Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-28
PERSON aL.

go. Mr. P. T. Barnuu, Of New York. ia
dangerously i'll in London, from severe attack
OF pleurisy.
80. An attempt was made yesterday after
nom, in Baltimore, 10 assassinate John r.
Carter of that city.
go. Gov Jones, Of Tenn who has recently
oeen confined TO his rooms by illness, is, we
are happy to say, sufficiently recovered to be
able to resume his seat in the Senate.
80. Colonel Nathan Boone, youngest SON
of the celebrated Daniel Boone, died a few
days since at Springfield, No, in the 10th
year Of his age.
80. John Kimberly, a native of BROOKLYN.
N graduate Of the Cambridge Scientific
school, has been appointed to Prof Hedrick's
place In the University Of North Carolina
-. Mr.. Erastus Lawrence, an old citizen
OF Lowell, and before the days of railroads
one OF the most noted stage drivers on the
route from Concord to Boston, died on Tues
day at the Washington House, at the age of "a
80. Mr.. A. A. Porter, connected with the
Richmond Wing establishment, while reach.
ing forward to receive the letters delivered to
nlm, AFTER the opening Of the Northern mail
SAP. f''-NA -
80. M /. q. Young, editor of the Sara
tOga Republican, while in the act of stepping
on the cars at Balston, On Friday evening last,
slipped and partially under the cars. the
Wneei passing over portion CT bis left foot,
smashing 1t badly.
.''' Or j. Y. c. Smith, for more than a.
quarter OF century editor Of the Boston Medi
cal and surgical Journal, has started new
weekly Journal In that city, called the Medical
World-to embrace wider range ard more
hoeral sentiments in regard to medical sci.
ence.
go. The West Of Scotland Magazine savs
that all We know Of Cervantes is that be lost
his hand a. the battle of Lepapto; of Cal
deron. ii at ne was a member of the isauisito
ma tribunal; Of Shakespeare, that he possessed
share in the Globe Theatre. The rest about
them is but kind OF induetive reasoning
-. Among the distinguished strangers now
IN W ashingtOn we perceive BreVet Lieut. Col.
Hardee, United States Army, conmandant at
the West Point Military Academy; ex-Gov.
bouek, OF New York; and the Hon Mr.. King.
member Of the last House of Representative
lsrds'
80. The Nr Vim. e. johnson examined
yesterday before the House Investigating
Com mlttee Is not the Hon. VIM Cost Johnson
Of Ms[yia as erroneousIy stated by us; but
WIN y JOHNSON, ESQ the late Democratic
candidate for Congress in the Iii. 49,.
State Of New York Mr. johnson Of mo a,Ii,c;
has not been called on to give evidepoe befo-s
the committee in question 'iOi'
-. Alfred III. r. Edwards, SON az avn
Edwards Of Connecticut, and descenJ.ut 80
old JonathaD Edwards, died suddenly in Ne -
York few days ago Of disease of the bes-,
Leaving fortune IF several hundred thous.nd
dollar. He married last June a daughter y,
George y. GTisWCld, and leaves his estate ~
her and their child. if any if not to her and
his brothers and sisters, Mrs. Worthireton
Hooker, Of New Haven, being among the latter
FROZEN TO DEATH The Petersburg Exprss
of Wednesday gives accounts Of four persor
of that city, who rerished in the snow storm
last week. DR. j. L. Cox and Mr.. Traylol
started TO visit the farm Of the former, but wer,
stopped by the drift all night; they were dis
covered In the morning. and every attention
pad, notwithstanding which, DR. Cox breatheC
DIS last; and at last accounts Mr.. Traylor
recovery was perfectly hopeless, every lint
being utterly frozen.
John Brown, aged 90 years, was 90 frozer
IN ne streets Of Petersburg, that he died. X
stall,
TBE MAN WHO GOES BARE-PoorEp IN WIs.
IkR.-Ihe Auburn Advertiser saws that John
FORD, one Of the eccentric citizens Of tina,
toTn, declares ihe knows the weather IL oct
ing colder, because his feet are so much
warmer than usual. For two winters nov
tnls man has gone bare-footed. He saws his
Ieet Are never cold. lie wears shoes In tbs
summer, but nothing can induce him to do 10