The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-11
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Fanrsy Kemblo Butler is coming here to lecture.
Hon John Hemphill, U. S. senator elect from Texas
is at Kirkwoods'.
Powers the sculptor has commenced bis statues Of
Jefferson and Franklin for the Capitol
lord Dunieiin, it is said will visit New York feat
summer in his celebrated yacht Foam
Mrs. S. n Sinclair date Mfs Edwin Forest and Mr.:
Henry Sedlcy commenced brief engdgeneht at the
Troy Theatre last evening
Hon. Edward Everett will deliver his Grafton on Wash
ington the Academy Of Music, New York. on the 22d
inst, the anniversary of Washington's birthday,
Bishop Magill, of Richmond has been invited TO bless
the new hall Of the Alexandria Young Mems Catholic
Friends Society," which will be ready for occupancy
Sunday next
George Parish esq., of 0gdensburgh, has Just returned
frsn Erdte Whence he joue5bd few months since to
take possession of 6s ancestral property and title. lie
is the Baron of beuifsenberg.
Judge Wilson, OF Philadelphia has nearly completed
history of the Conquest of Mexico He differs from
Prescott with regard to the reliability of the Monkish
chronicles that upon many points hc arrives at differ
ent conclusions.
The Duke de Brogle is about TO publish his Memoirs
Having borne part, less active in all the great
events of his country such work from his pen will
doubt, be rich an pquant affair.
Major Williams, WHO sent to Ell Psso by The Patent
Office has expressed it his opinion that the FL Pso
grape is much superior to either the Cincinnati or the
Missouri grape in flavor and sweetness.
Mr.. Jared Smith, of Williamstown. Ohio has Just la
ken patent for castiron watch dog for store &c
The affair to be got up the watch principle for
you have only to wind up the tail of the animal to make
him howl twice every second all night
De Siuty the Great Mysterious, preserves his character
to the last. 1t is announced that he has 'gone
home" But where that home Is no one knows, nor by
what he went thither. There is something APP
paing in the simple announcement - DC Sauty gone
home" What shall we do hereafter for unntcllgibIe
currcntsi
Gen. Charles b. Stuart, OF Geneva, N Y, distin-
gushed civil engineer, formerly State engineer and
veyor of the State of New York. and engineer chief of
the United State navy, is engaged in writing . History
of the Rise and Progress of American Engineering with
biographical sketches of eminent engineers The first
volume will bc published about the LIST Of next July
Mr.. Browerbank artist is exhibiting in Cincinnati
the largest wacrcolor picture painted IL is twenty
feet by twelve in size and represents Daniel in the lions
den. Daniel is kneeng in the centre. On either side
are the lions, upon whom have fear and quiet and
repose from angel that stands beside Daniel and
sefuminous, forming, indeed the light of the
Mr.. Thomas Murdock, we'll known the keeper or
janitor of Holiday Street Theatre Baltimore died
Saturday night The deceased aged about 80 years.
unmarried and had been connected with the hou
for many years. The Patriot says he first cousin
of j. +. Murdoch. About ten years ago, during
gagement of Forrest at this theatre Tom in endeavong
keep back the pressure of the crowd Mt the pt door,
sustained injury to his back, which prevented him
after assuming recumbent position and he took
his lest in q sitting position