Daily national Republican., 1863-10-31
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
SUPERINTENDENT OF CENSUS KENNEDY has
returned from his trip North.
TIMOTHY TITcoMB speaks of the broad rolling
hills as mother earth's bountiful greenbacks.
MAI. GEN. BUELL. is In Indianapolis, stopping
at the Bates House.
GEN. BUTLER, 1t is said, will be assigned to
an important command In short time.
Miss MAGGIE MITCHELL, the queen of domes-
tic comedy, closes a lengthy engagement OF six
weeks at Ford's new Theatre. this evening.
Ex-CoSGREssMAS JOHN W. KILLISGER is ap-
pointed Assessor OF Internal Revenue for the
Tenth District Of Pennsylvania
GEN. JAS. 8. NEGLRr left this city last eve.
ming. His leave OF absence 10 limited to thirty
days, and he will shortly return to Chattanooga.
WM. N. GROVER has been appointed United
States Attorney for the Eastern District of Mis-
souri, in place Of William W. Edwards, removed.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN and family visited Ford's
new theatre last night. The box occupied by the
Presidential party was neatly decorated with hsg,,
flowers, etc.
MAUSsELL b. FIELD, Esq, Assistant secrc-
tsry OF the Treasury, has recovered from his re-
cent ilisess sufficiently 10 resume his official du.
| ties.
SPRINGER HARBAuGH, of Penusylv lvania, and
T. J. Carter, of Illinois, have been appointed the
two Government directors Of the Pacific Railroad
Company, as provided for by law.
GEN. TON THUMB has been making Mon
tresl tailor as happy as a lark. The manikin
has published puff Of the Schneider In the papers,
for giving him good tit In the ssrtorial way.
MAJOR GENERAL SIcKLEs is to be serenaded
.t nrey T,vn nnft h.
hest bsnds In New York have been engaged for
| the occasion.
Rs DENNY, of Boston, who is extensively
engaged in breeding horses, has Just sold two
year old colt, sired by Ethan Allen and out Of the
celebrated mare Pocshontss, o $4,000.
! Miss CUsHMAN's performance of Macbeth, at
the Brooklyn Academy, Wednesday evening, for
the benefit OF the Dramatic Fund Associstion,iwil
! yield about Si,ooo.
Hos. ROBERT J. WALKER, now in England,
was one OF select party who recently made a
balloon voyage to the Crystal Palace, London, with
the celebrated eronaut, Coxwel.
THOMAS SANDS, llSth Pennsylvania Volun-
teers who was under sentence OF death, for deser-
tion, has been psrioned and ordered back to his
regiment. Grounds-previous good conduct.
MATTHIAS BRows, of the Ninetieth Pennsyl-
vania volunteers, under sentence of death for
similar reasons, has also been psrdoned.
CAPT. JOHN G. McBLAIR, one of the personal
stair OF Major Gen. sickles, who has been III for
some time, is conyalescsnt. He Is Gojourning In
this city, at the residence Of his father, Major
McBlair.
| d. A. MAHoSEY, ESD, Of Fort Lafayette
fame, had his shoulder bone broken one day last
week by being thrown from his wagon. Mr.. Ma
honey was chosen sheriff of Dubuque county,
| iowa, In the recent election.
GRAU has lately engaged the soprano Vera
Lorini, and the contrslto Csstri, at Milan, where
operstie companies are made up for all parts of the
world, from Mexico to st. Petersburg. Last season
there were some 800 prnia donnas in the great OPP
cratic metropolis.
RICHARD Escort, OF Springfield, Mass, in a
suit against the estate the late W. T.. Burton, Of
New York, has recovered $i,s23 damages.
Several of the leading musical critics and eoppo-
sers Of New York was on the stand as Witnesses,
and the trial occupied nearly four days.
GUsTAvrs F. HALL, of Boston, who has been
studying at Naples and Milan for several years. is
engaged to make his debut in Lucia" atAlghero,
In Sardinia. He translates his name into sala, TO
suit Italian ears, and as he possesses both vsics
and talent, he may be heard of before long In more
prominent theatres.
REV. WILLIAM HORTON, ID. D., rector of ST.
Psul's Church, Newburyport, Mass, died suddenly
In that city Thursday. He was most devoted
churchman and parish priest, preacher OF fetvid
eloquence, and as a citizen Interested in every
thing that touched the well-being Of the communi-
" in the midst Of which he lived.
GEH. D. II. HILL of the rebel army appended
to a leave OF absence thia explanatory note: APP
proved upon the ground that brave men OF the
army should be permitted to 20 home whenever
practicablej otherwise all the children to he born
during the war and the usual period sfterward,
will he the offspring OF the towards at home who
have substitutes and are Otherwise exempt"
GEN. scoTr is at Delmonco's, in New York,
where he will spend the winter. He is reticent ns
! to the conduct OF the war. When questioned on
the subject the other day, he said: "Thst IL a
matter do not talk upon 1t iAasnhect ior others
TO dis-lss and not for me to dwell upon in my old
age. 1t ia In other hands, and must now cngrOss
the attention OF other heads"
JoHN II. McCUSH, the Judge who rendered
hmsclf infamous by his conduct in relation to tho
New York riots, has been nominated by the sey'
mour Democracy for the office which Chief Justice
Bosworth now holds. As Bosworth IL n Democrat
as well as McCunn, and han no other disqualiiica
ton ior the high position but honesty and eapscity
the nomination OF McCunn must have been dictated
by his and Governor seyInour's /" friends"
COMMISSIONER BARRETT has made The fol-
lowing appointments Of surgeons ss examiners
Ora, d. l. WHITE, ITHACA, n. !. George w. Davis,
Seneca Falls n. ! Vim. T.. Bouiware, Lexington,
Mo.iJ. q, A, McCallister, Groton Junction, Mass
Nelson w. Jones, Iircieyule Ohio; T.. Green, Belle.
, lonte, ps'i Lucius French, Ansmozs, I"waj II. r.
CleaveT, Keokuk, Iowa. John II. cutler, Mason
Village, n. II. Milton jay, Marion, Inh Wm. H.
Reed, Honesdsle, Pa.