Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-09
PePaoual.

49, Hon. w L. Avery, Tenn; Hon. w. A.
Richardson, Ill; are at Browns.
Gov. M. Morrill,, Me-. and Maj H. Eating.
u. :. n are at the Washington House
Hon G. r. Riddle, of Del; and e. T.
James, of r. L., are at the National.
'--' Purser Belknap, u. :. Navy, is at Will
lards', from a very extended and rapid tour on
special duty on the coast of South America.
--.' Major l.. p. Graham, L. :. A; Hon. H. s
Randall, Hon. w. w. Campbell, Hon David
Paul Brown, of N. Y; T. Butler King, of Ga;
and .. s Preston, of :. c., are at Willards'.
$50 The Pittsburg Chronicle of Thursday eve
ming publishes an account of an accident in coal
mine at lrwln's Station. Six men were precipi-
tated one hundred and twenty feet down tie Shaft
oy the breaking of rope, and all killed.
Lieut. w c. West. U. ). Navy returned
to his residence Thirteenth street, in this city on
saturday, from Il full cruise Of two years on the
coast of Africa in the L. :. sloop-of-war Vim
oennes-the crew Of whic b ship is now being paid
on and discharged at Boston.
$50 A letter to the Buffalo Advertiser saws ::
g The seat of Mr.. Sickles will be awarded to MIR
Williamson, Mr.. Cooper's to Mr. Howard and
Mr.. Barretts to Mr.. Blair. Mr. Anderson Mr..
Winter Davis, Mr.. Morrison Harris Americans
Will be retained in their seats spite of the ener
gies and efforts Of their democratic contestants
SO the political wind seems to be blowing, at all
events" ~
80. Mr.. H. Markinf1eld Addey, for long time
well known in London as publisher, arrived in
this city on Friday by the Kangaroo He is ac-
companied by Mr. William Newman, one of the
tho of artists engaged by the London Punch
MI Addey proposes to establish a daily Illus
uated comic paper in this city, in size eoualing
the Paris Charivari. No expense has been spared
In tue preparations for the enterprise and a thor
ough trial is to be made.-N. Y Tribune
- The st. Louis Democrat of Monday SAYS :
we learn that number of the friends Of Mr.
Henry Shaw, the gentleman who has Just escaped
from the SiOO, 600 breach of promise verdict paid
MIN visit on Saturday evening last when the
verdict of the jury in the breach of promise case
was known, and complimented him with a sere-
made The "defendant'' looked quite smiling
and Jovial, and opened some long -nec ked bottles
on the occasion. A gentleman. who came In
sunday evening on the Pacific Railroad. reports
having seen pole some thirty feet in height sur
mounting the Tower (hlr. Shaw's residence,)
rom the top of which tapped red flag
--'- They are having In Boston small dispute
as to whether the Draytons give dramatic enter
talnments, or not These artists very success
full; so much so, it seems, that they will not Weld
10 the requisition of the Boston Theatre proprie-
tors to stop. Ii seems that the Boston Theatre
property formerly Melodeon) was convened to
Hon Z. r. Adams, with restrictions against dra-
matte or theatrical representations; and the point
OF dispute is, whether the performances OF the
DraytoDs come within the restrictions The New
YORK Express says, in relation to the quarrel:
. The understood law here, in Theatrical per-
fornances' Is, that nothing comes under that head
winch does not require a change of scene What
the Boston provisions may be. we know not"