Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-19
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

| under q severe attack OF govt
The Empress Of Russia 'only" spent 100000
during her seven months stay at Nice.
The second volume of the Emperor Napoeon's
"I.iie of Caesar" viii come out about August.
| A statue of Julius Cesar is to be placed in the
garden of the Tuiller,e'.
/ An English missionary was recently devoured
/ by some disseminated members of his parish in
New Zealand.
James B. Clay, Jr., was arrested at Louisville,
on the 9th instant, and placed in the artillery
prison. upon the charge Of using oisloyal Ian
/ guage.
Hon. Thomas Connolly NJ. p for Donegal Ire.
/ land, has rendered to General Lee home for him
self and IA niy in any part Of Great Britain he may
/ select. The generous offer has teen declined. SO
says the Petersburg News.
A negro man grossly insulled lady on the
streets OF Baltimore, on Saturday, and assaulted
/ her husband. A soldier came TO the rescue, the
/ negro was chased T a considerable distance, and
/ would have been killed by the crowd, had he not
managed TO make his escape.
An officer in garrison at Lille has given din
ner 20 some friends, at which the principal DISH
was the roasted shoulder Of q lion. killed by N.
/ Chasing, in Africa, on the 2lst of March last.
/ The meat had the flavor Of highly.pickied wild
boar and was eaten, we hear with much relish
/ by the guests.
Miss Gladstone, sister T. the British Chancellor
/ OF the Exchequer has subscribed ElOOO towards
| the Cardinal MisemAn testimonial and will give
similar sum for ten years TO come. She
/ has further promised 10 give El,OOO year to-
wards the augmentation Of the income OF the
new Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westmins-
ter.
painful sight, some three weeks since, at
| tractsd a crowd near the triumphal arch OF the
Etoile 10 Paris. man had thrown himself from
| the top of the arch, and was instantly killed. A
I 4. in ha ~ of IA
1 which he recommended his wife and two children
TO the charity Of the public. The letter added
4 that be had committed suicide TO avoid the sight
the sight OF their suffering. The unfortunate
mans name was GiraUd.
The Unitarian pulpit in Concord, n. II was
closed against tue minister Of the society, Rev.
I J. L. Hatch, on Sunday, June H. on account OF
1 his having, against warning, advocated the right
of the ire, Omen 20 the elective franchise on the
! previous Sunday. His friends secured the largest
hall in the city the same evening, and he repeat
ed the Objectionable discourse TO an immense
l audience.
Grisier, one of the first fencing. masters in the
word and who has given lessons TO most Of the
I Paris dueists for the las: half century, has died
4 lately, aged seyenty-three. IN 1873 he made
l tour Of Europe, and was received with so much
4 favor by the Emperor Of Russia that lie remained
| for ten years in II. Petersburg. He was an ac'
4 cOmplished CIV INNER. He ioundeda magnificent
l swimming es Establishment on the banks Of the Ne
4 va lie held Office under Louis Phlllippi and
/ Napoleon III, and was decorated with the Legion
1 OF Honor. His nams Is ment!Oned frequently in
Alexander Dumas novels.
A woman called on On attorney in Williams.
port. y. Y, on Tuesday Of last week, and re-
l Guested his assistance in collecting bounty and
nav for two husbands who had been killed du
/ ring the rebellion. Her third husband accom-
panied her.
A mother and daughter while quauelirg in
| New York fell out Of three story window and
L one was killed.
Clinton county No, mus. be pleasant sum-
4 mer resort. There were thirty murd-rs there In
one week.
/ A Christian lady In Washington sent Payne,
i the assassin, a pOCket-handketchief and mes
/ sage that she should pray for him, and that
1 others prayed for him. lie received the present
1 with the air and bearing seemingly Of gentle
i man. returning his thanks, and as to the prayers
/ lie said no one praying for him should labor
alone; that he prayed for himself. This last re-
mark was made with much emotion, his eyes
l filing with tears his nature is twO-told he is
gentle, and yet terrible as lion.
1 Guinness. the great brewer Of Dublin stout,
/ has been knghted, and his beer bottles will
I henceiO.th bear the title Of Sir Benjamin. Henry
Russell who used 20 give such plaIntiye effect 10
! WcoCman spare that Tree,' Is also . be knight
ed and there is also talk Of Upper and Tenny-
| son. Mr.. Sala has not been knightet yet, but as
the next step 70 that distinction, the papers an.
| nounce that he Is 20 introduce TO the English
public the two forthcoming volumes of Belle
/ Boyd in Camp and Prison, written by herself
They have now a railway velocity indica.
tor in England that is quite ingenious. When
I fixed inside railway carriage il records the
K speed ,f train Of all parts of the journey.
Or. VIM. C. Kane late of Knoxville Tennes.
see has been arrested in Hartford Connecticut
and taken to New York for examination. He is
reported 10 be a defautcr TO the amount of
( 100000 Of bonds belonging TO the state Of Ten
I nesSee.
The celebrated Forest divorce case promises to
rival that in Dickens Bleak ouse "-Jarndyce
vs. JaTndyce. 10 was resuscitated on Friday by
a motion 70 have il argued de nOyO in the United
states courts. The motion came up before Judge
Nelson. who, having heard council for and
ag inst, took the papers and reserved his deci-
sion.
Judges Boyer and Dryden. Of the Supreme
Court Of Missouri, having declined to vaca,e the
bench, in con ormity vita the Ordiuan.e passed
bv the late state Convention, Governor Fletcher,
on Wednesday, through General Coleman, COM
handing the militia, fOrcibly diSposstssed them
OF their seats, and installed his appointees, the
Hon. David Wagner and the Hon. VIM. l.. Love.
lace.
Judge Trigg delivered an opinion in the Circuit
Court Of the United States, for he Eastern Dis
trict Of Tennessee declaring the act Of Congress
unconstitutional which requires attorneys before
practicing in the United States, TO take an oath
that they have not actively aided the rebellion.
and that they will bear allegiance TO the United
States.
Some people speak Of the Internal Revenue tax
as the internal Revenue But in view of the
probable duration of the term during which it
will be imposed it is suggested that Eternal Rev.
| enue better expresses public opinion.
Speaking Of the University Of Virginia. saws
4 correspondent Of the Petersburg News Dr. Gil
dersleeve Of that institution has been offered and
/ has accepted a Protessorship in Germany. He
/ suffers greatly from his wound, but will start
/ before many days, aud our cherished college will
/ lose one Of the ablest and best men it ever
boosted.
/ A court martial which recently convened at
Il New Creek Virginia found Robert Brown citi-
l zen of Brooke county, West Virginia guilty of
publicly expressing his qualification when in.
| formed that the late President Of the United
| States had been assassinated, and publicly ex-
| pressing his opinion that more Of the Execu tive
/ and Administration officers Of the Government
| should be killed, was sentenced by the court mar.
! tia 10 be confined in some prison for one YEAR
The General commanding this Department has
/ approved the sentence and named Clinton Prison.
New York, as the place.
Il is stated that a plan has been n1atured in
| England to avoid all cause OF difficulty with the
| United States about Canada, by making British
| America an independent kingdom, with a mon.
arch elected by the people his throne 10 be guar
/ anteed By several European powers besides Eng.
| laud-Belgium, Holland, Denmark and Greece.
for example with these potentates supporting the
| King of Canada, and a similar league of En-
! perOrs supporting the Emperor of Mexico. IL is
1oped by people on the other side that the world
may swing on smoothly for the remainder of its
l years.