The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-10
PERSONAL.

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-virginie Dejazet has received a pension Of
four hundred dollars year from Napoleon.
Samuel Nutter, the richest man in Vir-
ginia, left 50, 600. 600 for female orphan asy-
ium.
The first volume OF Napoleon's new book
the ''Life OF Charlemagne," will soon be
issued.
Sims Reeves, Blondn and Dickens re-
ceive equal pay for their perform ances in
London.
-victoria's s3 premium for triplets has
found another claimant. Her name is Sarah
Bramwel.
-Lamartine's estate in the Bois de Bou-
logne, near Paris, is to be bought by Napoleon
for model farm.
The French Prince Imperial began house
keeping on his own account in Paris on his
fourteenth birthday.
Miss Kellogg charges $3.50 per night for
singing, and, since her European tour, will
take pay only in gold.
The four daughters of N. Schneider, the
President of the Corps Legislatif, will each in
herit million dollars.
Henry A. Wise is very poor. The Irish
Literary Association of Memphis, Tenn, re-
Gently presented him with $500.
-Susini reappeared in New York last week.
The Tribune says 'his noble bass has regained
all its old power and correctness"
Tennessee presents for the champion
ship" lady Of one hundred and fourteen, who
has four hundred descendants and rides horse
bach.
Speaking of the recent death of the Mar
quise de Lavalette, the Paris Liberte regrets
that so few French statesmen marry Am erican
women.
"A magnificent silver crown has been pur-
chased by subscription in England, and de-
posted on the tomb of the late Emperor Maxi
milan.
Joseph Jefferson is to get tw enty-6ve hun
dred dollars week for acting Rip Van Winkle
at Booths Theatre in New York. This is play
ing to some purpose.
General Webb, the new military COM
mander in Virginia, is son OF James Watson
Webb. During the war he was General
Meade's chief of staff portion of the time.
The announcement is made that Mrs.
Maria Kennedy, of New York, has received an
appointment in the White House for four years
as "assistant secretary in the cooking depart
ment."
There is one fact that has not been stated
relative to the Buchanan-Cass correspondence
lately published, namely, that General Cass
desired to withdraw his resignation shortly
after its acceptance.
The Emperor Napoleon, with the Empress,
the Prince Imperial, Prince Napoleon, and all
the Imperial family, will pay visit in August
next to Corsica, to celebrate The hundredth
anniversary OF the birth of Napoleon I.
General Jubal A. Early, late of the Confed-
crate Army, arrived in J,ynchbure. Va. last
Monday, from Missouri, in good health and
looking remarkably well. He was in exile near
ly four years, during which time be sojourned
in Mexico, Cuba and Canada. He has declined
q complimentary dinner rendered him by his
friends in Lynchburg, w.
MIR. frederick Hanlon offers to race any
velocipedist of the United States for thous-
and dollars side and the championship. The
race to take place in New York City or Brook
lyn-half mile heats, best two out OF three.
The time between the heats to be ten minutes.
The party accepting the challenge to choose
his own velocipede, the fore-wheel Of which
shall not exceed thirty-seyen inches, except it
be Demarest, in which case the fore-wheel
shall not exceed forty-one inches9 Where's
Dana?
Mr.. Senator Sprague will be thirty-nine
years old next September. He is the youngest
member of the Senate and the richest. The
next to him lin pecuniary point of view is
Mr.. Chandler, of Michigan, who has amassed
splendid fortune in specializing generally all
round. The gentleman upon whom all Rhode
Island has its eyes at the present writing is
justfve feet eight inches, scant, with blonde
complexion, bit dark moustachc (colorcd)-
has rather feminine voice, and very awkward
gesticulations-slim built-and it is supposed
would 'strip" badly in prize ring. Besides
all this he lisps. With all these disadvantages
-(some will think, perhaps. the reverse)-he
has it in his power TO do world OF good at
this juucture, and is not without the mental
calibre to do it.
Baron Henri Jomni died recently in Brus-
sells, at the age of ninety years. He was born
in Switzerland but, after a few years service
in the troops Of his native country, emigrated
to France, where he was made major, and
afterwards promoted to d colonelcy. Being
attached to the staff of Marshal Ney, he ac-
companied him to Germany and Spain, mean
while employing his pen in several political
and military essays. He had the confidence of
the Emperor Napoleon for time, but soon
displeased him. Taking advantage of an
armistic, (1S12-15,) he entered the service of
Russia, as an aid-de-camp of Alexander. Sub
sequently he was the teacher OF Emperor
Nicholas. He was widely known as an authors
ty in the science and practice OF the profession
of soldier; and during our own recent civil
war, his name and works were frequently quo
ted and referred to. Among the principal pro-
ductions of his pen are the military History
OF the Revolution of 1892 aud 1901, ""Pi inciples
of Strategy, and the political and Military
Life OF Napoleon Bonaparte."
Don Platt, Of the Cincinnati Commercial,
has been TO see President Grant, and gives his
experience as follows: is at down and indulged
in prolonged stare at the man, who now, with
US, holds our thoughts. In the same way
had, When downy youth, stared at Polk, and
then at Pierce, one Of the most graceful and
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