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ed MS DacK on MIN anu Kept MS Dack turned tn
whole time he spoke; this, unfortunately, did no
diminish the annoyance OF the public, for ''Plon
| Plon's" buzzing sometimes drowned NJ Guizot
| remarks.
Capt De Rivere, the "gallant Zouave," ha
again brought himself into nOtoriety, by challeng
ing Mr.. William Mulligan, of New York. The
parties met in New Jersey Saturday afternoon
but the fight did not take place, the Captain max
ing complete back down.
| The Captain has since come out with letter ir
the papers in which he states that he was on the
ground half an hour before the time appointed for
the meeting; that he was quite ready to fight but
that the other party proposed change in the
weapons and distance and refused to go upon the
field unless all their demands were assented to- To
this the Captain would not consent, and he accord
ingly left, it having in the meantime become dark
he concludes by pronouncing Mulligan liar and
! ''cowardly ruffan."
Rhode Island Rebellion notoriety, is being pub
llshed by subscription. 1t is said to contain full
account OF the controversy of lS4l and 1912, CON
cerning which so much has been said and so little
| really understood.
Mr.. S. B. Ruggles and Mr. Washington HINT
| have been elected delegates from New York to the
| Episcopal Convention which is to meet in Rich
mond on the 9th, and on the adjournment of which
there will be Convention of Old Line Wings. Mr.
Ruggles is an eloquent supporter of the interest of
the church. He is understood to favor Dr. 0nder-
donk's restoration. Mr.. Hunts sentiments on this
| subject have not been made public.
Little Eva Bell Whitten alias Ella Burns who
has been the subject of so much litigation in the Su-
| preme Court of New York. is to be placed in a
boarding school, with the appreciation of her father
who thus gives the best evidence that his object in
| seeking the control of his child was not the desire
| Of gain.
| Mr. Harris, our Consul at Japan, has been pre-
sented with magnificent gold snuff box by Queen
| Victoria. The box is about six inches in lenotb
four in width and two in depth and is of wrought
gold, handsomely washed. On the top is the Queen
cypher surrounded by a wreath of diamonds The
gift is most splendid one, and is valued at 50 OOO
The Boston Herald puts forth an account of the
death ofHenry Black, of Newport, Pa, who under
took to sever the head of hen, was attacked bv a
rooster, which spurred him on the hand into an
artery. About two weeks after the accident he
attacked with intense pain a sickeninp snnsa
tion of the heart, and his sulferings became nsup
portable. At this date remarkable occurrence
took place. He drew his entire frame together as
though to gain strength for act, and his voice
broke forth like the growing of rooster This was
repeated from time to time, and such was the SINH
arty of voices, that the outside listeners asserted
their belief that it was rooster After four davs
OF indescrbable suffering, he died and crowed no
more.
The foreign news brings Intelligence of the
death of Sir James Stephen, Under Secretary for
the British Colonies during Lord Mebourne's Ad-
ministration. Mr.. Stephen was born in 1870, and
admitted to the bar in 1911. Turning his attention
to literature be became prominent writer for the
Edinbbrg Review, and took a leading position
among essayists, writing some able articles on Ec-
cesastical History, which were subsequently pub
lished in collected form. In 1889 he was made
Under Secretary for the Colonies, a situation at
that time of great labor In 1849 he was called to
the chair of Modern History in the University of
Cambridge His name has been prominent among
the literary men of England
The July number of the Irish QudrterIa Re
Ute,o devotes one hundred and thirty paSns of
small print to a biographical and critical notice Of
Lady Morgan, the lately deceased Irish novelist
How she came to have husband and get him
knighted is thus related: "Surgeon MORGAN in
the meantime, with a smitten heart followed Miss
Sydney Owenson to Dublin, prosecuting her with
declarations OF the love which filled him to distrac
tion. The popular Duke of Richmond invited the
authoress and Mr.. Morgan to one of the private
balls at the Vice-regal Court His Excellency, in
the course of lounging conversation with Miss
Owenson, playfully alluded to the matrimonial re-
port which had begun to be bruted about and ex-
pressed hope to have the pleasure, at no distant
day, OF congratuating her on her marriage. 'The
rumor respecting Mr.. Morgan's deuouen,ent' she
replied, may or may not be true; but this | can
at least with all candor and sincerity assure your
Grace, that | shall remain to the last dav OF nv
life in single blessedness unless some more TEMPT
ing inducement than the mere change from Miss
Owenson to Mistress Morgan be offered me- The
hint was taken, and Charles Lennox, Duke of Rich
mond, in virtue of the powers Of his office, knight
ed Surgeon Morgan on the spot" Then she mar
ried him, and became Lady Morgan-forty, but
neither fat nor fair.
