The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-29
PERSONAL.

John Stuart Mill has written book in de-
fence of women, advocating their rights.
"A rumor comes from Berlin that Mrs.
Abraham Lincoln is to marry Count Schmid-
stwill, Grand Chamberlain of the Duke OF
Baden.
Horace Greeley has accepted an appoint
ment as commissioner 10 examine the Pacific
Railroad, which was rendered to him by The
| President last week.
Mr.. Kayanagh, the Irish member Of the
British House of Comm ons, who has neither
legs nor arms, recently made his maiden
speech, and was loudly cheered.
1t is rumored that the Prince Borghese, OF
Rome, the owner of the finest gallery of paint
iugs after thai Of the Vatican, is about to sell
his art treasures to Russia for the sum OF 35,-
OOO, 600 francs.
George Dalton, of the firm Of Fearing &
Daton, Wal-street brokers, blew his brains out
in bis carriage on Saturday afternoon, while
going up Broadway to his home. 1t is said
That he had been engaged IN recent heavy
speculations in New York Central stock which
proved disastrous.
"A letter from Rome states that the pres
ents in money sens to the Pope, from his own
States and abroad, in honor OF the late fete, are
estimated at 5,O00,O 900 francs. During the re-
caption seven military bands executed logeth-
er, under the windows OIL. the Vatican, hymn
composed for the occasion by M. Gounod.
The Washington correspondent OF the Gin
cipnati Commercial says thatsimon Wolf, Jr.,
recently nominated to the lucrative Office of
Registrar of Deeds of the District of Columbia,
wrote letters and made speeches during the
campaign approving of Grants Jew order. He
also circumcised his boy and named him
Grant.
The rumor started some time ago to the
effect that Senator Sprague had bought or was
about to buy the National Intelligencer is now
renewed in slightly different form, but with
greater positiveness of statement than before.
1t is said that he has paid off mortgage OF
forty-cight thousand dollars, and now owns q
controlling interest in the paper.
-Rumors Of Cabinet changes are again cur
rent. It is now said not only that Secretary
Fish will soon retire to private life, but that
Secretary Borie and Attorney-General Hoar
have informed the President that they would
like at an early day to Withdraw from the Cabi-
net. From the present aspect of affairs, it
seems safe to say that probably within thirty
days there will be changes in three of the Cabi-
net Offices.
Queen Isabella, on Sunday the 11th) at
the races, was walking up and down in the
crowd, accompanied by her family, when the
Emperor, who had just arrived, on seeing the
group, at once went down and uccosted her
Majesty, and Offering his arm, conductedl her
10 the Imperial Tribune, when Don Francis
d'Assses, the Prince of the Asturias, -ap&she
Count and Countess de Girgent, were a# pro-
vided with places.
The banquet recently given to Charles
Dickens by the Liverpool people does not ap-
pear to have been the m ost amicable and har-
uougnuur iu hie srV1vh, ur.~,. .--~ = ..VS- "''
not paying sufficient respect to the House Of
Lords. Whereupon Mr.. Dickens asked him what
"amazing devil" possessed him to make such
charge, and he proceeded to draw parallel
between sRichard Monckton Mines" and Lord
Verisopht. Another speaker complained that
while the press was toasted, the drama vas not.
Still another improved the occasion to strike of
on political speech. He was, however, cried
down. and Dickens was obliged to rise to his
feet and deliver humorous speech on women,
before ''brotherly love" and a convivial feeling
were restored.
"A Parliamentary return has teen publish
ed Of the names and sentences Of the Fenian
conyicts '.not proposed To be released" and
showing what portion Of their sentences is un-
expired. Theprisoners in Great Britain and
Ireland, not including military convicts, are
Thomas F. Burke, J. McCafferty, J. Mcclure,
J. O'Donovan iRosss. T. G. Luby, J. o'Leary,
NJ. sheehy, J. Dewey, W. Halpin, ]. F. Kearns,
E. Power, P. Walsh, P. Lennon. B. Dillon, C.
N. O'Connell, D. d. Mulcahy, W. F. Roantree,
G. Browne, E. st. Clair, NJ. Shea alias Moriar.
ty, w. Mackey,J. Murphy alias o'Leary and II.
q. Carey. In Australia there are: E. ]. Kelly, J.
Dunno alias Cody, J. Flood, c. D. Cane, T.
Baiuos, D. Bradley, F. Fennell, G. F. Connolly
aud j. carney. The persons now in prison
under sentence Of penal servtude for offences
in connection with what the return calls 'the
Fonian Conspiration," and who we're convict
ed in England are: e. Shore, P. Melody, j.
Brannon, 7. Scatey, T. Featherstone, W.
Murphy, P. Doran, B. Shaw, r. Burke. G.
Moorhouse, j. Carroll, D.. Redden, J. Anderson
alias Loan. P. Ryan, ". P. Thompson and P.
Mehan.