The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-06
PERSONAL.


PERSONAL.
Olive Logan is said to be the best swim
mer at Long Branch.
The physicians who attended Judge Black
! when he broke his arm in recent railway &C
cident, have sent in bill for $500.
Miss Madaline HeDriques, some time ago
married to, and since separated from LOUIS
Jennings, London writer, is on her way back
to this county. and will reappear at Wal
lacks.
Ballard, the insurance defauiter, was q
delegate to, the Y. NJ. c. A. Convention at
Portland, AMI the day when bis deeds were
found out was addressing the children OF five
Sunday Schools.
Napoleon the Great always slept in sheets
Of fine Holland; the restored Bourbon Kings in
sheets OF linen csmbrie; and Napoleon Ill
sleeps in plain sheets Of ordinary linen. and
the Empress in similar ones, with large
crown, and the cyphers d. f. embi oidered on
the 'sturndown."
The largest professional offer yet made in
the history OF theatrlcals is thai rendered to
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Will anne. Fifty thou
sand dollars, gold, is the sum proposed to
them for single season in Australia. They
were recently offered and declined twenty
thousand dollars in gold to play few weeks
in California. MIR. Williams is one of the
wealthiest men on the stage, having some five
hundred thousand dollars invested in good in
terest-paying property.
Joseph White went to South Nashville |
few evenings since to visit his afianced, Miss
Barnes. He found her sewing and looking 80
pretty be tried to kiss her. She repulsed him
gently, but in some unaccountable manner her
needle penetrated his heart; he TUNED ashy
pale. fell to the floor and died. Miss Barnes
was. 30 overcome she took laudanuu, but had
not expired at last accounts. The moral OF
this certainly seems to be, that afianccd young
ladies should not resent being kissed,
A melancholy little incident is related OF
the ex.Empress Charlotte. This unfortunate
Princess has been staying for some time at
Spa. The other day she insisted with such ve-
hemence on playing at roulette that it was
impossible to restrain her. o. approaching
the table she deliberately placed gold piece
on the number 10. The Emperor MaximiliaD
was shot on June 10. The wheel turned, and
though thirty-seven chances were against her,
she won. She smiled eadly, took up the
money, and quietly left the room. On her
way out poor man pass BY. She gave him
all the money, with the Injunction that he was
to "pray for him." Itis known that the EN-
press Charlotte never pronounces the NINE OF
Macmillan.
An alarming accident happened to the emf
nent French artist and singer, Mll3. Schnei-
der, at the st. James Theatre. At the fall OF
the curtain in the last scene Of Orphee aux
Enters, her dress was ignited by the flame
used in making the effect of lightning, and in
o moment was in blaze. Great alarm and e1.
citsment prevailed, and two or three gentle
men jumped from the private boxes on the
stage and from the stalls, but, by the rapid
action of the actors who surrounded her, the
flames we're extinguished. This was not done,
however, until almost the whole of her dress
had been destroyed. Fortunately, Mile. Schnei-
der has escaped without the smallest injury.
After the curtain fell it was again raised, and
she came forward, the audience testifying, by
the warmth Of their acclamation, their pleas
ure at her escape.
General Grants nepotism has it's followers.
Governor Holden, OF North Carolina. has care
fully looked after the well-bei,g OF oil the Hol-
dens and Holden connections in existence. His
brother-ln-law he made Mayor, calling in the
military to oust the incumbent, who was an1-
ious to keep the place. His brothers and
cousins he has made magistrates. His son
Joe las become railway director under the
gubernatorial auspices. and to keep Joe
straight, as he is wild boy, q brother was
also made director. Another railroad re-
curing charter, was obliged only upon coz
sideraton Of another Holden in the direc tor
chip and Holdens as ticket-agents, conductors,
and even brakesmen, nothing being too hum
bic for a Holden. The attorney-generalship, o
fine plum in the way of salary, perausites,
pickings and influence, was reserved for loved
son-in-law, and that settled the most c!amor-
ous and needy of the family.
"A suicide has just been committed under
extra ordinary circumstances at st. Petersburg.
Colonel Hunnins, en- Esthonian by birth. was
lately engaged in discussing with the Care
wich financial operation concerning the ar
mameut Of the troops, and tho Grand Duke,
considering the terms proposed too high, ex-
claimed with Germans one is always snre
to bo cheated" On the colonel civilly request
ing his Hishness to withdraw so offensive an
expression, the latter forgot himself so far as
to strike the officer in the face. The colonel
Immediately applied to. the Emperor. who or
deled his son to apologize, but this he posi-
lively refused to do. Despairing of obtaining
any satisfaction, and smarting under an insult
he was unable TO resent, the unfortunate Off
Ger committed suicide by blowing out his
brains. The Emperor is said to have been
most painfully affected by the sad event, aud
insisted on the Grand Duke ATTENDING the
funeral.
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