Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-30
PERSONAL.

JEFF. Davis has been suffering recently
from e~rysipelas, but has recovered.
The father Of the celebrated Raehsl
who was herself his pupil, advertises in a
Partisan journal for dramatic students.
Among those present at q recent Presi-
Dental levee was the notorious Extra
Billy Smith Of Virginia.
Gen. D. 5. Terry, the murderer of Bro
derrick in a duel, is at present a member
ofa Confederate Colony at Mazstlan.
Gen. Grant made a speech at Mrs
Douglas wedding. The speech was as
follows: al am right glad to see you all"
Louis Napoleon has taken two shares in
the new paper in Paris. He is apt some
times to take a lions share.
The corpse of the late King of Belgium
was deliberately enameled for the laying
in state. French taste, that.
j. Ross Browne, the great traveller and
spicy artist-author Of HaTper's, has Joined
the Arizona militia as Captain, and is now
on this duty in that territory.
Gov. Cox has appointed Hon. W. P.
johnson Trustee Of the Ohio University
at Athens Ohio, rice VIM. B. Hubbard,
deceased.
Ex-Governor R. NJ. Stewart, of Missou-
ri, on Tuesday, fell on a slippery pave
ment In st. Joseph, breaking a leg. It is
feared, owing to age and infrmity, he
will not reoovsr.
Artemus Ward utters scathing maledio-
tons on a Wisconsin town where he lee
tured. His agent took 81 81 at the door,
while Artemus took the measles inside.
]. W. Forney, Jr, of Philadelphia, is
about to start a daily evening theatrical
journal to be called TAs Stage, designed
for gratuitous circulation in the places of
smusements and hotels. a
In the fencing scene in Hamlet" on
Tuesday last at the Winter Garden, New
York, Edwin Booths eye was nearly put
out by the foil of the actor who was play
ing "Laertes." He will probably save
his eyesight however.
It has been definitely established that 1t
was not Gen. T. .. Osborn, of Illinois,
who was killed recently by bushwhaekers
in Mississippi, but fears are now enter
tanned that the murdered man will prove
to be Col. Z. D. Osband, of Chicago, now
absent in that region.
Miss Carrie A. Moor, styled by a Chiea-
go exchange very eu%phoniously 'the
skstorial queen has been presented by
her admirers with a magnificent gold
brooch, on which Is impressed a lady's
boot and skate j: blue enamel.
We have already spoken of the Paris
ian Sturgeon, Father Hyacinthe, who
has s%upplanted Therese, the balladist, as a
Z" sensation" In n of his recent SER
mons he remarked, in the presence of the
Archbishop of Paris, "Man was for a long
time merely a promising pon-eommis-
stoned officer in the army of apes"
The pen with which the late President
Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Procla-
nation is in the possession of the widow
of the late Hon. Geo. Livermore, of Cam
bridge. 1t was presented to Mr.. Liver
more by President Lincaln o after the
proclamation was written, and transmit
ted to that gentleman through Hon.
Charles Sumner. 1t is highly priced by
the members of Mr.. Livermore's family,
and the history attached to itmakes it a
vsuable keepsake.
The Washington correspondent Of the
New Bedford Mercury thus describes Gen,
Grant as he appears on the streets of the
capital /; Gen. Grant rides in a one-horse
buggy Just like any other man. l saw
him On F street, Saturday. The top of his
buggy was turned down, and he sat in
the carriage alone, Smoking a cigar, Of
course, with as little concern az if assas-
sins were never known. He Is quite a
hOrsejoekey, and Doesn't allow any team
to pass him on the road-if he can help it.
Think Of Wellington or Napoleon, or our
own Gen. Scott even, appearing on the
streets IN a buggy, and driving his own
horse And yet Gen. Grant has COM
manded larger armies, fought more bat
ties, and captured more cannon than
either of them.
Train is doing a lively business In
"ehicago and omahas Followed il up Sy
an address on "Protection,' and is new
announced fora speech before the Fenians,
He is also expected to spout on " Temper
ance," appear at MoVickers, preach at
Trinity Church, play a champion game of
billiards, and found an Insane Asylum.
Here is an anscdOte about Patti, from
the Paris correspondent of The Star:
"Ia diva Patti has been singing in the
Lucia at Narcotics at f2oe per night;
she refused that sum at a private concert
to be given at a club. Rossini by no
means shares in the enthusiasm of the
French public for this charming artist,
who n evening sang for the old Dsaestro
at n of his ~soiresa. Rossini made a re-
mark suggestive of some slight faults,
which he pointed out as worthy of her
attention. Patti merely smiled in reply.
Tres bien, replied Rossini, go on, make
your fortune, and when you become very
rich, perhaps you will like to learn how
to sing. II you come to me- then l will
give you some lessons"
Mrs. S. A. Douglas was duly married
at Washington, Tuesday night, to Major
Williams, of the regular army. Among
the invited guests we've Hon. L. NJ. STAN
ton and lady; General Townsend and
LADY, Generals Fry, ingalls,, and FELTON,;
Colonel Burton; Miss Jennie Cameron,
of Pennsylvania, daughter of ex-senator
Cameron; Hon. Thomas A. Haupt and
lady, of Philadelphia; General Patterson,
Of Philadelphia; the two sous of Judge
Douglas Mrs. Cuts and Miss CUTS,
mother and sister of the bride, and
Colonel Cults, her brother. The dress of
the bride was made of white icorded silk,
high in the neck, and q rich tulle veil.
The bridegroom appeared in full military
uniform. The rooms were elegantly
decorated with flowers, and the display Of
diamonds, pearls, and the splendid dresses
Of the ladies' presented a sight at once
charming and interesting to the spectator.
Thara was M hridnl four