, 1859-03-18

PERSONAL IND POLITICAL.
The Ohio Legislature is to adjourn ,ine die
On the 4th af April, pro1imo.
Gel. R. D. Gholson, the new Governor Of
Washington Territory, is q native Of Ballard
county, Kentucky
--FaJette HcMnllin, having resigned the GOV
-ernorship Of Washington Territory, Aas return
cd to Virginia aud entered the lists for Congress
in his old district, Judge Hopkins, the present
member, and four or fse others, are also candi-
dates.
Mrs. Cora r. Hatch is before the supreme
court in New York again, asking for an injunc-
ton to compel DR.. Hatch to keep hatds of
while the divorce suit is pending. She says he
follows her about and is plotting to get posses
sion Of her BY violence. .
Mr.. Smith O'Brien WIS received on Friday
last at Richmond, Va, with much enthusiasm.
That pure patriot and lover Of his kind, Mr.
John Mitchell, who, probably for our sins, was
permitted to escape from British penal colony
to these hospitable shores, accompanied Mr.
O'Brien.
In Mr.: Be1ly's suite of thirty-three persons,
engineers, secretaries, &c., which recently left
Paris for Nicaragua, appears the name Of the
Prince Camille de Polignac, who goes out with
the title Of Chief of the Military Forces.
Curious evidence has lately been brought
10 light in England, showing that Napoleon the
Great in early life offered his services to the
commander Of the English nary in the afediter-
ranean. His services were declined, Us he was
only m ordinary sort of youth, and soon after
he entered the French army and began his great
career.
Mr. Giddiugs, writing to the Ashtabula
Sentinel On the day Of the adjournment, express
| es the opinion that the XAAVth is the last DEM
| ocratic Congress to assemble in the United
| States. He thinks, moreover, that the Democ-
racv hare nearly given up the idea Of brow
beating Northern Representatives. such scenes
having been removed from the House into tAe
Senate.
The Mayor Of Columbia, S. c., at meeting
of the City Council Of that city, not long since,
said that he lid received communication from
the Mayor of Charleston, in reply to one from
himself, in which lie says that *'he is satisfied
that the societies for aiding underground rail-
roads arc quite rife in that city, but so cunning
they cannot be caught in the act."
The Rcr. Dr. Tyng, whose recent illness i'll
spircd some alarm among his friends, has quite
recovered. lie otficiatcd at St. Georges on
Sunday as usual, reading both the liturgcal
service, and preaching.
a letter was sent to Mr. Spurgcon, who re-
Gently announced his determination Of not viSi-
ting t1tis country, as expected, by the last
steamer. signed by many Of tile leading Baptists
Of this city, urging him to revoke his decision
not to visit the United States.
The Richmond Dispatch saws that AL intclli.
gent gentleman Of that city, recently from Cuba
says that, "cxcept among fewpessons engaged
in the American trade, the opposition there te
6libusterisn, md annexation is universal
They hare no more desire to be annexed to tho
United States than Louisiana has to be annexed
to Sp5in" .'0f all sections Of this country
alds the DixtmttA, ''thc South is the ycry last
that woud disturb tue rights Of Spain in Cuba
That island is FORBIDDEN rar1r' to us, aud sc
long as it remains so, the day we eat it. We die.
The Rev. Theodore Parker Of Boston Ia.
bequeathed Lis 'arms"-not spiritual but mii
tary-to the State Of Massachusetts. They con
sist of two guns-one fowling-picce, will
which his grandfather, Capt. John Parker, sln1
| British soldier at lie battle Of Lexington
the other, "king's arna," which the captais
| ufrn In Oh
The guns arc now in the Secretary Of State:
Office in Boston for safe keeping during the ab
scncc OF the ow1lsr-
Death has recently invaded the precincts c
presidential cabinet. The onlv instance prio1
to the death Of Gov. Brown were in the dca,f
Of Abel p. Ups11ur aud Thomas ". Gilmcr, b,
the bursting Of !. cannon on board the Prince
ton, aud that Of Hugh S. Legaze, at Boston
when accompanying Mr.. Taylor upon prcsi
dental tour
senator's, has been invited TO speak in NeN
York City, and expresses the hope that he ma,
be able to do so next summer.
The Washington correspondent of ths
Montgomery (Alabama) -ldstrfi~r, writing
March 4tl., speaks thus Of Mr. Toombe's tlefea
of the Post Ulficc bi;i:
The Senate regarded itself as wrongly treatct
BY. the Honse, and many so expressed them
selves; and it was this disposition and fcclin,
that prompted air. Toon,bs to the course he pur
sued. Still he is condemned very generally TO
the retaliation lie adopted in killing the Pos
Office bill; and while many sympatfize Will
him i'll the original cause of difference between
the two houses, yet all will not justify the dee,
lic las done.
Senator Brown, If Mississippi, made
speech at the Cu''a-steaEns meeting III Tamna
ny Hall On Monday night last Among otte
things he said:
lie believed that Slavery was Of divine oriyiz
[applause;] j that God decreed il from the found
alton Of the world (great applausc;l that tin
African was destined from Ills creation, 10 bc
come the servant Of the white man [eontinuct
applause; i uud his opiu!on was, that every "ut
bcfore him wonlL lie better of it lie had d mig
ger TO wait upon him. Loud nnd continue,
| app]auSel