Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-04
STAR.
PERSONAL.

.... Charles Levi Woodbury., ESQ now NJ
Boston, Mass, is in this city, at the residenc.
Of bis brother. in.law, Judge Montgomery
Blair. q. l-l-
....Horsce Greeley, has published letter
denying that he ever acted az the agent Of
any railroad company or other corporation
while in the city Of Washington or elsewhere,
and explaining his seeming eonnection with
the Des Moines Company.
II, 80. Mrs McMahon, whose appearance on
the stage has led to divers columns Of not
very courteous criticism In some Of the Buff
iaio and New York papers, appeared at the
boston theatre on Monday evening 40 Julia,
In tne Hunchback, and according to the press
made decided failure,
80. The arm chair upon which Mr. Syme.
formerly Of the Petersburg Intellieencer, in
dites his editorials is an Z" cid arm chair
indeed-his father having used it when teach
ing scnooi iOr forty years, whilst Syme him
sell occupied 1t editorially for nineteen wears.
so that 1t only lacks year of being sixtv'
ana Is IN such an excellent state Of preserve
tion that II may last sixty years longer.
.... VIM. Prescott Smith, Esq Of BsIti-
more, one Of the original Trustees Of Peabody
fund. named by Mr.. p has respectfully de-
chned the appointment on account of passirg
business engagements. A thorough business
man, OF literary attainments of no n AN order,
OF indomitable energy ard perseverance,, with
mind well schooled in the practical under
takings of the day, the Board will lose an able
coadJutor in the declension of Mr.. Smith.
.... The Albany Knickerbocker tells rich
story growing out of a correspondence between
Senator Upham, of the New York State Legis-
ture, and Hlrding, the celebrated portrait
painter Harding, il seems, had been paint.
Ing In MIR Uphsm's family. He wrote to the
Senator, and addressed him thus: "Hon A.
3 Upham, Senate Chamber, Albany" For
some reason, the Senator did not return an
answer. In due time, he received another
from the same artist, with a much more lacon-
ic superscription. IL read: "A. S Upham,
wagon maker, Albany" This put the gaff 10
the Senator, who replied without further de-
lay, addressing his correspondent as follows:
Gen. Harding, Sign and Chair Painter, Buf.
falo." The joke being mutual between them,
We have right to infer that honorable men
love the "reminiscences of youth. -
.... The Independence Beige, of the ID
inst, says: The departure Of Horace Yer
net for New York is announced. Several pic
lures have been taken Of him, and this en-
gagement will probably detain him in the
United States ABOUT six months. We do not
know if Horace Vernet has accepted the en-
gagement, but a story is circulated in the DIFF
ferent GteIters of eminent artists that he will
not resist the tempting offer Of 500, 900. II
Nernet should execute several pictures IN the
United States, he would undoubtedly realize
an immense fortune"
We see that some &C our contemporaries take
exception to the engagement Of Verret to
paint picture for the Capitol. and claim that
all its works Of art should be executed by
American artists. Why not, with the same
propriety, demand that all the books in the
Congressional Librsy be written by American
authors?