Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-20
PERSONAL POINTS.

Miss Kellogg goes to Booths with
her English opera in September.
A daughter of Gen. Schenck is to be
married ere long to the son of a we'll
known London banker, so gossip has it.
Baron Won Oventhaud, of Vienna,
Is soon to be married In Europe, to a
daughter Of the late Judge Shackleford,
of Kentucky, who is said to be young
lady Of unusual beauty and highly ac-
compGshed.
The Duchess d'0trante has Just died
in Paris at an advanced age. With
her expires the title which Napoleon
conferred on his celebrated Police
Minister FOuche, who, educated monk,
died in possession Of a ducal coronet.
Dom Pratt and Mrs Piatt sail for
Europe on the Doth inst. to consult a
physician in regard to Mrs. Piatt, who
is insilhealth. In the absence of Col.
Piatt the Washington CapitlI will be in
charge of Messrs. LOvejOy and Doug
las.
During the recent interviews between
the Indian Chiefs and the President,
the latter got near enough to one Of
them to breathe In his face. The red
man started back with look of joyful
surprise, exclaiming: ugh Big In
Jun and Great Father drink same"
PRECEDENT Grant is credited with
joke. To friend who asked his Opin-
ion of Gen. Sherman's Memoirs, after
getting further into the book he is re-
ported to have said: "Well, 1 am begin
ming to find out that l didn't have
much to do with that last war
Mayor Ludington, of Milwaukee, a
hale and hearty old gentleman, was re-
Gently married to a cheerful young
widow. Among the most expressive
features of the occasion may be noted
the following lines: ITO grandma, from
Harry and Frank, silver and gilt jewel
case"
joaquin Miller has provoked many
sharp criticisms on his poetry, but none
on his public conduct under the most
trying of domestic affections. He has
persistently refused to say anything, in
self-defense or otherwise, concerning
the attacks made upon him by his for
mer wife and by many Western news
papers.
The cordial dislike apparently enter
tanned for each other now by Presi-
dents John w. Garrett and Thomas A.
Scott is not thing of recent growth.
Twelve or thirteen years ago Mr.. Gar
rett made very little secret in semi
public conversations of the distrust he
felt for what he called the stock
jobbing management of his great rival.
Charles O'Conor doesn't encourage
tailOrs muchly, and his hat is probably
the worst hat exhibited on a good head
on Broadway. There is a tradition
among the New York lawyers that Mr..
O'Conor's hat was presented to him on
the day of his admission to the bar,
and that he has been wearing it and
sitting on it alternately ever since.
The Prince and Princess of Wales
and the Duke of Edinburg are men,
toned among those who are now sell
dom seen in society. The Prince is
said to have abandoned the billiard and
card rooms. and taken to studying the
history of India, in preparation for his
visit to that country. Prince Arthur
is said to be always busy, while the
Princesses Helena and Louise are sell
dom seen abroad. 1t is impossible to
suit everybody, and so it is more than
likely, If this sort of thing is cOntin.
ued, that the prediction will be verified
Of IAN awful howl from the shop keep
ers."
1t is an interesting fact that the
blood Of Gems. Warren and Putnam
unites in the present generation. Gen.
Warren's wife died before him, and at
his death his four children were left
orphans. Joseph Warren Newcomb
was born at Greenfield, married there,
and died last autumn. leaving two chill
dren, great-grandchildren of Gen. War
ren. OF these, a son and daughter, the
latter married an eminent Boston doc
tor, and is still living in that city; the
former married at Hartford, Connect |
cut, lineal descendant of Gen. Israel
Putnam, of the same generation, and
died some time ago, leaving one child. |
This boy, Warren Putnam Newcomb,
sixteen years old, is now a student in
the Hartford High School, the only
living male descendant of Gen. War
rem, and the great great-grandson of
the revolutionary heroes VII e name
he bears.