, 1859-02-05
Personal and Political,

Wendell Phillips has recently received in
trust tvs Thousand dollars. from single iudi-
vidual, to oe used, principal and interest, for
The Women's Rights Cause.
Edward james, who his been acting audi
tor Of the canal department Of New York ever
since it's separate organization, died at Albany
Sunday morning, after short illness.
-Aiss Amelia Ross. aged 1T yenrs, died last
month in England. She lived in the rsign Of
I've sovereiRus Of Great Britain. One hundred
years ago her parents settled with her in the
town of Extraordinarily, and she lived there
until the day Of her death.
-Miss Burdett Coutts has lately taken under
her patronage Liverpool street beggar, Grip.
pie. who used to more along the streets in
small cart, propelling himself By handies- He
played On the accordeon, and with such skill ~
to attract the attention Of the eccentric lady,
who now introduces him for the frat time into
fashionable society.
The Salem {Maas.} RQister says that tho
accident which deprived Mr.. Prescott, the his.
torian Of one eye, aud subsequently SO impair
ed tic power OF vision in the other, was occas-
ioned BY blow from a crust Of bread thrown
across the room BY = fellow-studeut in Com
mons Hall, nesr the close Of his college career.
1t is asserted that President Buchanan has
the names Of number OF influential members
Of the Spanish Cortez who favor the gale Of
Cuba It is slso said that the Pope OF Rome
favors the sale Of Cuba, for the reason that the
Churck among us has life and actiEe vitality
unknown in Spain or her colonies, which he be-
ieyes would be infused into the Church in Cuba
it that Island became an American State.
The Mobile Re7istkr estimates the influx
Of negroes into the cotton and sugar States, the
present season, a high IS Sc, 900. It is this &C.
tiyity in the internal slave trade that has glven
negroes their unprecedented prices- The Beg
isttr warns the planters that thsr are taking q
course that will reduce the price Of cotton BY
o7er-production, and thus bring embarrassment
upon all the interests Of the South
The Washington Statss is very severe upon
Mr. Buchanan: A few days ago it published q
letter Of bis dated Feb. 1852, urging economy
in the public expenditures, in which he said:
"These expenditures have now reached the
enormous sum Of JEfty millions Of dollers per
suuuD, and unless arrested in their advance BY
the strong arm of Democracy, may, in few
years, reach one hundred n1tltions."
Mr. buchanan has fulfilled his own predic-
ton.
Mr.. Charles Dickens is becoming sort Of
rival in another wsy to Albert Smith. His read.
iugs from his own works are crowded every
night at st. Martins Hall, with fashionable and
distinguished audiences Two friends of mine,
who were particularly anxious to b present laat
evening, found it impossible to obtain tickets for
the stalls, every oue Of which to the number Of
1850 had been disposed Of two days before. At
the request Of friend, they we're, however, ac-
commodated with two extra chairs. The great
charm Of the entertai nment consists in Mr.
Dickens admirable mimicry and powers Of ra-
pidIy changing his tone and look, without de-
generating into buffoouery or extraragance- It
il curious, however. to see such man appear
in public, dressed in I style Of exaggerated
fashion, with half dozen rings on his fingers,
and huge bouquet Of exotics in his breast
A gentleman engaged in the banking busi-
ness in Cincipns.i, received note few days
since cnclosDg three twenty dollar bills The
note ran as follows:
CINCINNATI, January =, 1859.
Mr. F. j., Dear Sir :-Enclosed you will
please tind sixty dollars, the principal and in
terest Of q sun, that seven years ago wronged
you cut of. Please receive the amount as justly
yours, from one who feels thousand told satis-
lied st being shle, even at this late day, to can
eel the obligation Yours, --