Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-25
PERSONAL.

go. NJ. il. Roberts, the tragedian Is about
TO return from England, where he has made a
proiraeted professional sojourn.
--.- The Rev. Paul e Sindiag, Of Copenhagen,
Is now j resident Of New y Oek, and is preparing
a history Of the Scandinavian countries
80. Lord Napier and family spent several DAYS
Of last week at Castle Hill, the residence Of the
Hon VIM, c. Riyes, in AlbemarIe county, Viz
ginia.
.... Charles Howard the actor died vs-,. sud.
denly In New York last Wednesday afternoon
of disease Of the heart. He Was the bn, band OF
the charming coincidence, Mrs. C. Howard who
Is now lying dangerously i'll
-..- TIE Russian woman that Hume the me
dlunn ~ about 10 marry, il not rich. II is only
hrf DfotneT-ln-iaw that has the money. Mr..
Hume IL going To Russis. where the wedding
"illtake place The brides name j. Konche!en.
49,. The court In Cincinnati would not grant 4
B.wtrial TO William II Connolly, the New Yok
York reporter convicted Of conceaIIny fugitive
SLAVES, but gave him the light sentence OF so
line and twenty days IN Jail
-..- Mr.. OscanTan, the lecturer and writer upon
Turkey, and more lately engaged as INTERPRETER
TO MOhamnIed Pasha, has been appointed Drag
oman 10 the American Consul's office at Constan-
inopie
WAsHIxGroN Nav II. 1858
Editor Of the Star: There is in the Washing
ton States OF last Saturday gross and abusive
attack on me. which manifesis d derp personal
Inailgnity, aud an anxious desire to say some
thing deTo2atOsy 10 Ire without being able The
purpose OF the article IL patent on its face-a low
attempt to circGmyeut me in the pursuit Of An
n0rdbe object After opposing The Admins
tation la impOtency, the States goes entirely ont
OF The way {" give IL unsolicited advice. and at
TACK private citIZ-n VINO is not conscious Of
rNer having gwen any manner Of provocation
The vulgar abuse Is not based on even the Shad-
ow OF pfoyOcatiOn and consequently to all an
pedrancs l. To suOseEye Tie same purpose as the
hired assassin.
With the editor OF that paper 4 have had M
relations, pie asiint or unpleasant am not con
seious of having injured, directly or indirectIv
e,ihfT him OF his. Hence, the wsntonnes. nf ~ !,
dastaIdly attack
As regards the various mean slurs which i,
rpI+aTs are not positively actIonable 1T law II I
d.seiVe them the gentetl people with ,yLn,n I
associate in Washington will easily 80 decid. ,,r
themselves if not, they will Tod ~ Where they
belong.
With respect TO the claims on Paraguay. have
connection with them, never have had aud
never e. pect to- have.
With regard TO the charge that have been
lobbying fpr line OF steamers To Brazil, s'as the
agent IF some speculatoT-probably in New
York il Is simply false, and brand the States
with the lie.
A. trga'ds b.in. an ''itinerant lecturer, - was
lEVIied Dy u resolution Of the Legislature Of New
You Ia lc53 20 lecture before that body In the
Hall 1T Representatives, all Of the facts and
theorirs Connected with Mr.. Ericsson's new
power was thea invited by eminent citizens
OF several other cities TO deliver the lecture
which d,d and was Inally Invited by q very
long 1851 oi Tue dlstinguis ned mere hants, bank
eFs, ana lawyers of New Orleans as published
in thci daliy papers, 10 repeat the lecture there
ana dld SO, before large audience was after
ward requested by committee 10 repest 1, he
fOge an Incorporated institution in New O,leans
aud SO did. And, II my memory proDerIv serves
me, the lecture was highly comb IInenied Inv a
paper then edited by the present editor OF the
States. r. RAISRy