The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-23
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

L. j. Glenn, esq, democrat has been elected mayor
OF the city of Atlanta by sixty mine majority over r. L.
Thomas (American)
Capt Thomas Galway, r. N, the British consul at
Naples for the past twenty-five yeaT has Just died at his
post Capt. Galway was married TO a daughter OF Mrs
Amelia ope, the novelist
Master Drew Dean, aged ten years one of the must
cal lions Of London He plays the flute being pupil of
the famous Richardson, and has performed before the
Queen at Buckingham Palace
Gov. w. A. Richardson of Illinois is at Browns Ho
Tel j. Fowler, postmaster of New York, is at WIN
ards Hotel Miss Jane NJ Davenport the actress Is at
the National Hotel.
DIR. B. r Hatch, the husband of Cora Hatch the me-
dunn who declines TO live with him for reasons already
made known is engaged in ssaling the doctrine of splr
tualls:n which he has heretofore advocated
The Countess Rostoptchne wellknown for her poetic
talents, lately died at Moscow She was the daughter
naw of Count Cedor Rosoptchine who gave orders to
burn Moscow in 1912, and whose noble qualities acquired
him the esteem Of both friends and enemies
Richard X. Crae of Virginia, has in PREPARATION an
elaborate biography of John O. Calhoun founded on his
private papers and other authentic materials Mr. CralIe
Is editor of the six volumes of Calhouns works published
by the Appletons.
Samuel w. Singer the editor of Cavendish's Life Of
Wosey of Roper Life OF Moore reprints of Spence
Anecdotes and of two handsome editions Shakespeare
Is dead, at the age of seventy five Mr. Singer was the
friend of Francis Douce whose library is part of he
Bodlean, and he inherited fair portion OF Douccs large
fortune.
Prentice of the Louisville Journal says Those who
are ready TO give the lie generally not brave
take quietly what they not too civil to give That
so and Prentcc's newspaper opponents in Kentucky
will understand this extraordinary confession without
| ther comment,
Mr. and Mrs Vandenhof gave their second reading at
New York on Wednesday night, at Hope Chapel before
a good audience. The principal from Macbeth
effectively recited-hIrs. Vandenhoif taking the
part of Lady Macbeth. Mr. vandenhoif also read the
chapters from Dckens's Nicholas Nckeby, describing
the Crummlcs family and the theatrical experience OF
| Nicholas.
Mrs. Emile Carlen and Miss Frederick Bremen the
Swedish auhoresses after long ntermisson have each
| finished work. Mrs. Carlcn's novel, which is
founded on local events, is publishing in the e,eoa of
| the Afopbtadet Miss Bremer who is her way to
Jerusalem, wrote her book in Rome. 1t is entitled
g Father and Daughter"
The Hon. Theodore Atkinson formerly one of the
most wealthy men in New Hampshire, and who died at
Portsmouth in 1882 left legacy of about thousand
dollars to the Episcopal church at Portsmouth, to be
pended in bread to be distributed Sunday the poor
of the parish. This distribution of than dollar
worth of bread every Sabbath has been regularly
made for about sixty years
Bishop oConuor, of Pittsburg is now visiting New
York for the purpose of obtaining funds sufficient to com
pete the cathedral that is being erected in Pitts
burg the old one, which had been the result twenty
years patient toll having been consumed by incen-
diary during the political excitements that prevailed
some years ago.
Foster Blodget who died at Augusta, Georgia on the
1885, ut the crossing of the Withacoochcc and in honor
of his achievement Gen Scott gave the of Blod
gets Ferry to the place of crossing In accordance with
his dying request his body accompanied to the grave
by sixteen seventeen of the Richmond Blues the
nant of the company in whose ranks he served in
/ Florida