The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-10 00:00:00

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BUDGET OF PERSONAL ITEllB.—General Scott's
former residence at Elizabeth, N.J., has been .sold for
$9,750.—Ex-Senator Conness was married to Miss Mail
Davis, at Greenfield, Massachusetts, March 16.-- -31ig°
Emma C. Stebbins, of lowa, has vindicated woman'S
rights by getting herself appointed a Notary Public.--
Ex-Governor Harriman, of New Hampshire, it is sari
will be nominated for Consul to London by Preside'
Grant.—President White of Cornell is said to give all
his salary for prizes to the students of his University.'
Mr. Connell has expended in all on the University,
$2,500,000. —There are 550 American students in the Irg-
lious German universities, and over 1,000 male and female
American pupils at first-class boarding schools. At the
Musical Conservatory, Stuttgardt, there are 25 American
students.--Twenty of Brigham Young's wives are tO
a journey East visiting their friends. They were at COO"
cil Bluffs, lowa, ou the 23d March. Two of his sons gc°
travelling about Europe, where the American papers sag
they are regarded with such suspicion that the Danish
police have orders to arrest them.—General M'Clellan leas
declined the Presidency of Union College, New Yorlc,
being engaged in other business enterprises of high 10r,
portance.—Mrs. Bainbridge, mother-in-law of Generg',
Reynolds, has been appointed Postmistress at Hampteet
Virginia.—General Grant has received from Connecti-
cut a cigar six feet long, weighing sixteen pounds!
Vice-President Colfax, with his wife and sister, has left
Washington for a few days, for Adover, Ohio, his wife's
former home, and Senator Anthony officiates in the House
in his stead. Baron Schirmer, Minister from the North
German Union to the United States, arrived at New Yorit
by the Westphalia on the 24th March, and is stopping at
the Brovoort House.—The President has appointed Jame
W. Haines, Frederick A. Tridle, and William Sherruagt
Government Commissioners to examine and report on the
completed sections of the Central Pacific Railroad of Cali"
fornia, and ile Western Pacific Railroad, in place of Job°
Bigler, Frank Denver, and Thomas J. Henley, rernovocl•
—Prince Metternich's butler receives the same salary 0.4
President Grant; wo wonder what the Prince's cook gets?'
Mrs Capt. Maguire,who recently brought her sick husbarUl
vessel safely into port at New York, has been presented
with $l,OOO by the underwriters.—Congressman
Dawes has declined the Judgeship of the Massachusetts
Supreme Court, offered him by Governor Clafln.'
Report says General Pleasanton is to be appointed Unitga,
States Marshal at New York.—Gen. Merritt, nominated
for naval officer, was formerly on Governor Fenton's staid'
and is not the cavalry officer of that name.—President
Grant's old partner in the real estate business in St. Lotll9l
Mr. H. Boggs, died in that city on the 13th March.-31'
Bruin has been appointed Consul-General of France at Sail
Francisco.— Secretary Boris, like a true denizen of tb°
" City of Brotherly Love," asks for power to transfer the
Navy-yard at Philadelphia to the Navy-yard at Leagg°
Island. Each State is earnestly anxious to have a Repre-
sentative in the Cabinet, and we congratulate Pennsylvaai't
on Secretary Borie, wh.mo first effort is to abolish it 4
navy-yard ; if Boutwell and Hoar do as much for
Massachusetts, the citizens of that State will have reason
to rejoice at their good fortune.
The Italian papers are lavish in their praises of
Mr. Pierce Francis Connelly's work which we recently
noticed, which he has named "Honour Arresting the
Triumph of Death." L'Opinione Malone, Gazzeta del P°'
polo, La Riforma, Gazzeta D'italia, and L'ltalia Artistica ate
unanimous in considering the grouping a work of go°
merit, involving artistic difficulties, which have been Or
mounted with entire success.

New Orleans is a hotbed of political excitement.
Governor `Yarmouth appointed Mr. Delayze auditor, via
Wickliffe, removed; but on his presenting himself at 0)0
office on the 25th March, Mr. Wickliffe refused him 0.41'
mission until he was himself ejected by the Superintco'
dent of Police. He then notified the public against trios'
acting business, as the auditor's office had been illegal
seized by the Governor, and the financial department 001
virtually suspended.

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Mr. Binckley has been fined $lOO and costs h°t
his assault on Thomas A. Harland. He pleaded gr°tL'o
provocation in the publication of the letter so injurious
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his character, which Judge Wylie fully allowed, but sal
he had his legal remedy.