The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-06-09
PERSONAL.

1t is rumored that Madame Jessie White
Mario aud her husband took passage under as
sumed names in the Ocean Queen, which sailed
on the 2lst
Senator Douglas has gone South to look after
his plantation, which is at present under the
waters Of the Mississippi. The honorable Sen
ators Presidential chances would have been
better if it had never been anywhere else.
hr.Eyrus w. Field suiied last wcek in the
Persia, to renew his labors for the manufacture
OF new Atlantic cable
After a prolonged investigation in several
worlds Mrs. Dr. Hatch, the celebrated spirit
ualist, has discovered that the essential prin-
ciple Of life is sweet substance resembling
honey" Such being the fact, we could point
out several individuals who must be very rap
idly approaching dissolution.
Mr. James T. Fields the well-known pub
Usher of Boston, sailed for Europe on Wednes-
day, in the Canada. Rufus Choate had engaged
passage, but was prevented by a sudden illness
from leaving.
The Northwestern Christian Adrocate denies
the paragraph going the rounds, stating that
Bishop James gave a Masonic sign, and thus
dispersed the Texas mob, and terms it an " i'd.
otto statement" He did no such thing, for the
best of reasons-he don't kHoD hor
Gen. G. J. Pillow, whose son was lost by the
explosion Of the st. Nicholas on the Mississippi,
has recovered twenty-three bodies from the
river, but that of his son is not among them.
Mr.. Crittenden seems to entertain no Presi.
dental aspirations. In reply to a suggestion
that he might he the candidate of the Repub
lican party, he is reported to have said
would not carry single Southern State as your
candidate; and how many would you carry
North, with me for your candidate2 The party
would sink me in a slave State, and should
sink the party in the free States. No, sir 1t
is not your policy to take up Southern slave.
holder"
Mr.. Trollope, the novelist, and the son of the
novelist, was at Florence during the recent
revolution there, and took prominent part in il
In the absence of Count Sartiges, NJ. lie Wis.
count de Freillard, First Secretary of the
French Legation, will conduct its business,
with the title of Charge d'Afaires.
MIRA. MoRPHY sIs.--The New York Ledqsr
has added to its attractions by the pur.chess of
Mr.. Paul Morphy on exceedingly liberal
terms. The Ledger ought to be called the mael-
str6m, since it sucks in everything that comes
within its reach.
The wife of Douglas Jerrold died early in May
She did not long survive her husband.
The Charleston Mercury vindicates the Re.
publican party from the charge of disunionism.
1t says "Disunion would be fatal in every
point of view to Black Republicanism. 1t is
the strongest Union party in the country The
Mercury is an advocate of disunion.
The Prince of Wales, while on his recent
visit to Rome, purchased Miss Hosmer's spirited
little statue of Puck on Mushroom, which
has attracted so much attention.
A. r. Stewart, the well known dry goods
merchant of New York, has bought Powerss
Greek Slave. 1t is to be placed in his estab-
lishment, where it viii very properly represent
Miss Flora McFlimsey.
The American Geographical and Statistical
Society commemorated the death of Alex. Won
Humboldt on the evening of the I'd inst. Pro.
fessor Morse, Baron Gerolt, Professors LeibUr
and GuyOt of Columbia College, Professor
Bache, George Bancroft, Henry Grinnell, aud
other distinguished citizens, were present aud
took part in the proceedings.
Bishop Potter, of Pennsylvania, recently Oh
iciated at religious services held at the resi-
dence Of the American Legation at Rome, the
Rev. Mr.. Leacock, of Mobile, Alabama, and
the Rev. Mr. Clements, of Trenton, N. D., as.
sisting. The Bishop administered the rites oil
confirmation to FIVE persons, among whom was
a young English nObleman, the Duke OF 81.
Albans. This was the first time an American
Bishop ever administered confirmation in Rore' '