, 1859-01-15
Personal assd Political,

4 bill il before the Ohio Legislature to reduce
the salaries Of the Supreme Judges Of ths State
from q, 900 to $4,000. It IL thought that men
can BE- Rot for q, 900 who will subserve the in
tsrests Of the great Democratic party - well. If
not bettsr, than for $4,000. Cheap men are the
most essily managed.
Francis q. WcmJas, retired actor and
manager, died in Nav York on Wednesday. He
was one OF the originators Of ths Nex York ORA
matte Fund Association. His dea&h was sud
den, he having passed the evening Of ths night
on which he died in reading poetry to his chill
dren.
- Piecolomsni obtained the autographs Of
Longfellow, Emerson, Prescott and Lowell in
her album, and Nj. Everett was 90 kind a. to
place hthogrsph Of Lis bust On one page aud
write an Italian poem opposlte-
"A paragraph has been going the rounds of
the papers To the effect that the ruuor {denied
At the time, that Mr: Robert Chambers, OF Ed
inburgh, WAS the author of the VestiRea of the
Natural History Of Creation, Is confirmed by the
new British Museum catalogue. It may be well
to state, aaYs London paper, in settling the pa-
rentage Of this work, that BIZ. Page, the author
Of several valuable trestises on geology. aasist
ed Hr. Chambers in the production Of the YES
tiges.
"A correspondent of the London W<etly Reg
ister states that it is confidently asserted BY
many Trac.srians that d.. Pusey has been mar
ried to hiss Sel1on, better known u +" Lydia 70
Superior" The Kt4tly A3ister says the state-
nent has reached them from other aourcea.
Charles Lever, the distinguished novelist,
has been appointed her Nsjesty's Vice. Consul at
Spezzia, Sardinia.
| Rev. Theodore Parker sent note to his
congregation al the Music Hall On Sunday list:
| announcing that he had had 8 slight attack e
bleeding at the lungs, and waa therefore unable
to preach to them. After the reading Of the
| note, meeting OF the parish IVES held. at which
after remarks By several gentlemen, it wta voted
to continue the salary Of Ar. Parker for one
year, at least, With the understanding that be
| would take respite from all public duties for
that period. The subject OF continuing public
worship by that Society at t.e Music Hall, or
elsewhere. was referred to the Standing Com
mittee, with full powera. vote expressive Of
the Sympathy OF the Society With their psstor,
WAS unanimously passed. The Boston A.as
understands that Ar. Parker will sail, rs soon
as possible, for q warmer climate-probab.y the
West Indies
The virulent attack made by the Tina upon
Mr. Buchanan, and which, BY its own admission,
it was only restrained from making much earlier
from fear that Mr. Douglas reelection might
be endangered thereby, does not meet with
much favor eveu from the Douglas papers. The
Davenport Fetos, among other comments, has
the following:
| What, then, does this article indicata!-tn
Judge Douglas has given over the idea Of re-
conciliat,on-thst be still desires war with the
Administration and It's friends, and that he il
bent upon breaking down the Administration
If hs ean,) regardless Of the consequences to
the Democratic party We had hoped differ
emily. On the representation Of an intimate
friend OF Senator Douglas, who aided him in
cant2ss1nK the State Of Illinois during the last
summer, aud who assured us that be spoke by
authority, aud that We might give his name, We
have atated that Judge Dougtas had determined
to drop this foolish quarrel, aad to appear at
Washington on the floor of the Senate a. n
"dtfende" Of tAt Administrations" 1hls was
stated to Us By warm personal friend Of Judge
Douglas, gentleman who WAS closeted with
him the night before he started for New Or
leans But it Heems We we're mislo!ormed.
The Tsmes shadows forth different course fol
upon the Preaident. II Mr. Douglas endorsed
it, be will no. be supported by thousands Of ths
yery men who agreed with him in the antiLe
compton controversy, and who, though agree
ing with him, were personally aud politically
friendly to the President and his AduiustEa
tion. II Judge Douglas does take this course
be will never touch bottom at any National Goa