Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-14
PERSONAL.

The late ball at the Hotel de Vile, Paris, in
| honour of the marriage of Prince Napoleon
was exceedingly brilliant. The decorations
alone cost $4,000 sterling, of which 81 600
were for flowers and exotics. The famous
Marble Court was lined with artificial vines,
bearing black and white fruits, and the bub-
bling fountains and profusion of fresh flowers
showed the oft-enchanted palace with power
of magic never surpassed. The number of
invitations extended to 10000 and nearly all
| those invited are supposed to have attended.
Francis Picard, one of the first white per-
sons born at st. Louis, died in Kansas Terrific
| ~ on the Sd inst For more than 80 years he
had led the life of a voyager on the plains, and
| passed all that time in rambling back and forth
between the Mississippi river and Pacific
| Ocean. Deceased had served as an interpre-
ter at many treaties with Indians, and guide
to explorations by United States officers across
the Plains and Rocky Mountains.
Rev. w. H. Milburn, in his lecture on AL
exander Hamilton, recently delivered in Phila-
delphia, said :-Taleyrand had paid to Hamil-
ton the compliment of saying that of the men
of mark he had ever seen, of Europe and
| America-and he had seen most of them-he
considered Alexander Hamilton the very fore
most of them all.
DIR. Joshua Webb, a practitioner of medi-
cine and a Campbellite preacher, was arrested
last week at his residence, near Salem Ohio,
| for adding to his other vocations that of utter
ing forged bank-nOtes. He will probably have
the chance of learning still another trade or
calling in the service of the State.
Lieut.. Gov Mouton of Louisiana has resign
ed his office, in consequence Of the Senate hav-
ing taken out of his hands the appointment of
a certain committee. He construed this into
| a n M 1aIin ,of,,, e
confidence.
Joe Barker, the street preacher, who was
once elected mayor of Pittsburgh his resumed
his calling, and was arrested on Sunday of last
week, in Cincinnati, for blocking up the side
walks. For want of ten dollars to pay the
fine, he was committed to jail.
Mr.. Francis Gouldy, who was so fearfully
assaulted by his son in October last, is so far
recovered that he is able to get out, though he
will never fully recover his former health.
The other sufferers in the case are now well
Powers's bust of the Hon. Jared Sparks,
says the Boston Advertiser is a triumph of
the sculptor's art. The expression of the face
is that worn by the original when addressing
the students.
Miss Maria S, Brainerd sang with great sue
cess in Providence on Thursday evening Her
singing is spoken Of as delightful She was
called out several times, and before the end of
the evening established herself general favor
lite.
Joseph Holt, the New Postmaster General,
is native of Kentucky, but was for many
years resident Of Mississippi, where he amass-
ed large fortune by an extensive law practice
He has been member Of Congress.
A number of friends of the Rev. S. d.
Shaffer, candidate for Mayor in Toledo, offer
to bet $500 that he can whip any man in that
city in fair standing fight. Where's Parson
Brownlow 9
Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, the only son
of the Colonial Secretary, has published vol
ume of poems in London, under the nom de
plume of "Owen Meredith"
The trial of Mr. Sickles will not take place
until next week, the Grand Jury having de-
clined to give it priority.
Mrs. Mary Taylor of Lee, Mass, had sur
prise party of her fifteen children, on her Tooth
birthday, lately
A Utah correspondent says, Heber Kimball
and Brigham Young have harems that cover
each an acre of ground.