The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-22
Personal PARAGRApHs.

Gen Harnn, Of New York is at Willard's
Hon Julius Rockwell il talkedof as Successor to the
late Judge Dewey In the Office Of judge Of probate aud
insolvency for Berkshire county, Mass
Rev Thomas Sewall of Baltimore preached two ele
CANT sermons in ST. PauIs NJ T. Chnrch at WILMINGTON
Del, last Sunday morning aud evening ON which occa-
sion about $500 contributed for missionary purposes
Mr. Thomas Barry, when manager of the Park Theatre
In New York. the first manager who brought out the
hAvel Troupe The event took place twenty five thirty
years ago.
DIR. DO Hass lectured Last evening Mt the Historical
Rooms, New York, the Mural remains of America
torticaons, Enclosures and other Elthen structures
and answered inquiry concerning their building
Dr. Abel d. Clark, Of Merden, Connecticut for half
century the acknowledged champion of checker-payeTs
IN that part of the State has at last been beaten In
match Of ~ games, played at twelve stngs of six each
the doctor winning only l6 his opponent A. and the
naming IL drawn.
Mr. sewell the engineer appointed TO survey the route
OF the proposed railroad from -eeaford Delaware, TO
Somers Cove Somerset county MARYLAND reports its
cost at about s4lO 900, and its probable yearly
enue, when completed at s54 6S5 The distance ia Sst
miles
DR. Cheeyers congregation in New York recently pre-
sented him with 81, 200. The money was better than
the accompanying joke, uttered by DR. Thompson who
said In reference to the report of DR. CheeyeI resgna
ton, sit seems you only called upon TO be resigned
to this new and peculiar dispensltion of Providence
Weak, Doctor, very
Col Henry G. Harris, Of Covngton, KY carries gold
watch that made by Williams In the year 1862 and
is consequently zoo years old 1t belonged 10 Colonel
Hnrriss father and grandfather, and worn by the
latter gentleman during the of the revolution, who
was aid camp to Gen Washington and of his
relatives.
Mr Brewster was the pioneer of American dentists in
Europe He settled in Paris in 1886. and became
the dentist of Louis Philippe the Car Nicholas and
other monarchs. He was bought out by Mr., Thomas w
Evans, of Lancaster Penn in 1850, who with his broth
or Theodore. now continues the business.
Mr.. Brown called in at a neighbors and was urged TO
take supper which he did, the old lady all the while
saying al afraid Mr.. Brown you will not make
supper you have eaten nothing do eat some more.
After he had stepped out he heard the old lady say to
her husband why / do declare, should think Mr.
Brown had not eaten anything for month
Henry paciis lives the life of farmer Long Island
New York. He enters into permanent engagements
now believe, as OF regular company, but his
home is at such convenient distance from New York
to enable him, whenever it suits him, to go up to the
city, and play few nights without inconvenience
loss of time giving thereby the old play and the
young-both of whom are always glad to See nina
touch OF his quality as Old Grandfather heead and other
characters he has made peculiarly his own.
DR. Thomas Nj. Mutter, Emeritus Professor of Surgery
in the Jefferson Medical College, has presented to the
college Of Physicians of Philadelphia the extensive and
valuable collection of pathological specimens used by him
in illustrating his lectures while engaged in teaching the
principles and practice of surgery This pathological
cost So 900 Sc OO0 besides the labor Of nearly
twenty years DR. hlutter has also put in trust for the
benefit of the College of Physicians at his DEATH $780,,
000 the income of which is to be appropriated to defay
the expense of preserving the museum and endowng the
lectueship in department of surgical science.
Gignoux has painted Niagara Falls by Moonlight
for Auguste Belmont, esq He has most happily chosen
only the best points of view but the best time for his
purpose. The spot selected Goat Island, looking
the Horse shoe, affords the best single view of the Falls
that be obtained and the time is just at the break of
the dawn tho ullorhed il sinking the dis
tnn forests the Canada Shore throwing food of sill
yer light the rushing waters The is full of
solemn grandeur, which the artist has most happily pre-
served