Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-02-17
Personal Items.

-Pfau and the HanlOns arc doing great
trapezo business in New Orleans. D
John Howard the oldest man In New
London, Ct., died last week. He command.
cd an American blockade runner in the war
of 1872
= Peter Silcrat was lately hooked by an III
dian cow through the left eye, the point OF
the horn coming through the top of the
head. Ho IL living. te .H
Prince Louis, son of Prince Alexander OF
Hesse, has gone through the English naval
school at Portsmouth, and has Joined the
Ariadne as cadet
The Second Universalist parish Of Port
and, Maine, has extended unanimous call
to woman, Mira. p. A. Hannaford OF Hing
ham, Massachusetts, to become its pastor.
Charles Dickens says no can always Judge
of the character of hotel or restaurant by
an inspection Of tho castor Themustard
pot and oIl oruet aio.inialble tests
On New Years Day the Prince Imperial
presented a velocipede to the Prince OF the
AstuTias the eldest son OF Queen Isabella,
and taught him how to rideit. The two boys
arc constant plsylnates
M. Lab0ulaye haspccepted liberal offer
to undertake lecturing tour in the United
States. All his travelling and hotel expenses
are to be paid and the Sum Of Sle0 IN gold
will be guaranteed to him for each lecture,
-Justus Won Liebig, tho celebrated Ger
man chemist, recently told friend that,
during the last ten years. he had received
seven calls from American universities, and
that twice he iolt strongly tempted to 20 TO
the United States and accept there profos-
sorship. .trs E.. Tlgt u.
An Indiana woodchoppef has become
suddenly rich, claiming TO have found 10, 900
which was hidden during tho war. Express
r0bberes are not ofiniTequert occurrence In
that state, and 1t will not 10 bad idea, por-
hapa, to look carefully at She money which
this lucky woodchopper passes.
General Dix, American Minister to
France, at public banquet In Paris on We'd
neBday evening, mado a spooch In which he
declared that The cause OF the Greeks was
ldentica al with tho cause OF liberty through
out the world, and he assured tho people Of
Greece that they had the sympathy OF Amer
Ia r.g.F Fif ~
r,Whitolaw Reid, author of "0hio During
the War;" has accepted prominent position
on tho staff VI tho New York Tribune, viz:
that Of chief editorial writer aftor MI. Gree
Icy. Mr.. Reid is young man, tall, dark, and
alendor, with refined face, bright, keen
eye, andg gentlomanly presence, and evidently
may ba called rising man.
young, ho aud his brother Charles had q
quarrel about a pretty girl whom both of
them wished TO marry. Charles dealt VIII.
lam q blow on the forehead, and tho mon.
arch carriea the scar 10 this day. Tho lady
was q poor professors daughter, and IL now
q middlo-aged school ma'am.
Tho Terie Hauto Qnd.) Express says
that Wm. H. Jones took dose OF arsenlc on
Sunday last In tina city, but physician was
called 10 who gave an emetlc, which will
probably give him another lease of lie. Ho
had boon married but ten daye, and his wifoa
cxtravagarico and his inability 10 supply her
unusual demands ID the alleged caus6 OF the
oifOrt to destroy HIS lifo. l Gn|frc y
! Another collection yet OF Mondelssohn'a
correspondence 10 20 be published, and viii
oohailed with delight BY tho many who have
found him not loss charming as a letter.
writer thsnf as acomposer. The letters are
those written TO his very intimat friend, Ed
ward Deyrient, who made several attempts 10
4 furnish Mondelssohn wltha suitable libretto
for IN opera. sr-A.,,.,
The Hon. and Rev Francis Richard Grey,
Rector OF Morpeth, England, and an uncom.
promising Rtuaist, ma sermon, delivered a
Few Sundays ago ppoko OF tho Judgment OF
the privy Gouncl 10 the Mackonoclne case,
as an "unrig hteous judgment, and avowed
his intention approaching the doctrine oftho
roal presence ''mor6 strongly than over
! Upon this there was q cry Of "Treasop, trea.
sonlp and sosoral persons loft the church.
i4At a recent grand bali at the Tuilories,
tho Princess Motterhich was attired in dooI
rose -colored velvet shirt looped up At thu
/ sides IN front, no as W show o white satir
petticoat and sash OF black ribbon, ths
whole dress covered by gauzo tiAaue .-whitt
shot with silver. Her ornaments were q dia
mond feather over scarlet one In hor hair
her throat, with alternate strings Of pearlI
and diampnds hanging down low on th'
hronAt.