The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-01
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

| Senator Carl 0cnuTZ, VI mibsouii, 10 ono ie-
cipient of much attention at the hands Of the
German Clubs of New York. Mr. s. is the hrst
native born German ever elected to the United
States Senate.
Tho Mobile papers announce the death OF
Colonel Harry Maury, a resident of that city,
who commanded the 18th Confederate Cavalry
at the close of the war. He was cousin of
the distinguished Matthew F. Maury, and was
o native Of North Carolina.
The contest for the Speakership OF the
next House of Representatives is virtually set
tied. Mr.. Dawes, Of Massachusetts,, has wi tn
drawn, leaving the field clear to Mr.. Blaine, Of
Maine, who will doubtless receive, by acclama-
ton, the nomination of the Republican caucus.
"A French paper published in New York
| gives currency to rumor that NJ. Bertheny :,
the present representative OF the French EN-
| roror at this government, will be transferred
to Constantinople, and that tho place thus va
Gated will be filed by n. Gauldee Bol!eau, for
merly consul general at New York, and now
French Minister at Lima.
Mile. Cristine Nilsson, the great Swedish
prma donna has been engaged by Mr.. Fisk,
and will appear at his opera house IN New
York next winter Mlle Nilsson will perform
one hundred and forty nights altogether in the
United States, and will receive thousand dol
lars in gold for each performance, besides ex-
peuses paid for hersel and her retinue of thr-
teen persons.
The libel suit of Charles Reado against
Charles II. sweetzer was brought up in the Su-
preme Court at New York on Tuesday, before
SIR Justice Clarke. This suit grew out of
criticism in the Round Table Oh "Grifith
Gaunt," which, among other things. elected
the "Prurleut Prude" letter. The case was
postponed until Friday, owing to the absence
Of Mr.. Sweetzer, Who is sick with brain fever.
The Emperor Napoleon has conferred the
rank OF Officer OF the Legion OF Honor upon
Aiphonse Duchesne, the captain, and that OF
Chevalier on Arthur Gray, the surgeon, and
on Leroux, the chief engineer of the steamship
Pereire, fer their intrepidty during the recent
attempt of that vessel to cross the Atlantic.
| The passengers had unanim ously signed pc
tition to the Emperor testifying to their graft
tude and admiration for the heroic conduct Of
these throe officers.
General Robert z. Lee made application a
few days ago to the Secretary of the Interior, for
number OF articles once the property of George
| Washington, which were taken from the Ar
| lington House General Lees estate before the
war; when that place fell into the possession of
the Federal army. The articles were pieces OF
household furniture, clothing, dishes and pa
pers, which formerly belonged to General
Washington. Secretary Browning has dccl-
ded to grant the request, and an order has
been given to turn the articles over to the per-
son dcputed by General Lee 10 receive them.
1t is said that General Grant became c1-
ceednsly wroth at the disposition made Of the
Tenure -of-ofi,e bill. He remarked that nobody
wanted it retained except the thieves and
scoundrels, and that be will appeal to the
Forty-frst Congress, within which he proposes
to find and form his friends. The action OF
the caucus has greatly widcned the breach in
the Radical party. Some of tho Cabinet ru-
mors have ripened into almost certalntes.
There is now no doubt but that Pennsylvania
will be represented, perhaps by Mr. George q.
Stewart, and that air. Evarts Will hold no
position under the new administration. The
New York members seem to think that John A.
Griswold or Marshall q. Roberts will be given
the Navy Department Pierreponts friends
seem sanguino of his appointment as Attorney
| General, while those Of Morgan say their
favorite will be made Secretary OF the Treasury.
Boutwell,, Holt. and Wilson, of Iowa, are all
looked upon as most probable of selection.
During the last illness of the Pugilist,
Aaron Jones, no stated that he had been pois-
oned some twenty-one weeks before, and re-
quested that his body should be opened and
examined after his death. He had dropsy and
hemorrhage, and his feet, legs and stomach
were very much swollen. Two days before he
died, he had smothering spells, and did not
seem to realize his condition until the day he
died. On Tuesday morning, as he was sitting
in his chair, he clasped MI. Ostrander's hand
and cried, "Qh, Jim! My God I'm gone?
He sent for Mrs. Ostrander, and requested her
to write to his wife. Writing materials we're
brought, but it was some time before he could
speak. When asked for his wife's address, he
could scarcely get breath to gasp "Char lesion,
South Carolina" the place OF her residence.
Five minutes later he was attacked with q
hemorrhage, aud fell from his chair, dead, his
face to the floor. His body was opened by sur
geons after his death. The liver was found to
be entirely eaten up, and the icngs much dis
eased. The body was inferred on the farm OF
MIR. Ostrander.
The complimentary dinner to General
Johu c. Breokinridgc, at the Manhattan Club
House, was attended by about fifty gentlemen
prominent in social and literary circles. MIR.
Douglas Taylor presided, and General Beaure-
gard was seated on the left of the chair. When
General Breckinridge arose, in response to
toast, be was greeted with repeated rounds OF
applause He briefly returned his thanks, and
resumed his seat without touching on political
topics. In private conversation, however, tho
General gave an amusing account OF his hard
ships in the wilds of Florida, while escaping
from the ruins of the fallen Confederacy. He
spoke feelingly Of the suferings OF President
Davis, and told an interesting story Of
his first meeting with Mr. Davis in Eu-
rope while at the house of Mr. Er-
langer, ia Paris. The General, in answer
TO inquiries, said that Mr.. Slidel still remained
in The French capital, ard had expressed no
intention of returning tn Louisiana. He had
not seen MIR. James N. Mnson for several