"A correspondent of the Hamilton (CanadaN
Spectator tells the following anecdote about Wis
den, one of the All England Eleven, now here:
"At tie st. Lawrence Hotel at supper, some corn
was served along with other dishes, and, being
offered to Wisden, he took some. But, how to eat
it Wisden looked round the table, but there was
none partaking o. corn, he was left to his own
| inventive resources. After some meditation and a
cautious survey of the table to see if any we're OBJ
serving him. he took it up boldly and stuck it be-
tween his teeth e"e1g;so Imagine hio deappoint
ment at finding cob in the middle of the luscious
mOrsel." :"
Hon Pnkk oT
Mexico, arrived in Hudson, N. Y, on Saturday,
and Immediately proceeded to his summer resi-
dencc IN Livingston, Columbia county where he
will probably remain until his departure for Vera
Cruz.
The Rev. DR.. Cumming, of London, announces
an SvO. volume about "The Great Tribulation com
ing upon the Earth" This reverend gentleman
has propensity for prophecying. Once he wrote
book to warn the public that the world would be
ended in 1862 This was about 1s49 at which time
the sagacious prophet, who had only thirteen wears
before him, on his own showing, took house on
lease for q wears,
The fast horses furniture, ewelry and other nick
nacks recently belonging to young Lane, the Full
ton Bank defauter, to be sold at public auction
ON Wednesday next.
The Wheeling hrtelligcncer says that the widow
OF the late Mr.. Harris, who killed by the loco
| motive explosion at Cameron, it is said, has not
touched food or slept since the unfortunate death of
her husband. Her friends fear that she may event
uallv loose her reason.
time ago the doctor accompanied some fair Phila-
delphians to the Navy Yard in Brooklyn. The day
was fine but gusty; he was eloquently describing on
the ferry boat the beauty of the surrounding
scenery, when puff of wind gently lifted his hat
off his head and carried it like bird tapping its
wings up the river.
"Good heavensI' cried the doctor, '.there's some
poor fellows hat in the air. Well, that's Joke l
always laugh at' .
The roar of laughter which greeted him all
around, and the direction all eyes took to his head
induced him to put his hand there.
''By the powers" quoth he, ''it's my hat!' But
| his native wit returning, he said, as he saw it
| plump itself into the waters of the East river
''That's true to nature-a beaver always takes to
| the water!'
The Sioux City Eagle says that Hon. Henry
Masters, Governor of Dacotah Territory, died very
suddenly on the 10th ult., on his farm near Sioux
Falls. He had been quite feeble in health for some
! time.
M. Lisbon, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary from Brazil was formally present.
ed to the President Monday, by the Secretary of
State and delivered his credentials The Minister
was accompanied by his principal Secretary of Le-
CATION.
Hon. J. Holt, Postmaster General, has re-
turned from short visit to Kentucky, (accompa-
MED by bis wife) and entered upon the duties of his
office.
Punch gets off the following on the Italian ques-
ton:
''Please, Sir, may accept Tuscany and the Le-
! gatons.- Victor Emmanuel TO Louis Napoleon.
On Saturday last the President and Miss Lane
removed from their summer retreat, at the Sol
! diers Home, and resumed their residence at the
Executive Mansion.
WV. Walker, Jr., of Columbia, S. c., has lately
been left legacy by an English relative of flO5,-
600, or S525, 900.
Mr.. Ten BRoECK's HoRsEs.-The October engage