The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-16
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. e Key Blunt is reading at New Orleans.
Lord Macaulay has announced that he will confne him
self in future his closet hstoran and take
ther part in public life
Miss Hosmer, the scalptress has returned to Rome
and lives with Charlotte Cushman, between whom and
herself there exists strong friendship
Henry NJ McGill, esq, of Washington has been adj
mted 10 practice attorney in the court of appeals
of Maryland.
NJ Lequesne, the sculptor has executed in marble a
bust Of Mr. Mophy, which has been placed alongside of
those of Iabouronnage and Phdor at the Paris Chess
Club
The Count de Paris eldest grandson of Louis Phiippe)
is in Spain with his uncle the Duke de Montpensier His
younger brother the Duke de Charities is prosecuting
military studies al Turin EE
Signor Luigi Mont the translator of Guerrazz Ital
ian novel Beatrice Ccnci is ecturng sptualism at
Boston, 1t is expected that he will receive the consular
appointment TO Sardinia vacated by the death Of Foret
Professor George Howe, ID. D.. of the Columbia Theo-
logical Seminary contributes to the Southern Presbyte-
ran Review chapter " the early Presbyterian mm
grafton into South Carolina which is instructive and
interesting.
President Fowlkes has published notice TO those ne
glectng 10 surrender the half of their Southern Pacific
railroad stock pay loan of fifty cents each share
that they will forfeit all unless they remit to the marshal
of Texas forthwith.
Dr. Fuliord, the Anglican Lord Bishop Of Montreal
delivered the opening lecture OF the in that city
tons of visit to Abbosord aud Of Sir Walter Scott and
his contemporaries. "
r. X. Collins, esq, proposes 10 convert his estate al
Chtsworth, New Rochelle into garden and pleas
grounds, and TO erect upon the site of his mansion
hotel and in its immediate vicinity number OF cottages
for the accommodation of summer boarders
Amos McNeely of Elm Grove, Mississippi writes that
he has grandson four years old who has ing grand
mothers all of whom are Old School Presbyterians He
proposes ifany has more remarkable boy to his
family Connexions than his that he will send him copy
of the Louisville Presbyterian Herald free of charge
William Moses, chief OF tho Tonawanda Indians gives
notice through The Batavia Herald that the yearly sti
val of burning the white Dog commences the 18th
Of January, 1852 and will continue for eight days The
two first days are not of much interest On the 18th
Instant ut o'clock In the morning, the white Dog
is to be burnt Sc This win take place at the lower
council ON the Tonawandh reservation.
Gen Scott robbed OF his overcoat by a couple of
clever rasca at the St Charles New Orleans last week
As he going up the stairs surrounded by n crowd
two individuals insisted upon relieving him OF his over
coat Gracefully he consented suppong that the was
only part Of the hospitality which had been offered him.
but unfortunately he has heard nothing since of his sup
posed admirers his oyercoat and has had 10 procure
another
NJ T. Wnans of Baltimore, Ia out In a card which
mpiet8y dposes Of the story that Of eighty
eight versts had been discovered Ia the official
ent of the st. PecrsbIrgh and Moscow railway where
by certain American contractors had largely robbed the
Russian government Its foundation the accidental
discovery Of of lightweight sagenes slG feet in
the distance between couple OF vest poles on the Peter
hoif railway.
Mrs Temperance Ashby, of Troy died in that city on
the 9th aged 10 years Mrs Ashby says the Troy Times
twas the oldest nhabitant of the city having lived there
than seventy three years Within her remembrance
Troy he'd grown from open section with less than
buildings to city OF forty thousand inhab
tautsa busy mart and hive Of manufactures while Al
bany which within her recollection was simply an old
o1 rrut. Of