The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-28
Personal Notes.
Louis Napoleon recently dined with
Queen Victoria. SO.

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Louis Napoleon recently dined with
Queen Victoria.
Joseph Pitman, the last survivor Of Ma
poleon's British iailors at st. Helena, lately
died. He was ninety-three. b
(. Miss Grundy writes from Saratoga that
Governor Tilden sometimes drinks fifteen
cups OF tea at sitting.
Rosa Bonheur, the celebrated painter OF
animals, was thrown from her carriage near
Paris the other day and severely injured.
The Chicago Tribune says that il Theo-
dore Thomas had played for the masses the
masses would have sustained him.
King John Of Abyssinia claims to be de-
scended from that lady who was SO amaz ed
by the genius Of Solomon, the Queen OF
Sheba.
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, Of Delaware,
has accepted the invitation to deliver the
address at the Somerset county, Md, agri-
cultural fair in October.
Mr.. James R. Randall, author OF the song
sc Maryland, My Maryland" and at present
editor OF the Augusta (Ga.) Constitutional
iSt, is visiting his relatives in Baltimore.
A French clerical organ says. it has re-
ceived information confirming the existence
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lay election of the next Pope.
An Englishman complains that American
noses are not beautiful. Maybe they are
not in shape, but in color we can make an
English nose feel pale.
Ex-Speaker pro tempore Sayler, Of Ohio,
left Washington for his home in Cincinnati
Friday. His departure leaves Washington
without single congressman. There is
dearth OF activity in every channel.
The Danish poet Christian Whittier, on
the 10Th OF July last, completed his eightieth
year, when he received large number OF
addresses from the students and artists OF
Paris, where he resides at present.
a nephew OF Brigham Young occupies
the editorial chair OF the Salt Lake Tribune,
the GENTLE newspaper. He spoke OF Brig
ham Young as can avaricious old hound "
to correspondent OF the New York Wortd.
Rev. Alphonse Vellenueve, Canadian COM
missioner to the Centennial Exhibition,
whosetdeath has been recently published, is
at present at LA Sale College, in Plilladel-
phia, and in good health.
Abraham Lincoln's parents were married
on September %, 1906, in Washington coun-
ty, Ky. The marriage certificate has re-
Gently been discovered among the records
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Signor Bartolomi has completed the cast
OF the Liberty" with which the French
are to adorn New York harbor. She is
handsome woman, exquisitely draped, and
crowned with star.
Information by cable was received last
Thursday announcing the death at Milan,
Italy, Of the Rev. w, G. jackson, D. D.,
rector of the Episcopal church at Eldridge
Landing. Md. DR.. Jackson left Maryland
on the 9th OF last May.
Judge Dewey, OF Massachusetts, was re-
minded by Il member OF the bar OF Mr..
Moody's adjoining service, last week; at
which he blandly remarked: 81 would be
most happy to adjourn this court il l
thought it would result in your CONVEX
sion."
An unknown man accidentally shot him
self through the heart at the Atlas Hotel.
oppositc the Exhibition buildings, Phila-
deiphia, Friday, and died Immediately. 1t
is thought that he was journalist. lie had
registered as Mills G.. Gerbes, New York,
and pocket-handkerchicf found on his
person is marked G. 5.
4 few DAYS since the poor Empress Char
lotte escaped from the Chateau de Lacken,
where she is still under care. After finding
her it was difficult to make her return, and
she was induced to do so at length by the
stratagem of tlinging flowers before her, as
sue is very fond OF flowers.
The funeral took place the other week OF
a somewhat famous Partisan, VI. Lion, who
founded many years since the little shop at
the angle OF the Rue de 10 Eune and the
Boulevard st. Denis, where were SOLD
brioche, sort OF shortcake, ut sou. The
place was immensely patronized, and Nj.
Lion retired from business with fortune
estimated at over million.
4 pasuuinade has been circulated in Ha-
yana charging Captain General Jovellar and
other high officials with nepotism in award"
ing contracts for army supplies. Other
functionaries are accused OF frauds upon
the revenue, transportation OF taxes, and
of allowing the clandestine importation OF
San Domingo tobacco.
A dispatch from Cohoes, n. Y, tells OF
two factory girls named Devrel who nave
been living in their room in lethargic state
for ten DAYS. The case has attracted the at
tention of medical men, who are watching
ITS result with great interest. The girls are
to all apDearance in natural and healthful
! sleep. Food is forced into their stomachs
bv artificial means. The slcepers are Sin
teen and twenty years OF age.
Lord Houghton. who was so extensively,
dined and wined when he was here, and
whose patronizing words were received
with such excessive gratitude, is said to be
back in England ridiculing and misrepre,,
senting America. II this is so we are glad
TO tell how he astonished the family OF a
gentleman with whom he breakfasted in the
South. After sitting down to the table he
took set of false teeth from his pocket ana
put them safely i'll his mouth. The meal
over, he removed them, wiped them with
napkin, and replaced them in his pocket
Philadelphia Times.