, 1870-04-25

Mrs. Washington. wife OF Colonel John
A. Washington, Of Jefferson County, Va xis-
| tied Mount Vernon few dAyn ago for the PAR
pose Of arranging with the Directors Of the
Mount Vernon Association for the delivery into
their keeping OF certain relics Of the PAthel
Of his Country" Among these relics is the
sword presented to Washington By Frederick
the Great, Of PEusaia, and several other Ar.
ticles, among which Is gold chain and
aeal formally worn BY General Washington.
- statno b. Rebines Of the eelebr.ted DR.:
DesEenettes Is to b placed in the Academy Of
Medicine Of Paris ~ pendant 70 thai OF
1Az1sy*s- It represents Desecnettes in the
6yri1n campaign inoculltinR the vuus Of the
pest, which was then decimAsing Napoleon u
army, into his chest, to prove to the survivors
that it WIS not infectioua. Owing to lis audA-
cious courage the lives Of many men were
saved, although the doctor felt to the list dsy
Of his LIE tie result OF his terrible yaocinA-
lion. Ihe statue possesses great anatomical
merit, showing OesEenete3 while under the
influence of his dangerous demonstration
"A New York correspondent Of Bo4ton
paper, writing under d1te Of Friday, says OF
physique he strongly resembles John Morris
sey, though more awkward in his git and not
by any means Il gentlenau]y looking, He il
tall. With BA1low complexion, ! prominent md
badly Ahaped noae heasy ore1hanEing eye-
hrows, deeg-sunien, blazing, I.ear-like eyes:
his hair il black, cut short. Aild slightly tAsked
With G1ey, and stiff III = ssubble-6eld; his neck
j. thick and bullish; his hands and feet ire
large. md the hitter c1urn-v and apparently not
under good control, a. he hhufles along rather
than walkA; hih Shoulders arc round. md biz
manner surly. scoWling, aud suspicious- After
dinner, lAsf evening, he took the train for Eoe-
ton, Ehere be proposes to stay for season,
leon." -'efo
-R<onzinos celebrated painting OF Diauxx
F1efcobaldl has un4ueationahlr high inertia II
wotk OF at, but the high price which Il
n1oaghs A. @ the Lite sale Of the sau Donate col
acription at its foot, which asserts tGst D;s.
nora "as tue mother Of at least ff.y-two
children She Lad never Less than three .t =
birth. says tho inscription, aud We NAV MD
that there is tradition in the Freseobaldi fam
l!y that she once had sir. Brand. in his 'sIIis-
t91E OF Ac*eaatlc," !" mentions, as a well attest
ed iaet, that "eaEer in Scotland had, By QUO
wife, si1tE-tHo children. al Of whom Lived to
be laptized; and in Aberconway Church NAV
still be seen monument to the memory Of
Nicholas Hooker. who wae himself a forty
hrst child, and tho father OF tweutv-se ven
children ly one wife.
Lord Nelson's historic relationship with
Lady Hamilton, and her husband, Sir WiI6am.
are 10 well known rs to render OF general IN
tereat the publication in Eng1and OF letter Of
his. not previously msde public. 1t IL ad-
dressed to Mr. perr!, for long time plitor Of
the Mo7s.ing Chronicle, and ahowy th1t not
even the great English eai1or was exempt from
anxiety - to what - the papers say." 1t runs
Ny pEIR PERRT: Our Dea< sir Wpssn ieft
this Worlt at ten minutes past 10 this mnrnIns, IN
Indy Hlm!1tons aud my arms. Her attentions t,
hlh 10 the last, and altogether for nearly t1eIye
years, have been such as to call forth all our admit
sauaa Of this excellent woman. Al should wish
neither 10 have too much nor too little said III your
1spef OF this occasion, entreat thai l NAV ses
you a. soon Is possible In Plcc8.ullT and vol viii
truly ollige, NELSON tSn nf0Sr
ali oclott, April 8, 1soa"