The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-16
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

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| The Hon. Lot N. Morrill, will probably be
the successor Of the late Senator Fessenden.
Mfs. General Leo is 80 rheumatic that her
only mode Of locomotion is in chair with
wheels.
: Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, described as a
youthful and attractive widow, is at Rockbridge
Springs.
The Prince Imperial OF France is taller
than his mother, but does not stand 80 high as
his father.
The editor OF the Times at Port Huron,
Mich, wrote to Carlyle for his autograph, and
received the following reply in stephen-Hok-
ipish looking manuscript: "Here is my auto
graph. Much good may it do you. T. Carlyle,
Chelsea, 23d June, 1862" ua
AT the last interview between the President
and Governor Walker, the question Of the vr-
ginia sen9torship came up, and the President
.'unreservediy expressed his personal prefer
ence for General Robert Williams, OF the army,
the husband Of Mrs. Senator Douglas"
Mr.. John Lester Wallack, since his return
from Europe, wears on full dress occasions
blue swallow-tail coat, with velvet collar and
gilt buttons, white vest, with rich, fancy but
tons, black knee breeches, and blnck silk stock
ingsi and pumps with delicate silver buckles.
THIS is now the correct thing for full dress.
| -Twitchell, the Philadelphia murderer and
suicide, is still alive, according to "gentle-
man OF truth and yeracity," who has seen him
in Montana and read a pardon dated April @,
1869, and signed John ". Geary. He further
| says that Governor Geary charged such a big
price for the pardon that Twitchell hasn't
money enough left to start in business.
"A Miss Gray, of Washington County, New
York, millinor, thirty years old, was en-
gagged to young Englishmana few years ago.
BE died before tho time fixed for their mar.
riage, and left her seventeen millions of dol
lars. The natural heirs Of the young man
contested the will, but in vain, aud the young
| lad;- is 10 receive the fret instalment of her
large possessions in December next Five
millions Of dollars arc to be sent her then, and
the balance as soon as possible.
"A New York letter assures US that Mrs.
Or. Lozier, OF chat city, has practice which
yields her on income OF over twenty thousand
dollars, and that "the best physicians in the
city recognize her ability, her honorable posi-
lion, and are proud of her. She is small and
very beautiful. Her. voice ID low and cares sing
in its tone, and che enters directly into sympa-
thy with her patients, and they are devoted to
her." We are further told that she has a
daughter-in-law who graduated last May, and
Who ia also doing paying practice.
-Adah Isaacs Menken's body was buried in
Pere 10 Chaise. in grave which was purchased
for five years, the longest time that her
| friends could get. But the cemetery authors
ties, in violation OF their contract, buried
anotner body over tho corpse OF Menken; and
her friends, not knowing that fact, moved the
deal box containing the unknown body to
xuh fhat, hal
monument. That body lies under the Egyptisa
obeIisk to the memory of Menken, while the
ashes Of Menken lie in Pere la Chaise, without
stone to mark their resting place.
Victor Hugo lately gave new proof of his
modesty. It is the annual custom of the
Fronch Academy 10 give PURGE to whoever OF
their number happens to need assistance. In
order to render the reception of the purse as
little abhorrent as possible to the member for
whom it is designed, it is offered in the first
place to the oldest member; he declines, and
it then goes 10 the next oldest. and So to tho
member previously agreed upon. This year
the purse was to go to N. Jules sandeau. 1t
had regularly passed down the list to the next
preceding III. sandeau's. which happened to
be that of NJ. Hugo. who, instead of declining
with thanks, kept the money and sent letter
academicians. The disgust OF the academy
may be imagined.
General Beauregard, it seems, dyes. A letter
from the White Sulphur Springs, in eketching
the notablities at recent ball there, says:
'But what young man is that whose raven
locke and moustache may be seen wherever
beauty and grace reign most decidedly Some
one whispers that it is General Beauregard,
nea ar,0 IL
surely that cannot be, for the last time l saw
that great chieftain his hair was as white as
driven snow, and his bronzed features were not
those Of the ball room gallant. But another
look convinces me that my friend ia right, es.
pecially when I remember the ready reply
made by tine brave chieftain to one Of the bellies
who twittted him on this change. when
vas in command Of an army, said he, II used
TO dye my hair white to impress my soldiers
with proper respect for my age and positions;
but after the war closed and the necessity
passed away, allowed it to return TO it's natu-
raj colorP May his locks never turn gray,
and may he live long to enjoy the society Of
which he is 80 bright an ornament"
Somebody has recalled paragraph which
went the rounds Of the newspapers in the oarly
years OF the war, in which 1t was stated that a
son Of Lord Byron was o major in tho Federal
service, and that he was not, as might be
supposed, natural son, but the fruit OF the
poets secret marriage with Spanish lady Of
rank and a Catholic. Major Byron was de-
scribed as man well advanced in years, but
erect and vigorous, and bearing remarkable
personal resemblance to Lord Byron. He was
familiar with tho noble family OF which he
claimed TO be scion, and, indeed. had written
three-volume history Of it's members. Ho
possessed many manuscript letters, personal
relics and other mementoes OF the man whom
he claimed as his father, and could repeat
almost every word OF Lord Byron's poeticsl
works. A correspondent OF the st. Joseph
Missouri Herald writes to that paper, stating
his'1cquaintanco with Major Byron, and recall
ing conversation with him on the subject Of