, 1877-02-11
PERSONAL.

] this morning.
The sale Of Eugene Fronentin's pictures at tn
sa'ie Dtouot has fetched thus far SlOO, 600, shoy
| Ing that French art Is we'll supported in France.
Daniel Pratt, the great American traveller, ha
challenged the Rev. Henry Ward Beechcr throug
The National Nof<t Reporter. to beat him ..ou val
uable ideas. sentiments, and principles
| Mr. William Page, the artist, has written lette
| to The New York Tribune, which the latter ACCEPT
| as conclusive evidence that Admiral Farragut wa
| iashed to the mast in the memorable Mobile en-
gagen,eut
dohn Phnnix was the author OF the aphorisr
1ately attributed to Ben Inyincible in pcacc
invisible in war; II was first uttered as u .scuti
naent I'll response to toast At BANQUET given 4
the California militia.
The Rev. james Martinean, who some time act
wac compelled to resign his pulpit because OF faln
healts, sccms to tave recovered his strength to
large extent since limiting himself to purely scho
lastic and literary duties.
Madame Walewskt has been married to N, Ales
sandra, a Neapolltau forty years her junior sh,
lacking brt two years Of hundred. Italian gen
fiefnen are the most accommodating in the worlt
In matters Of this kind, when there Is money il
the case. The first husband OF the Madame was
natural son Of Napoiconl.
Mr. Dana is making fun in his newspaper b,
asitating the country with the question, ..Eho ii
tho handso,nest man in .Anlcrica:" All sorts o1
claimants are put forward. The original pretty
man was Mr. Forbes, Of Boston. The SIN has
Gcded whole dictionary Of handsome men, includ.
nS essty oae VI us nsetofaca characters, from T.
II. Childs to DR.. Holland.
Bret Eartc and Mark Twain have oddly conspircd
to secure the copyright to their new play On both
sides OF the Atlantic The former is goinsto En-
gland for that purpose, while the latter remains
hc7e and does the business In America. II the play
is no better than VIC hare reason to suppose it will
oe' al &h's laoof on account OF 1t WILL be thrown
a"as.
The Anniversary Of the execution Of Louis XVI.
FILLING on Sunday, 1t WAS celebrated at Paris
dan. 22 by masses In the Chapel1c Expfatoire,
which were attended by the leading Lcgitimists,
The Bourbon family WAS represented by the Due
dc Nemours and his two daughters, the wife Of
Doa Carlos, the Conte and Cotntessc dc Trapani,
the con,tc de- Caserte and tbs Coate dc Bari The
Grand Duchess Constantine OF Russia, though not
4 Catholic, also attended.
Archde1cou Gray, one of the dignitaries Of the
Church OF England, was much struck during bis
recent visit to Chicago By the poltcne=s hc encoun
tered On every side from totn1 strangers. This is
CHARACTERISTIC Of all the Inhabitants Of tho city.
The strangers 'roud further hare obliged Arch
deacon Gray, 1t is presumed, IL he had chosen, by
giving him ticket In fine lottery enterprise, the
benevolent intention Of which IL that every man
shall have large fortune for nothing.
Mary Palmer, of New York, aged @, wears. has
brought suit for breach of-psouise Of marriage
against Aaron Strauss, a-cd GO years, and mar
r;cd ,nrn Tha .etfnn ~ rather ,,nnsuaf hu. the
jury gave the plaintif 81, 600 damages. Married
men have heretofore been considered secnre rs
against breach promise suits. In this case the
defendant was said to be ''as foolish as he was
DID, " and the woman is the daughter Of fortune
tr1le. and presumably an adventures.
..1borc ,s n storr. snvs Tho Ec,v York 7r;bunr
..that the yerv youpe members of the Adams family
arc mn, cxce,siy.Iv rcyercnr and being on one oc-
cas;on nl1owca to play In room where hung o por-
trait of John Quincy Adams. the said Young
3damscs did sinfully and wiclcdIy, aud with 1nal-
ire aforcthousht punch CT poke out the ere of
their great ancestor, leaving hole in the canvas
and a wound in the family pride. Mr.. Frank Mil
let was the artist selected to restore the injured
eye and he did it so we'll that the family chose him
rs the copyist OF tho Adams pictures in Faneuil
ual1.
som.antaus;as.ic friends Of Miss Emma Abbott,
+1c ,nrch- -nrtscd SINGER. have consecratcd to her
IN their home narticular room which they call the
b1,ot+ rom The furniture is turquoise blue satia
m wood being visible: the carpet ID the same
shade ,f 1,1nc with white gold -hcartcl margue-
rites trai1ed all over it. This Is out Of compliment
IT, .3s. Ah,,ott.s nrefercncc for the mart Of Mr.
oa.rite in tho opera OF .Fanst.'' If Miss Abbott
could get good engagement to play Marguerite
she might enjoy her delightful apartments with
lirh1er heart; but the cold calculating, unfeclng
managers hare found no room for Abbott in their
establishments.
= ,c,,. ..t,,a of J,mesR Tavlor. of New York,
49,. ~o,or,cd IN he worth 81 900. 600 when he
S:as 49,. ~ a1x vcars aro Inns been Mostly gobbcd
4tsu' 49, snttion,ort win the depreciation of
W =" t,,o c,,orn,ons fecs mid to LAWYERS
eat...-s ~ lcss Than 5000 900 we're left, which
rees'ss.s' ], s av ,-vng 70 divjlc moue them
sclycs. The widow was czecutrix, and the grand
1orchtcr contestant, The affair reminds the Com
n<re;nt idr<rtiser of Lord Brougham's facetious
,ado;.,on or \ LAWYER as "a learned gentleman
u,,. rs.cu.s vour estate from your enemies and
".a1s n0 - ,;r,setr ,,
1eer7 ...:,..,,r ,n,oa.or ,vearinc the
new anu lns.n" ,' .as3 fr;rhtf fn1lv hetTayc the
1a1ne VI "asp t.ss,ona,,,o noston society. lie
confluence VI .."n.'n ~ 10 pruseinn Commits
'lainea ~ .. 49, ~. wn. wincd and diped
non 10 'ne esn'.. r.. u,eta h,x rcr,ons nccon,
y Inc ocst peop anJ a.tc,v;sc nal;ino him
'!'shmeh's, ,rho,.r..r No chose to co Ills ca
welcome suesI ~ a,,1ao,, c,oso lr the nrc
Ger WE ~, IN, followed by his arrest On
y. rs ~ III. ,r.rdroha ,rae fonnd to |