The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-23
Personal GOSSIP.

L
Grant is fond OF lemon pie. He ate whole
one Sunday.
Joe Jefferson pockets s27, 600 from his New
York engagement. E
| Young Raymond begins night work on the
| New York Times next month.
| -Mrs. Stowe got no more for her Byron
sapder article than for her ordinary contribu.
tions to the Atlantic Monthly.
| |a Three years ago Madame Chevreux. a.
famous sootbsayer, predicted to the Empress
Eugenie TINT her husband would die ~ the wear
1870.
-aIrs. Scott Siddons, who achieved sucb n
success in the histrionic art, is coming back
to America. She left Liverpool for New York
on Thursday last.
MIR. George T. Curtis and Hon. Alexander
81. Stephens are, through the columns OF the
New York World, discussing the qucst;cn OF
the right Of State to secede.
Tho eldest son OF the viceroy of Ervpt ia
eboutto enter Christ Church College, O1ford
mouse has been rented for his use;'of which
nc will take possession next month.
/ Rev. James Durboron, an Episcopal clergy.
man OF Philadelphia. is the champion marrier
OF the world. Within the last fourteen years
he has performed the marriage ceremony one
l.housand times. The amount OF domestic
misery that man has helped 10 inaugurate is
| frightfuI. ,1 ..
On Thursday Mr.. James Mace, the Eng.
lish bruiaer,, WHO recently arrived in New
York, dined with a distinguished company in
the residence OF the Hon. John Morrissey,
and on the following day was entertained with
a numerous party By Commodore Cornelius
Vanderbilt. 2'
| -Milfas, the English painter, on being ask.
ed to paint the portrait of Manchester mil
lionaire, declined; but was finally induced to set
the, as he supposed, rrohib.tive price OF $10.-
600. The offer was accepted, however, and
Mallais will be compelled to receive the largest
price ever received by an English painter for q
portrait.
| The tour CT Prince Arthur through Canada
has 30 far been a series OF ovations. On
Monday last he bade adieu to Quebec amidst
salutes OF artillery; reached Montreal in the af.
ternoon, and was received by General Wynd-
ham, aud subsequently took trip to London,
Ontario, to return soon and take up bic quarters
at Rosemount, near Montreal.
Colonel Adam l.. BIngaman, formerly a
] distinguished turfman and politician of Mis-
sissippi, died In New Orleans few days ago at
the age of TO years. Colonel Bingamans WAS
| the compeer OF Richard Johnson, the Napoleon
OF the Turf" in his way, and Of 8. 8. Prentiss.
De was at one time very wealthy, having large
plantation near NatcheZ, but he encountered
great disasters aud losses since the war, and
| died in poverty'and obscurity' He was the
| frst Child born in the Territory Of ,Mississippi
OF American parentage. q ~ .t(l gi
| Madame Ledru- Rollin owns consia iaessL,e
amount OF real estate IN the Rue de Chnrolne
In Paris, which, in 1648. when her husband Was
| expelled from brance, would not have fetched
more than 5000 poo. at one time the ex.member
OF the Republican Government was 30 bard up
that he came very near Sacrificing his wife's
property. But, fortunately, he held on to IT,,
aud the houses arc worth, at the present day.
| upwards OF million OF doliars. This is chiefly
owing to the .Haussmaunization Of the metros
polls, 50 that the Prefect OF Louis Napoleon
has enriched tho tribune of the people and en-.
abled him TO dispense graceful inequalities at
bisvia ip st. Johns Wood, Londcn, and to sup
ply bis brother exiles with the means Of biding
their time till the restoration Of the republic.
! Mrs. General Rawlins was captured In
Vicksburg by the late Secretary of War, and
subsequently became the wife Of her cap,or.
1t seems that prior to tho commencement oil
hostilities that lady went South, In tho oaps-
c'ty OF goyerness in one Of the best families,
and remained thus employed after the war
begun was shut mp in Vioksburg. during the
siege OF that city by General Grant, and was
among those who surrendered General Raw.
Inns then saw her for the frs: time. The
house occupied by her was taken possession
OF by General Rawlins, the lady still remain.
ing in it. Intercourse and friendly relations
were established asd eoon the general found
that instead Of capturins the enemy, the one.
my had really captured him: The. fair lady
went North. sndsnota long after the general
followedgal ending, in the Beneral profsrins
his heart and hand and the lady accepting the
same. me. o5a