The New York herald., 1869-10-27
Personal MOVEMENTS.

The Kentucky soldiers OF the Mexican war VIII
meet In Danvnle on February Y.
Parliament refuses TO concede change OF name
to Mr.. John SHORTCUTS, OF London.
painter named Gourgon claims TO have done
most OF yernets most celebrated works for him.
The new Postmaster at Dover, Ind, Is said to be a
bro iher OF Senator Wilson. Mr.. Wilson's real name
was Goliath.
Annie wagner according TO an intelligent San
Francisco jury, died OF "a gunsnot wound discharged
from pistol.
French antiquarian claims to have discovered
that the baptsma name OF the hrst Emperor was
really Nabulon.
A Judge in Greenbrier, w. Va, calmed down
lawyer who was hghting mad by drawing a bead
with his revolver
A Detroit girl has been 6ned twentY-n dollars
for screaming ''murder' when fellow hugged her.
The lover paid the nne.
Captain Joseph W. Coppage plougnng In field,
near Naples H., has unearthed pot containing
81, 600 in gold conn.,
IN old woman has accused the German author
Goethe OF stealing some OF ms best poems from her,
and critic OF the Mrs. stowe school arraigns the
poet now Tor the theit
Among The "reminiscences OF Humboldt we are
told that FOR many years before his death he never
visited opera or play, aud was never seen In the
pubic places OF amusement.
The reverend mutton.head who sued one OF his
pafsnonefs IN Conneftcut Tor slander, because he
called him that aHectonae name, gets verdict for
one dollar. lie wanted $1,000.
hoe and some one on the other side thrust piece
of wire through INTO her eye. death by nnisadyen-
turc1 was the coroneris verdict.
Tom Thumb found female in California four
inches less n stature tnan himself, and fell IN love
with II forthwith. Mrs. Tom oDIected. and insisted
tbat ne must suck 70 her ana "DOthin' shorter.u
san Francisco barber, named Winn has In
vented 'snamp0Oing helnet.n 10 nts close TO the
head 3nd has no crown The suds are poured In,
''sloshed a8Outn and then run of BY means Of a
tube
Nj Margraye, a citizen Of Jefferson county, Tenn,
10 N hA ninety seventh year, and has not tasted
anlna i0od Tor MY years, and as he believes has
not ealen as lnucn as one pound IN his llie lie -
temperate 10 hs habits, using no spirits or any KIND,
ana hsea toOacco moderately. He Is bachelor.
Thomas Wentworth HIgginson known during the
war ss the colonel OF the Ihirty-thrd United States
coOreu tfirrt south Carolina v0luDteersl has called
meeting OF the 0nicers and soldiers OF mis- old
command To assemble a. the Astor House at noon
on the lOth oil November, TO form regimenta 1850
citation.
Mr.. Drake, who put down the first oil well In this
coLnLy ana VINO at one time was worth ST. 000, 900,
recently oled Ia the poorhouse. The first derrick
ana engine sui stand over the well and are very
careluilg preserved. monument is to be erected
70 MS memory, which will contain room In which
the engine Is 70 be placed.
The Cubans have corps OF "back horse cavalry
wnlcn mares havoc among the Spaniards. Il Ia
COMMANDED Dy Colonel Lawrence Orton Williams,
VINO mas been Tor the last ak years believed TO have
Deon executed AS spy AZ Franklin Tenn, in 1853,
y q Unneo states drumhead court martial II seems
'lsS ae was NOT executed, having bssp glnpggisd