The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-15
Personal GOSSIP.

Ole Bulls famous violin Is sald 10 pe over
400 years old.
Edward ]. Kuntz. sculptor, died Sunday night
in New York, aged forty-three.
-Captain John Jourdan has been appointed
superirtendent of police In New ork City, vice
Kennedy, resigned.
Walter Brown, the American champion oars
man. was today appointed by the Navy Depart.
ment instructor OF rowing at Annapolis.
James Gordon Bennett, the veteran editor OF
the New York Herald, is again reported to be IT,
ing dangerously III.
"A lady In Indiana, with hair ten feet long, re-
celyes ten dollars week for merely sitting In
halr-dressers shop as show.
"A pamphlet published at Florence traces
the descent Of the Holy Father to Jew Of the
name OF Mastal, and bis marriage with the Count.
ess Feretti.
General Lee hos found the climate OF Savan-
nah Ga, too severe for him, and he must 80 still
further South. He promises to return to that
city later in the spring and remain several weeks
"A monument to De Foe, the author OF ROBIN :
son Crusoe, Is to be erected in England, by sub
scription from boys and girls. The fund has a.
ready reached $3.50. from l4oo subscribers This
Is within $50 OF tho total cost.
The grandson Of General Berthier, who ar
rested the Holy Father under the first Napoleon,
has enlisted in the army OF the present Pope, to
make up for the anti.Papal delinquency OF his
sire.
-Sapolcon.s health is as much q subject OF
speculation ut the Bourse as was ever the report
OF battle ut the New York gold exchange. A
million TN q
sharpers.
Eugene, having given to Metternlch, the Aus
trlan Minister the use Of her hotel the latter &C.
Inowledged the courtesy by making donation
of 900 francs 10 the Prince ImperIal's Orphan
Asylum.
Mr. olo Russell, the son.in.law OF Lord Clar.
endon, is at daggers drawn with the French Min.
ister at Rome, who excluded him from the diplo
matic gallery on the opening CT the Council, upon
the ground that he was only en- ofaclous and not
an Official representative OF England.
Mrs. Gladstone Is said to be always In the
ladies' gallery Of the British House OF Commons
when any important question Is debated, watch
ing her husbands proceedings.
Mrs. Garrett, lady physician, has lately been
appointed member OF the medical star OF the
IjdSL iioepiloi' AASA "pl'N'hh4iSN' ~ N-~
FIRST recognition by medical authorities there OF
lady doctors.
-Prere Arban, the Belgian Prime Minister, and
leader OF the Liberal party In that Kingdom, Is
said to be greater orator han either Thiers or
Jules Favrc, and, next to John Bright, to be the
best speaker in Europe. He is now 5S years old,
but looks considerably younger.
There are at present 5000 ladies In the Sultan
harem. His favorlte wives are: Dournel, tthe
new pearl HaIranl, excellent heart,) and Eda
Dill, (the elegance OF the heart. The STAFF Of the
harem includes $500 persons, and 5no tables are
set to feed them twice day. with about 5000 diff
ferent dishes.
The jury in the Richardson case consists oi
two dry goods dealers, two merchants" one
lace dealer, one pro;luce dealer, one grocer, one
ship.chanller, one wholesale liquor dealer, one
broker one insurance agent, and one theatrical
agent.
Mrs. Richardson who is now living al
Woodsde, y. j., with two OF A. D. Richardson's
children and one OF her own, las submitted her
testimony to writing and duly sworn to it, to be
produced during the trial OF her former husband.
Eer statement Is mainly defence against the
charges OF adultery that have been made against
her. aud an attempt tojUstlfy herself In her course
toward Mcfarland.