The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-16
PERSONAL GOSSIP.


wheels.
Mrs. stonewall Jackson, described as
youthful and attractive widow, is at Rockbridge
Springs.
The Prince Imperial OF France is taller
than his mother, but does not stand so high as
his father.
The editor OF tho Times at Port Huron,
Mich, wrote to Carlyle for his autograph, and
received the following rcpIy in Stophen-Hok-
inish looking manuscript: "Here s my auto
graph. Much good may it do you. T. Carlyle,
Chelsea, 2ad June, 1862"
AT tho last interview between the President
! and Governor Walker, tho question of the yir-
, sssDis aenatorship came up, and the President
'unreseryedly expressed his personal prefer
ence for General Robert Williams, of tho army,
the husband Of HRS. Senator Douglas"
Mr.. John Lester Wallack, since his return
from Europe, wears on full dress occasions
blue swallow-tail coat, with velvet collar and
gilt buttons, whito vest, with rich, fancy but
tons, black knee breeches, and black silk stock
ings, and pumps with delicate silver buckles.
This is now the correct thing for full dress.
-Twitchell, tho Philadelphia murderer and
suicide, is still alive, according to "gentle-
man OF truth and veraclty," who has seen him
in Montana and read pardon dated April G,
1869, and signed Tohn ". Gcnry. he further
says that Governor Geary charged snch a big
price for tho pardon that Twitchcll hasn't
money enough left to start in business.
"A Miss Gray, of Washington County, New
York, milliner, thirty years old, was en-
gagged to young Englishmana few years ago.
He died before tho time fixed for their mar.
riagc, and left her seventeen millions OF dol
lars. The natural heirs of tho young man
contested the will, but in vain. AID the yonng
ladr is 10 receive tue first instnimcnt of her
largo possessions in December next Five
millions of dollars arc to be sent her then, and
the balance as soon as possible.
"A New York letter assures us that Mrs.
DIR. Lozier, Of that city, has practice which
yields her on income Of over twenty thousand
dollars, and that '.thc best physicians in tn.
city recognize her ability, her honorable posi-
tion, and are proud OF her. She is small and
very beautiful. Her voice is low and careseipe
in its tone, and che enters directly into sympa-
thy with her patients, and they are devoted to
her." We are further told that she has q
daughter-in-law who graduated last May, and
who is also doing paying practice.
-Adah Isaacs Menken's body was buried in
Pere 10 Chaise, in grave which Was purchased
for five years, the longest time that her
friends could get. But the cemetery authori-
ties, in violation or their contract, buried
another body over tho corpse OF Menken; and
her friends, not knowing that fact, moved the
deal box containing the unknown body to
Mount Parnasse, whero they had erected
monument. That body lies under the Egyptian
obelsk to the memory OF Mcnken, while the
ashes of Menken lie in Pere la Chaise, without
stone to mark their resting place.
Victor Hugo lately gave new proof Of his
modesty. 1t is the annual custom of tho
French Academy TO give PURGE to whoever OF
their number happens to need assistance. In
order to render the reception of the purse as
little abhorrent as possible TO the member for
whom it is designed, it is offered in the first
place to the oldest member; lie declines, and
it then goes 10 the next oldest, and SO to the
member previously agreed upon. This year
the purse was to goto NJ. Jules Sandeau. 1t
had regularly passed down the list to the next
preceding NJ. Sandeau's, which happened to
he that of NJ. Hugo, who, instead OF declining
with thanks, kept the money and sent letter
full of gratitude for the liberalty of his fellow
academicians. The disgust OF the academy
may be imagined.
General Beauregard, it seems, dyes. A letter
from the White Sulphur Springs, in sketching
the notabiities at recent ball there, says:
'But what young man is Tint whose raven
locks and moustacho may be seen wherever
beauty and grace reign most decidedly? Some
one whispers that it is General Beauregard,
the great engineer and gallant soldier; but
surely that cannot be, for the last time 1 saw
that great chieftain his hair was as white as
driven snow, aud his bronzed features were not
those of the ball room gallant. But another
look convinces me that my friend is right, es-
pccially when I remember the ready reply
made by tho brave chieftain to one OF the bellies
who twittted him On this change. when I
was in command Of an army said he, Il uaed
to dye my hair white to impress my soldiers
with proper respect for my age and position;
but after the war closed and the necessity
passei away, allowed it to return 10 it's natu-
raj colorp May his locks never turn gray,
and may he live long to enjoy the society of
Which ho is so bright an ornament"
Somebody has recalled paragraph which
went the rounds of the newspapers in the carly
years OF the war, in which IL was stated that
son OF Lord Byron was major in the Federal
service, and that he was not, as might be
supposed, natural son, but the fruit OF the
poets secret rarr;ago with Spanish lady Of
rank and Catholic. Major Byron was de-
scribed as man well advanced in years, but
erect and vigorous, and bearing remarkable
personal resemblance to Lord Byron. He was
familiar with tho noble family OF which he
claimed 10 be scion, and, indeed. had written
three-volume history Of its members. He
| possessed many manuscript letters personal
relics and other mementoes OF tho man whom
he claimed as his father, and could repeat
almost every word Of Lord Byron's poetical
works. A correspondent OF the st. Joseph
Missouri Herald writes to that paper, stating
hsacquaintanco with Major Byron, and recall
ing conversation with him on tho subject OF
Lord and Lady Byron's separation. Mejor
Byron declared that Lady Byron unluckily dis
| covered portion OF her husbands correspond
once with his Spanish wife, and although by
| tho lava cf England and the laws of Spain tho
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