The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-03
NEWS ITEMS.

EX-Gov. RYLASD FLETcnEg. Of Vermont.
was thrown from his carriage few DAYS since.
and from the effects of his injuries he is now
lying, it IS feared, past recovery, at his resi-
dence in Cavandish, in that State.
Madame Celeste has been engaged at the
New Bowery Theater, New York; singular
circumstance, when one remembers her
career and her distinction upon the European
stage.
A Paris letter says " / had the pleasure
Of meeting few days ago. the Marquis de
Bossy, the declared enemy of the English in
all their manifestations of progress whatever.
The Marquis told me that, as the enemy Of
England. he respected Stephens, and invited
him TO dinner, in order to have him meet a
choice circle Of French gentlemen who SYM
pathized with him in this sentiment. These
gentlemen. the elite of the French aristacracy.
were surprised and delighted to find in Ste
phens, the chief of popular movement. a
gentleman OF good breeding, and even oil
distinguished manners. The Marquis said
that his friends expected to see man of the
same stripe as that 'ruffian Garbadi, Carl
balda rutlianly propensities consisting in be.
inr oppesed to these gentlemen in politics.
evidently.
The death is mentioned of Mr.. Philip
Stanhope Worsley, known as the translator OF
the odyssey and as the author of many
poems contributed TO Blackwood' S Magazine.
1T is said that Mr. Grau has paid Madame
Ristori S50.o00 in advance upon her contract
to play in this country. She is to arrive in
September next, and bring with her troupe
of fifty actors and actresses.
-Garibaldi wrote to some of his friends
who We're trying TO press certain conditions
for the employment Of the volunteers on the
Government; :. will hear nothing of con-
ditions | make no conditions. With the
Austrian before us,sno Italian has conditions
to make. -you-they-we go to fight
him..
Thomas J.Stowell.th lawyer who figured
very disreputably in the Busted Wilson di-
vorce snit, in New York. is accused Of having
picked Wilson pocket Of 1922 30. as thetwo
stood talking together in Chatham street on
the 18th. Stowell is supposed to have left the
country.
The Murat family are said to be at this
momeat more urgent than ever for the pay
ment of sum of money due them from the
Italian Government. King Joachim of Ma
pies. in moment of difficulty. lent two mil
lions and a half OF dallars to the treastry Of
his Kingdom. which it was understood was to
pe returned without interest. The Murats.
on their return to France. laid claim to ten
millions, principal and interest. of the sum
lent, but have of late diminished their de-
mand by one half. The Italian Government
has offered one million. payment in full this
has been steadily refused up to the present
time. but viii probably, now be accepted. as
the war now probable will so increase the
Italian debt that the Murat claim will be
thrown far enough into the background never
more to be heard of
An English opera company is giving per.
forrnances at the new French thea,er in New
York, in Fourteenth street. The company
comprises Miss Caroling Richings, Miss Zelda
Harrison, Mrs Marie Mozart. Messrs. VIM.
Castle, s. c. Campbell and Ed. Seguin.