The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-01-31
PERSONAL.

ARATnER embarras sing occurrence took
place last week at the Philadelphia Acadc-
my Of Music, during the presentation Of tho
opera ssIl Poliuto." Zucchi. the prima dom
na was enthusiastically applauded for her
rendering of solo in the first act, and in
response repeated it with even greater
effect. This was followed by a tremendous
storm Of applause even greater than the
first, and she stepped before the curtain,
bowed her Acknowledgements, end was
about to sing the solo third time, when
she discovered that Gen. Grant had just en-
tered the building, and the last outburst
was popular tribute to the most famous
general Of the age.
TALLyRAND was once in the company
Madame dc Stael and another eminent French
lady whose name we do not remember. "lou
say charming things of both of u.s. said
Madame de Stael to him, "whieh of us do
you like the best +" The willy statesman
artfully replied that he was delighted with
both. "Ah. but you prefer one of us,
continued Madame de Stacl; "suprose we
were both drowning in the Seine tonight,
which would you help first?" 81 would
give my right hand to Madame de Stael, and
my left hand to Madame -" eyes,
but suppose only one Of us could be saved,
which would you attempt to rescue = Tai
leyrands diplomacy was pushed to its Sc
yercst test, but not one whit discomposed, he
turned to Madame de Stael, and replied +:
"Madamc. you know SO many things, you
doubtless know how to swim"
A SON Of OK President Polk gets dollar
and n quarter day for taking care Of
mules at Nashville.
Why is President johnson like Chimbo.
razo? Because he is the greatest # all the
Andies.-New Orleans Picayane
WIN HowlTT detected lincal descendcnt
of Shakspcares sister, among village
school at Stratford, by his Shakspearian
countenance. His namo is William Shak-
spearc Smith.
The King of Portugal recently visited
Rossini incognito and played the piano fol
the ribbon Of the new Portuguese order O
Merit.
LADY HERBERT, a great granddaughter
Of Lord Give is said to have the best col
lection Of postage stamps in the world, 1t
containing every postal ever issued, and all
of them unused. Ecvry country is gracet
by the autograph and portrait Of its ruler.
Gro FRANCIS TRAIN says that in Ameri-
ca, n "burst takes place once in five years
paying fifty cents on dollar, but in Eng
land they break once in ten years, and don
pay cent.
The venerable DR.. Eliphalet Mott, o
Union college, Schenectady, is dying.
BISHOP MORRIS of the NJ. Z. Church, is
very i'll at Xenia, Ohio Of paralysis.
A BOLD editor in California has marie,
literary lady, widow whose nom de plum
is ''Topsy Turvy."
The recent benefit Of Stonewall Jackson
widow, in Richmond, Melted her over on
thousand dollars.
THE rebel General Robert E. Lee, has re
ccivcd from Cyrus ii. Mccormick of Chica
go, inventor of the rcaping machine and
native Of Virginia, ten thousand dollars fo
the establishment Of Mccormick profes
sorship of practical mechanics in the oil
lcge Of which Lee is president.
The Glasgow Herald announces the dealt
of Bishop Murdoch, the head of the Roman
Catholic church at Glasgow.
BONNER, Of N. Y. paid $1,000 for hi
horse Peerless-the fastest trotter in tn
world. He recently refused Sc, 500 for her
She goes in harness mile in 5:22.
IT is said that DR.. Holland has made owe
$40, 900 by his ssLife of Abraham Lincoln.
HERMANN the prestidigitateur was eu
chered out of $500 and his magical waite
by two gamblers while on his way fro,
Terre Haute to Indianapolis. One of til
gamblers threw '1hree sixtcens' on be,
Hermann made no complaint, but politel
invited his new acquaintance to take
cigar.