The Nevada journal., 1858-03-26
News Items.


thorne, the author, of Massachusetts,
and the writer of history of Franklin
Pierce, for which he was rewarded with
the Consulate of Liverpool.
Henry W. Herbert, familiarly known
to Magazine readers, as Frank Forres-
ter" was married in New Jersey lately
to a young and pretty woman.
The Queen of Dude, who died in Paris
OIL the 25th of January, was buried with
great pomp, after the Mussulman forms,
at the Cemetery of Pere la Chaise.
Hon. Edward Everett is announced to
deliver his charity address in Baltimore,
early in March.
Millard Fillmore was married at AL
bany, Feb 11th, to Mrs. Caroline G.
Mcintosh, widow of the late Ezekiel
Mcintosh, of Albany.
The widow of President Harrison at
last accounts, was qnite i'll at the resi-
dence of her son, J. Scott Harrison.
She is eighty years of age and failing
rapidly.
President Buchanan was to have at
tended the Inauguration of the statue of
Washington at Richmond, Feb. 22d.
Gov. HALEY of Connecticut, and many
of the most distinguished men in the
United States, were to have been pres
ent.
Granville j. Penn, the last male des-
cendant of the immortal VIM. Penn, re-
Gently sailed from New York for Eng
land
The wife of Commodore Perry, U. S.
n, died at Newport, r. l., Feb. 11th.
Tie Boston papers state that Mr..
Prescott. the historian, is very i'll fiom
the effects of paralytic stroke
Bishop Potter, Of Pennsylvania, has
had severe attack of apoplexy. He is
likely to recover.
Mr.. E. Blondecl Van Callebroeck,
formerly Charge d'Affairs at CONSTANT
nople, and more recently at Athens, has
been appointed Belgian Minister at
Washington.
The Hon. Edward Everett has been
elected foreign corresponding member
of the Academy of Moral and Political
Sciences in the Institute of France.
The actual foreign associates of this
Academy are five in number, of whom
two are Americans-the historians Pres
colt and Bancroft-and three English
men-L0rd Brougham, Mr.. Henry Hal
lam, and Mr.. McCulloch.
A Boston correspondent of the New
York Times says that Col. Fremont,
when on a visit to that city a few days
since, '.intimated in unmistakable terms
that he means tc be candidate for the
Presidency in 1860"
Paddy Shields" is the courteous title
which the Richmond South gives Gen.
Shields, one of the Senators from Min
nesota, because he sides with Douglas.
A correspondent of the New York
Post, writing from Rome, Jan. 22d, saws
the winter has been almost an eastern
summer in Italy, and also mentions the
following Americans as visitors at the
eternal city; VIM. B. Astor, Senator
Fish, Henry DeRham, Edward Mat
thews, L. Bronson, Gov. Aiken of South
Carolina, DIR. Henry of Philadelphia,
Joseph f. Sheffield of Connecticut, and
Hon. W. W. Boardman of Connecticut,
with their families.
The total amount of Treasury notes
issued thus far is S5,75O,7OO. of which
there have been redeemed by customs
and lands, S414.9OO, while there are
outstanding S4,343,OOO.
Senator Bell will not obey instructions
on Lecompton and will state his reasons
for this course at the next meeting of
the Senate.
admission Of Oregon.-The Senate
Committee on Territories will report
against the admission of Oregon at this
time. on the ground that she has not
sufficient population, that no urgent ne
cessity exists for her immediate admis-
sion, and that her citizens Go not desire
it.
Prince Frederick William of Prussia
and the Princess Royal of England were
married on the 25th tf January, and on
the I'd of February left for the Cont
nent.
Gen. Comonfort, ex-Dictator of Mexi-
co, was expected in New York about
the 25th of March, with his two lovely
daughters.
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