, 1863-03-17

a daughter Of James B. Cly died at Ash
land, Ky., Of diptheria, q few days since, The
father, tsaitorous son Of gallant Harry Of
the Vest is in the rebel army.
Mn. RICHARDSON NOT WANTED n CoSSEc-
T1cUT.-The Democrats Of Connecticut have
sent their compliments to Senator Richard
son, and begged him ii for Heavens sake not
to come into their State to speak, but 60
straight home to Illinois,"
PRESENTATION TO CosoRgssMAx ALDR1ou.
The friends Of Hon. Cyrus Aldrich, Of Min
| ncsota, in Washington, presented him, on
last Saturday evening, handsome service Of
silver plate, as token Of their personal es-
tecm. VIM. R. Snyder, Of st. Paul, made the
presentation speech. to which Col. Aldrich
made handsome reply.
| 4 SERESADE M1sAPPEorRIATED.-An anus
ing incident occurred at one Of the large ho.
tells In Washington, the other evening. Ger.
tain officers Of the Signal Corps, hugely
smittcn with the charms Of Miss julia Morti.
mer, aanseuss at Canterbury Hall, went to
| giyc vent to their pent up feelings through
the martial strains Of the "signal Corps
Band" Unfortunately mistaking the window
Of the fair ones apartment, they happened to
come under that Of Senator Lane's, Of Indi-
una, who, naturally enough, taking the COM
pliment to himself appeared before the Assem-.
bled crowd and responded in such speech as
he is capable Of: The discovery Of the mistake
dlscomdttcd the parties exceedingly.
GooD RUMoRs.-1t Is currently reported,
aud We trust that time will affirm the truth OF
it, TINT at the late session Of the Southern
Episcopal Convention, Bishop Polk was re-
! fused a seat in the House of Bishops. It is
also rumored, that resolutions affirming the
| divine right Of slavery we're voted down in
the lower house.
We do not often lend our cars to rumors,
| hit these arc SO much to the credit Of our
Snnt,.eru brethren, that we arc anxious to
concru1 rlate them In anticipation Of the truth.
-Hes,e7n t-oiscopa''a"'
| The ponderous Gen. Humphrey Marshall
catches It seyerel, from the rebel papers fol-
his good easy ways in anoSs'ns Gen. Carter to
invade East Tennessee and burn bridges, tear
up railways, &c. Humphrey Il very Eat, and
Of course very lazy; and that's what's the
/ matter.
- In speech at Manchester, n e., tho
! other day, Hon. Vim. L. Howard, In alluding
! to our National debt. and the products Of our
dairy, set down in the census at sl25 0o0, 600 4
| year, remarked that in ten years our women
eau churn this debt au out.
- James Buchanan is now buying land in
| Chester county, Pennsylvania, and, It Is said,
is going extensively into the cultivation Of
suspicion. m M III It IS : natural T presumption % that
| he means to make fopea to hang the rascals
who nominated him for the Presidency, and
whom he now regards as the heauthors Of al his
woes. But for them he might have died in
peace, and been honored in memory after q
flshion.. Now be is likely to go down in sor-
| row, unless his rope business Is really peni
tential dodge, signifying his readiness to lacil-
| itate the hanging Of his old friends.
| - The Rev. Bishop Simpson delivered an
excellent sermon on Sunday, at the Dunbar
ton street Church, Georgetown, .. c., from
| the text, "For whatsoever is born Of God
| oyercometh the world; and this Is the victory
that oye1cometh the world, even our filth"
President Lincoln, accompanied by the Secrc-
tary Of War, was present, and much affected