The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-09

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.


Mr. Kennedy is at Savannah, making preparations for
laying the Cuban subnlarinc telegraph
Rev William Walker and wife and the Rev Mr.,
Pierce have arrived in the brig Ocean Eagle from Gam
bin, Africa
Judge Allen G. Thurman is spoken Of as the probable
democratic candidate for governor Of Ohio at the next
election
Father Kemps Old Folks Concert Company, contain
ing thirty seven yocalists will open in Columbus
Thursday, the 18TH at Metropolitan Hall.
Mr. Robinson has retired from the editorial control Of
the Godsboro on CD Tribune which now appears under
the edtorship and propricorship Of Nh. Parker mem
Der of the late firm OF VIM, Robinson Co.
Mr. Dunham secretary of State in Indiana refuses TO
give certificates of election to the bogus United States
senators Just elected in that State The friends of the
bogus gentlemen terribly exercised over II.
Rev w. c. Burns, in letter dated at swatow. gives
account of the cooe trade carried by many
English vessels which, if the fact be he considers de-
mands immediate attention and inquiry.
Queen Victoria expects to become grandmother about
this time. Her daughter, the Princess Frederick vii.
liam, of Prussia married the 18th of January,
1853.
Edward Clark esq the efficient architect for the In
terror Department. has prepared Ian and estimates for
State houses and prisons for the Territories which will
be submitted to Congress in compliance with the pro
visions Of resolution passed at the last session.
America Burnham Of Essex, Massachusetts,, is sup
posed to have been lost in ''rock-soop, his pas
sage To some southern port 1nc vessel mas not Deeh
heard from since leaving Boston, three weeks since Mr.
Burnham was singular man. Believing himself com
missioned by the angels TO overtmn government he
was his way To Washington for that purpose
Mrs NJ, A, Coneygs, who was lately appointed vice
regent for Delaware OF the Mount Vernon Association,
has been successful in obtaining contributions that IL
is predicted that Delaware will make larger donation
than any other State taking into consideration her pop
ulation. Mrs. Comcygs has orgapizcd the State with
wonderful mpidy Ia the short space of five weeks she
paid nearly twelve hundred dollars Into the Mount Yer
non treasury
Fanny Kemblcs popularity in New York continues as
undated when she first appeared the boards Of the
old Park Theatre eghtand twenty years ago. On Thurs
day evening crowded house assembled to hear her real
Cymbeine, notwithstanding the reopenng of the Acad
envy, the demonstration at Trinity Church. and large
number Of private parties Her voice retains That
derfn mellow and sympathetic tone for which she
remarkable when girl
G, Turner, who recently died al North Adams,
one of tho earliest manufacturers of Berkshire county
commencing in South Adams ia 1914 removing North
Adams 10 1870 operating the first power loom in the
county In 1922 and becoming at the Union Print Works
the first calico printer in Western Massachusetts in 1929
He the ist president OF the Adams Bank, and one
OF the founders of the great manufacturing prosperity OF
Adams.
Governor Chases recent message has very little in il
to attract attention. except it immense length aud the
political cowarlce IL displays 1t is very seldom one
document characterized by such flood of words
aud poverty Of ideas The snbance OF the message all
that 1t really contains could and ought have been
compressed into two columns Instead OF which It was
allowed to into III there had been any bold
and striking views OF State policy elaborated and sustain
cd by cegent argument the prolixy would have been
pouable but it is utterly uppars nablc IN such
tame and common place document