The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-27
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

Col James r penieton OF smyth co',nty, has been
appointed superintendent the peniteDary 10y Gov.
Wise that Office lmylts iesu iae vacant 10y the death
OF Col Charles s. Morgan
Mr. and Mrs Charles Matthews. after successful totir
through some Of TIE principal towns III Lancnh'Fe will
reappeaf al the Hayfagket Ilisatre on March IA
new comedy III three acts; U MI stirlihg ecsnei is Id
prefaiation.
dis churchir, oSe d our Oldest Massachusetts h,h H.
specors took passage ia the steamship America, baund
for Newfoundland TO Oversee the aheres, ON behalf OF
American parties engaged in the trade
Madame oatharine Hays made her irst appearance at
the ST. Ianess Hail. London, few evenings ago, aud
met with a perfect ovation She was in fine voice, and
sang with all the energy and feeling for which she is
noted
The King OF Sardinia Is about to marry again, aud
his choice has fallen upon the Russian Grand Ouch
css Maria NicoajewDa eldest daughter OF the Emperor
Nicholas who horn in 1912 and is the widow Of
Maximian Duke OF Lcuchtenberg
Miss Margaret f. Mcdonald died in Hardy county,
Va on the 9th instant, being the tenth member OF her
Notwithstanding her porentswo have died In the last
1--WE months. Only sister now remains out OF f,n
lily OF eleven.
General Mel has visited all the fortified PLACES at Pied
mont and has declared that they cannot be got ready be
fore the end Of March lie has written to Paris in this
sense recommending delay. Meanwhile, preparations
continue here with the utmost regularity
Mis- seaooIe OF Crncan celebrity visited several of the
military aud naval heroes doing duty at Sheerne the
10Th aud 30th ut She received hearty and kind vel
from the garrison officers whose quarters she made
her home during her stay,
Delisser Proctor, of New York, viii speedily publish
the following attractive work The Secret His
tory OF the Court France under Eicclcu and Mazslrin
the Life and Times OF Madame de Chcvreusc, from
the French Of Victor Cousin.
Mr. Jefferson never fanled letters for any member Of
his family and correspondents frequently enclosed in
those directed to him letters for some of his family, hut
Mr. tf,rsnp Ina of TACT tn ~
postmaster OF this place. and had the postage OF all such
letters charged TO him. CtarateseMe (Ya) J0ersoaiaa-
Caleb Eddy, well known Bostopan, died at Chicko.
pee Tuesday paralysis at tho age of seventy -four
years. For nearly the whole Of long life Mr. Eddy
was resident Of Boston, his business being that OF u
civil engineer in which he attained considerable celeb
rity
Rev j. Spencer, of Toronto has Invented q machine
for addressing papers and periodicals the subscribers
be printed on wrappers OF on papers at the
rate OF forty to sixty per minute. couple Of boys
wolk the machine. All but editing is done 10y ma
chncry Presses fed, papers folded and addressed by
machinery.
Richard Randolph, cousin Of John Randolph, OF
Roanoke died in Miami township, Ohio. ON the 3lst OF
january The deceased, who eccentric rs his more
celebrated cousin was old bachelor and had resided
the Randolph tract. Ohio for twenty iisc years. lie
leaves property, mostly in land valued at 900 to
be expended in the purchase of the slaves now owned in
the lsandop's family.
Inc itIe Irincc OF iTuss' 30 iio "iso ucH VI Dci
predict to have grand future, because his birth day
is the same that OF Frederick The Great because the
constellation KNOWN Fredericks honor stood in the
zenith Of Berlin at the moment of his entrance to light
and because, half hour later another constellation,
'sThc Stars in Crown and Sword " eliminated over Der
lin.
Henry IIaan, the historian, noted for his love o
dsputaton II is told of him that after night OF con
t.adction at Holland House, with 'Aly Lady, Luttrc
Sam Rogers, and Sydney Smith, llallam returned TO hs
house. No 81 Wmpolc street. his tongue still tipped
with ready contradiction 1t late, and the historian
not in full health A Waterman went by 'Past one
o clock cried tic watriman. loudly, with yawn
mo" cried Halaih, tartly and loud, throwing up thu
sash Of his bed room window, watch in hand t wants
three minutes"