New-York tribune., 1870-05-27
PERSONAL.
His certainty,


Robert Buchanan has been awarded pension
by the British Government.
Major Stephen A. Douglas has been appointed
q brgadier general of North Carolina militia
Mrs. Partington, in the person OF b. L. Shil-
laber Ia TO deliver poem at convention OF Maine and
New Hampshire editors in July at Rye Beach.
There is rumor that Thomas Carlyle is
coming America soon as he has completed the re-
yised edition Of his works upon which he has been en-
gagged for the last two years
A Paris correspondent says of Queen Victo-
ras daughter Alice princess of Hesse) that she
is worry plain and homely that her shoulders are not
pretty, and that her back is ugly.
Mrs. Martha IIaines Butt Bennett, Virginia
literary lady of rather mild type having been elected
yice-presdent OF o womans rights convention WITHOUT
her knowledge or consent denOunces the proceeding as
an attempt at vIlcaton by some end In human FORM
A Bristol paper publishes the following state
ent about tho President Of the Board Of Trade "Mr
Bright who ia at Landudno is much better and Is out
every day lie knits gart0rs to amuso himself as he B
only allowed TO read but little"
A suggestion of the Paris Figaro that fire.
engines should called out to squirt upon the rioters
calls TO mind tho fact that Marshal Lobau employed this
curious mode of attack upon Partisan mob under the
Restoration and nicknamedin consequence Marshal
DR.. Thomas Smith of Charleston, S. c., was
deprived Of the power OF speech, about three months
ago. by paralytic stroe but with Characteristic en-
ergy and determination he commenced Immediately 10
train his vocal organs as IL he child learning for
the first time to speak, and by dnt of perseverng ehor
he is able to express himself ntelligby In private"
Some of the papers are amusing their read
ers with an account Of beautiful young lady who fell
asleep in Kentucky at the age OF four years and has
slept ever since with occasional waking intervals OF
about six minutes, occurring several times day. we
are assured that during these intervals she conyerses
with great spirit and ntegence but the reporters have
neglected to inform under what circumstances Sho
learned to talk and acquired her education.
ANY one who may be in doubt about the uses
Of Governors invited to read the following certificate
recently given to travelling coljuror:
THR STATE oy TEXAS, !
EXECUTIVE OYYICR, AUSTIN, April 30, l8TO.)
find them ys5 W 4sps sa 'Gs .1s
EDxUSD j. DAVIS, Governor Of fTeIa.
II Gov Davis is rot the freclist Of that show, he
ought to be.
Professor Tyndall is writing for The academy
a serial review Of Bence Joness "Lfe Of Faraday" In
the OF which he oorrects tho story that when Far
aday was Sir Humphrey Davy assistant. Davy thought
it beneath his dignity to meet him at dinner given by
the Swiss chemist DE La Rive and that Do la Rive conse
queny had special dinner for Faraday. 1t seems that
Davy during his European tour treated Faraday as his
servant and De la Rive happening to converse with the
young man day, and shocked 10 find that he was
preparaeu at the Royal Institution, Immediately pro-
posed that should join the masters instead OF the
servants at meals Davy obected but 1t was finally ar
ranged that Faraday should be served in his own room
Tile Pail Mall Gazette says: DR.. Frederick
Kapp, Of the most distinguished Germans in the
United States where he has been exile since $780, has
appointed Honorary Doctor of Sciences in the Uni
versIty of Bonn and has accepted the post During his
residence In America he has borne prominent part In
the politics Of that country and was Presidential
elector In 1860. The most prominent OF the German
exes account of the events OF 18S now remaining In
America is MajerGeneral August Wch who, it is said,
had his life spared only condition of promise never
to reGnter Germany. His statement Is that he was
selected from company Of prisoners and taken to ship
OF whose destination he knew nothing until 1t landed
him in America The explanation Of his friends Is that
he was natural OF parsonage OF very high official
position. Gen. wiich distinguished himself in the late
In