Daily national Republican., 1863-04-07
PERSONAL.
PERSONAL
POLITICAL, MILITARY, MUSICAL, DRAMATIC, I, AMI
OTHRRWIBE.

CAPTAIN WEBSTER, a Federal oficor, is to be
hung to-day in Richmond, for violating his parole
Mr.. AND Mrs. BkRNET WILLIAMS commence,
this evening, short season at the Brooklyn
Academy of Music.
BRIO. GEN. WELSH his been ordered to re-
port for duty to Maj. Gen Burnside, and Gen.
Hitohen to Maj Gen. Hooker
MAJOR L. RIP and Captains Sumner and Au-
denried, Aides-de-eamp to the late Gen. Sumner,
have been assigned to duty with Gen. Wool.
Mrs. JENKINS, of Deerfield, N. H., one Of the
Oldest persons in New Hampshire, died on wedneS-
day, the 18th ultmo having reached the age Of IO4
years, on the l3th Of January last.
PoPE PrUs is falling rapidly. He said re-
Gently to his physicians; "The lamp wants oil, but
the oil OF life IL only given by God. When 1t
PleAses Him to extinguiSh my lamp, am ready
JEFF. DAVIS has been confined to his house
two or three weeks, suffering greatly from an abb
cess which has formed near his sound eye, and
which threatens to destroy the sight Of that eye
also.
PARKER, of "Parker's, /" Is extending the do
mains OF his popular hotel in Boston. We read
that he has purchased the building known az Chap
man Hal, next door, for $4,000, and will connect
1t with the Parker House.
Z. A. SWIFT, master Of the Golden Eagle
lately captured by the Alabama, says his money
tslS7) was taken from his pockets BY the pirates,
who Plundered and burned the ship.
COLONEL G. G. CARPENTER, (formerly can
tain Of the famous "JesSie scouts'y has received
orders to march into Texas with his REGIMENT of
cavalry, now OrganiIinglAt Fort LeAvenworth.
Col. Carpenter iS attached to the command OF Gen
A. J. Hamilton.
The MARQUIS OF HARRINGTON, who insulted
loyal ladies and gentlemen in Finh avenue ball
room, in NswYork, few weeks ago, by wearing a
secesh badge in his button-hole, has been made
Junior Lord ofthe Admiralty" BY Lord Palmer
ston.
GEN. BURNSIDE went 10 the theatre in Gin
einnAti the other night to see Cnb,s dam. .nd
when called upon for speech bowed and excused
himself BY saying he came to witness the psrfoTm-
Anee, not TO perform himself The house cbeered
brave old "Burn."
Brio. 0EN. JULIUS WHITE, who wss e1-
aminsd By Court Of Inquiry in reference to the
surrender Of Harpsr's Ferry, is in command of the
military district Of Eastern Kentucky, comprising
the counties 81 LewiH, Gr0enup, Carter, Boyd
Lawrence, Johnson, Pike, Floyd and MagoHn.
FAnST EIsuHR, the dsnssuss, II will be re-
membersd, was accompanied to this country by a
male dancer, honstsy Syiu0ia. Blake, seeing hin
walking up and down the lobby Of the Old Parh
Theatre, one morning, waiting for Miss y, thought
Il would ho politeness to aecoSt hlAh. To thl.
questionable end, Blake brushed up hiSsFrench--
his taSk was light, for he had lttls-and addressed
tile Partisan In his vsrnAeulAr. Monsieur looked
At him moment with twinkle in his eye, proba.
bLy the sinister one, which was anything but
Bnenehy' and then came forth with, "Bother man,
IpAks EnTlishi what the divils the use Of French
MY names OsulhvAnj lst's take drop.n Ths
efogne was rich and fun, and admitted Of no doubt
q the country OF Monsisur sylvAin'S birth, And
ths drink was taken at once.