Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-08
Personal,

Hon. w. II. Hooper and family, Utah; and
.. F. Johnston, L. 5. N are at Kirkwoods'.
Hon. G. X. Train Mass; Col DeRussey,
Col +. Smith, and w. Bowen. U. s. A; E.
n Scherr, Jr., L. s. N, are at Willards'
80. Geo w. Speed, Esq for several years past
commissioner of revenue at Norfolk died at his
residence in that city on Wednesday night.
49, John Morrissey, the noted pugilist, died at
his residence in New York, on Saturday morning,
Of putrld sore throat-so it Is reported.
-. The first part Of Mr.. Anthony Trollope's
new novel, "Orley Farm I" has met with an i'm
mense sale
IN Lamart!ne having disposed Of his prop
erty In Macon. is about to return tn Paris and
offer his works for sale at his own house.
80. Mrs Browning has for some time been en-
gagged on new poem as long as Aurora Leigh"
the title is not yet fixed.
80. 1t is reported that the University Of Oxford
Is to have new monthly periodical Of its own-to
be entitled "Old Tom "
-. The Queen of Spain is said to have offered
the Pope her royal palace at Madrid but the Pope
announced his intention Of remaining at ONE
49, Mr.. Perres, the late Rabbi Of the Hebrew
church IN Memphis, has recovered $40, 900 In
suit for damages against his congregation.
...' Tom Taylor's latest comedy Ia entitled
"The Duke in Difficulties" and has been sue.
cessfulIy brought out at the Haymarket Theater
80. Secretary Cameron has accepted the invita-
uon TO take up his quarters at the Soldiers Home
and no doubt President Lincoln will occupy the
at the same beautiful retreat.
''.' Theodore s. Fay, for many wears our Min
lister to Switzerland, and who has been superseded
0v recent appointment of Mr. Lincoln. was one
OF the early editors Of the New York Mirror in
Its palmy days. He will return to this country
and resume his old connection with Geo Morris
and n. p. Willis. Sir. Fay lie graceful writer,
From PsNsAcoLA.-The Pensacola Gazette of
the ID says:
The arrival of so MANY troops I'm our midst GER
tainly looks 50 ualy, while there are great MANY
more en- route. Many Of those have already ar
rived at Mobile-principally from Mississi poi
as many as 100 arriving on Friday and 600 on Sat
urday. None of the Mississippi companiea have
yet reached Pensacola II will be seen bv Gov
Pettus' proclamation that requsiton for fifteen
hundred men has been made upon that gallant
State We suppose that the other States Of the
Confectionery Will furnish their quotas Indeed.
we have heard IL stated that Alabam and Louisi
ana would furnish 500 men each, Georgia 9 900.
own little State of Florida 500 men pretty
respectable force, for any emergency.
Ihe dlsting uished feature Of the Confederate
army Will be the Zouave Battalion, the first COM
pany OF which, under command OF Capt A. Con-
pens, arrived at Barrancas on Saturday mornipR
ance created considerable OF a sensation among the
troops at the barracks, they no doubt would
produce were they to make their appearance in
our streets The battalion 10 being rapidly re-
crulted In New Orleans, and will contain MANY
OF the veritable Zouaves that figured in the Crf.
mean campaign.
Shot and shell, and large quantities of pro-
visi ons, are being concentrated at this point.
Ihe sand batteries are being rapidly pushed
forward, and new ones RI pidly thrown o at every
available point. Nothing is being left undone by
the powers that be to /" conquer peace"