Daily national Republican., 1863-04-27
Personal.

POLITICAL, MUSICAL, AND DRAMATIC.
LEoNARN SWEET, Esq, of Illinois, is in town.
LOFTY HoUGH has been playing at Indian
Npolls.
GEN. Wool is visiting his family at Troy,
New York.
The KING OF DENMARK, in a recent hunt,
killed fifteen foxes, eight bucks, and a number of
smaller game.
MIRANDA, the English tenor, who resided in
this country for few years, is singing in the
provinces OF England with great success.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN, says the Home Journal,
will make "down East" tour during the coming
summer. That depends, &c.
KATE DENIM (sister to our Susan) is making
a successful dramatic tour through New York
state.
-SURGEoN W. J. DUFFEY, United States vol
unteers has been honorNbly discharged the service,
on account of disability.
BANDMANN, a German tragedlan, who plays
In English parts, and reads English well, is highly
spoken of. A New York critic says he is coming
to Washington.
MARETzEK, manager of the Opera in New
York, was presented, few evenings since, with a
beautiful silver tea service by the dHiStCS Of the
troupe Colletu made the presentation speech.
LIEUT.. Col. j. HowATD KITCHTNG has been
appointed colonel of the New York Sixth artil-
lery-the regiment with which he has been honor
ably connected since its formation.
DANIEL S. E. STARR, who omigrated to Ala
bamH from Connecticut twenty-five years ago, was
hung by mob at Montgomery, Alabama, on the
ANh ,,ItI q lba
South. The book was in manuscript.
PICCOLoMINI is about to return to the stage
for few nights. She is 1t is said Jealous Of Patti.
Well she might be, Notwithstanding " Little Pic"
is as charming a creature as lives. Her voice is
sweetor than PATHS, but not so powerful.
Mr.. A. T. STEWART has chartered the brig
Jesse Banheld, and directed her to be loaded with
a cargo of corn and provisions for Belfast, Ireland
The cost will be borne solely by Mr.. Stewart. He
has made enough out OF the war to afford 1t.
BETTINI, the tenor, was married on the 10th
ult., at the Church Of ST. Rooh, in Paris, to Ire.
belll, the contEAlto. Rossini was among the wit
nestes. This 10 not the Bettini who used to sing
in New York, and who married a sister Of Max
Maretzek, but a brother Of that favorite artiGt.l
MADAME ANNA BISHOP is wit as well as a
ton, recently, baton of ebony and gold, mark
Of her esteem, she trusted that he would long con.
tinue to WELD the baton with zeal ability and sue.
cess, and added " long may 1t wAyel"
Miss NINA FOSTER, the beautiful and accom-
pllShed young dramatic reader, is delighting New
Workers with her shakspeareAn entertainments.
critic Of good judgment says Miss Foster ia
gifted with rare personal beauty, possesses sweet
al all AZ
GUICCIoLI, (Byron's old famc,) 1t is said, is
writing the poets life. II will be curious 10 see
that ckeckcrcd career from such a standpoint Of
view. A contemporary says OF Guiccioli: "she iS
sixty years old, wears hSXen wig, false teeth and
ROUGE, is a married woman, and is vain enough to
believe she is still handsome"
LIEUT.. Col. MCKELvY, the commandant OF
the Convalescent camp, last week made up state
ment of his having saved, by economical use, in one
month, the sum OF S2,6463o This feat of bringing
the Government in debt to him by the economical
use of the supplies allowed him, is one Of which he
may be proud.
Miss CoRNELA DIEGLEY, for several years
past frat soprano OF st, Georges choir in New
York city, and highly esteemed concert singer
OF line gifts and cultivation, is concerting in that
city. Willis says she has a voice remarkable fol
CON pass and equality throughout its whole regis
ter indeed, SO to speak, pure soprano voice with
cOntraltO capabilities.
KATE BATEMAE has made great hit in "Leal
the Forsaken," in Philadelphia. The piece is hap
PLY conceived by the author, Is creditably pu
upon the stage at the Chestnut, and is played by
Miss Bateman with exquisite taste and great effect
To gaze upon her, now that she has developed into
a beautiful woman and exhibits such wonderful
powers OF mind, one can hardly realize that sh,
is the Identical "pretty little Kate" Of the bate
man children" Of years ago,
X. W. SHUFELT, late Consul General at Ii
vana, having been restored to his former rank II
the NAvy-that Of Commander-has resigned hi
office OF Consul General MIR. Horatio Perry, wht
for many years has been our Secretary OF Legation
In Spain, has been appointed to succeed him. Mr
Perry having married u Spanish lady, and havinl
been lCng resident in Spain, is intimately &C
quainted with the Spanish language and character