The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-18
PERSONAL GOSSXI..

| AIRS. Lydia Beecher, the mother OF Henry
| Ward Beecher, died in Brooklyn on Saturday
morning. aged eighty years.
-J. Edwards Calhoun, relative Of John Q,
Calhoun, writes to the Rochester Democrat |:
I IL live in section OF country similar in all
| respects to the best tea region of China, an d
for many years the tea served at my own table
has Been exclusively Z ON my own plants" u
AT the Inauguration ball there Was female
in an Imitation Of masculine costume. She
wore green silk coat and panta.oons, and
locked like picture Of Pooahontas, or like
mermaid grotesque and hybrid. Her basque
Of lowered green silk fell to her knees, and
her lowered green silk pantaloons we're rufisd
around the bottom with black lace; her hair
streamed down her back below her waist.
The bride OF General Fitzpatrick is the
niece OF the Archbishop and OF the Secretary
OF War of Chill, and was, at the time Of her
marriage with General Fitzpatrick, the belle o f
Santiago No lady attracts more attention .or
her extreme beauty. She is q brunette, and
wore at the inau ,uration ball dress OF Grim i.
son satin, trimmed with lace and crystals,
magnificent necklace, aad tiara OF diamonds.
The Western press are repub1shing Gene
raj Grants application, in 1859, to the St.
Louis County Commissioners, fora position as.
County Engineer. Tho application closes as
follows: ''Should your honorable body see
proper to give me the appointment, pledge
myself to give tho .ofico my entire attention,
and shall hope to give. general satisfaction"
The petition was rejected, and the app lioant
lost position worth one hundred and sixty
dollars per month.
1t is Quito certain that Mr.. Stewart expect
ed, and equally evident that he des ired, a
Cabinet appointment uuder Grant. OF this
matter the Washington correspondent OF the
Sunday Herald writes that Mr.. Stewart evident
ly knew, Notwithstanding the talk o bout the
great secrecy with which Cabinet appointm ents
were kept, that he was among the elect. Three
days before the inauguration he cAme to WASH
ington. Prior to his arrival most sumptuous
apartments were prepared for him at the Eb-
bltt House. Parlors reaching the width of the
house was refurnishod. Carpets OF new pat
tern were sent on from Mr. Stewart's store and
put down; choice lace curtains depended from
the windows new furniture adorned the rooms.
flowers covered the mantels, stood in magn1f-
cent bouquets on the tables and hung in rus
tic baskets from the ceiling; private entrance
to the street in charge OF liveried servants was
secured at all times from unwarranted intru-
sion; a carriage stood at the door with liverled
driven and footman ready to convey the pr nee-
~ occupant Of these palatlal rooms wherever
and whenever he desired to 60. Streamers
AID flags were hung from the balconies, de-
noting the patl otism Of the occupant 1t was
in these apartments that MIR. Stewart in sx-
psctancv received, accepted and finally declined
the Office Of Secretary of the Tres easury. 1t is
fair at least to believe that with all this prep
aration of style and luxury, Mr.. s. was aware
OF what was coming. When he was appoin ted
he felt so confident that he would be swor n in
that he Indicated in general dstail certain re-
forms which he would ins itute.