The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-23

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

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GEN W. b. Burnett, surveyor general of Kansas and
Nebraska is at kirkwoods.
John Moder, the sculptor, is at Natchez Mississippi
engaged on bust of the late Gen. Quitman.
Gen Wool was present at the festival of the New York
National Guard, yesterday.
Mr. John d. Jones, well known as the president of the
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company at New York, has
gone to Europe for his health,
Barry Sullivan closed his engagement at the PittsbuTg
Theatre Saturday evening" when crowded auditory
was assembled to witness his personaton OF the willy
cardinal, Richeleu
Captain Simpson, u. S army, recently appointed
sistant commssary general to the Pacific department,
and Mr. St john IT, S consul at Greytown, Nicaragua,
sailed from New York on Monday.
Mr. Parons researches in Nashville for materials for
his biography of jackson have been very successful In
two or three days he discovered such mass of matter
that the copying involved an expenditure OF sl'o
Fanny Fern says she once had narrow escape from
being }, minister's wife, aud tells how she would have
acted in such Her mad pranks, says Prentice,
would evidently have made her husband dissenting
minister ..e
DR. L. P Brockett the literary swinder of Hartford,
somewhat known publisher and contributor to Ap-
pleons Cyclopeda, edited by Dana OF the Tribune,)
has been expelled from the First Baptist church of Hart
ford of which he had long been active aud leading
member.
Rev. james C. Richmond Episcopal clergyman of Mil.
wauke in letter to Henry Ward Beecher offers to meet
him in Brooklyn in oral discussion to show that the
congregational and Presby systems in state
of schsm and therefore of sin against the Apostolic
Church or the one body of our Lord Jesus Christ "
Mrs Kemble will leave this country in the spring for
England where she will make her farewell appearance as
public reader OF Shakespeare returning as to read
sext winter in Boston, 1t is just thirty years SINCE at
the age eighteen she first appeared before the public
as an actress Ladies who anxious about her ag may
put this and that together
Prince Sukowski of Belitz says letter from Vienna
of January 22 has returned to his native country after
an absence several years in America During his alb
sence he has been engaged in farming in the northern
part of New York State In the mean time the Prince
affairs have been adjusted and he again takes possession
of the Duchy of Bet which has for some time been adj
ministered for the benefit of his creditors.
Isabel Craig whom have mentioned as the author
els of the fifty guinea Burns prize poem in London is
poor girl about twenty five years of age, and, until ie
Gently supported herself and her mother by sewing neck
ties She is now assistant secretary of the National
Association Of Social Science in London, got up by Lord
Brougham The poem is good not great, and bore on
the palm from 62l competitors It is published in all
the British journals
Asher A. Sklings, q fish-deaer residing in New York
died few days since from liver disease For fourteen
years he been business at the place. and has
been for long time remarkable for his corpuency of
late years his obesity increased to such an extent as to
render it difficult walk, and his death he weighed
no less than six hundred and seventy pounds Daniel
Lambert weighed seven hundred and twenty. Mr.. Skill
lngs was unmarried, OF jovia temperament, and, like
Mark Tapley, evidently disposed to turn up jolly under
any circumstances
Miss Judson the heroine of the Anglo-Arcan elope-
ment which caused SO much commotvn about six weeks
SINCE arrived in Detroit recently her way homewad
having been to Indiana, in company with her brother
and advertised Joe for divorce joe hadn't any money
take him there to plead his own cause, and time being
up he was repudiated and his bride made free
She was Just in the nick of tme the statutes i'm
mediaely afterwards amended 10 cut off all such
operations in future Indiana Is no longer the haven OF
domestic difficulties.
Mr. wetmore, of New York, is preparing history of
Gracme Park, (which will unfold facts in the ante-ievo
onary history of Pennsylvania of much interest. The
reachery Of Gen Joseph Reed who, while Boosting that
the King of England was not rich enough to buy him,
nevertheless accepted presents and engaged in nego
ations of questionable character is very fully set
forth. The conduct OF Governor Keith who first suggest
cd to Walpole The policy of taxing the colonies, is also
depicted
Kossuth resides in Upper Cover street, Bedford
Square lie is in stratened circumstances, living
the proceeds of his lectures and contributions
papers, eked out by the remnant of bis wiies $40, 600,
most Of which lost in railroad investments in the
United States His flowing beard, once jet black, is
plentifully sprnkled with gray He has grown very
bald and conceals his badness by combing his hair
the top of his head His face is marked with deep
wrinkles, and the impress of is deeply stamped upon
his features But his smile is sweet his voice
odous and the light of his dark eye as soft as in the
days when they SO the hearts Of our people and
made the soul OF this nation vibate like the strings
the lutte to the touch of genius and of skill
Prince Alfred, the mdshipman, when aboard ship with
his messmates of the age little older than him
SELF throws off all restraint No is allowed him
he stands his watch sleeps in cot pays like every one
else twenty five cents for his daily He is kind
hearted and aeconate and the careful training Of his
mother is clearly shown IL of his sipmates is sea-
sick ILL., he WILL without being asked take an amusing
book aud read to him This has been noticed in his
treatment to young officer board by the name of
Gordon, and is an Unborn trait which promises we'll for
the future IL is morcd that his cruise will be to
Canada, and the first landing place New York. and his
first visit 10 tie President