The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-10
PERSONAL.

Secretary Fish speaks French fiuently, an
Secretary Borie French and Spanish.
| -Virginie Dejazet has received pens ion Q
four hundred dollars o year from Napoleon.
Samuel Nutter, the richest man in Vir
ginia, left 81, 000. 600 for female orphan asy
lum.
The first volume of Napoleons new book
the Life Of Charlemagne," will soon b
issued.
| Sims Reeves, Blondin and Dickens re
ceive equal pay for their perform ances il
London.
| -Victoria'e f3 premium for triplets ha,
found another claimant. Her name is Saral
Bramwell.
| -Lamartine's estate in the Bois de Bou
logne, near Paris, is to be bought by Napoleon
| for model farm. at
| The French Prince Imperial began house
keeping on his own account in Paris on his
fourteenth birthday. a
Miss Kellogg charges $3.50 per night 70,
singing, and, since her European tour, will
take pay only in gold.
President of the Corps Legislatif, will each in
herit q million dollars. EsT A
Henry A. Wise is very poor. The irish
AiOOA0Ay 1AoS 'SA6UAOu VI nl9upu1S, I0On.. a.
Gently presented him with 500.
-Susini reappeared in New York last week.
The Tribune says this noble bass has regained
all it's old power and correctness."
Tennessee presents for the .'cham pion-
ship" o lady Of one hundred and fourteen. who
has four hundred descendants and rides horse
back. tsf "-
Speaking Of the recent death of the Mar
quise de Lavalette, the Paris Liberte regrets
that SO few French statesmen marry Am erican
women.
"A magnificent silver crown has been pur-
chased by subscription in Englan d, and de-
posted on the tomb of the late Emperor Maxi
milan.
Joseph Jefferson is to get tw enty-ive hun
dred dollars week for acting Rip Van Winkle
at Booths Theatre in New York. This ia p]av.
ing to some purpose.
General Webb, the new military COM
mander in Virginia, is son of James Watson
Webb. During the war he was General
Meade's chief Of staff portion Of the time.
The announcement is made that Mrs.
Maria Kennedy, of New York, has received an
appointment in the White House for four wears
as assistant secretary in the cooking depart
ment.''
There is one fact that has not been stated
relative to the Buchanan-Cass correspondence
lately published, namely, that General Cass
desired to withdraw his resignation shortly
after it's acceptance.
The Emperor Napoleon, with the Empress,
the Prince Imperal, Prince Napoleon, and all
the Imperial family, will pay visit in August
next to Corsica, to celebrate the hundredth
anniversary Of the birth Of Napoleon L.
General Jubal A. Early, late OF the Confed-
crate Army. arrival in r.u,anhhi-r1, Va Last
Monday, from Missouri, IN good health and
looking remarkably well. He was in exile near
ly four years, during which time he sojourned
in Mexico, Cuba and Canada. He has declined
3 complimentary dinner rendered him by his
friends in Lynchburg, Va.
Mr.. frederick Hanlon offers to race any
velocipedist Of the United States for o thous-
and dollars side and the championship. The
race to take place in New York City or Brook
lyn-half mile heats, best two out of three.
The time between the heats to be ten minutes.
The party accepting the challenge to choose
his own vel0cipede, the fore-wheel Of which
shall not exceed thirty-seven inches, except it
be Demarest, in which case the fore-wheel
shall not exceed forty-one inches? Where's
Dana? sA
Mr.. Senator SpIague will be thirty-nine
years old next September. He is the youngest
member Of the Senate and the richest. The
next to him (in pecuniary point Of view is
MIR. Chandler. of Michigan, who has amassed a
splendid fortune in speculating generally all
round. The gentleman upon whom ali Rhode
Island has it's eyes at the present writing is
jusIfve feet eight inches, scant, with blonde
but dark moustache (co1ored)-
has rather feminine voice, and very awk ward
gesticulaGons slim built-and it is supposed
would ''strip" badly in prize ring. Besides
all this he lisps. With all these disadvantages
-(some will think, perhaps. the reverse)-he
has it in his power to do world Of good at
this juncture, and is not without the mental
calibre to do it.
Baron Henri Jomini died recently in Brus-
sells, at the age Of ninety years. He was born
in Switzerland, but, after few years service
in the troops Of his native country, emigrated
to France, where he was made major, and
afterwards promoted to colonelcy. Being
attached to the staff OF Marshal Ney, he ac-
companied him to Germany and Spain. mean
while employing his pen in several political
and military essays. He had the confidence Of
the Emperor Napoleon for time, but soon
displeased him. Taking advantage of an
armistic, tls12-15.) he entered the service Of
Rnssia, as an aid-de-camp Of Alexander. Sub
sequently he was the teacher of Emperor
Nicholas. He was widely known as an authori-
ty in the science and practice of the profession
OF o soldier; and during onr own recent civil
war. his nsme, and works were frequently quo-
ted and referred to. Among the principal pro-
ductions Of his pen are the s'M,lstary History
of the Revolution Of 1792 aud 1901, Principles
of Strategy" and the Political and Military
Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte."
Don Piatt, Of the Cincinnati Commercial,
has been to see President Grant, and gives his
experience as follows: lis at down and indulged
ip prolonged stare at the man, who now, with
us, holds our thoughts. In the same way ]
had. when downy youth, stared at Polk, and
then at Pierce. one Of the most graceful and
accomplished public characters, and then at Lin
coin, each one in his turn the centre OF d ma.
tion g solicitude and each one had gone his WY
down the steps Of Republican palace Cd he