, 1861-03-27

es custodian of the public funds fell below re-
ro.-Boston Transcript.
MIR. Russell, the London TIM. cores
pondent, it is said, Is commissioned to pay q
visit to the Cotton Confederaey, With view
to ascertain what public opinion on the saces-
sion question is there
MIR. Mills and daughter, spiritual "me-
diunns," Of Oswego, expect to visit England
some time in June, with Judge Edmonds and
daughter-the party going BY invitation Of sun:
dry believers over the water
The Boston Journal mentions the follow.
Ing sid instance of mental and social ruin, re-
quilting from unrestrsined dissipation:
Among the tenants Of the lookup on Mon;
day night was msn-a wreck Of what he was
before he became prey to his Perverted ap-
+ petite-who, until within few years, stood ia
the foremost Eank Of the medical profession,
enjoying lucrative practice in one Of our
suo1rbsn towns, surrounded BY. all the CON-
forts which wealth and social position could
give; set, having yielded to q passion for
drink, has In the space Of eight years sQnan-
dered 3 fortune Of about one hundred and fifty
thoaAand dollars, and descended to the lowest
degree Of degradation.
-Gen.'J. ": Whitfield; formerly Of Kansas,
who was delegate from that Territory to Con-
g1ess during, the latter part Of Nr. Pierce's
and the first part Of Mr.. Buchanan's admins
tration, has located IN Texas, and taken with
him the first negroes which we're carried to
Kansas and, the last to leave it..
ANOTHER GRAND TRuTK V1crM.-We re-
grst to learn that the Hon. John .Hsmilton Of
Kingston has been obliged to make IN assign
me1t for the general benefit Of his creditors.
It Is, Of course, without preference Of any
klnd--Hantilon &c. W.) Times.
Tha CathoEic- Telegraph gives the, following
opinion Of Gen. -Twiggs: "Davld Emanuel
TwigGs, late General in the army Of the Uuited
States, has received grand reception in New
| Orleans. He was chiefly conspicuous while in
the army for extreme profanity and no great
character for courage"
The Woodstock Sentinel says that " the
fayo1ite son Of Mr.. Henry" Of McHenry coun-
! ty, and the late leader Of the Democracy, ran
| for the office Of lieutenant ID secession COM
paDy ii Texas, a short time since, and being
defeated, and full Of corn whisky, he Joined
the mpany as ap1iyate, aud was Immediately
| placed on board of q steamer OF some dis
lance from the shora o ALLOW him to recover
from the effactso',,. means employed down
| there to "tlre the Southern heart"
Martin Van Bnren is the only individual
who has filed the four highest positions under
the American government. He has been
uulted States Senator, Secretary Of State, Vice
| President and President
| Secretary Seward remains domicIlatcd in F
| street Washington, but has taken the old club
house, facing Lay sayette square Secretary
Chase "a at the house Of Capt. GoldsboTough,
| . e. c<N n
daughter of William Writ. Mr.. Cnaae read
Law with her father in the house now the head
quarters of the light artillery. stationed at
Washington. Secretary Cameron retuns hls
rooms opposite Willard's, but will probably
occupy the s!idell House, next to the palatiaI
residence Of Mr. Corcoran. Secretary Smith
Is at the National Secretary Welles is at
Wizards, aud Postmaster General Blair re-
mains at his pleasant house, opposite the Wal
Department.
The Investigating Committee of tho New
York Legislature, who have the case Of Jay
Gibbons, Democratic member of the Assem-
bly, from Albany couuty,:Who was arrested fo1
asking bribe to support 8 certain measure
have reported him guilty Of the charges pre-
:, fe1red againt him; and their report YES accom-
panied with a resolution for his expulsion !;
--TheSecesaion movement WAS the subject
OF lecture delivered 1T the Melodeon las'
evening, By Nj Tharin, recent Law partnc'
| when the Sstession movement began to mak.
headway in Alabama, believing it would eud II
the -tu1ther degradation Of the non slave
holding class, took up the cudgel in their be
halG,: and. proposed publishing q paper ii
.. Their INTERESTS, md therefore against seces
sion. Ills, motives were miSrepresented, hi
object notappreciated, and he atonee fell IN
der the suspicious Of the Vigilance men, VII.
