New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04
PERSONAL.

| Marshal MacMahon's fortune before the wal
was estimated at 1900 900 francs How much worth
now is very difficult to say,
Princess Salm-Salm receives from the Arch
duchess Sophia OF Austria an annual pension OF 1000
forms, and the pension will probably be increased
The effort in the West to raise money for a
monument TO Gen. VIM. Henry Harrison at North Bend
his old family residence, Ia likely 10 prove ialure
! Mr.. Leypoldt has retired from the publish
ing house Of Ieypoldt, Holt Williams and the style Of
| the firm is changed to Holt Williams
George Saunders, who represented the So
called Confederacy in Canada during the late Rebellion
is now reported be in London demonstrating how the
| South win yet gain its independence.
! Antonio Orefcc, who claims to be de-
scendant Of the publisher OF the Venice Gaz=eta, the
fret newspaper issued in the world, Is connected
in journalistic capacity with one OF the dalles OF
that city.
journalist with a statistical turn has found
out that the London newspapers have contained in the
last three years not less than 178 obituaries Of Dr.
ingstone the African explorer any OF which, he adds Is
good enough for man really dead
Indiana boasts of an ancient dwarf who lives
in Decatur County; is 40 inches HIGH n years Old
weighs 50 pounds, and calls himself Peter Denham He
claims that years ago he five inches taller, and
weighed ten pounds more than now
A rumor comes from Bordeaux that Gam
beta was recently challenged to mortal combat by Cen
Clusere and that the former declined. on tho ground
that could not meet on equal terms military charla-
tan and all unprinciped adyenturer'
An old ChOctaw chief, whose name trans
lated means and who quilted
his tribe 70 years ago for life Of civilization died on the
10th ult, near Batesve. Arkansas aged a. Ills WIFE,
white woman still living, bore hun 10 children
q One Robert Cleneay was recently arrested
near Atlantic City, N. j. charge Of having married
widow while he had five other wives living. He con-
had all diod of broken hearts when he ran away from
them.
A Paris letter states that Victor Hugo has
been in III health ever since the surrender of the capital
and adds that this accounts for the small share he has
taken I'm the present revolution The insurgents seem to
have been able to do great deal OF mischef without MS
assistance.
Col Henry r. Forbes, an ex-army officer,
Jaws Western letter writer went to Cheyenne recently
To lecture on the evils Of intemperance but the nhab
tants regardng the subject as personal aont rusnu
into the hail. extnguished the lights, ana drove the
Colonel out OF town.
When MIR. Burlingame visited MIR. Sumner
after his return from Canada where he had challenged
Brooks to fight him. their meeting according to writer
in The Chicago Tribune, very impressive. Sumner
puttipg hand on each of Burlingames shoulders SAID
"You did not intend 70 kill him, Anson" Burnngame
at first hesitated but after minute OF two placing ms
hands as though he held gun, reped Il intehueu 70
take the best aim could at the broadcast part OF hn s
breast wait until the word was given. then-nreF Dr
nnsr was greatly distressed at this confession Tears
snrang into both their eyes, and Burlingame salu lou
forget that saw you lying bleeding ana lnsehsDo oI
the senate floor, and thought you were deadl Yes,
wanted 70 kill him and all his cowardly accompnoes;
them with guns some ume' anu 'n0 '00N ""
better"