New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-15
PERSONAL.

--Joseph Meyer is dead he was favorite comic
singer of Paris. He was a jew the son Of a rabbi,
end by trade eweler. When he was 20 years old,
he sar @ droll song called "Zemire and Azor" with
such effect lin il lie initiated the cries Of animals the
noise Of saw and plane that the pretty theater Les
Foles Drams,iaue engaged him in 1913. When the
Chateau des Fleurs opened he went there and sung
with great applause in 1913, the then admired song
Les Lqmpioas lit province for 8 comic singerg In
lSl9 Prince Muret procured him singers have notes
not princi,les from the Government permission to
ira nsicrn Tie Bans vendome into eccentric theater
which he named Folies Meyer and after two years,
lie sold his right for pension Of 81 200 year long
as the theater lived, and which was paid him until
1883 Then he turned lace dealer, which be continued
until some persons obtained right from the Govern
nent TO open an eccentric thester called the Alcsnar
which proved most unfortunate affair for him; be
Loaf $50 600 by il in one season. An offer was made
him for the Alcazar, which would have set him on his
legs again; just as it was the eve Of being
cluded, the other party refused TO take it. This
brought ,ran fever On POOR Meyer and in three days
be was q coTse. Mons. Maurice Meyer, the we'll
known jeweler in the Rue de la Peix, and Mons.
Meyer, the banker, are his brothers.
1t is said the Empress intends having the mansion
where her sister the Duchess of Alba died demolished
and the ground sold and covered with new houses. As
this mansion occupies prominent place in the Avenue
des Chamrs Eysees the Empress is obliged 10 see II
wbeney fe gs from the 1uileres Palace 20 the Bois
De Boulogne or 10 ~. Cloud. What contrast Last
Winter ths place the Of the greatest gayety
the fancy balYa, the Duchess Of Albas hose was the
moet brilliant entertainment VI the Winter Now IL is
the gloomeet house in Paris death sono regns there.
Tomorrow twill be razed. This corner Of ground
seems blasted by come evil eye; next door TO it stood
Mons. Emile dc GIaJdns manson, where his fins, vito
gathered around her the writers and artists Of the day
That US torn down the other day; she is dead de
BalIac, Beyle, Ancelot, de Beranger, arc in their
graves Victor Hugo IS exile dc LameItine Is beg
gar.
The correspondent Of a New Orleans paper states
that among the lucky stock spectators in New-fork
il Hurlbut late al editorial writer in The Daily
TINES. He is in with Harry stebbins, who, they say,
has yut Hurlbut up to good things he has made
over $4,000 in three weeks. Hurbul is curious
cove. lie was BON in Massachusetts and educated in
South Carolina which may account for his having been
IN ALotionis in 1850, supporter Of Fremont in 1866,
Douglas ialn in 1850, and now g rodhot Secessionst
All tie bears 90 in for secession IIuribut edu
cpted for he church and ordained bn cut the gos
pei ard took up with The world the osl and thedoyi
He is pleasant writer, says nothing at all in very
good language, has travelled good deal, Is q bald
needed bachelor OF fyesnd-thiIly or heressoats fs-
yore in society, and ii he has been lucky in Wall
street viii make toe money 1y up town. He left TIE
Times, j, is said, because he didn't approve Of rs
principles"
"A Mr. Tassie has recently died in london at the
sgc Of 81 who gained much uo;oiiety yean ago the
lucky winner OF the great shakesrear Lottery.
L. Is undelstoodhfihe Lottery ticket by which Mr. Tss-
sie became potsesecd Of The Boydel Gallery and pie
t,ues wss obtained in this way; A gentleman called
at Mr. Tassie's aop and mentioning de matter to
him. asked him II he had taken q ticket Finding that
he lad %. done TO- THE gentleman Offered tir. TaSe
his own, or one Of HE own. Mr. Tasse toOs it, and
Paid BIS guinea This TUNED out to be tie pIize-icket
Gd trught i,s owner pictures and lease Tor which
he received upward OF $4,000 in money.
The otly secret woman can keep is her age. a.
Paris, recently Mile. Cleo, the piqaant actress u the
Palsis Royal, wac to be witness In favor Of some
cosmetic used by ladies and aS French Crurs mvars
tiy ask he s2e " Witnesses III the younsees aotresscs