The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-02
MISCELLANEOUS JoTTINGs.

., MI ana MIS- Charles hean are TO play In
the Princess Theatre, in London, IN April.
Prince Napoleon is about to sell all his
bronze and marble statues collected in his
Roman House in Paris.
M. Louis Hottinguer, rich banker died
lately in Paris. His estate is valued at twelve
million dollars.
Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte is making
an excursion in the valleys of the Spanish
Basque country, for the purpose of studying the
dialects OF the various districts.
Cave johnson, Postmaster-General under
President Polk, is candidate for the Tennessee
State Senate, to fill vacancy occasloned by the
death OF Senator Bart,
--Burke's extinct Peerage," a book which has
long been a rarity with genealogists and others
interested in pedigrees, has Just been reprinted
by Messrs. Harrison, in London. Numerous
coats of arms have been added to the new issue.
Five new local publications appeared in Con-
stantinople last year. Still another Is Just an
Commerce, a semi-ofiicial sheet, to be published
weekly, in Turkish and French.
Mr.. William Swinton's "History of the Cam
paiCns of the Army of the Potomac" was an
nounced for publication during the present
month, but is delayed 1t is understood that Mr..
Swinton is engaged upon a general History of
the War of ofSecession in America.
The London Reader says that Lord Ash
burnham has priTately printed a catalogue of
his collection of manuscripts, in three large thick
been given to any of the public libraries in Eng
land; but one has been sent to the Imperial
Library in Paris.
Major George K. Lee. Assistant Adiutant-
General of Volunteers on the staff of General
Grant, who was for long time the Office assist
ant of the late Colonel Bowers, has succeeded to
the official position of the latter, with the rank
of major in the regular army.
The Auburn IN. " Advertiser SAYS that a
son of Brigham Young, formerly a resident of
that village, was in town last week, looking up
sundry debts of his fathers, which he was
anxious to liquidate, with the interest which
had accrued during thirty-fve years. ,.
There are now eleven vacant ca1final's hats,
and it Is reported that six of them will be placed
on the heads of the following prelates at the
June Consistory: -Monsignori Matteucc eX-
Governor of Rome; Hohenlohe, the Pope's almo.
ner; Chigi, Papal Nuncio at Paris, where he will
be succeeded by Monslgnore Franchi; Manning,
Archbishop of Westminster; Lynch, Bishop OF
Charleston and Mexican prelate.
The late Captain Gronow, author Of four
volumes of personal Recolections" recently
published in London, left his family in destitute
circumstances. A subscription has been opened
| for their benefit. Captain Gronow was disin-
herited by his father in favor of his brc Cher a
| rived from the interest of a sum charged on the
family estate ceased with his life.
The Imaum of Muscat, who has Just been
assassinated by the tribes settled on the shore
| of the Persian Gulf, was at the head of one OF
the richest and most powerful states Of Arabia.
| His possessions comprised, independently OF
! the territory of MusCat, q part of Moghstan,
| the islands Of Kischm and 0rmuz, the island
| OF Zanzibar, and the eastern coast of Africa
from Cape Cardafou to Querimbo.
The Eldora (Iowa) Ledger gives an account
| of q man living in Hardin county who is said to
| be stronger than the celebrated DR.. Windshlp.
| His name is Walter Hadlock. He was member
| of Company OF the 9th Iowa infantry. During
| the march of Sherman's army to the sea he lost
| his right arm in skirmish near Macon He
seems to suffer but little inconvenience from the
| loss and chops wood with his left arm. 1t /;
| no unusual effort for him to cut and cord two
| and half cords perday, and he offers wager
| of fifty dollars that he can split one hundred ano
| fifty rails day.
Paris is not keeping Lent, SAYS correspond
ent. The Church itself has raZed all the old bar
riers which separated this season from the res
| Of the year. The Tuileries gives concert every
Monday night, which is really party in every
respect but the absence of dancing. The Sunday
service at the Tuileres is likewise sort of festi
val, to which thousands try to go. | think
told you Able Deguerry breaches there, and the
music is by the best performers OF the Opera
Opera Comique, and Theatre Lyrlque, under the
direction OF Mons. Auber. Fridays Count D'
| Nieuwerkerke pronounced NeWkirk) }, the keepe
of the Louvre, gives IN his magnificent saloon
| in this palace a musical entertainment, exhibits
the last pictures by our artists the latest wor
| of art from our sculptors and carvers hanus
All the world of literature and art are to be seel
| there He is, however, so ungallant as to eS
| clude ladies; efforts are making TO melt him INT
more chivary, and it is whispered he Will repea
the sort of Salic Law he has published. Sunda
night the Princess Mathilde receives company
and here, too, literature and art are in the mi
iority. All the Ministers, and most OF the DiplC
matte Corps, receive once week; dinners an
| concerts are numerous. You see, though we al
| in Lent we are not without varied entertmi