Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-26
PERSONAL

-. Commander w. T. Muse, L. s. NJ, Is at
Kirkwoods'.
-. 1t is reported that Col Fremont will sail
in the next steamer for California.
NJ. Hon n; p; Banks is stopping at the Astor
House, New York
80. The latest accounts from Gen. Wool repre-
sent his symptoms as more favorable.
49, Ex-President Pierce was serenaded at Man
chester. N H., few nights ago.
- DR.. Robert Murray, Col NJ. NJ Paine and
Major w III. Chase, u. :. A, are at Willards'
M'dme Pitron, a French lady is perform
ing 50 Camille " in the French Language, in San
Francisco.
80. Hon; w l.. Marcy is stopping at the Sans
Souci Hotel, Ballston Spa, where he will remain
until the time Of his departure for Europe
80. Captain Lowndes, L. s. NJ; j. b. Guth-
rie. Pa; and Augustus Schen, T. S Collector for
the port of New York, are at Wizards
49, The Auxbug Allemaine Zeitung noticing
the return of BayaTd Taylor from Sweden saws
that 4" everyood likes the amable Yankee y,
-. Mrs. p. T. Barnum and family sailed for
Europe in the steamer Canada, there to reioin her
husband, who intends TO make England his fu
ture home.
At the recent session Of the court in Canaan.
daigua, Ex-Governor Clark of New York. was
summoned as one OF the petit jury. But his ex-
cellency did not appear.
80. The Zeitung handles Benton's Thirty
Years in the Senate. , with great severity, and
says II appears like the work of a western stump
-. At the dinner to Mr. Reed in Philadelphia
hr. Fo5ney made brief speech stating thai he
intends TO set up his business as printer in that
city, and endeavor to earn an indie pendent liyel-
hood MI Reed seized the occasion to remark
that, Notwithstanding the shafts he had received
In former years from Mr. Forney editorial oniyer
one Of the pleaSantest things connected with the
past campaign was the friendship which had
grown up between them.
Another dramatic star will shortly arrive
IN this country, Miss r.. c Williams, very pref
" welch girl, and popular actress and vocalist.
accompanied By Mr.. Samuel Lover, author of
Hory u Moore, = W idOw MachIee,'1 1.-THE
Low Backed Car" &c. The lady appears in an
entertainment similar to that given by Emma
Stanley, which was written by Mr. Lover She
Personates twelve characters, and sings seven
rapid.
80. The New York Mirror whose editor has
known Governor Walker . intimately and tho
roughly for ten years, says of him: .
." After handling some hundreds Of millions OF
The public money, he left the Office as poor as a
primitive Christian. Since then Le may lave
bought stocks and lands and mines that have
made him rich. But when was it counted a
crime for fortune TO reward the sagacity even OF
Spectator? La lSiG, Mr.. Walker Invested go
IN the purchase Of land on what is now the city
OF Fond du Lac. for which he has been offered.
within few months, more than 500. OCp; ard he
also bought. years ago, coal and quicksilver
mines, which are making him millionaire.
-: The New York Express saws OF the sale of
Hiram Powers statue of the Greek Slave at auc-
ton IN that city - The first bid was made iJy
MIR. Leeds on behalf OF the owner of one of the
HaVre steamship lines, but whose name the auc-
noneer was not al liberty to mention The bid
OF TWO thousand dollars was by the "OririnaI
Jacobs" Another merchant, who did not wish
10 be known, bid largely; Mr.. X. b. Bowlen of
Cincinnati-who came ali the way from that CITY
Tor TIE express purpose of purchasing the statue,
ran u up to IS GEO. and then gave way to his more
powerful antagonist, and finally the Cosmopolitan
Ar Association purchased IL at So 900. Mrs Kate
Gillespie. the fortunate winner of this work at the
last distribution and for whose benefit il has been
sold, will now have an opportunity to try again
for its possession"