The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-23
Personal GoSsE,

Jennie Junc's NoyerubcE les \ i,,,. % >
Gne Soy ias Mr. Jun,.~ - 'sI s'Ft'>H1-'-'
The cook OF the Emperor OF hustra COM
mitted suicide In grief thdt thct ttllnner pre-
pared for the Crown Prlucc of Prussia was
not approved.
The record Of deeds in Chicago, says the
Times Of that city, contains one iiled May %,
1863, in which J. Russell Jones conveys 10 IT,
y. Grant 100 acres Of land in consideration of
the sum OF one dollar. Jones is now Minister
TO Belgium.
During the recent great danger Of Victor
EInanucl, lac Is said TO have been reconcilcd
TO the Catholic Church and received It's last
Offices for the dying. Whether this will have
any important effect upon Italian politics yet
remains TO be seen; but Us an Acknowledgements
of error In q career fraught with such dangers
tn Papacy, his reconciliation; even under the
circumstances which brought IL about, must
add to the moral weight OF Tho Pope with the
other contunacious sovcrcigns OF Europe
An Irish paper chronicles the departure
from I-ouisburs, near Mayo, Of three children
aged respectively eleven, six and four years,
for Chicago, by way of Dublin, Liverpool and
New York. They travelled alone, and were
provided only with through ticket and ten
shillings in money. Their father sent for
them and they started TO meet him. Some
benevolent persons met them, and learning
their story gave them IL better equipment In
the way OF clothing than they had received,
but this was hclp.upon which they had not
rcckoncd and for which they would not have
asked.
Prince Napoleon has brought suit against
his bootmaker. They had quarrclcd about
some little triflc, and 30 Plon-Plon withdrew
from the boot-artist the privilege TO call him
self 'Bootmaker to his Imperial IIighness."
The knight Of Saint Crispin, however, merely
added SIX" to his title, so that the sign rcud,
"EX-bootnaker to his Imperial IIighncss."
At this dodge the Prince waXcd wrOth, and
brought In suit. The bootmuker consulted
Theirs, but was advised to compromise. Jules
Favre WAS to defend him, but AFTER mature
deliberation declined, as he feared to have his
political character involved. The case is TO he
decided in November.
The Empress Carlotta passes great part
of her time In sending kilograms TO all the soy-
cigns of Europe TO complain OF the captivity
In which Hic is detained. These dispatches
are sent of in her presence 10 the Court of
Brussels, and she does not quit the Office I'LL
she has received tho answers. One OF the
stranscst pecnliari;ics OF her mental state IL
that she will mover scat Herself ut table to take
her meals. The officer OH duty, who generally
dimes with her, Is obliged TO put his plate on q
corner OF the chimney-iiccc. Her fixed idea
is slill that people want to poison her; aud sho
will never consentto cat OF any dish that has
not been previously tasted. Her nights orc
very nSitatcd, and she only gets few hoirs
ofqict sleep toward the morning.
During his lifetime Mr.. Peabody cxccutcd
two Wills ono was drawn up some years
ago, but after its execution Mr.. Peabody aided
no largely To his former donations that 1t bo-
came necessary 10 execute a now instrument.
This was done at his last visit TO this country,
1t Is, OF conse, not definitely kno.,n what aro
tho preclac nature md mode Of It's bcqucsts.
An Intimate personal friend OF tho fanily had
o conversation with Mr.. Peabody on this sub
Joct just before tho iatters final departure from
America, In which occurred the following col.
loqny: swell. Mr. Peabody, af,cr so many
generous glfts, there Will not DO great deal
LETT for your heirs" mo, sir" was the reply.
"Nor do I mean there shall be. intend to
mako still further donation towards The COM
Tort OF the London poor, md, perhaps, add to
my previous gifts In other directlont. What
leave, howcvor, will bo clear OF the legacy du-
TIES; for IL will cettainly not exceed one million
or dollara.n
For plnce, and young one, the Duke