, 1869-05-27

INSURANCE Company. He WA the founder OF be
American Fire Trade League, and WIS always
pEe Of III most jealous memoer1
= Busan Johusou, eolorei, died IN New Orleans
My -, aged 10 She was born IT Mount Vernon,
ma WAS probably the tsst OF Washinstnnt hoase-
hofd-
The clerk who shsoon de4 LIST week with faooo
belonging 10 the cofn Exchange Bank, q New
fcrk, Is named J. q: Peters, and u 70 yexu old.
He has not, ~ yet, been sound. :
The Executive Committee At the National
Peace Jubilee have extended tn1itzt1onr to- two
personl only. to become their honorary guests y.
the approaching festival; and these are Lowell
Mason and Ars- HARRISON GraJ OTIS
InAeJ Muse, coluttd, h21 been MESSENGER IN
the SAvJ Department ~ Washington, without,
tu:slinK day's duty. ercr hnce 1ss1. uis pay
WIS reduced bJ the last Congress from $50 to
3su0 q yeAs.
Bsnask ID credited With saytng, recently, tnAt
be knew both NApoleon Ill md Francis Joseph
were IN fayof Of pesce, bat the leading lAdles Of
thet- courts ttneAninz the Empress Engenie xnd
the CID Atrhdnehen sophta,, weze constantly u5-
ting to bring about war with Prussia
The Warrington Chronicle k2ya: "vl1!tors As
the White House SPEAK IN high Terms Of the Kind
disposition Of ColQuel Robert Martin Douglas,
Private Secretary Of General Grant Those who
Eeconect hts llusrrious father, stephen 4. Doug
lsa. recognize him In the features anl the manners
Of his excellent SOD"
The Fourth Collection District, Of New York
city, returned only three nen whose income cI-
eeed TT, ,oeo, namely: Alex. Stewart, Es1,sae: g.
Hawk, s's,a07, and @. Keutles, s:o,11'. John
Elcsson, the engineer and inventor. returns an
income Of q. sse; the Rev. Morgan Dix, sl2 $40:
and Charles F. Loew, the County Clerk, s69SL
Victor uugo's novel, Hume qul Rtt,'' now
published complete IN the French, Is said to be
only 1he first Of three worxs tn which the sccaal
lie Of the eighteenth century Is to be exhaustive
" presented The two following are TO deal with
Frznee under the Bou1oons, md France In the
Revolution
At the sale Of the personal Effects Of General
Scott at Elizabeth, y. J., Last week, the collection
Of rrl,cs brought low prices. silye.-noun,el pl9.
| tols sold as ngures below the actual cost 4 hai
worn BY General Ia Vega At the time Of his cap
| turc In The Mexican Wal NM parchssed By Colonel
! n. fur tfty cents- Other Eelica Of the Mexican
| var and the wa1 Of 1919 sold AZ mere tribes.
While the Prince and Princess Of Wales we.e at
| ConstAnttnopIe, some cretAn prisoners managed
70 send petition To the Princess irnporng hef to
tnteEcedc with the Sultan on their behalf The
Princess, Of course, referred the natser TO hea
husband, who p1udeuuy declined 10 Interfere; hn1
the Circumstance got to the ear Of the Grand
TlKier, Who 1t once g11tl1ed The wish Of INT
pTtnceas bJ pa<toning the ohende9L
| lsNas understood, SOHO tine ago, thns E u.
unlAc the NaGsachusetts temperance-lecturer had
| af1lien from grace" The facts Of the casc aze
alleged 10 be as follows: !" he fxlnted while ectut
| Ing near Dnston, recently, and wnlskey was ID
n.inistered to revive him. Upon folly recovering
his consciousness, be found hinscf tn partially
| ,uto1Icated condition, and Immediately went te
the lneoriate Asylum n Blnghamtou for treat
| mens. He IL now fully recovered, and Is at hi
! Hual post OF Labor. The whIakeJ administers
AROUSED the old appetite, md he dared not Uus
h1mseN"
AT recent sofrte Of the Fr1ncess Mashllde-ths
Emperor Napoleon being present-an aetress iroH
| the Qdeen Theatre recited Victor uuSos Ode x
| Napoleon L, which l. ttle else than long tnseo
ttye against England It 70 happened that tns
| British ambassador, Lord LJonA Was right U
front Of the attress and II 70 him. IN utter ig
notapce Of hts name and position, thai abe seemct
| 10 addres1 tho poets verses. The confusion O
the rest Of the company may be imagined Tna.
: nothing might be wanting 10 increase the emhaE
rassmcnt Of the Enbassa.sor. the Emperor had Il
lead 90 the applause
| Cottn ]. KcRAe, who, during the rebellion, va
the agent tn England Of the Confederate Govern
mcnt was lately sueta by the United states Gov
erument-the ohjeck Of the tuis being TO force hin
to account for hrge quantities Of goo4la aus
money alleged to be IN hts possession when tn
| war terminated Nj. McRae contested the ques
Lon Of hts liability. aud denied that he had re
csiyed anJthing 10 which the Quilted States coul
| IAy Claim. Wee Chancellor James has decide
| that u there was no evidence to show that an
money or goods Of the plalutlIs had come Into tn
tnnds Of thu defendant, and as the equity 0t the
! plea Ind altogether fAiled the bill must be dll
| missed with costs.