Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-05
PERSONAL

they only think they Think
-. Andrew Kennedy, Esq, prominent citi-
zen OF Jefferson county, Va, died last Saturday.
-. Hon I Mason, Collector OF Customs at
Baltimore, Md; Col. Mansfield and Major Hill
L 8. A, are at Willards'
80. Hon. Edward Everett has consented IN dc
liver a lecture at Wilmington, Del: on MONDAY
evening next.
80: The e1-Rev. Hard Shell Know. Nothing
writer Of the lectures recited by Madame Lola
Mon.ez.
-: Hons Caleb Cushing, George Lunt. Geo.
. Hllliard and others, are announced as lectu-
Iers In political course started at East Boston
by the Democratic L nioD Association
49, Judge Bowden our new Commissio,er IN
Inc sandwich Islands, Is in New York s.or ping
n the 81. Nicholas. We understand saws the
New ! ork Herald, that he leaves Tomorrow in
Honolulu " ~ '''
-. The late Rufus w Griswold. in whose
presence, shortly before his death, reference was
casually made to contemporary author with
whom Ills relations were not pleasant, suddenly
Interrupted the speaker with, 1Stop. 0on,t men.
ton - 10 me. He's the booksellers' mumps-
they never have him but oncen
-. Asbury Dickins, Esq, Secretary of the
Senate, we hear, Is so indsposed az to be cor
fined at home, from the discharge Of his Official
duties. The day before yesterd was the frst
occasion on which be has ben absent from his
post IN inc IdPItol oullulng since MS election 10
II, twenty years ago.
80. Freeman Hunt, the founder and editor OF
the Merchants Magazine, died In Broo lyn this
morning, victim Of hab against which he b as
contebcfd for wears with but partial success
he has been mint 10 attend to his business for
some months past. In spite of his infirmity
however, he has been a useful man He was
pbont nity years Of aRe.-N y Post
80. The announcement of the sudden dscease
OF Cominodore Nj. c. Perry, which occurred yes
ferday morning in New \ ork CITY, was received
IN aehngtoh with great SURPRISE mingled
Win profound regret Com. Perry's name s,ands
third on the list Of post-c plains i'm the navy
having entered the service the 2tuh NJ In 800
nearly ffty-two years ago. N'
.... Admiral German, whose movemsn,s ~,
the west coast OF Mexico have made him we'll
known, says the New York Herald IL i'm to,,,n
He came from Vera Cruz to New Orleans ,,,,,h
President Comonfot. The statements In several
Of the pers that be Is In this country to Obtain
men and money for General Comonfort he as
sures US, IL entirely incorrect He is here on no
Mexico and hopes for the moral support Of this
country for that party, nothing more.
go. The Courier and Enquirer, Of Tuesda
LAST, says Of the recent legal effort Of the Hon
$Ieverdy Johnson in the case Of Wolcott, the
cohtumacious witness =" We have read with
great care the opinion of the Hon Reverdy John
son In this case and we Cannot resist the I'm.
preston that whatever may be the rights and
powers OF a Committee Of Congress, the investi-
gatioh colhInlttee appointed to investigate the
alleged corruption OF members In the passage OF
the Tariff Of 1887, 80 prosecuted their enquiry, as
20 Justify Wolcott In the stand he took under
the advice OF counsel They did not. II appea n
TO us, properly arrange their questions 20 as 70
elicit the Information they desired But be this
a. 10 may; the case has now gone to the Courts
and such Is our confidence Of the legal acumet
Of Mr. johnson, that we are prepared TO 80
NPlcott triumph"