The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-31
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
The late james Guthrie, of Kentucky, le
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an estate of 81 100000.
james Gordon Bennett, Jr., advertses
his famous yacht, the Henrietta, Tor sale.
The new Collector Of Customs at New York
received 19, ,191 applications for Office on Thurs
day.
Alfred Tennyson is said to have recently,
for the second time, refused the offer of
peerage.
Bismarck has new organ printed in Eng
glish, which is sent to all English admirers Of
Prussia.
-Delmonico pays Moses E. Grinnell s27, 500
year rent for his Fifth avenue mansion in
New York.
General Sickles, at his own request, has
been ordered before the Retiring Board for
exa mination.
"A newspaper in Berlin employs an "edi-
tor" whose duty it is to serve the terms Of I'M
prisonment decreed in libel suits.
The North German Consul in New York re-
coives sr:lry Of 5000 thalers in gold, and for
expenses 10, 500 thalers in gold.
-Ex-President johnson will have the plea
sure Of reading an obituary notice Of himself,
Of column in length, in the Chicago Tribune.
"A New Orleans paper, says that Colonel
Casey. the new appointee tothe New Orleans
Colectorship, 'is not uneonnected with the
President"
Governor Bullock, of Georgia, is now in
Washington. 1t is said that he was COM
positor in the Herald Office at Utica, New York,
few years ago.
Bishop Ames, Of the Methodist Church,
declared, in conference held at Alexandria,
Va, ssthat tobacco was doing more harm to
the church than whskey."
james NJ. Mason, Of Mason and Slidell
fame. will leave Canada ipa day or two. and
expects to be at his old home in Winchester,
Va, by the middle Of March.
The New York Post says Prince Louis Of
Bourbon, recently married there, is the direct
Eeir to the Brazilian throne in case the pres.
ent Emperor dies without heirs.
Tho tenants OF the Marquis CT Butte, who
toadied him 30 amazingly on his coming ofage,
have shot him in efigy on receiving the news
of his conversion 10 Catholicity.
MIR. Samuel Miller, OF Lynchburg, Va, re-
died last week. he was worth three millions
of dollars, which he acquired mainly by specu-
lations in tobacco.
The great attraction at the Paris Hippo
drome is at the present time beautiful Irish
girl, who is generally pronounced the most
graceful equestrieune that has appeared In
Paris for many years past.
w. W. Corcoran is about to erect man.
moth hotel, to bear his name, on Vermont ave-
nue., near Senator Summers residence, in
Washington. It will be ready before the De-
cember term OF Congress.
Olive Logan responded to the toast, "Tho
Gentlemen at the press and Sorosis banquet
in New York, Saturday evening. Olive said
she dldn'5 know anything about them, which
is lucky, coming from a divorced lady.
Statistics OF the recent Englisl elections
----.i-.- -------s.aor
about soven dollars apiece for each vote he re-
cevcd. John Bright got in cheapy, paying
on'y about twenty-five cents for each of his
votes.
-Mrs. Jennings, formerly Mile. Henriques,
an actress, has sued her husband for divorce,
on the ground OF abuse. jennings is an Eng
glish editor, and married his wife while in
this country corresponding for the London
Times.
-Hickbackazoo, the ex-Queen of the Eng-
lish glpsies. has arrived in this country, in-
tending to end her days in PHILADELPHIA. She
is addicted to short pipes and hot toddy. 1t ls
asserted that th ere are Il, 900 European gipsies
in his country.
Colonel A. R. Lamar, editor Of the Co!um-
bus Sun, has received the Democratic nom-
nation for Mayor Of that city. He is President
Of the Southern Ass ociated Press, and was we'll
known throughout the country as Clerk Of the
Confederate House of Representatives.
The New York papers record the death of
Mr.. Rodewald. He was formerly the head Of
the banking and foreign exchange house Of
Rodewald Winterhof, OF that city. ae was
30 one Of the oldest and most highly respect
ed members of the Gold Exchange.
Somebody who wants to be notorious is
trying to destroy Walt or Scotts title of author Of
Waverloy. in communications to Boston jour-
nal. He asserts that much Of the celebrated
novels was written by John Scott, brother Of
tue great unknown, and his wifc, who lived in
@ Iebec.
-Ex-Preeidcnt Johnson in q private con-
versation on the tram, while going to lis home
in Greenvllle, said: "There ls good deal of
life in me yet. II the people Of Tennessee
should require my services would not feel
justified in refusing them in behalf of the pub
lie good"
"A friend, calling upon Attorn ov-Goneral
Hoar, said that he hoped to see him before
long on the Supreme 5ench. Mr. Hoar, bear
ing in mind the fact that tho bill reported to
increase the number of judges had not yet be-
come law, replied "That is counting the
chickens, not only before they are hatched, but
before you've got ben."
The Emperor Of Russia thinks of no mem-
ber of his family more highly than Of his sis
ter, the Queen of Wurtemberg, whom he con-
siders The brIgh'ae. and ATTEST WON IN III Eu-
rope. In st. Petersburg they say that in case
none of his sons should be able to ascend tho
Russian throne, he would raLllor havc his sis
ter on it than any OF his brothers.
-Helry D. Cooke, the bankor, gave his ac-
nual dinner to the press correspo idents in
Washington, last Saturday. About forty guests
were present.. One OF the featutcs Of the oc-
casion were two beautiful vases placed on the
table. which contained little o.uster or bushes.
By touching spring. two artificial birds bc-