The Evansville journal., 1869-02-15

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A receipt signed by Moliere in 1868
shows that the expenses Of his dra.
matte company at that time were $8S
in five days.
Gen. Grant ard DIR. Mark D'Au-
bigne of Geneva, Switzerland, have
been made life Directors of the Evan
gelical Advertising Association.
General Franklin's statement that
General Thomas said he would not
believe General Pope or General
Roberts under oath, is denied by
General Thomas.
#. B. Aldrich. the poet and editor
Of EUery Saturday, went from Boston
TO New York, Wednesday, especially
10 be present at the opening of Booth 8
theatre.
A. Il. Stewart has sold twenty
shawls this season worth 50 900 each,
and one worth "a 600.
We learn from the New York Demo
crdk that Mr.. John Morrissey has
been absent from his seat in Congress
= for three weeks.
/. O. Clifford, a Sabbath School
teacher and hopeful Son of Temper
ance, has left his wife In Bridgeport,
Conn.,, and fed across the Atlantic
with 81 400 of his wife's money.
A story has been circulated con-
eerning Dana, to the effect that he in-
formed Weston if he would postpone
his 5000 mile trip until spring, he
would accompany him on the veloci-
pede.
The New York City says that Mrs.
Theodore Moss, wife Of the treasurer
OF Wallack's Theater, wore at the
charity ball, Tuesday evening. lace
and diamonds estimated at $50 900.
Her lace flOunoe cost $1,000.
Prof. Il. l.. Gowanus will be the
editor Of Appleton's new weekly.
The first piece de resistance will be
Victor HugO's By order of the
King"
President White, of Cornell Uni
versity, is very youthful in appear
ance, and is frequently mistaken for
a student, which he enjoys as an ex-
tremely good joke.
Prince Carignan, Of Italy, one of
the candidates for the Spanish throne,
has no children. His wife is q sour
looking woman, some years older
than himself, and with a red nose.
She is the richest princess in Italy.
There's considerable talk among
the aristocratic gOssips of Dresden,
about the efforts which an American
lady of great wealth is making to get
the appointment of lady of honor
to the Crown Princess of Saxony.
Cora Pearl paid the chemist who
died her hair 5000 francs. It used to
be light yellow, and it is now of that
color which Parisans call on tail,
very red, but with q singular goi51An
luster. The dying process lasts a
week.
Hon. Thomas Jones, Jr., the found
er, and for fifteen years the condctor
of the New York Insurance MGnttOr
and Wall Street Revielo, died of con-
sumption in New York city last Fri
day night, at the age Of forty-five.
The Empress Eugene is said to
have n very cordial hatred for Prince
Napoleon. She looks upon him as
her rival in the Regency in case of the
EmperOr's death, and is said to have
been in i'll humor all the day she
heard the Prince, who had been very
i'll, was out of danger.
Robert Mitchell. for several years
American editor Of the Paris CoaSti-
tRtiOnRe, has been discharged for
cheating Russian grandee out of a
large sum, at the Imperial Club, via
game of cards.
A wise man, as we'll as witty, was
Theodore Hook, when he told the
Alderman who had alrea dy surfeited
him, and yet pressed him to par
take OF another course: Il thank
you, but if it is the same to you, I'll
take the rest In money"
Miss Adelaid Richmond, only
daughter of the late Dean Richmond,
was married in Batavia, New York,
on the I'd inst, to VIM. j. q. Kenny,
OF New York. Great interest was
manifested in the event, especially By
the benehciaries of the lady's late
father.
The Prince of Montenegro was re-
Gently fined 100 forins by the Custom
III Ouse officials of Trieste, for having
some tobacco hidden in his trunk.
Unfortunately for the officials, His
Highness asserted his privilege as a
reigning Prince, and instead of get
ting the fine they were threatened
with dismissal from headquarters.
A dark-skinned youtR in North
field, VT, son of French father and
Creole mother, handsome, intelligent,
and cstimable, was recently turned
out of a dancing school in that town
on account of his color. The young
men of the class voted 19 to IL In
favor Of the outrage, while the young
women sensibly voted 19 to against
it, but the latter voice was very con
sistently rejected.
Mrs. Grant, at her reception, Sat-
, urday, was attired In a claret gros
grain silk with long train, trimmed
silk fringe, shade lighter than the
material of the dresss; point lace col
lar, and hair arranged in plain style,
with no ornament whatever.
A Southern paper says Brecken-
ridges old body servant Tom, whose
fidelity to the rebel faith he so highly
extolled, is hand and glove with
the Loyal Leagners, and is as bad as
the worst OF them.
Col. jesse HI. McMahon, the foun-
der of the Memphis Bulletin, died las
week-less than a month after the
name Bulletin ceased to appear on q
daily paper of that city. He was an
editor Of the old Southern sort, anC
not at all in sympathy with the
changes produced by the war.
General Grant Is credited With say
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