The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-17
PersOnal.

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attention to son Of Clark Mills.
PERCY FITzGERALD. an iuveterate
biographer, has lately been doing
David Garrick.
MONSIEUR MARsEMET is spoken of
as the most'promising new composer
in Europe.
THE name Of historian Froude is
pronounced Frood and not Fraud, as
some have -rashly supposed
THE Marquis of Hastings is going
to sell out his racing stud, possibly to
pay his Derby debts with the pro-
ceeds, and to retire from the turf.
GENERAL CoUNT MENEBREA, Prime
Minister of Italy. has the reputation
of being the greatest mathematician
In Europe.
OF writing many books about Max
imillian there is no end. The latest
is The Court Of Mexico" by the
Countess Paula Won Kollonitz, once
lady in waiting to Carlotta.
In a few weeks the period will
expire which Talleyrand stipulated
should elapse after his death before
his memoirs were published. He died
on the 18th of May, 1888.
LADY Don, the charming and pop
ular actress, who for the past fourteen
months has been starring all round
the States, sailed for Liverpool on
Saturday afternoon.
LoTTA was called out nine times on
AIa .c - l., ga -,
Philadelphia last Friday. The tenth
time she was called she refused to
come, pleading fatigue.
GENERAL NAGLE, the Fenian leader
on at trial Sligo, Ireland, is a native
of Oswego, and the son of David NJ.
Maggie, well known old Wing, though
thorough Irishpan.
SAID a near-sighted Congressman
to Tilton: " What would you do, Mr.
Tilton, if you could not distinguish
your friends in the gallery?" Said
TiltOn to near-sighted Congressman:
Why, sir, would try to distinguish
myself on the foorl'
SOME Eastern exchanges are troub-
ling themselves about the disappear
ance, for a time, Of the Headleys
from the literary world. 1t is too
much to hope for, but would it not
be very excellent idea to send the
Abbotts to look after them?
TEE large sale of the Queens High
land Journal has encouraged Her
Majesty to command its translation
into French. The task has been com
mitted by Ter Majesty to Madame
Hoeede, formerly French governess
to the Princess Beatrice, Louise and
Helena.
HARTFORD is called upon to pur
chase home for Laurent Clerc. one
of the founders of the Deaf and
Dumb Institution In that city. He
has devoted himself for half a cen
fury to the instruction of that unfor-
tunate class of whom he is himself
enc, and now past three score and ten, |
Is Ia ind gent circumstances.
A RECENT historical paper relates
that William Penn had prodigal son.
and was forced TO send him back to
England. In order to raise funds to
do so he was compelled to sell his
manor IN Pennsylvania, called Will 7
liam Stadt, to Isaac Norris and VIII
liam Trent, for ESQ. 1t consisted of
1000 acres, and is now where Norris
town and Norriston townships are
located N IL-
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN. in letter
to the Omaha Herald, describes him
self as sleeping on the shamrock.
with the music of the harp, and
young Irish girl, singing the &" Wear
ing OF the Green, as sung by friend |
of mine In Omaha" Probably it was
for sleeping thus that g. f. was ar
rested. But, Lordy! Won't Mrs. q. |
+. I. make it warm for him?
THE presiding Bishop of Georgia,
the Right Rev. DR.. Smith, has made |
arrangements for the CONSIDERATION of +
the Rev. DR. Beckwith, Bishop eject /
OF the diocese. The conservation Is /
to take place IN st. Johns Church. /
savannah on Thursday, April ,. |
The Right Rev Dr. Atkiason. Bishop I
of the diocese OF North Carolina. IS |
10 act as cOnsecTator. assisted by the /
Bishops Of the dioceses of South |
Carolina and Alabama. The sermon
is to be preached by the Right Rev, I
DR. Wilmer, of Alabama.
The following from the Paris n /
dependence, in reply to an article In /
the Journal de Ii o., explains about
the young Iturbjdes: Our cotem- /
p0rary Is probably not aware that
tie Emperor Iturbide had more than
one descendant. The young Prince
referred to by it was born of the mar
rage Of another son OF the Emperor
lturbide and an American lady, cir