The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-21
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

-Kossuth is In Turin, and in n-abjectpoverty.
"A portion Of Henri Rochefort's salary as dep
uty has been seized for debt
MIR. Gladstone has just completed his slxtieth
year, and Mr.. Disraeli his sixty fourth.
Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, OF Massachusetts,,
will deliver an address at the funeral OF George
Peabody.
1t is reported that Fisk and Gould have gone
to Washington to give evidence regarding the
gold panic.
General Robert E. Lee, 1t is now stated, will
not be able to attend George Peabody's funeral
at Portland and in Massachusetts,.
Commodore Josiah Tatnall has been elected
port inspector OF Savannah, Georgia, an ONCE
recently created by the city council.
"A Paris letter says the physicians think Louis
Napoleon will last until September, and II he sur
wives the crisis then expected, he may last ano-
ther year.
Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill, has been elected United
States senator from Maine by both branches OF
the Legislature OF that State, to I'LL the vacancy
occasoned by the death Of Senator Fessenden.
Senator Morrlll's term will expire March 8, 1871.
-Ex-Secretary Seward has telegraphed from
Havana that he expects to be in New York on or
about the 25th instant. His friends are intend
ing to give him o complimentary dinner
with view OF eliclting his views Of Mexican
affairs.
The London Lancet confirms report which
has been floating about Europe for some time
past. 1t says that the disease from which the
Emperor Of Russia is suffering Is hypochondrash
"a malady which is hereditary In the Imperial
family of Russia, and which Is extremely dimcut
to combat. 1t Is said that the Emperor often re-
fuses food, and shuts himself up from all outer
communication, and from oil the social enjoy
ments which he used formerly to seek.
Plus TX Is great letter writer. he has re-
Gently sent very anectlonate epistle or orer to
his 'toten dines-e,tdnts' OF New York, In ac-
acknowledgement OF q don nla9ntfque, which he
had received from them. Accompanying the don,
he says, "you have added splendid ornament
under the emblem Of o fish, which formerly was
very familiar to the faithful. This exquisite piece
OF work, in the purest gold and bearing IN i@
mouth the most precious ornaments, seems 70 US
in view OF the approaching Council, to be the
symbol OF the words OF eternal life moving from
the mouth OF Jesusn 1t is said that all the bishops
who attended the Council took with them ricn
presents to the Pope, and that the Papal treasury
for the time being Is full to over1owing.
Emile olivier, the new French Prime Minis
ter Is described as being tall, unusually Slim,
with q pale complexion, small black WnlsKers,
and glittering spectacles, and resembling cler
gyman. He stoops very much, and wears plack
scull cap. AS public speaker, his voice Is SOLE
and clear his language Is remarkably elegant.
and his speeches abound In metaphor. In the
last Legislative Chamber, he enjoyed the reputa'
tlon of speaking better French than any other
member except Berger. In his speeches and In
his writings Olivier makes constant use OF the
personal pronouns, repeating "as for myself"
"as for my oplnIon,n with unpleasant frequency
olivier was born In 1926, and his career has been
very brilliant. In 1s4s at the age Of %, he was
appointed Commissary General to the Republic at
Marseles, and afterwards was made Prefect. he
has been three times elected to the Corps Legls-
latf, and has been twice interdicted as an adVo-
cate-once in 1887, for six months, for refusing to
appear as counsel before acourt-martial In Lyons,
and the second time In 1859, in consequence OF q
vigorous address in defence Of Vcherot, before
the Tribunal Of Correctional Police.
Figaro tells two neV stories OF the Pope. A
lady of Lyons comes into his presence closely
yelled in black. "What do you wish?" asked the
Supreme Poltin. Your benedction, Holy Father"
The lady made vain attempts to raise her veil;
the pope stretched forth his hand-"loly Father,
wait moment.n "Do you believe" said he
smiling, that my benedlction cannot penetrate
that thin veil?n and he continued the formulas
The second anecdetc concerns On American lady
"a Protestant-Who desired the blessing OF Plus
TX upon an armful Of beads. ''Is that allf'
patiently asked the Pope. "Holy Father, your
photograph" "Here it Is; anything morew
Your autograph, If you please, upon the Carte
de-risite.n The Pope hestated little, but signed
nevertheless. "Now Is there any other favor you
were going to askm' "Oh. Holy Father, give me
If you will the pen with which you wrote your
name.n This was too much even for the Popes
good nature, and he said, "Yes, take 1t. carry
away the penholder too. Here, take the INK
stand ~ The American coolly rolled all the articles
up in an old newspaper, carefully placed them In
her carpet-bag, and departed with sweet smile
and a reverence to the Pope. "What great peo-
ME nevertheless ., excaims the Figaro.
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