Daily national Republican., 1863-09-24
PERSONAL.

HoH. D. W. GoocH, NJ. c. from Msssachu
sstts, 10 At the Metropolitan.
GN. CAss, who was reported and It wal
isarsd fatally III, Il recovering, and said to be out
ofdanger.
HoN. WV. II. P. WRIoHT, Mayor Of Law
renee, Mass, and John w. foster, ESQ City Mar
shal Of Lawrsnes, ass st the Kirkwood House.
HoN. JOIN Q. TEN EYcx, United States Sen.
asor from New Jersey, and J. NJ. MeKin, Of Penn
sylvania, are in the city, At willards'.
CART. ". R. PRICE, Third Pennsylvania cav
airy, and actias ordnance officer cavalry corps
Army Of the Potomas, hes bsen ordered BY the War
Department to report to Maj. Gen. stoneman, chief
ofesvalry In this city, for duty with the Cavalry
Bureau.
GEN. THOMAS, who has distinguished him
self for courage and conduct In the late battles
near Chattanooga, 10 an otnoer Of the old army,
and native OF Virginia. 1t will be rene embsred
that he commanded at Mill Spring, (the nrst Fed
erai victory,) At which Gen. zollicofsr killed
Mons. Z. FENnoN, 10 we'll known In New
York for many yssrs past, ~ the musicsl directo
ofthe Raveis, died yesterday very suddenly, beinl
seized while engaged In rehsarsing an overture h.
was conducting at the New York theatre, tolt
Wsllack's,) where the Msrtinetti troupe are now
performing.
SOLoFBL hOkATlO ". 6lCkLks, SOmmAu0inR
Second Brigade, reansylvanis Receives, and also
commanding the dsfsnses OF Alexandria, has gone
home to PhiIadelphis on . short leave OF absenes
for the benefit OF bis beslih Duri n his absence,
Colonel X. Z. Boiioger OF the seventh Pennsylva-
MIA RESERVES, takes command Of the brigade and
defensss OF Alexandra.
Mr.. l.. p. BARRETT, whose splendid dramatic
impersons;ions during his former engagements
here will not be soon forgotten by the patrons Of
the stage in Washington, has been winning golden
opinions In all the cities where he has performed
since his las, appearance In this city. The amuse-
ment-ovipg public will be pleased to learn that he
is engaged As one Of the regular company for Mr.
Growers now theatre.
CArAIN THOMAS MURDOCH, son Of James e
Murdoch, Esq., the actor, was killed during one
the charges Of the rebels under bragg our forces
In Georgia. Captain Murdoch was an officer o
great promise and ability, and 1t was on account
Of the signal manner In which he dlsiinguished
himself during the earlier stages OF the war that
he received the appointment which he held on
General vancleve's stafS
CAPrAN BERNARD j. MCMAHON, of the
seventy.nrst Pennsyivania Regiment, who shot
Captain Andrew McManus, OF the sixty-n
Pennsylvania Regiment, on May 27th, near Fal-
mouth, was tried by court-m martisi and sentenced
to be shot The Presideat, In consideration Of the
gallant conduct OF CaptAtn McMahon ~ GeNys
burg, and the recommendation OF General Me sds
for Executive ciemeucy, hss psrdoned Captain
Mcmahon, and ordered him to return to duty.
HAWTHORNE, ln his dedication OF his new
volume 90 Ex-Presldent Pierce, thus conelud-s
"For other men there may be choice Of paths
for you, but one; and 1t rests among my certain.
ties that no mans loyalty 10 more steadfast, NO
mans hopes or apprehsnsions on behalf OF our ma
tional existence more deeply heartfelt, sr more
closelv ntertwined with his OF personhl
happiness, than those Of Franklin Pierce" Haw-
thornc could not have read Pierce's letter to jeff
Davis, or he would hardly have written like that,
even to repay the obligation Of an appointment
to the Liverpool consulate.
BRIsSoLI, the handsome tenor, who is always
fortunate In his engagements, has with him in his
travels dser's head, which It IL said possesses the
wonderful power Of always bringing good luck to
its owner. II has been his constant companion
for years. when Col Thomas Chickering was
about lesvins Boston for the war, . handsome
desr's head, with silver plate bearing an sppro-
prists Inscription was received BY the Colonel as
gift from Brignoli; and, though not inclined to
be supersttous the Colonel has It attached TO his
saddle when In the field and thus far Its tasmanic
influence has been excellent.