, 1870-05-26
PERSONAL.

Governor English, OF Connecticut, ia &c.
cuRed Of spelling which Witch"
The Episcopal Convention Of New Hump.
ahiro meet to-day to elect q Bishop. The Rev.
didata
'-Robe1t Fox, an old theatrical nap.eor Of
Philadelphia, has bought the Academy Of Fine
Arta, on Chestnut street, and Will hare = new
S2N, coo theatre in place OF it BY October.
dick Lambert, Of California, wants to be- IN.
corporatod as the Pacific Cable Company, with
q capital Of 7e, GOO 900, to lay Hire from San
| francisco to japan and China interest On
| Ss,ooo ooo to be guaranteed BY tho United
I The Opposition il baate,ine -B;sms.l, On
his continued illness. It ia said that be has
the Jaundlce, and his opponents asseA that he
has such Hts OF passion when things don't
work together to please him that his gau liter
ally runs over.
General Butler, Richmond corraspond-
Ont sayH, last week te1egraphed 10 his agent At
hampton, Va, to admit the large body Of in
sr1Rent colored squatters now on Smiths farm,
inthat vicinity, to free quarters on lis lands
lying on Back River, where he OWLS extensive
tracts The negroes accepted the offer, and
thus was settled in peaceful way difficulty
that had threatened to result IN rot and
bloodshed s
Mr.. Charles Fechter will not return to Eu-
roPo after his present New York engagement,
AZ be intended His new duties and responsi-
bi!tles at Arthur Cheney's Theatre, in Boston,
aud the zeal and organizing activity he pur-
Eoees TO bring to the management Of that
establishment, Will require his constant pres-
ence there. Mr.. Fechter will probably pass
the summer months in Boston, or at somo Of
its neighbofing sea-siao resorts Miss Lre-
clercq will also relinquiAh her homeward visit
this simmer, and remain in Boston.
The sheEmhntown Nev.) Reporter of the
1Tth says: "Just as We 60 TO press e y. m. Ave
learn OF the death Of G. A BEez, editor Of this
paper. He WIS ut the Office an hour before
bis death, and had written the editorials for
this paper. He had been suffering for some
days with congestion Of the lungs, and while
in the lower part Of the city was taken worse, |
and in few minutes WAS dead. Alr. Driar WAS !
3 native Of the State Of Indiana, about II years
OF age, and has, for the last twenty years, been
q resident Of the Pacific Coast-about half the |
time in California, and the remainder at Viz
gina City, Gold Bill and Hamilton"
Don Daldomero Espartero, Duke OF Vito |
ia; who, it would aeem, is about to become
hing Of Spain, is IN hig 18Th year. He was
father followed the occupation Of a cartwright.
Or the invasion Of spain by the French, IN
I808, Eapartero, then student, entered the
Sacred Battalion, which was almost entirely
composed of his class. After tho close Of the
Peninsular war he went to South America,
Tory having crowned the patriots arms aud
put an end to Spanish rule on the continent,
Espartero returned to Spain after ten Year,
atsenee, bringing with him considerable
Fealth that he had acquired in Peru.
Tie breaking out Of the Car1ist Tar next
.alled him to the field He declared himself
n favor OF the succession Of the daughter of
Feriinand VII, and BOON attained the rank of
Lieutenant General. In August, 1856, when
Madrid WIS In; imminent danger OF; capture, |
lis skill saved it. The following year; when |
he Carlist' ARMY appeared before the capital, |
,e again saved it. A successful campaign in
s39 resulted u the expulsion OF Don Carlos,
nd secured to Espattero the title OF Grandee
T Spain and Duke Of Vittoria. In 1910, the
lueen-mother Christina wa8 compelled to re- |
ign her Office Of Regent, and the following
ear the Cortes appointed Espartero to iii |
bat office until Queen Isabella should have :
cached her majority. In 1873, however,
Official combination of adverse parties
rpuEht about :. his fall He sailed for .
.ug1aud,. and resided there for four wears,
D 1917 he returned to Spain, and for seven
ears Lived quietly at ,Logrono. An insurrec- :
On among the people resulting in the expul- I
on Of the Queen-mother, brought Esparfero |
ito power IN 1854, but two years later he Was !!
Implanted by General ODonneI This event ::
fused By the antagonism Of ODonneI, was :
,llowed by sinsuHecdons suDcesaiYeIy at
at1rid- Barcelona, and Saragossa. iEsparte1o
d not seem to favor theaey demonstrations in : !
IS name. From that time until the inception .
the revolution OF 1868 he took nopromtnent =
ut in political action, but whs active in the |
ovements which resulted. in the flight Of =
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