The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-01
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

| In VicksburR last Friday, from stranguiation.
produced while eating an oyster.
Senator Carl Schurz, Of Missouri, is the re-
cipient OF much attention at tho hands Of the
German Clubs OF New York. Mr.. 8. is the FIRST
native born German ever elected to the United
States Senate.
The Mobile papers announce the death of
| Colonel Harry Maury, resident Of that city,
who commanded tile ;5tii Q nfeder&to Cavalry
at the close Of the war. He was cousin of
the distinguished Matthew T. Maury, and was
o native Of North Carolina.
The contest for the Speakership of the
next House Of Representatives is virtu ally set
tied. Mr.. Dawes, Of Massachusetts, has wi tn
drawn, leaving the fed clear to Mr.. Blaine, of
Maine, who will doubtless receive, by acc lama
ton, the nomination Of the Republican caucus.
"A French paper published in New York
| gives currency to a rumor that M. Berthe heny,
the present representative OF the Fren Oh EN-
peror at this government, will be transferred
to Constantinople, and that the place thus va
Gated will be filed by M. Gluldee Bolleau, for
merly consul general at New York, and now
French Minister at Lima.
Mile. Cristine Nilsson, the great Swedish
prima donna has been engaged by Mr.. Fisk,
and will appear at his opera house iu New
|
one hundred and forty nights altogether In the
United States, and will receive thousand dol
lars in gold tor each performance, besides ex-
penses paid for herself and her retinue Of thir-
| teen persons.
| The libel suit Of Charles Reade against
| Charles 81. Sweetzer was brought up in the Su-
preme Court at New York on Tuesday, before
Mr.. Justice Clarke. 1his suit grew out OF
| ktote h.
Gaunt," which, among other things, elected
the ''PIurlent Frude" letter. The case was
postponed until Friday, owing to the absence
| OF Mr.. Sweezer Who is sick with brain fever.
The Emperor Napoleon has conferred the
rank Of Officer of the Legion Of Honor upon
Alphonse Duchesne. the captain, and that Of
Chevaler on Arthur Gray, the surgeon, and
ou Leroux. the chief engineer of the steamship
Pereire, for their intrepidity during the recent
attempt of that vessel to GROSS the Atlantic.
The passengers had unanim ously signed Pc
tition to the Emperor testifying to taeir graft
tude and admiration for the heroic conduct OF
these three officers.
General Robert E. Lee made application a
few days ago to tho cretary Of the Interior, for
anumber OF articles once the property of George
Washington, which wera taken from the Ar
linglon House e. neral Lees estate before the
war; when that place fell into the possession Of
the Federal army. The articles were pieces OF
household furniture, clothing, disho and pa
pers, which formerly belonged to General
Washington. Secretary Browning has decl-
ded to grant the request, and an order has
peen given to turn The articles over to the per-
son dep1ted by General Lee to receive them.
| 1t is said that General Grant became. ex-
Il e1ss~ 4 -
Tenure-of-ofi,e 20 bill. He remarked that nobody
wanted it retained except the thieves and
scoundrels and that he will appeal to the
Fortssf El0nEfess, within which he proposes
to find and form hs friends. .he action of
the caucus has greatly widensd the breach in
the Radical party. Some Of the Cabinet ru-
mors have ripened iato almost certalnties.
There is now no doubt but that Pennsylvania 10
Will be represented, perhaps by Mr.. George II.
Stewart, and that Mr. EvaIts will hold no
position under the new administration. The
New York members seem to think that John A.
Griswold or Marshall o. Roberts will be given
the Navy Department Perrepont's friends
seem sanguine Of his appointments as Attorney
General, while those Of Morgan say their
favorite will be made Secretary OF the Treasury.
Boutwell,, Holt. and Wilson, of Iowa, are all
looked upon as most probable Of selection.
During the last illness OF the pugllist,
Aaron Jones, he stated that he had been pois-
oned some twenty-one weeks before, and re-
quesled that his body should be opened and
examined after his death. He had dropsy and
henorrhage. and his feet, legs and stomach
were very much swollen. Two days before he
died, he had smothering spells, and did not
seem to realize his condition until the day he
died. On Tuesday morning, as he was sitting
in his chair, he clasped Mr.. Ostrander's hand
add creds ''Oh, Jim Ny God I I'm gonei'
He sent for Mrs. Ostrander, aud requested her
to writo to his wife. Writing materials were
brought, but it was some time before he could
speak. When asked FOR his wfe's address, he
| could scarcely get breath to gasp 'tChar lesion,
South Carolina" the place OF her residence.
Five minutes later he was attacked with %
hemorrhage, aud fell from his ci,alr dead, his
face 10 the floor. His body was opened by sur
geous after his death. The liver was found to
be entirely eAten up, and the lungs much dis
eased. The body was inferred on tho farm or
Mr.. Ostrandera
The complimentary dinner tos sGeneral
John 9. Breckinridge. at the Manhattan Club
House, was attended by about fifty gentlemen
prominent in social and literary circles. Mr
Douglas Taylor presided, and General Beaare-
gard was seated on the left Of the chair. When
General Breckenridge arose, in response to
toast, he was greeted with repeated rounds OF
Applause. Es briefly returned mis- thanks, and
resumed his seat without t,uching on political
topics. In private conversation, however, the
General gave an amusing account Of his bard
shipsin the wilds Of Florida, while escaping
from the rufBs Of the fallen Confsderacy. He
spoke feelingly OF the suferngs OF President
Davis, and told an interesting story OF
his first meeting with Mr.. Davis in ssu-
rope wniie at the house of Ms Er-
langr. in Paris. Tho General. in answer
to Inquiries, said that Mr. Sdell still remained
in'the French capital, and bad expressed no
intention OF returning to Louisiana. Ha had
not seen dir. James M. Mason for several
/ rnonthn Mr. IndAll P Raniamir. l,o 4ho,, uh.