The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-07
PERSONAL.

| Conrad WiIIauer, the Swiss soldier who rosc,,
! ed Mrs. Doane Of New Jersey, and Edward por
kins's family Of Boston, from massacre at Parugia
last summer, has been Handsomely rewarded by;
! Mr.. Perkins, who has purchased the freedom from
military service of the brave soldier, made him \
| present OF 4 sum of money, paid his expenses from
Rome to Switzerland, and relieved the little farm
belonging to his family of debt with which it was
! encumbered
The Florence correspondent of the Providence
Jo"rndt writes, on 18th Of November;
| ne number OF American visitors now in Flo
renee IS quite as large as usual. Reckoning the
permanent c"onists, the whole number cannot fall
much short of three hundred Mrs stowe tLe
novelist, is established here for the remainder of
the autumn and a portion of the winter, surround
ed by circle of friends. Mr.. Stockton onr Minis
ter to Rome, with bis family, still remains, here
The family of Mr.. James +. Cooley of New York.
at their temporary home in the FrescobaId Palace
at thelr weekly conrerSa2oni, are dispensing their
hoSpltaiiues to large numbers of their countrvmcn
with quiet elegance and dignity Mr. Charles Per,
klns OF Boston, is engaged in writing history of
MEDIEVAL Sculpture. Mr. Jarvis of the same citr
is making good progress with his work upon the
art OF painting in the same period. Mr. Jarvis,
collection of pictures is increasing and will be
ready to be sent to America next year when his
book will be published. The family of Mr. Kinney
formerly our representative at Turin, continues to
reside IN Florence and is the centre of an iDtel-
gent circle As usual, Boston is more largely repre-
sented than any other American citv''
Among the notablcs present at the late mass
meeting IN hynchburg, Va, called to express the
opinion OF the people of that section in relation to
the Harpers Ferry raid, was the wcll-knOwn Par
son Brownlow. His remarks on the occasion were
Characteristic reporter, in noticing the speech,
says 1t was intensely southern" and represents
the parson as saying che would rather be with the
South in Pandemonium, than with the abolitionists
IN Heaven The parson also remarked that he
intended to give his family instructions not to hurry
him in a Yankee coffin: but if in case of an ernar
gency they should be forced to do So that they mus
leave both ends open, so that when the devil or
aboitionsts came at one end he could crawl out at
the other.
DR.. Cumming, whose last publication. '.Tbe
Great Tribulatiou," is at present creating an ex-
citement in the literary worlds thus described in a
late English review:
ellis Slngularly handsome person, his brilliant
flow of poetic thoughts his striking talents, and
his burning zeal, combine to make him one of the
most interesting speakers Of the day. Mr. Cum
ming Is very small IN person, not exceeding five
teet four or five inches in height with a slender
and graceful figure. His face is one of the most
beautiful have ever seen, for he is altogether too
diminutive to be called strictly handsome His
halr Is OF Jet black, with soft, waving curl upon
IT. his complexion resembles alabaster with deem
damaSk color; his forehead is high and finely
formed, and his eyes are concealed bv invisible
Spectacles. His nose is aquilinc but not verv large
and the lower part OF his face is perfect as that
OF some Greek statue, with the addition of beauti-
tul teeth. Altogether he is what his countrvman
call very bonnie chel,' and he would really be
Incompatible were he only magnifed. His manner
Is very uhaSSumlng; he never puts himself forward,
but remains behind the other speakers. While 81
lent he has all the meckncss Of tracie child but
when he speaks he displays all the vgor and
energy Of young eagle"
-Leocadie Doze, wife Of Roger de Bcauvais Gel
eDfateu once as actress and PLAYWRIGHT, and who
wrote "Contdenccs ct Causcrics de Mile Mars"
died in Paris in the month of October aged So
Wilhelm llene, the artist cf Commodore Per
ry 5 Japan expedition has been recently exploring
Algers and Tripoi and some Of his artistic sketch
cs have appeared in German illustrated papers
The New York ChwcbDlan. SAYS: 1T is an
n0unced in several of our secular exchanges that
the Hon. Edward Stanley, Of California; is about
to become a candidate tor holy orders. 1t is
hopeful sign ot the times when men of Mr. Stanlv's
calibre can cast aside the tiscuatnns uf public liz,
and the honors and cmoumcnts of the Bar to
assume the post of Il missionary Of the Cross
MIR. Scaboru IL. Jones died at his residence
near Waynrsh"ro Ga, on the night Of the 10th
nlt,, aged Gi wears. He was the father ol Hon.
John }. Jones, Representative elect to Congress
from that district