, 1859-01-22
Personal and Political.

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ments in Cuba after the expiration Of his pres
ent term in Congress-.
| -1homas F. Goode, Esq, has Withdrawn hi
| name as Congressional candidate in the Foustt
District Of Tirgiuia.
"A nr. Jacobs, in the Delaware Legislature,
proposes to repeal the law prohibiting the traf
tc in slaves between Delaware and other Statss
- 1t IS stated that Dr.. o. ". Holmes has re
fa.ad an nf'er frnm Mr. Bnnner of s. 900 TO write
halt d column weekly for one year for the New
York Ltdgv.
Allen g. Thurman, John II. Andrews aud
H. T. L. Babs7 have oeen appointed Committee
OF the Ohio Bar to confer with T. D. Jones, the
sculptor, and nuke arrangements to procure q
bust OF Thomas D. Ewing.
Lord Campbell says it is Law il Eoeland
TINT q jury who cannot sgree "msy be locked
up during the session Of Court, and then carried
IN cart to the borders OF The next county, md
there shot into d,tch.''
Prot. Mutter has presented to the college Of
physicians at Philade!phia, his pathological nu.
scum, which has cost $1,000 and the labor Of
twenty years, besides $3o, 900 in trust for the
preservation of the museum md endowipe q
lectureship.
Huntington, the Wall street forger, occu.
pies himself in Sing Sing prison by collecting
library, reading up the clssaics, writing crit
lques on the poets, and in other kinds of " hard
labor He has acute rheumatism, and his
mind IL weighed down by consciousness Of his
social degradatian.
The "opposlsion'' in Virginia are trying to
concentrate on Mr. Coggin, formerly a member
OF congress, as Their candidate for Governor,
against Mr. Letcher
The Judiciary Committee of the uouso
haze been called upon to sum mon thirty wit.
nesses on behalfof Judge Irwin Of Peunsylv ania,
whose conduct is being Investigated with rie.
to his Impeachment.
1t u ruuored at Washington that 4 propo-
sltlon for the sale Of Sonora and Chihunhua has
been received from President Mirsmon. The
price named is said to be sixteen millions.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore american says that the election of Nr.
Salisbury NJ Senator from Delaware, is re.
9arded a. positive rebnke to the B4yard wing
Of the Democracy, which did everything to CON.
pass his de{eat.
-Aessra. Schuyler Colfax, Mason of Ken
lucky, and GFahsm, the delegate from Pixies
Peak, appeared before the House Territorial
Committee oa the 18th inst, and urged the Or
gsnlzation Of Colona Their arguments are eaid
HAT oHoct ~.
tee in favor of the measure.
The anniversary Of the birthday Of Ieoia-
mln Franklin was celebrated in Boston by the
Association Of Franklin Medal Scholars. Mr.
Everett, medal scholar in 1904 and 1876, de-.
llvered An address upon the boyhood Of Frank
lin. Coz. Banks, the Hon. Josiah Quincy, Jr.,
Ca'ef Justice Shaw, and the nn.caiped English
lords we're present.
-1ne oiarcnuou to. G.) Bdnntr, a1ludtnx 70
the landing Of portion Of the Wanderers car
60 IN thst State, SAYS:
"The result Of the whole matter will be. fhat
at the next session Of the Legislature. stens Fil
be taken more efeetual.Y 70 prerent the import
a;'on INTO our State Of saTages from the coast Of
Africa"
The National Treasury bas been pumped
dry BY tho Democrats. On Monday next tho
bids for the remaialng ten millions Of The last
loan will be opened. The certainty that another !.
large loan will BE- required, must affect the pro.
posals to some extent, though ere per cent,
fifteen years loan will command fair premium.
with 30 much capital lying idle in tho banks.
MIR. c. F. hemingway, says the New Or.
leanH hnG ;ut1o frtn $Ln
as House Of Representatives resolution de-
clArlog the iustness of tho State debt, ackno1-
lodging the obligation Of the State 10 pay it,
and directing the Committee On WAYS md
Means to report bill to provide for the payment
OF tho interest, and for the principal Of the
whole stato debt when ii shall become due.
Tho Plttsburg car.sfiun Adsocate reports 4
marked improvement in Binhop Simpsons
health, and statea that there is scarcely doubt
that he will be able to resume, to some extent
at least hia Episcopal work at the opening of
spring. For two months past, there has been
going on constant improvement in his condi-
kion- All tho moro unfavorable symptoms in
his casa hare disappeared; hia aesh and
strength hsve improved, aud he ID buoyant in
mind alre.dy arranging for future campaigns.
1t is = curious snd significant fae. that the
only course Of lectures in Boston this winter
ls the Fraternity course, got up expressly to
give Rev. Theodore Parker chance to 4sr.ure.
because b. is tsbooed By tho regular aod con.
.ef'as'vs associations Tho Mercantile Library
Association hare loat 500 by THAR oouue, aad
tas Mechanic Apprentieef $500. Ths Ffatsr.