The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-30
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Allan Thorndyke Rice, the editor Of the
North An,eri IN Rerietr, is one 81 the best
shots of the Narragansett Gun Club.
Mrs. jackson, the widow Of .sstonewall'
Jarkann. and her daughter, will pass the
summer at Buffalo Lithla Springs, w.
Ex- Congressman Lynch, of the Vlcksburg
fMtsalssippil district, has been appointed SUI
perintendent Of the census for that State.
ri In now asserted that Adellna Patti will
sing lii IT. Petersburg next winter, at the re-
quest of the Gar She is to get $4,000 night
The Rev. Ada g. Bowles, Of the First Uni
ynrsaiist Church, lii San Francisco married
r,air the other day. and was the first woman
To do 30 Oh the Pacific coast
Bankey, Moody's musical partner, has
sailed for this country, after stay o. seyera,
Joining MI. Moody In fell and winter cam
paign In the Vest
Ii Ia said that Courtney. although not rich
man. rave every cent OF the $500 that he won
III the contest with Riley TO Mrs. Trip, the
widow Of d man who was killed In his saw
mill q few months ago.
On his elevation TO the purple Cardinal
Haynald, Bishop OF Kolocza- BAGS, Hungary,
rave l1.JNOO Horjns as the nucleus OIL q fund for
aged priests and teachers Mgr. .Haynald is
one of the most famous Of living botanists.
Postmaster General Key and party have
arrived at Halifax. They we're the guests Of
sGen. Butler or, board the yacht America.
i Vice Admiral Inglefield, Judge Jackson. the
American Consul and several prominent
citizens were with the party.
Napoleon III, 1t Is said, left an illegitimate
sut lii Paris, who has become cdfe proprie-
Tor, aud who resembles Napoleon Ill remark
ably. and IL very proud of It. He crossed the
channel to attend the Prince lmperials tu-
neral.
The new biography OF Gambetta. which
has been published In Paris under his sane
tion, effectually refutes the stories OF his hav-
ing wilifully put out hls eye to escape going
Into orders and having led dlssipated youth
Lii the Quarter Latin.
Gov, Colauttt, OF Georgia. lately preached
lii Atanta's most fashionable church, and his
Golored Goachnan, In consequence OF the gal
lery being clgsed, was permitted to sit u
thing ever happened in that city.
COL. Richard Price Morgan Is the oldest
American civil engineer living. He will be
eighty-nine years old next week. He was
paid $a5 Ia 1s4i for making the preliminary,
survey Tor the Hudson River Railroad, Of
which he became the chief engineer.
MRS. Darlington" (Mr. ShiIlaber) has just
attained to sixty-fiva years. Heis not strong
ia health etill suffering much from govt. He
lives quietly III Chelsea, near Boston. and Is
sometimes for months not able to cross the
Terry Lu blti CIbys
The Hon. NJ. t. Forster complains that the
English schools above elementary schools,
especially for girls, are IN q sad conditions and
adds that America has In many respects an
advantage over England In point Of eduea-
ton, and particularly with regard to girls
schools.
Mr.. Randolph Rogers the American sculp-
tor In Rome lately remarked to q correspon-
dent: Thirty years ! have lived il Italy,
eighteen times ! have crossed the Atlantic,
and still read the United States newspapers
daily with 80 much interest as ever did, and
the Roman papers with az little
The young Queen Of Holland is gathering
her family about her In her new home. Her
brother, Prince Herman Of Waldeck-P yrmont,
q boy of fourteen, has entered the naval school
of the Netherlands, and It is rumored that
the Queen has suggested him to her husband
as prince who might be advantageously
put ny adoption into the line Of succession to
the Dutch throne.
An ex-private In the Grenadier Guards
named Nicholson afterwards a commission
aire, died In London q few days ago leaving
Gao.0oO. His nepheWs heard of his fortune and
applied for letters Of administration, which
were granted, There is sister living, and as
che was the nearer relative she was duly cited
to appear, but she refused to do So though
she too, is poor.
Louise. Victoria and Maud, the young
daughters of the Prince OF Wales, rarely ap-
pear In public In any but the simplest dresses.
They are sometimes seen with their mother
atstfla theatre In plain white linen or cotton
sailor dresses, with a little red trimming, and
they are often met riding and driving In neat
sailor dresses OF dark blue wooden. They
went with their father and mother to the re-
cent French fair In gowns Of plain pink cam
brio. with aaShes Of crimson harmOniztng with
the pink
M. Leo Taxil. French Radical journalist.
whose indecent violence toward the priests
and the Imperialists has repeatedly attracted
to him the attention Of the authorities, an
nouneed the Prince Imperials death in q
plaeard which might be Englished: Poor
Little Gnss-He Croakedp 4 Bonapartist,
M. Linus Lavier editor Of Le Petit Corporal,
to bring about a duel, insulted him publicly
and struck him. The Radical, having pre-
cetents for such g course, exacted the choice
Of arms and distance naming pistols muzzie
10 mGEzle but his seconds modified this 20 as
to leave something to chance, and agreed to
post their men six feet apart load one pistol
with blank cartridge and settle the choice Ut
weapons uy lot. NJ Linus Lavler's seconds
declined the proposition as Eurderous.
London paper SAYS: EFT is related that
during call made on the Sultan by Mrs. Lay
ard, wife Of the British Minister, the Sultan
invited her to ride with him. Assent was
given, and In q few minutes light basket
carriage, drawn BY two dashing bays. stopped
In front of the palace. The Sultan gave Lady
Layard his arm, opened her parasol himself,
and assisted her down the steps, shading her
the while. Not only this, but during the en-
tire course OF half-hour's ride through the
palace grounds, Notwithstanding her In
stances and assertions that his majesty
would fatigue himself, he stoutly held the
parasol over her head while she handled the
ribbonsan act OF courtesy to q woman, and
Christian at that. unprecedented in the
annals of the Ottoman Empire
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Lieut.. Gov. Witt.
Baton Rouge Capitolianl
We cannot allow the present number Ct the
1pifo3ian to issue without expressing our
appreciation OF the manly and patriotic con