, 1872-11-26
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
Minister Washburne is expected to visit his old
home at Llyermore Me.
Captain George II. Boynton, of Georgetown,
has been appointed Chief Constable OF Maaza-
chusetts.
-Governor-elect Thomas A. Osborn, of Kan
sas, will probably reside in Topeka with his fam
ily.-
-Ez-Governor Cue retires from the Des
Moines Homestead in favor Of Dr. George
George 3: Corkhin, an Iowa politician, has
gone to edit Harlan's Washington Chronicle.
&c. Fl. Belknap has been appointed to the
Supreme Court, in Nevada, oice CARRIER, resigned.
Ho was late Private Secretary to the Gov
ernor.
Frank Brttou, for several years Private Sec
retary to Governor Davis, Of Texas, has been
appointed Adjutant General Of the State Po-
lice.
Tom Taylor the English dramatic author,
gets pension Of $3.50 on withdrawing from
the civil service.
Judge Richardson, Of the Treasury, now oc-
cupies the house Of Vice President Colfax, on
Lafayette square, Washington, and the Vice
winter.
n. B. Clafin, who for years has resided in
Brooklyn i'll very modest mansion, is rearing q
very elegant house Oh the Hights, to cost $780, :
600.
The Rev. George Beecher, 8 nephew of II.
". g., has received call to the pastorate Of the
First Congregational Church in Cincinnati.
&C. S. Smith has been appointed General Su-
perintendent and Chief Engineer of the Atchi-
son d Nebraska Road, in place Of the late r. r.
Firth.
"A father and son, G. ". and e. ". Palmer,
in part represent the Thirteenth District in the
Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, the
father as Liberal and the son q Republican.
1t is runored that DR.. Il. Y. Keddeld, the
we1-known Tennessee journalist, is to become
the 1aw-partner Of ex-President johnson, in
Nashville.
Mrs. sackett. Of Kidder, No., has just got
verdict OF 5000 damages against 3 Mr. Bucklin,
OF Kansas City, for breach Of promise.
-Stilson Hutchins, late editor OF the St.
Louis Times, is named for Speaker of the Mis-
Bourl Legislature.
--Alvah Crocker. the Massachusetts Congress-
man, aged 70, has just taken a young wife; and.
r11mor says that Congressman Tyner, of Indiana,
and McNee1ey, Of Illinois, are each about to be-
Scene in. the Pennsylvania Constitutional
Convention:
Mr.. Ncwlin, Of Philadelphia, rose in his place to
make report from Committee.
The President. The gentleman will rise when adj
dressing the Chair.
Nj. Newln {who is email Of staturc) Mr. presi-.
dent, AN standing up. fLaughter.l ;
The New York Central Railroad has given F.
SIC, 500. and Dr. Hawley s1o,0O damages, for
the injuries they received at the collision near
Pittfford. some time Blnce.'
Governor Scott Of South Carolina, is build
ing himself $50. 900 house at his home in Ma
rietta, Ohio, To this place he will probably
retire. and live comfortably upon 81 SOC, 600
which he has saved, in four years, out Of his
salary Of S, 500 8 year.
Miss Olive Risley Seward, adopted daugh-
ter of the late Governor Seward, and to whom
the latter bequeathed $50, 600 and the proceeds
of tue forthcoming book Of travel is to remove
to Fredonia, where she will 1enceforth reside
with her father, who has fitted up the homestead
for her very handsomely. - -
The Eastern papers, in speaking of Colonel
James Il. Blood, the husband OF the Woodruff,
quote (thus) the ''Colonel," thereby insinuating
that it is bogus military title. On the contrary,
it is genuine. James Il. Blood was appointed
Lieutenant Colonel Of the Sixth Regiment OF In
fantry, Missouri Volunteers, Dec. &c, 1861, and
on Dec. %, 1862, wns promoted Colonel Of the
game regiment The record of tile SIKH WAS
very credltable, and its Colonel shared in its
glory. His record since the war would be better
blutted out.-St. Louis Globe.