, 1861-01-11

There Is report in circulation, not gene.
rally believed, that Val1andigham has written
to the Adtutaut General Of Ohio, notifying
him that it would be wise and prudent to get
the Ohio Volunteer Militia On war footing at
IN early day.
Barnum thinks the Presidents late Cabi-
net Cabinet Of curioslties," and wants to
purchase 1t.
Some Of the Southern members OF the
Freshman class Of Harvard College, intending
to leave the Institution on account of the cou-
dltion Of the country, gave supper to num-
bcr Of their Northern classmates. Among the
persons present, was q member Of the Wash
lngton family, son Of President Lincoln,
and his roommate, . nephew Of Major Ander-
son.
Lady Gcorglana Fame, at present in New
York city, is the daughter Of the Earl Of West
moreland. She has been for tho lazt twenty
or thirty years leader Of the Court society
Of London. She has never married, though
she has, NIL her Life, been as attractive fadrtie
as England had to show. Her visit to this side
Of the Atlantic has been to take look at her
vast hereditary possessions in Prince Edwards
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Goth Of January, making trips first to Wash
ington and Albany. -
Among The Persia's passengers were Mr.
VIM. Lucy and son, immortalized BY varlet
poachcr, named VIII Shakespeare, who was tried
by their ancestor, old Sir Thomas Lucy, for
stealing buck.
Bishop Davis, of South Carolina, has
made provision for the new State government,
and the appropriate prayer for the Governor
aud all in authority" was used on Sunday, 223d
ult-thc first Sabbath after secession-in the
churches Of Charleston, and In Other churches
Of the diocese, so fur as the Episcopal ordcrhad
been communicated.
of all Sir Walter scott's numerous family
but one representative remains, In the person
Of Miss Hope Scott, child Of eight years Of
aye, whose last birthday was on Tuesday, tho
81 Of October. Scott's eldest daughter, So
phia, was married to John Gibson Lockhart,
in the year 1890. Their youngest daughterwas
married to Mr.. james Hope, who has since
taken tho name Of Scott, and at present OWLS
and occupies Abbotsford. Mrs. Hope Scott
passed away few summers since, leaving this
little girl, Hope.
Commodore Charles Stewart, {"Old IRON
sids, y senior far officer in the United States
Navy, WAS on the 31st ult. detailed from COM
nand at tue Philadelphia navy gard at his own
request. An appropriate salute was fredf from
the receiving ship Princeton. AL connected
with the yard took leave Of the old hero with
1eg7et.
Gen. Scott is the largest man in tho Amer
ican army. Hc is six feet six inches high, and
Weighs two hundred and sixty pounds. lie ia
seycnty-four years old.
&c. ]. McMurrar, one Of the editors Of the
Clayton (Ala-) Banner aud young lawyer Of
promise, WIS shot dead By Augustus Du Resc,
near Eufanla, on the 21st ult.
Tho French Emperor, feeling assured Of
| the actual strength Of his government, has
| pardoncd the socialist, ProudAoo, who was
sentenced to imprisonment III 1855, for the
publication Of revolutionary book, but who
succeeded in escaping to Belgium.
There is q company Of fifty ''Mlnute
Girls" III Columbia, sonth Carolina, belonging
| to the Limestone Fcmalc High School. They
were sercnaded last Wednesday evening.
| Their motto is, ITO arms! to arms."
Gen Jolane has written another foolish
lettcr-he never wrote auy othcr-to female
relative in Georgia, in which he says that the
"south must nc. promptly, and 60 ont at
oncc,'' or be degraded; that delay is ruin
aud dcath," and that he and "thousands Of
good Northern men will be by their side" It
will be happy day for our country when this
Lane reaches tbat obscufity for which his pc
culiar talents go admirably fit him.