The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-11
MISCELLANEOUS JOTTINGs.

-Flotows rev opera IS named Zelda, and is
to be produced in Paris in May.
The London Orchestra says that the Pyne-
Harrison company is reforming.
Some lady up in Pike, Missouri has called
her baby ''Veton Good luck TO the lady and
her baby says the Missouri Republican.
-Carozzi ZuCchi, whose Illness was a dan.
gerous inflammation Of the throat, is recovering
rapidly.
Camilla Urso has appeared-with great
success-beore the Emperor Napoleon and the
Empress.
-Mad'lle Patti gave Mad1le Nilsson. the
Swedish artistic who sings at the Theatre Ly-
riuue, private dinner recently. None but the
two families were present There was ravishing
singing after codee.
Mr. Georg, Peabody is staying with his
sister at Geoi getown, near South Danyers,
Mass. He declined a formal reception which
was rendered t. him by a committee OF the cti-
Zens Of South Dauvers.
A despatch rom Fortress Monroe announces
that Messrs. Charles OConOr aud George Shea,
OF New York city, have been retained as counsel
for Jefferson DAVIS. Mrs. Davis is now with her
husband.
Miss Stebbine Of COlckasaw county, Iowa,
has received an appointment as Notary Public
Tor that county. She is the first female ever
having received such a commission, aud is re-
presented as cmnently competent.
Little Jaell, the pianist, has recently been
presented by the King OF Italy with pin set IN
diamond DIS as a proof of the pleasure his Majesty
derived from the composition dedicated to him,
"Au bird de PArno.'
The latest fashionable collar for gents has
rundown corners. on which appear dogs and
horses heads. These figures are repeated on
the wristbands. The shirt itself is spotted over
with small horse-shoes, or with the heads Of
dogs ard horses.
The first hundred nights of the AtricGtRe in
Paris produced the sum OF 1000 900 francs. The
authors, paid at the rate OF 500 francs per night,
received 90, GOO uancs The tax levied for the
poor OF Paris was the eleventh part of the re-
CCipts, and consequently reached the large sum
OF 96,3G4 francs, nearly $4,000.
In Palis an amusing CaricatuTe has been
made of Mons. Verdi. The composer is repre-
sented half man and hall lion, seated at the
piano and composing; the name ialls over the
whole body like a fur mantle, and the tail
strikes the keys of the piano at the same time
with mis- hands; on the open score before him is
written, al trouye tort" (TrordtOre).
In Paris, recently, several young noblemen
have married below their rank, and from trades
married a young lady possessed of fortune
made in the sugar trade The Marquis de la
ROcheiaquelin married the heiress OF a shawl
manufacturer The Nicomte Goney darcy weds
the daughter of mason of the name of Abcille.
The annual rate of mortality in London was
2433 during twenty-siX years. and the mortality
IN the year 1866 OF extreme heat and extreme
cold was 2462. There was a sensible decline in
the mortality Of the districts south of the
Thames. The mortality in the whole OF the city
population of the United Kingdom was at the
rate OF 27lS per cent.
Illinois papers report that a short time ago
quite number OF persons we've COngregated to-
gether in LaCon for the purpose of dancing,
when a lady of their number SAID she thought
dancing was foolish and sinful way of spend
ing time, and that If the gentlemen and ladies
would Eneel down, she would pray for them.
They did so, and they held good prayer
Il Getting.
-Disa ppointment at having two pictures re.
fused by the Jury OF the Paris Salon mas led an
artist named Jules HolZaptell TO commit suicide.
He wrote to his bTother:-'The members Of
the Jury do not know me; have neither friends
nor enemies among them. SO I've no talent,
and when a man hasn'G talent at forty il is time
10 die" The brother hurried TO his lodgings,
and found that jules had Just blown out his
brains.
e curious item of statistics in the French
paper. illustrates the superstition of the Pa
Islans II is observed that on Fridays the
omnibus travel OF Paris diminishes in proper
Iion of twenty-five per cent.-sO strong is the
superstitious avoidance of doing ANYTHING that
can be helped on that "uuluckyn day. 1t is
also urther remarked, that when Friday hap
pens to TALL on the 18th of the month, the Om-
plbus receipts decrease at the rate OF fifty per
cent.
Among the losers by the great Detroit fire
on the 27th ult. is Carl SChurz, otthe Detroit Post
He had two large boxes IN the depot of the
Michigan Southern Railroad, containing a very
valuable portion OF his library, collection of
hne geographical and military maps, collec-
tion of Photographic reproductions OF the best
paintings in the gallery of Madrid, several
volumes of manuscript, number OF letters from
MIR. Lincoln, and other prominent persons, and
all his correspondence with his family during
the last twelve years, embracing an almost com
plete diary Of the political and military events
with which he has been connected.
- Mademoiselln Tietiens on her way home
| from HAMBURG, where she was received with
extraordinary enthusiasm, sang at Elberteld
| in Germany, al concert given by the Lleder-
| taiel, on the 9TH ult. The different choirs of
| ElbeTfeld, Dusseldorf, Creleld, and Barmess,
united TO perform Max Bruch's cantata, Firth.
ioi," in which Mldemoiselle Tietiens sang the
soprano music. The enthusiasm was 20 great
that she was literally pelted with bouquets from
all parts OF the nall, and alter her aria from
Don G1CCdHni, and TWO German songs, she was
again and again called 10 the platform to bow
her acknowledgements.
The French War Department IS making
arrangements with the Eastern Railway Com.
| pany for conveyance from Metz to Paris of toe
''Griion," an enormous bronze cannon, which
has now been for SIXTY years IN the arsenal OF
| the former pace. THIS Gun was taken by the
| French army, III the seventh year of the Repub
| lie, from the fortress of Ehrenbretstein, near
| Coblentz. II was cast in 1873 and is OrnamenteC
| with chasngs somewhat rudely executed. Its
| length is IA feet l04 inches, with callOre o
| nearly ii inches, nich would require ball O
| l72 lbs. The weight Is Is tons 10 cwt.; the car
| riaCe, which was made at Metz, weighs nearly
| six tons. According to report this curionS
| piece OF ordnance is for the Paris Museum 0
| Artillery.
The Boston Transcript calls attention to the
| fac. that tWentf.o~ OF the present members o.
| the Senate OF the United States are natives o
New England, divided among the six states as