The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-20
PERSONAL Notes.


Personal Notes. 4.
General Longstreet Is proposed as State
Engineer Of Louisiana. IS s.. s
+ The heaviest creditor OF France III Mine.
terest. Sir Richard Wallace sreceives$2e0,
900. ,6s..s. .5 .
Lew Cavana, O negro minstrel OF some
reputation in his calling, fell from the third
story OF q hotel IN Terre Haute, In d., on
the 14th instant, and was killed.
To satisfy doubters whether, the Earl Of
Beaconsfield was ever baptized o Christian.
q London correspondent quotes the parish
register of st. Andrews church. Shoe lane,
where the Premier was baptized at the age
@ twelve. -
( The Austrian Crown Prince Rudolph
will, during his approaching tour round the
world, visit India, China, and Japan IN q
yacht which is being specially CONSTRUCTED
for the purpose. He will be accompanied
on his Journey by the well-known traveller
Count Wilczek. 80
Niemann had to sing during the first act
of .sDie Walkuere near fire which emit
ted dense smoke, and during q rehearsal
one day the singer complained to Wagner.
sI cannot sing in that smoke" he OBJ
served; 81 shall be snffocated." I" But
You must," /" said Wagner / can't put the
fire out. The smoking and singing must
occur at the same time. 6 Well, replied
the artist, tsmakc the chimney sing and I
viii smoke" -
Like Lord Rosebery, the young Marquis
of Huntley, who races under the name of
I" Mr.. H. Bird,' is about to quit the Eng
lish turf for public affairs. He attained
some distinction lately in the House OF
Lords by his endeavors to settle the land
question in Scotland, and now he is coming
out as philanthropist, and will be the pre-
sident Of the Social Science Congress at
Liverpool. He is only twenty-nine years
old, but Lord Rosebery was still younger
when he filled the post.
William N. Tweed and his secretary, Mr..
Hunt, are now imprisoned in Fort Castro
de Vigo, where they will remain until their
departure for Cuba. The Madrid Ep0ca OF
Monday, in an editorial, alludes to the fact
that there is no extradition treaty between
Spain and the United States, and says it
knows not what judicial course is to be
taken by Spanish authorities in the case Of
Mr. Tweed. It adds that European Gov
ernments would desire to see some definite
legal arrangement made for dealing with
such matters in future.
During the trip of Mr.. and hrs. Sartoris
to this country they occupied table in the
far corner Of the dining-room Of the ship,
and avoided attention as much as possible.
Contrary to general expectation they did
not sit at the captains table, and their re-
served manner during the passage was fire.
quently commented upon. Towards the
end of the trip the weather improved some
what, and Mrs. Sartoris eyinced lively
speculative interest in the pools on the days
run. She was foremost in the field in pur.
chasing the pools, and came within an ace
of.winning the stakes on the number Of the
pilot boat which would bring them into
port. Mrs. Sartoris and her husband enjoy
good health.
a charming anecdote is told concerning
the late Felicien David, or, rather, OF his
friends. A little before his death he applied
to be admitted to the Academy OF Fine Arts,
and every member promised to support
him. Not one voted for him. One OF the
vow-breakers called upon him. Perhaps
you have been astonished," he said to Da.
vid, sat what has taken place ?" Ger.
J1lnly ~ TGplleu Gue III GtSG. =, w cil, GuC 1aS
is,'' said the Academician, that we had .
prize Of 90, 900 francs to bestow. We coult
not give it to one OF our own members, and
as we thoughtit might be OF more use II
you than o nominal honor, we did not elec1
you.N The. following day David received
the money, ! which was very welcome te
him, as he was far from being rich man.
Mary Merle and Abraham Desery, Of Bal
timore, were married at police headquarters
Washington, Monday, under the following
circumstances The pair left Baltimore
Monday afternoon for Lynchburg with tht
intention Of getting married there. On the
way Mary handed Abraham several hundred
dollars, which she had saved up for the hap
by event, and upon arriving at the dep0
Abraham stepped outside to get drink
He took several, and fell into the hands o.
some faro-men, who now have nearly every
cent of Mary's money. They then pilotet
him to the depot, where Mary waited ir
tears. An officer arrested him, but Mary
would not consent to make charge agains
him, and rather than have any more slips
about she sent out for Rev. Mr.. Graef, who
made the pair one. They left for Lynch
burg Monday night.