The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-04
CnAs. KINusLEY, IL preraringaa Hist

Personal and Literary.
CnAs KINusLEY, IL preraringaa History
Of England for the bhoys.
A LONDON paper Announces by the au-
thor of "Prometheus Bound" Prome-
theus Half Hound, to be followed Prone
theus in cloth with gilt edges.
.TuunLow WEED ERowN, the noted tenn
perauce advocate aud editor of the, Wisconsa
Chef,alie in 4 ordeal condition at his home
in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. # RM
JOIN P. HAS. United States Minister at
NIadrid, has written to promincnt members
of Congress urging an increase of his salary,
which isnow $4,000 in gold. la
NJ. Victor Hugo writes to French pa
per to say that he has read statements that
he is blind and can neither read nor write
and wishes 10 contradict them.
The Hon. Anson Burlingame, Minister to
China, and the Hon. Il. b. VanValkenburg,
Minister TO Japan, will spend a fen weeks
IN California before leaving for their re-
spcotive charges. S# &A
ESoLrsH papers say that Generals Grant
and Sherman will make. the tour of Europe
in May next. They think the Union Gener-
ais will be warmly welcomed. although the
rebel Lee would be more iionized. ssss
COLONEL Robert Carr, Scotchman, who
vas an errand boy in the printing Office Of
Benjamin Franklin at Philadelphia, and
subsequently learned the art of printing,
died in Philadelphia on Thursday, aged So.
A letter from Florence Nightingale, dated
at London, February %, speaks Of her
health as even more delicate than it has
been. She says:-" am always and en-
trcly prisoner to my room, and latterly to
one position" ar
PRINCE ALFRED, Queen vicloria's second
son, now young fellow of 81 has just been
promoted to be a Captain in the British
navy, and Parliament has granted him an
allowance of $4,000 year. Ho il talked
Of as the Viceroy Of the projected British
American Confedcracy. E gS
Two companies of volunteers from St
Andrews and Grenville, left Montreal for
Ottawa recently. Col De Hcrtel dropped
dead while addressing them before thcis
departure from st. Andrews He had just
said, ~ have been iifty-two years in the
service, and my heart is in it yet" when he
died. f
THE laws Of caste are so rigidly enforced
IN England that even Charles Dickens is
not invited to what its members choose 10
call "the best society," He is manfully in
dependent of "Milords." however, and
when he was recently requested by the
Queen to take part in some amateur dra-
matte performance, he "dcclined to 60 as
performer where he could not as private
gentleman" 0
JEFF DAVIS health continues good, and
he keeps up the same habits towhlch he has
been accustomed for some time past, includ.
ing his daily outdoor exercise. He reads
much and keeps well posted on passing
events. An officer who recently undertook
to draw him out on Fenianism met with
complete failure. Though great portion Of
his time disposed to be social and converse.
tional, he is frequently seized with fits o.
sourness and relicence. He sci lom alludcs
to his trial.
A writer in "1Ke Nation gives thu
following photographs Of French celebritie.
whom he has met:
Rosa Bonhew.--A face not expressive
of genius. Features somewhat hard and
fixed. Expression bright but unsympath.
cite.
|, -1lphonse Karr--Broad, high head, and
large nose and ears. The ciose-cropped
hair and long pointed beard make him lool
like an author Of the time Of Sir Walter
Raleigh.
-Gui<ot.-Very old and very grave. A
large, intellectual brow. Thin grey hair
Eyes not bright; the muscles beneath then
swollen and baggy. Thin, fixed mouth. NJ
beard.
--Lamartine.-As complete a contrast Il
the last as can well be. A high but retreat
ing brow. Vain, supercilious eyes. Nose
long and pointed. Mouth rigid, yet weak
No beard or moustache.
--Madame George Sana. Long, oval face
large dark eyes with dropping lids. Face
expressing combination of dreamy, vol
uptuous Temperance. mt, great beneyolcnc,
and intellectual genius. III
-Rossmi--The veteran composer la
grown old. His features do not express
what they should. The full, dark eyes
however, still seem TO- fash with sparkling
melody. - &,s-A 8.. ~ -
Alexander Dumas, Pere.--A face whose
features have an unmistakable basis of tn,
negro in them Y q Raid, bright, jovial, s(Ae
what coarse, and decidedly earthly. fali
cations Of tough epidermis and q strons
constitution. Plenty Of self-estoem ano
vanity. a
-TAiers.-A head and figure which per
fectly recall the English Punch--or rathe,
cross between Punch and Yankee ,sier
gyman. Face very compact. Short grey
hair; no beard. Wears spcctaclcs, through
which he looks intensely senatorial ant
dignifcd.e s y eas2sStg es
Theodore Ron.seau fac = full Of ben
evidence, honesty, child Ike enthusiasm
and modesty. Seems like man you cal
hardly help liking. The browisg high, an.
expressive Of calm, quiet thought and cain
communion with nature. Dark eyex; wear.
a large black moustachc and beard. e Z 4
-Fictor .Hugo.-A magnificent head tn
brow piled up square and compact, wher
all the intellectual organs seem we'll Al
evenly developed. Immense ideality, .abov
which the moral faculties arch the head int
a wcll-roundcd dome. The hair grey an
cut close to the head. Eyes not large, bu
deep and intense with a soft fire. Larg
4 ears. Nose in harmony with the rest Of tn
face, which inclines To squarcncss. Is Moutl
full of discrimination, yet expressive 0
feeling. Thick moustache and very shor
grey beard.
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