, 1869-08-18
Personal.

I 4At uGa1u u announced OF lTOEeGsof j. DeetE
Juies, n a.. F. Il. S., director OF her Majesty i
SURVEY Of Ireland, and Professor Of Geology to the
Royal College Of Science. he was born near Biz.
| miDgham on the 10th OF October, lsll.
| An exchange says that IA son OF the Last Whlg
President Of the United States and an e1-Confed-
crate Bneadler General, lives in dilnpIdaled
house In Washington, In 4 state Of moral aud
physical degradation, supported by poor colored
| WOMAN"
hev, Dr.. Todd. OF Ptttsneld, Mas, has been
presented with ring made from one OF the golden
spkes used tn 1aJiog the last ral Of the Union
Pacific Railroad. The Hng bears these words:
The Mountain Wedding, . at which, 1t will be re-
nemetfed. Dr.. Todd IVES the officiating clergy
man.
Figaro says while London raised monument
to the wcallhy American. Ar. Peabody, the Pope
has ordered buEt TO the Yankee 80 universally
honored- On his voyage to Rome, Mr. peabody
Presented 10 the treasury Of Pope Lus Il. for his
poor 81 ,Oo0.t0o. fact curious to note A that Mr.
PeabodS is o Protestant"
NJ. Taller, cashier OF the Cnlou Assurance
Company, Of Paris, who was accused OF haring
cmbcxzled nearly 100000 franco, and IL Pic
chief editor Of the Efndard, charged with having
received part Of that money, well knowing 1t to
have been stolen, hare been sentenced-the for.
tner to seven Jearsf penal serytude, and the lat
ter to twelve months hard labor.
Mr. Gensil!e Murray writes from Paris to the
London Morning Star that be has offered privately,
and now oners publ!cly, TO satisfy Lord Cartngton
that he ls blameless Of offence toward him and
otlers. The writer OF the articles entitled "Our
Hereditary Legislators he adds. Is ready TO como
forward md avow himself 10 any committee OF
gentlemen desirous TO ascertain the Truth.
Among the passeDgera IN the Caledonia, OF the
Anchor Line, which sailed from New Tosk for
ti,asgow on Saturday. ia Ass CLARA Barton, one Of
A+,-p u,R khp, -1n1n
household word In many homes. She undertakes
tue journey By the advice OF physic!ang, Ior the
benefit Of her health, which has been seriously
impaired by her labors during mud e,nce the rebel
hon In behhlf Of soldiers and their larnlie4
sIr Charles jasper Selwyn, the eminent English
Judge whose death wRsIrecently announced, was
born IN 1873, educated at Etou and Trinity Col
lcge, Cambridge, He took up the study OF tho
law md was called to the bar OF Lncoln's Inn In
1910. lie was made CoMmlssary Of the Untycr-
Bit5 Of Cambridge IN 1sso, and Queena Counsel in
1854 In April, 1859, he was returned as Que OF
tho membcrs IN the Conservative interest, for the
University Of Cambridge. Was appointed Solicit
Tor General IN July and kntghted IN August, 1867;
and shortly afterwards elevated to the bench.
An English correspondent Of tho Revolution
saya Of Afs- Harriet Aarttuean: tive were
Rreved 10 learn that severe attack OF her NAL
ady tD January last had brought Mrs Martineao
very 1QNr AHAL buc HlAl aCaIEe3y EeL recovered
from the cnects Of II. She had not this summer
teen able, us yet, to 60 out on tho sunny terrace
IN front Of her house, bur haA occasionally sat IN
the porch to enjoy tho fragrant air, and all the
bird and Insect lie around WEAKNESS aud rest-
lcssness, rather than actual pain, arc the cnatae-
tertstics OF her complaint" "
Senator Chandler has Lcen riding hla Alabama
bobby in Frankfort-on.the-Nain,g where he was
Guest at bankers dinner, July g. Among tho
other guests were General Duuer's family, Consul
". r. Webster, Ministers Washburnc and Curtin,
aDd Two editorR Of the Frantfors Gd:fte. Speeches
were made By Messrh. Washl.urne, Curtu Henry
Tarran and others: antl Chandler. In what the
.ta1lo. American Times calls :" q spicy speech, re-
hearsed the game opnl0us he gave vent 10 In the
Senate last April. Bernhard Doctor, one OF the
Frankfort editors, Who, 1t Eeems writes the 1ct-
ters from Frankfort to the New York LtralI, as
well as those In the London THxs and Dailj St,rs,
replied to the Senator. md took up the cudgels
for England We do not learn that Governor Cur
tin said anything on the subject
The London Sr,ts says that Nj. Thomas Con-
molly, the wellknowu London representative
working man, md q prominent member OF the
Operative Aasop5' Union, Is about to ray a visit
to tho unl;ed statee, under the auspices Of num-
beI Of members Of Parliament and other gentle
men, with the object Of making q tour through
the manufacturing districts, aud ascertatnng, from
personal observation and inquiry among tie work
ing men In all trzdes their nctusl political, phya
cal and social condition, thelr rate Of wages and
hours Of labor, and the bearing Of the land and
emigration questions and movement upon labor
in the States generally. He viii be abFent for
several months, and 1t Is the intenHon On his re-
turn home, to publish the result Of his inquiries In
y volume at such price NJ w1l render 1t nccessl-
bic to working men generally.
A Washington letter writer 1ca1ns from the
White Sulphur Springs that since his arrival at
that place, the health Of Nr. George Peabody Is
much improved and hIa condition Is generally
favorable lie lAbors under complication Of
diseases consequent Upon old age, requiring tile
utmost attention and careful treatment Occa-
stonally he rides ont, but he has not for cousl
able period been able 10 visit the paslor OF the
hotel, where so many inquire anIlons1y Tor him
&c receives limited number OF bis trtebds daily
nt his cottage, some Of whom are itconsIderate
enough 10 bore him By long conversations, which
exhaust him. His physicians believe he will be
able 10 see his numerous friends in week IN the
general reception rooD; md according to his
rlans, az already decided upon, he will leave the
Springs IN about tWo Of three weeks and return
to Massachusetts