The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-23
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Grant is fond OF lemon pie. He ate whole
one Sunday.
Joe Jefferson pockets s27 900 from his New
York engagement.
Young Raymond begins night work on the
New York Times next month.
Mrs. Stowe got no more for her Byron
SANDER article than for her ordinary contribu.
tions to the Atlantic Monthly.
Three years ago Madame Chevreux, "a
famous sootbsayer, predicted to the Empress
Eugenie that her husband would die in the year
1870.
Mrs. Scott Siddons, who achieved such a
success in the histrionc art, is coming back
to America. She left Liverpool for New York
on Thursday last.
Mr.. George 7. Curtis and Hon. Alexander
d. Stephens are, through the columns OF the
New York World, discussing the question OF
the right OF State TO secede.
The eldest son OF the .Viceroy of Egypt is
about to enter Chris1Hhurch College, Oxford.
house has been rented for his use, OF which
he will take possession next month.
|
man OF Philadelphia, is the champion marrer
of the world. Within the last fourteen years
he has performed the marriage ceremony one
thousand times. The amount of domestic
! misarv That man hoe -hAlrA1 tn inano--"'~ a.
| frightful.
On Thursday Mr.. James Mace, the Eng
lish bruiser, who recently arrived in New
York, dined with a distinguished company in
the residence OF the Hon. John Morrissey,
and on the following day was entertained with
q numerous party by Commodore Cornelius
Vanderbilt.
-Millais, the English painter, on being ask.
ed to paint the portrait of Manchester mil
lionaire, declined; bat was finally induced to set
the, as be supposed, rrohibtive price Of hO.-
600. The offer was accepted, however, and
Mallais will be compelled to receive the largest
price ever received by an English painter for a
portrait.
The tour CT Prince Arthur through Canada
has 30 far been series of ovations. On
Monday last he bade adeu to Quebec amidst
salutes of artillery; reached Montreal in the af-
ternoon, and was received by General Wyud-
ham, and subsequently, took a trip to London,
Ontario, to return soon and take up his quarters
at Rosemount. near Montreal.
Colonel Adam L. Bingaman, formerly q
distinguished turfmar and politician, of Mis-
sissippi. died in New Orleans few days ago al
the age of 76 years. Colonel Bingaman was
the compeer Of Richard Johnson, the Napoleon
of the Turs" in his way, and of S. s. Prentiss
He was at one time very wealthy, having large
plantation near Natchez but he encountered
great disasters aud losses since the war, anG
died in poverty and obscurity. He was the
first child born in the Territory Of Mississippi
OF American parentage.
Madame Ledru-Rollin owns considerable
amount OF real estate in the Rue dc Charolnt
in Paris, which, in 1s4S, when her husband wa:
expelled from France, would not have fetched
more than 5000, 900. at one time the ex-membel
Of the Republican Government was so hard ul
that he came very near sacrificing his wifes
property. But, fortunately, he held on to it
and the houses are worth, at the present day
upwards Of a million of dollars. This is chief.
owing to the Haussmanpization Of the metro
polls, so that the Prefect OF Louis Napoleon
has enriched the tribune of the people and en-
abled him to dispense graceful Inequalities a
his villa in st. Johns Wood, Londcn, and to sup
ply his brother exilos with the means of bidinl
their time till the restoration Of the republic
Mrs. General RAwlins was captured il
vlcksburg by the late Secretary of War, ant
subsequently became the wife Of her capor
1t seems that prior to the commencement o
hostilities that lady went South, in the capa
city of'governess in one of the best families
and remained thus employed after the wa
begun, was shut up in Vicksburg during tn
siege of that city by General Grant, and wa
among those vino surrendered. General Raw
Inns then saw her for the frs. time. III
house occupied by her was taken possession
of by General Rawlins, the lady still remain
ing in it. Intercourse and friendly relation
we're established, and soon the general fount
that instead of capturing the enemy, the enc
my had really captured him. The fair lad
went North, and not long after the genera
followed-all ending in the general proferin!
his heart and hand and the lady accepting tn
came.