Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-11
PERSONAL

....P. 7. Barnum has been delivering
Maine law lectures in London.
....Lieut. General Winfield Scott reached
Washington yesterday He is in the enjoy.
ment of excellent health.
80. Mr.. Peter Bayne, an author Of some
note, has been appointed to succeed Hugh
Miller in the editorial chair of the Edinburgh
Witness
.... John J. Phelps, who used to set types
on the old Boston Daily Statesman, has Jus.
bought the famous Tabernacle" property,
in Broadway. New York, for 1925 600
80. The South Carolina papers re,ord the
death of Mr.. D. +. Hollingsworth, from cold
contracted on his trip to Washington, az one
Of the committee to bring home tho remains Of
tho Hon P 8. Brooks.
go. Col. John W. Forney and family. Of
Pennsylvania, are in this city, In fine health
They are the guests Of Marshal Hoover, ct the
residence Of the latter, on g street. -
go. The new Secretary of the Interior, the
Hon. Jacob Thompson, of Miss, and the new
Postm aster General, the Hon A w. Brown,
are both domicled at Browns Hotel.
-. Gen. Pierce. accompanied by Sidney
Webster, left the city yesterday, to visit his
old friend In Virginia, Hon. Mr.. Taylor, of
Caroline. It is understood that he returns to
Washington on Thursday.
.... Lucy Stone, in Q lecture in Bangor
recently, said, 1--WE hear of hen-peeked hus.
bands, but nothing about rooster pecked
wives "
If We don't, it is because female chickens
can't crow-to advantage.
80. A Paris correspondent Of the Indeper.
dance Beige says at one Hume, member Of
the scot of American spirit rappsrs, has been
allowed within the last few days to display his
az hafn hi To-. of;o I'll
Very curious results arc spoken off
-. DR. VIM. symmes, of Andover, who
died in 1907, wrote over $500 sermons He
burned the whole pile near the close of his
life, remarking that "i if he had not been
obliged to write two sermons q week he might
have produced some wsrth saving"
80. An honest graxier, once saw Richard
the Third performed at an Rngllsh Theatre,
and tho next morning waited on the manager
to say that If the gentleman who called 80
Justify for q horse on tho previous evening
still held his mind, he had q number in his
meadow, and thought he could suit him.
80. A correspondent of the Christian In
quirer, writing from Geneva, says: 81 have
heard Merle D'Aubigue preach once. He is
large man, advanced in years, and has
nne voice. dc reads his sermon, (Which is
not tho custom here, } but he gave great sx-
preston in the delivery, and you are carried
along with him to tho end"
....Lord Napier, the newly appointed Brit.
ish Minister, is to reach this city this after.
noon His family remain at the Gilmore House
in Baltimore until his permanent arrange
ments are made here The party includes
Messrs o. Russell, A. Russell and II. Manley;
the former gentleman being one of the DiplG.
matte Corps Of Great Britain.
80. Recently Horace Greedy agreed TO lee.
ture at Genevs, Wisconsin, and took q train
I" for Geneva" At Geneva he arrived. but
after fruitless enquiry for the lecture ,eou.
mittee, he ascertained that no appointment
for lecture had been made there, but was
informed that there were two Genevas--one
in Wisconsin and the other in Illinois and
that he was In the latter, while tho former
was the place he desigaed to visit. They say,
for once, Horace looked Gstoatshsd.
80. Mr.. James e Murdoch, the Americ an
tragsdian In England, seems to have acq uirsd
q popularity such az no actor from the United
States ever before attained. The London
Theatrical Observer Of the 9th ult. declares
that it has no hesitation in stating that bis
acting comes nearer to tho Kemble school th On
that Of any performer within its recollection. I"
It further says: We must state at, in cur
loan actor that has ever tI0d the English stage;
amongst many advantages he possesses dis
tinctness Of enunciation and depth ofpurpose
that must ensure his favorable reception
wherever he may appear. His benefit, as
We have remarked, takes place this evening,
when he will appear Is Claude Melnotte,
being his 10th performance ct this theatre.
II u his intention to proceed immediately to
the Continent; and on his return pay visits to
.ne provincial theatres previously to his 70.
turn to America" . =
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