, 1870-09-10
PERSONAL

Mrs. JEFF. Davis Is supposed to be On r1s1t with
some friends at North Sangus, Masa
-Eulwef, IL Il en1d, receiTes s., 600 from Jarrett
Palmer Tor new nvc-act classic drama to be
produced at Siblo's Garden. This Is the largest
price ever paid for manuscript play.
President Grant has purchased q houss aud
lot In DanbutJ, Conn, for the wltow OF the late
Genera, Rawltns, With the proceeds Of the Raw
lins fund.
-Jouathau Tohey, of Eew Bedford, Mass.; Ia
dead. He WAS notorious for biz love Of litigation.
During the past forty years he has uoe missed
sinRlc Term OF court Without having lawsuit.
in the present crisis, this Is the best thas the
New York Commercial Adcers.ser c4p do: "Eu-
genie to the tT7anquil-' oh, where ia papa
nawi' Eugente sadly whtueth- Tbs tranquil
to EugenIe-'1 feel, feel. I feel he's gone where
The woodb,nc twlneth.'"
"A young GIL named Kkty Felt was abducted
{som be. mothers home At New Orleans, last
week. aad conveyed to q hovel In the woods by
white man, who held her while She WIS beng
storn Of her blonde t1eases by an old negress
She was then conducted back to the city again.
and allowed to go home.
-0restes Brownson, once noted tnddel. now
Ieclarcs, "Whether the Pope sins or not 1t Is the
auty OF ali true Christians TO stand by him, light
Or wrong"
The will Of lls. c. uardtsty, Of Baltimore,
leaving so, coo to her husband, u being contested
On the question whether the deceased had not
bcen "rrera1led upon, caused and induced to
execute her last will and testament by the undue
and improper influence OF her husband"
Mrs, Q'Donnorau-Rossa mother Of the It1sh
patriot dlcd, a: Charleston s, G., few days ago,
aged 72 years.
The ax monthly parts Of sThe Mystery Of
Edwin Drood," prepared tof The press BY The au-
thor himself all Of The story thatis to be giseu
to the public The unfinished novel Is published
In book form In London, with the following IL
troducto1y notes:
"All that waa left OF Edwin Drood Is here pub
shed- Its list entire page had not been written two
hou1s when the event occurred which one Tesy
cheerful and reassu. lng3 might seem almost to
have ANTICIPATED. The only nn1es In reference to
Tie story H., haze stase 6ssn fpgn eooGea teat
earlier Plumbers. Beyond the cleHs therein af-
foraed to It's cDndact OF tatassEophe, nothing
whatever EeEa,ns: nnd It Is beHeyea @st a Nnas =
done In placing before the reader. without fur
ther note or suggestion. the fragment OF TIE MTs-
| Terry OF Epw1H DRoop."
| ,-Mr. william Suarswood, Of Phi1ade,pnIa, re-
Gently Nrnte TO Professor John Tyndan express
ing the desire OF many that he should visit this
| country and repcat his lectures, which ~ero 30
popular With the audiences at the Royal 1nstitu-
ton, London. To this letter Professor TYuda1
| replies that, Rhould a formal Invitation be eI-
I teude1, the opposition his friends to his COM
! Ing to America would undoubtedly be removed;
and that, - far "a his OWE inclination "a concszn'
Cd, be has been deferred for the most part from
coming bcfore BY tho " fear Of American nospf'
tallty, (which wonld scarcely allow him to remain
as at home, free from the entanglementa OF aocte-
-. HIS inducements f0t coming he thus se0
forth: "Ftrst, to respond. In the only way oper
10 me, to tho exceeding kindness Of which havs
bccn the object Secondly, to aid IN a consu1
! nation mentioned to me by ono OF my
cuFesrondente, who thought that tht
friendly visits OF men with
drawn from the arena nf politics might do some
Ting towasd promoting good feeling between
AMERICA and England" The Secretary Of TIT
Sew York Liberal Club has received the follow
ing from Professor Tyndali, ,nnaeF date Of SWs1xer
land, Aug. 20:
| "DEAR SIR: Your vcty nattering Invitation hs,
reached me tn NY temporary mountain home
have been already ID correspondence WITH NJ
SharsHoed, Of Phiiadelphta, re2ar,iinG yant u
oNa desire to visit America. but strengthen Aso M
hands In the presence OF friends who are doubtfu
of the wisdom OF the trip. shall Gee a3r. Hu1lel
ea,lr next month and learn his mind on the mat
ter. An immelatc visit Is ont OF the question
for great deaf OF preparation would be nfces
saty, hope to hear from Mr. SharsWood s0on
and win eudeaypr to mnke up my mind as early .
! possible afterwn1d. In my case should no
tn!nE 1t possible to move before the autumn o
! 1879"
| -Ex-senatos F4eanghuyscu and Ex-Governo
Pnsker, Of New Jersey. refuse the use Of tibet
| names as candidates for Congress.