The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-09
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Jenny Lind has become quite poor. Her
husband has squandered most OF her fortune.
Seven years ago DR.. Stroneberg, Of Prus-
sia, was the ragged tenant of garret. NOW
he is o ''railway king" worth SAC, 600. 900.
1T is said that there ore in France at least
fifty actors and actresses who pretend to be
iIegitimate children of the great Rachel.
Fred. Douglass, (colored,) takes liberties
with his dusky brethren now. In some OF his late
speeches he calls them negroes" This, in
deed, is calling en- ace Of spades spade.
Henry Wilson is preparing "History OF
the Rise and Fall Of Slavery" From a man
who, in q senate speech, made Waterloo one Of
.'Wellington's great battles on the Peninsula, >
ANYTHING in the historical line will bs valuable.
"A Panama letter states that Frank Ward,
son-in-law Of VIM. B. Astor, jumped overheard
from the steamer Sacramento, near San Jose.
and was drowned. The cause OF the deed was
modification at not being able to pay the wine
bill. that he Iau up on the steamer.
The Cincinnati Commercial has CORES
pondent at Washington who has been forecast
ing the next United States Senate. He thinks
il probable that the trades-unionists and anti
prohibitionists will get ,'ltrol OF the Massa-
chusetts Legislature aud elect Colonel Greene,
Democrat. to the Senate in place OF Wilson;
that neither Anthony nor oragin will be re-
elected; that Sidney Clarke is likely to come
from Kansas in place OF Ross; that Logan has
the best chance to succeed Ya.es; that Judge
Moses, OF the State supreme Court, will sue
ceed Robertson, OF South Carolina; and that
Jesse d. Bright is the coming man from Ken
tucky. -a
-Quesada, the Cuban chief, is what the
ladies would call ga love Of man." In per-
son he is tall and dark, with well-cut features.
A black moustache hides teeth OF snow. he
has a manner which is the perfection OF case,
dignity and graciousness, combined with re-
serve, and was regarded as one OF the hravest,
most accomplished and elegant men IN Cuba,
of which he is a native. Ee dresses with great
taste, and wears q very peculiar seal ring Of
some rare pink-colored stone OF great value,
which is said to have very romantic history
attached to it. In society he Is irresistible
almost with women, although by no means fast
or loose in his morals.
-"George the Count Johannes - George
Jones, of legitimate drama fame-has come tc
the rescue OF the good name of Lord Byron
and his sister, Mrs. Leigh. 1t puts new taci
on The affair and looks plausible. 1t appears
that both Lord Byron and Mrs. Leigh were
aware of the charge made by Lady Byron =
that thoy confronted and confounded it at the
time-and that Lady Byron confessed her mis-
take, and, by way cf atonement, promised to
name her unborn chill-if girl-after Mrs
Leigh. The Count afirms that he had this
statement from Mrs. Leigh herself, and Cor
6rmation OF it from Lord Harrington, who
spoke Oh the authority Of Lord Byron. 1t is
rnow charitably inferred that Lady Byron, ma.
urally jealous, becoming ascetic and morbid
permitted this idea to gain hold oD her mind
and that she really believed it, and commune
| Gated It to Mrs. Stowe.