Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-04
VOL. TX.
Personal Items.

.... II Is announced that Madame Cora de Will
| horst leaves for Europe at the end of May
80. Senator Seward taught a school in Putnam
county, Georgia, In 1888 years ago.
-. Mr. Dubois is so skeptical that he won't
believe even the report Of a cannon.
THE London r(Ass say that Charlie, Re,de,s
novel, "Never too Late to Mend, is having an
immense run in England. Ii is almost as suc
cessful as "Uncle Toms Cabin" and Macaulay,s
History.
80. The editor of the Worcester (NTSss) jE0is
is in possession of daguerreotype taken from An
original pencil sketch Of the head and bust of
washington upon the back of queen of spades
IL was taken by j. Willer, in Salem in 17a5
80. Among the passengers by the Arabia from
New York for Liverpool on "Wednesday, were
Rev. DIR. Tying and son, Mr.. b. Ullman, Thai
berg's agent, Judge Boyd, of Natchez, and Rev,
6. G. Field, of Philadelphia.
THE New York Register (Scoville,s naner,
says that Collector Schell has appointed Henry
Wykon, better known the Chevalier Wykoff
to be his private secretary. Wykof Is to accom-
pany Schell to Europe, In order to give him "a.
vorable Introduction to Lord Palmerston Fudge,
-. Some of the New York religions papers
handle Rev. DR.. Bellows discourse at the Aca-
denny of Music the other evening in defense of the
drama, without gloves. The Christian Intelii-
gencer (u Unitarian organ) is particularly severe ON
the doctor. As a set-off, however several of the
secular press have come to his defense
-. W. I'll. Buchanan, Esq, of Marshall coun-
ty, Va, well known Virgnian poet and author,
uiou suuuehly III " neellng on Thursday, of dis
ease OF the heart. MIR. b. was sixty three wears
OF age. and had long been connected as cores
pondent with the National Intellipencer and
Home Journal.
.... Philip Qui2ley has recovered As 600 dam
ages against the Philadelphia and Wilmington
Railroad Company for publishing a libel npon
him. The Company, in their annual report re-
fected upon Mr.. Quigley's character and his rem.
utatiOn as n bridge builder. The verdict estah
fishes the fact that Corporation may be sued for
libel
80. During the third act of ssThe Apostate,, AZ
the Boston Theatre, Thursday evening" a Young
man, who was personatng the role of a monk
was suddenly seized with a violent fit and fell
lifelesS upon the stage. The actors carried him
to the wing, and the performance proceeded hut
for d moment the incident caused the audience to
experience thrill Of horror
.... The Albany Argus says We sec il stated
that the real name of Col. Rogers, Walkers aid
in Nicaragua, is w. KiSSane, who became noto
TiOus by his connection with the Martha Wash
ington conspiracy case, in which affair the name
of Andrew Finlay, lately under arrest in ALBANY
on suspicion of having perpetrated the forgery on
the banks of the Capitol and Albany CITY, was i'm
some way concerned.
80. Fuller, of the New York Mirror says:-A
friend of ours, who went the other evening to
Z" meetin'n - where they sung old HYMNS to new
tangled tunes, describes the performance in this
wise; the men in the congregation turning around,
and looking steadfastly (as is the custOm) towards
the choir, sang
Oh Sal, Sal, Sal, Sal walton,
Come down from on high,
Then the women in the chOir-the sweet sinp-
ers in lSrael-took up the refrain, and answering,
sang
We want man, man,
We want man, man Hesitation of thy grace