being taken from his fathers great work
80. Miss Maggie Mitchell met with a painful
accident at Lexington, Ky, lately, through the
explosion of pistol In the hands OF an attache to
the theatre. by which her neck and face were
badly scorched.
.... Some of our cotemporaries. in noticing the
demise Of the late lamented Joseph Brennan, of
New Orleans, have COMPOUNDED him with the dis.
tinguished author Of that notable sermon on the
Harp OF Thousand Strings Mr.. w. p. Bran
nan, the artist and poet .-..
-. The Boston Post learns that Major Phinney.
editor of the Barnsable Patriot is still suffering
LON disease contracted at the National Hotel
Washington, in March last. Mrs. Phinney has
likewise been very i'll from the same disease
Both are now improving, however.
-. DR.. J. 7. Oxley, of Columbus, Ohio, was
one OF the unfortunate Sonora fllibusters.
man named Harrison, said to have been fruit
and oyster packer formerly i'm Baltimore, and
more recently coPPersmith in San Francisco,
was another.
.... Col. Benton is out in letter In favor of the
elt ction OF Col. Rollins, the independent cand-
date for Cove rnor of Missonri.-who is taken up
by the American party-in preference to Colonel
Stewart, the Democratic candidate He saws he
thinks the election of Rollins is required by the
Interest Of the 'union democracy,'' as he is op-
posed to notification, secession and slavery a1i.
tltion, and is better democrat than Stewart
-. The Massachusetts, State Committees let.
ter to the President of the United States inviting
statue, closes ''wth the highest consideration for
him personally" Mr.. Buchanan in return, ten
ders his cordial thanks for the courteous and ac-
ceptable manner Of the committee toward chin
self personally" The old chief evidently saw
the struggle In the committees letter, to dis
cfimnate between the man and his acts - and
closing his left eye, laughed and retorted in
their own words.
small copy of his .'Embarkation of the Pilgrims,
at the capitol, to be engraved. The execution of
the original was always admired, and the COM
position deemed by critics singularly clever and
effective, but it was objected that the material
details were finished up at the expense of the
moral expression; this defect is obviated in the
beautiful copy now executed details and general
effect skilfully harmonzed in point Of color.
too, there is great purity and brlliancy and the
attitudes, faces, and grouping are most eloquent
ly expressive thus, this fine conception is rem
dered quite triumph Of American historical art
go. The Prince of Prussia is a fine looking
young man, in height about five feet nine inches
His department is exceedingly dignifed His
complexion is naturally fair, although his face is
He has light hair, cut very close, still lighter
moustache, which runs into thin light whfsker.
and does not conceal pair of large red lips
His nose is long, and bien prononce his eyes are
blue and his face is Of the somewhat broad Ger
man type. An air Of command seems habitual
to him, and it is clear he has been educated
In view OF. his high destiny the probable
future monarch of great European Kingdom
Speaking of his appearance at the Derby last year
gossipping country contemporary thus describ.
ed him He was dressed like young English.
man, in compliment to the people among whom
he has come to seek bride. There is something
about an English hat, with its small fiat brim,
which pronounces its nationality far and wide
and an unmistakable specimen was selected nv
the young Prince for his debut. He also wore
one of those black check cravats which English
country gentlemen frequently affect The Prince
seemed pleased with the slightest mark Of cour-
tesy, and was quick to acknowledge it''-Iius-
trGfed Times