, caused his arrest r Tairty-nine lashes wer,
ordered. 4ap5:E8geAG;a be was escorted tn TIL
depot, and wsgatlowed to depart, glad enough
to get at3ay from an oppression more tegriOl
than thato any an,ocracy. smarting 1nde
a sense oE the fqdiyRtties he bad suffered, ami
conscious Of the hlgfaat violation Of tbs con
, stitutioual guarantees OF right, in his person
, it fs not q mstter Of SURPRISE that he shonl
speak warmly In reference to Secession and it
. leaders. During NJ. Tharla's lecture, he Re
! marked that Nj: Tancey was at; one time
resident Of Carolina, but was convicted an
sent to jail for ehootinga man, and pardone
| by the Governor In consideration Of his lea1
Ing the State. Hs spoke Of him "a the hea
and front OF Southern oQanding-the incite
. to rebellion, and the leader Of every traason,
y bic movement Cineinnati Commercial
~ An English writer, Dr.. Maudley, hs
;. made the cratic son Of genius Edgar L. Poe
the subject Of an article in the journal Of n.ed
;. cal ;sctenee. He thus relers to the parentasg
t OF the poet:
9 $50 David Poo (the father Of Edgar} bai
2 farewell to Law, Of which ha had been d ut
:, dent, and with Elizabeth Arnold, the beautlf'
e actress, went forth into the wide, wide world
David Pos was an actor before he ever saw b
y wife He WAS young lawyer Or student
3 Ian, in Baltimore, who, with one or TWO 9th
b. young men Of that city, about the year 18c
J. became as the phrase is, j" "stagge:mad." Th'
4 came to Richmond soon after, md Poe was
% regular actor In tbs Virginia company
y same company, were Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins,
s. English actor and actress, he an; admiral
u comic actor, she sweet, pretty, modest lit
:" woman, very good, great favoEite In Z
walks Of minor comedy, such "a Rosina, 4
Not long atesr ;Poe'e appearance on the Rc
n mond boards, Hopkins died, and q year or
~ ~ after that Poe married the widow, Of viii
- marriage Edgar was the offspring, the only 0
,e l bslie7e. know them al1 well. Hopki
A. was man OF classical education and Of -mu
+ wit; the elder Poe was educated, clever a
n. agreeable. I have. no recollection of
~ career or fats Of Poe and his wife, a. II
- Virkinia a yeax or two after their marria
Cd The Philadelphia -Balsetin: says they died
iv utter dastitution."
en = Gen. ,Henning5en and Col Lockrid.
to both Of whom were officers in the last Mica
pt guam war, .undfr Gen. WllliamEW alker,
l9- uQW.N%na G!st VI MNAt8O1G431 AAAloAa-
l.s positions In the army Of the 0onfeder
st.: States 4tlanta CD Intdlleener.
n; '-Among recent deaths, ne uotlce, TIM
nd Nj. 8. Saunders, of the well-knowa publ
~, ing firm, Saunders, 9tley & Go, Conduit str,
of. London. Mr.. sannder5 Was not only the p
Il liahert OF the workss Of Sir E:L Latton BnlN
Capt MarrTat, q. P. T. James, Lady Blesei
- ton, aud MN 3tous. other celebrated writ.
-! -! but also the personal friend OF; most ofthe
~ erary celebrities Of his tilnt HE retired fl
@ .no active connection with tile business some ye
AZ AZ .kInce but the nhme Of the firm a still retal
~ ~ by his successors. He died 1t the ripe agt
~ ~ 50 yea1s: II, - - 7,:>.I =
ow "A long winded organ Of the press has
Ehe discovered that Gov. Roman, ,-of this State
de- In Washington, . provisional ctmmissione
fas the provisional government at Montgou d
.ar- to damand from ahnnest old Aba" 3 sufrer
Is Of tho Southern forts, DC Our readers n
md not be told, as :hey knew It q week ago.,
art Gov. Roman dcelined to b made. a nstEnbs
ED such n.issto md IS N this city ,1oso and
en- at Wtshtngten-N 0. :7rae DsLtss, 1oth.: :;
~. 4 CAT OF THE TRAN.-Last evening, as
and express train, which LEFT here at six o'cl.
Ia was between Murray and Albion, running
pT1v high rate Of speed, q brakeman on the
nne ;: form between the TWO rear coaches MAS 81
lied by the sudden appearanea of a cat,
struck against one; bf the car doom with
q. lenee. The brakeman is certain that the
at came up between ths platforms, and, If
qes.s il tho case, II must h9ya jumped from
nea track, Wp1eh saems almost irnposslh1e. :.
an. l'sen6eleaS md it remained in that condl
some ainutea,-doehssssr Uniox. !.