The New York herald., 1870-12-17
Personal NOTES.

The war In Europe while 1t has desolated France
has benefited us by returning home many valuable
citizens detained abroad by business or pleasure
Among them, Mrs. Emma Gutnre who Tor eigh,
years past has been studying with the best masters
and teaching singing in Paris, comes no me WITH
large experience OF her art and by earnest ana con
scientious devotion to 1t has per fected system
great value and completeness to the diigent student
1t is by such faithful and assiduous teachers that we
may hope to true school of art grow up In this
city.
Patrick Rogers, who died IN Cincinnati day or
two ago left s25o,0oO estate, but was obliged to
make marx because unable to write his name TO
his WILL
farmers boy on Mus catine Island, Iowa. has
| very large rat, which he has domesticated and
trained to do various amusing things, among them
the getting up on his hind feet and, at signal from
his little master, attempting to crow like d rooster
The rat will follow the boy as puppy does It's mas
/ ter. This IS the same boy, probably, who trained q
| anu To bait his hook when he went ashing
| An exchange SAYS the Ku.Klux are making II
lively in Sandersville Ga. or $50 healthy negroe
left but barrel of ham hash and hatful OF horn
buttons. Now let the radicals come on with their
sensations.
w. Smith, of Plttsyvania, Va, committed sui.
eide last week. After eating dinner he went INTO an
adjoining room, laid down on the floor, spread a
handkerchier over his face and shot himself in the
rareblts, lobster salad. lager beer and cucumbers
General w. W..Ransom was defeated in the con.
seryatlve caucus OF the North Carolina Legislature
Governor Vance received the nomination on the 2eth
ballot. after some six or eight hours had been spent
In ballotng.
gagged to marry young lady who accompanies the
party with which he is now making his voyage round
the world. His friends In Washington expect that
he Will be married before his return home.
II is said that Mrs. Dr. j, T. Foster wife or tho
State Senator, is the handsomest married lady IN
Mobile.
for divorce He testified that she poured painful
OF boiling water over his head and then scraped the
har OIL with the pan he submitting ITO see now far
she had read OF "heaplng Goals Of re,u but thought
hot water would be better
The Vernon lInd.) Banner says-"Some time
since we mentioned The marriage OF a Mr.. Adams, u
man far advanced IN years. to young woman. The
wife now has quarters in the county Jail for poison
ing her husband"
Mr.. Robert Lincoln, son Of the martyr President
who is said to inherit much oi the ability OF his
father. has become disciple OF Swedenborg. He
Is partner OF Jonn Y Scammon, one OF the ablest
lawyers and bankers OF Illinois, and OF the most
prominent Swedenborgians OF this country.
Nellie Ames, better known as "Eeanor Kirk"
upon .Why Want to vote,n presenting the subject
from the point OF view OF drunkard's wife, speak
ing from her own experience
Pere Hyacinthe, the celebrated French ecclesi-
astic has recently been visiting the Rev. Professor
Jowett Master OF Balliol College, Oxford and made
q stay Of some days at the Masters lodgings
The Hon. Arthur Hamilton Gordon, C.M.G., has
been appointed Governor and Commanders IN Chief
Of the Island Of Maurltius and Its dependencies.
Charles Alan Henderson, now English Consul at
Callao has been gazetted to be her Majesty's Con.
sui for the State OF Massachusetts and Rhode Island
to reside In Boston.
The Marquis OF Butte recently attended the mar.
riage Of daughter OF one Of MS tenantry, and
when s'the door was cleared for dancng'' the noble
| MQrOuis ed off with the Youthful bride.