Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-19

THEATRICAL ITEMs-The London American announces
that Messrs Howes Cushngs great circus which has
been exhibition for time in England will be sold
on the 9Th inst Mr. Howes who retires upon large
fortune acquired from his profession purposes buying
large estate upon the Rhine upon which is baronia
estate; the title accompanying the estate will give our
great American circus proprietor the title of Baron
Howes
The Walters are at Chicago.
Mr.. aud Mrs Barney Williams were at Pittsburg.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson engagement at the
Winter Garden on Christmas Eve.
The Sunday Atlas, OF Philadelphia, says: ave heard
il stated in welnlormed circle recently, that Mr. For
est the eminent tragedan would not perform in Phia
dephia this winter If at all His success in New York
has been so great that his manager Mr.. Nixon has de-
termined to run the entire engagement in that city.
De Bar opened the St. Charles, New Orleans, the
9th inst. Maggie Mitchell his first star commencing
on the 18TH
The Buffalo Commercial says "Sothern's new piece,
Our American Cousin at Home or Lord Dundresry
Abroad written for Mr.. Sotheru, the bills say, was,
last night in every respect Triumph triumph for
thor actor manager. The play a sequel Of the famil
lar comedy, Our American Cousin Abroad and hence
deem il unnecessary to go into any detail as TO plot
or characters Trenchard introduced TO US In his New
England home prosperous Miller with his English wife
and fine son, darkey servant &c. Dundreary and his
fat butler arrive; the old female characters dot the
scene Dundreary is put through an American expert
ence from the farm house the St. Nicholas through
bar-room and bar-room fight; through bal mdsgMs;
skating-pond; down well, and into air hole
10 the ice; he is put by his berohed through all the
PAGES of correction, by Of which he gets rid OF
his hair dye; Of his affected nearsghtednes Of his lisp;
Of his cockneymouthngs especially OF the letter r. bis
gait altered from that Of natural rotter to the CRATE
full manly walk, and he winds up reformed man, who
sees and speaks sensbly marries nice wife aud joins
TreDchard in his business &C." "0ur American Cousin
ut Home" is from the pen Of Mr.. G. Gaylor.
DR.. CUMMINGS WONDERFUL DIsC0vERY-Dr. Cum
ming in book which he has just published says that
England is destined to carry home to Palestine the
scattered children Of Israel He believes that the
ships and locomotive resources of that nation will all be
placed at the service OF the jew and consecraed to the
purpose OF restoration. The words Peei Come render
ed in version vessels Of burushes" literally
"ShipS the dTHte O." and are firy, thinks the He
brew for "seamsips," and employed by the inspir
ed writer to describe the seagoing vessels that at the
close of the Christian dpeusaon to be employed
transports to Syria He also believes that the rapid
sit the iron rails is referred in parallel passage
Isaiah xxvi 20) "They shall bring all your brethren for
an Offering unto the Lord out Of all nations upon hor
SEES and in chao and In tters and upon swift beost
70 Jerusalem" The word rendered swift beasts" il
Kirkdro, from Kaikar, to turn swiftly "The Arabian
photographers, Kamus, as well Richardson, Ia hi:
Arabian Dictionary translate the word krkdroh, ma
chine turning round with the swness Of the clouds
Cardinal hezzoian the greatest polygot upon earth in
all times aud In all countries, translates kirkdroh ca
rozze-i e, Carriages l. therefore, am convinced that
raj csnilges have been predicted in this chapter st
Jerome more correctly translates 1t in earreis- e. IN