The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-28
PERSONAL.

of Mr.. Charles Dickens.
The latest about Napoleon is that he has
given up smoking again.
Maggie Mitchell is rapidly recovering from
her recent sickness.
Mr.. Rsverdy johnson writes to friend
in Boston, that he thinks he will publish an
article in defence OF his Alabama Claims
Treaty.
Colonel W. 8. Ashby, who Vas the leader OF
General Wade Hampton's scouts in the latere.
beIlion, arrived at Nassau last MONDAY, on his
way to Cuba.
Senator Sprague has selected James Y.
Smith as his candidate to succeed Senator An
thony, Of Rhode leland. Anthony naturally
wants to succeed himself
The Hon. B. NJ. T. Hunter has come out
in q letter favoring the election of Walker as
the Governor Of Virginia over Wells, on the
ground of lesser evil being preferable to
greater. Mr.. Hunter himself has no vote.
Fanny Elsler, who once illustrated the
refinement and poetry of dancing. was married
the other day, at the ripe age Of fifty-nine.
The happy husband is ex-King Ferdinand Of
Portugal, and pursuant to royal rules the union
is q mcrganatic one.
The New York Sun states that Mir. Seward
has predicted that President Grants adminis-
tration will utterly fail in twelve months, and,
to be as far away as possible from the crash,
he has set out on visit to Alaska, and thence
TO the Emperor OF China.
Jean Maria Farina. the ''genuine" cologne
Se Iaou uirnoy
but fraudulent, Jean Maria Farinas in Cologne
to survive him. Laura Farina, worth 81. .0OO,'
OOO. marrisgeable, and but q, succeeds him in
the cologne business.
"A Mr. Packard, Of Fall River, saven years
ago bought rancho Of two hundred acres in
Santa Barbara. California, at a dollag per acre.
He now has &. 900 vines. producing 5000 gal
Ions Of wine; is engaged in silk culture, last
year producing 200 900 cocoons; and is also
cultivating the olive.
There is some gossip. about Miss Amanda
Craig, who recently recovered enormous dam
ages for breach Of promise in Illinois. One
account says that she is engaged to nice
Young man who has not F" srisiplace" or any
other disease, but will not marry until she has
her damages in hand. Another paper asserts
that she has applied to be reinstated in her old
position as teacher. and will doubtless sue
ceed. The refractory doctor who would not
testify at The trial is still in prison for contempt
OF court.
There ap pears to be some doubt as to
whether General Sickles will eventually accept
the mission to Spain. question has been
raised as to whether his case comes under the
act Of March, 1869, relative to officers Of the
army and navy accepting and holding diple
matte and consular positions. 1t is understood
the Attorney General, on being questioned,
rspliel that General Sickes' case is clearly
within the provisions OF the law, and that his
beng on the retired llst makes no difference.
hit should bs decided that General Sickles
cannot enter upon the Spanish mission with
out resgning his position in the army, be will
not accept it.
The New York Journal Of Commerce, in
uoticing the unanimous and spontaneous trib-
ute to the moderation Of statement and the
overrullng sense Of justice which cha.
Mr.. Raymond as political aud controversial
writer, says: Little thought Mr.. Raymond
on every occasion when he forebore to fix some
insulting nickname upon another editor, or to
put into circulation some story prejudcial to
his character, or to attribute to him some base
motive for his opinions, or to sting and lrr1tate
him in any way with that most poisonous OF
weapons-a pen dipped in the venom Of malice
and hatred-httle did he think that these cour-
teous forbearances we're like drops Of moisture
mounting from earth to heaven to be given
back in plenteops showers upon his grave, apd
to keep his memory green and hallowed."
Commodore James W. Cook. formerly OF
the United States navy, and subsequently, con-
pected with the Confederate naval service,
died at Portsmouth, Va, on Monday, in the
5sth year of his age. At the battle of Roanoke
Island. while IN command Of the steamer
Forrest, Commodore Cook exhibited bravery
unsurpassed in history. After the fall OF the
island he retreated with his little steamer be-
fore the enemy's feet to Elizabeth City. Here,
like lion brought to bay, he fought
with desperation against overwhelming odds.
His vessel was boarded, but he refused to sur
render, and was wounded and forced to the
deck, md even then refused to pull down the
Gag which be was willing to die for. His
yictors, astonished at his daring valor, refused
to use their right of power upon him, and con-
fined him to the deck, which was red with bis
blood and that Of his men.
There is quite sharp contest going on for
MIR. Raymond's successor in the New York
Times. The principal stockholders in the con-
Germ are George Jones, the publisher and
business man of the concern, who owns thirty
shares; MIR. Raymond's estate, thlrty-four
shares; Jas. 3. Taylor, fourteen shares; E. b.
Morgan, of Cayuga, ten shares; A. B. Stout,
ten shares, and two other shares owned by
other parties, making in all one hundred
shares. The shares are valued at ten thou
sand dollars. making the concern worth about
one million dollars. The different interests
are divided as to who will be MIR. Raymnnds
successor. One interest fayors Geo. William
Curtiss, another interest would like to see MIR.
Godkin, of the Nation, and another interest is
pressing Mr.. District Attorney Tracey, Of
Brooklyn. How the matter will end it is inn
possible to Say. The Times is q prosperous
newspaper, end is paying large dividends.