The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-14
Personal Notes.

A niece OF the dead ex-Emperor MaXimil-
ian is the belle Of Saratoga. >it16
Governor PilIsbury, OF Minnesota, pro-
poses bounty for grasshopper scalps.
! Boston Corbett, the avenger Of Lincoln,
is now halter in Cleveland.
Pere Hyacintie is about to connect him
self with the Church of England.
James Gordon Bennett has been rendered
the nomination for Mayor OF New York by
the Independent Labor party.
Senator Burnside's health has improved
SO that he is able to return to his duties in
the Senate. -. +.
John E. Bryant, deputy collector OF Gus
| toms at Savannah, Ga, has been nominated
for Congress by the Republicans. .,,
Hon. Fred. n. Potter has been nominated
for Congress from the Eighth Michigan dis
trict by the Democrats. ...,...
The Democrats of the Thirteenth Missouri
district have renominated Judge A. 81.
Buckner for Congress.
The Seventh Alabama district Democrats
have nominated for Congress W. II. For
ney, one Of the present representatives at
large.
Mrs. Lincoln, widow Of President Abra-
ham Lincoln, is staying in Boulder, one OF
the most picturesque places in the Rocky
Mountains of Colorado.
The work OF restoring the tomb OF He
loISe and Abclard in Perc Laclatse Gene
terry, near Paris, has been suspended on
account OF a lack Of funds.
The seventicth anniversary OF the Empe-
ror williams entrance into the Prussian
army will occur January !, 1877. He began
military life before he was ten years of age.
The veteran Norwcg ian statesman Hans
Ridderold died recently at his home in Nor
way. lie was Minister Of Public Worship
from 1913 to 1872.
Governor Kellogg is staying in Salem,
Mass. 1t is noticeable that nearly all the
carpet-b aggers go to New England to visit
old friends. ..............
Long Dog, one of Sitting Bulbs lieuten-
ants, is said to be as long in head as in body,
a perfect Indian in proportions and ability,
and an outspoken enemy OF the whites.
Ex-Secrctary Bristow, the Rev. James
Freeman Clarke, Mr.. james I. Fields, and
others are Watching along the New England
coast. They were seen OF Manchester
Mass harbor on Monday afternoon.
Captain Bassctt, the doorkecper OF the
United States Senate for the pastforty years,
has been presented by the older members OF
that body with afull-length portrait OF him.
SELF
J. A. Williams has been nominated for
Congress by the Republicans-in in the Second
Arkansas district, and Samuel Murphy for
Congress in the Fourth district. No noml-
nations in the other districts.
Professor HuXley's travels through the
country will bring him to Baltimore in the
| in phpI,
on the formal opening Of the Johns Hop
kins University will be made at the Acade-
my of Music Oh September 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bravo, Sr., whose names
have become household'words in connec-
ton with the latest British criminal mys-
terry, reside in the Queen Anne House, at
Palace Green, Kensington, built and lnhab-
tied for short time by Thackeray.
They have big farms in Australia. The
sale on the 18th OF May OF Mr.. G. B. Fishers
stock-falm at Hill River, about ninety miles
from Adelaide, lasted eleven days, and real.
lied nearly $4,000. The farm comprised
200 acres. -. ,sE- -:
The Hon. William II. Sage. has given
$4,000 to Cornell University to complete.the
grading Of the grounds on the west front OF
the northern group OF university buildings.
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ton of Professor Prentiss, the head OF the
botanical department.
Speaker Kerr's condition is such as to
alarm his friends, and it is not believed that
he will long survive. A dispatch received
from him at Washington dated Friday,
from Rockbridge Alum Springs, says: 6
am much worse, and hope is growing
weaker" d.
General Butler is no sooner in hefeld fol-
Congress than that worn-out old story OF his
kindness to soldiers widow is reyamped
and started on its way through the newspa.
pers. 1t was good story once, but 1t i
worn very thin by long usage. Butler does
not appear to advantage rs sentlmentallst
either.
There arc siXty-three members OF the
House of Representatives absent on leave
and fifteen without leave. 1t is not expected
anv of them will return during the present
session, and others are preparing to leave
before the adjournment, which 1t Is gene
rally thought will take place not later thar
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Among the prelates expected to attent
the sessions of the American Caecilian Asso
citation, organized to secure the simplihca
ton of church music, to convene IN Baltl
more in few weeks, are Archbishop Bay
ley, OF Baltimore; Bishop Gibbons, OF Rich
mond; Bishop Becker, of Delaware; BishoI
Seitenbush, OF st. Cloud, Mimi. and proba
) bly, Archbishop Williams. OF Boston.
Prince Alexander, OF the Netherlands
has been initiated into Freemasonry by
Prince Frederick, the Grand Master OF the
Order. Prince Frederick recently cele
brated the sixtieth anniversary Of his in
yestiture as Masonic Grand Master for the
Netherlands, and was presented by tht
: brethren with gold hammer set with bril-
liants.
Queen Isabella, on leaving for Spain, wrote
: letter to Marshal MacMahon, expressing hel
thanks for the friendiness displayed to
: ward her during her eight years stay ii
France, and begging him to convey the e;l
: preston of her gratitude to the French peo
bic by means of an official communication
She intends to retain her house IN Paris
doubtless as wise precautlon In view O
future possible revolutions i'll Spain.
Sympathy for DR.. Rufus Waggoner Film
|. is now in order. His divorced wife ask:
the Supreme Court to compel him to pay
her alimony out of gains as spiritual me
dunn at the same time that she exposes III:
evil practices and brings his business
into disrepute. In the meantime poor fnn
, cannot make living for himself out OF th'
/ dunes for whom he has been in the habit
answering letters by a spiritual hand.-Ne'
York Herald.
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