Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-10
PERSONAL.
Victor Hugo is so.

Victor Hugois so.
Princess Louise is u fine musician.
John G. Whittier writes the ode for th'
Yorktown centennial.
King Humbert and Queen Margheriti
had an enthusiastic reception in Sicily.
A letter written by the Count de Cham
bord has just been sold in Paris for nearly
$500.
Clara Louise Kellogg has made con-
tract to sing twenty nights in Paris and
receive So, 900.
! Earls are going out of fashion in Eng.
land. The Earl of Dunah has been black
baIled at Brooks club.
Miss Anna Dickinson will soon return to
the stage, and she intends to make her
rentree brilliant event.
The death of Carlyle was made the suh-
ieot of sermons in the pulpits of the Rev.
Edward Everett Hale and the Rev. James
Freeman Clarke, in Boston.
Gordon of Georgia, who left the United
States Senate to become attorney for the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, has gone
into railroading on his own hook.
Lady Tilly, one of the court ladies at
Rideau Hall, Ottawa, gave grand ball re.
Gently and no wine was served-an unusual
innovation at the table of an English no.
bleman.
The King of Sweden has given to Am
broise Thomas the cross of Commander Of
the order of the Pole Star, and to Mr..
Vaucorbell that of Commander of the order
of Wasa.
Lieutenant O'Connell, who was killed in
the engagement with the Beers, was the
great grandson of the liberator. Although
very young man, he was the head of the
O'Connell family.
Jefferson Davis recently told corre-
spondent of the Springfield Republican
that his history of the war was not fin
ished by any means, and that lie dreaded
the labor ahead of him.
Prince Bismarck, in making a speech in
the Prussian Chamber, the other day,
tersely informed those who were eager for
his retirement that he should remain in
Office as long as he possibly could.
DR.. Schliemann has letter from the
German Emperor gratefully accepting the
Trojan treasures hitherto retained in Lon
don, and announcing their perpetual pres
ervation in the department of the Ethno-
logical Museum.
1t is expected in Ottawa that Princess
Louise will return to Canada in May, ac.
companied by large party of English WIS.,
itors, who intend to spend the summer
months in fishing tour on the lower st.
Lawrence, and visit Manitoba in autumn.
The daughter of Provost Paradol, once
French Minister to Washington, who be-
carae nun some time ago, has gone to
Egypt to found convent of the Order of
Notre Dame de Sion, mission especially
devoted to the conversion of women and
girls of the Semitic race.
Edward Strauss, the composer and leader
of dance music, will visit this country in
June. He has made arrangements to lead
concerts during the summer months. He
is the leader of the court balls in Vienna,
and is said to be far more spirited leader
than John Strauss, who was here few
years ago.
Miss Mildred Lee, daughter of General
r. E. Lee, is said to be beautiful and
queenly woman. She has been in Wash.
ington this winter, and has received many
attentions. No daughter of General Lee
has married, and Curtis Lee, President of
Washington and Lee University, is bache-
lor long past the meridian of life.
A terrible scandal has been caused in
Denmark by Count Won Holstein. Holstein-
burgs forming liaison with girl of hum
bic birth and bad character, only l6 years
old-he is 65-whom he took to Vienna
and introduced as his wife. He has been
removed from the grand chamberlainship
aud exiled from court. He has since his
disgrace married the woman.
The Baroness Burdett-C Coutts and her
husband are coming to travel in this coun-
try in May. A cousin of the bridegroom,
who lives in Jersey City, is quoted as say
ing to a correspondent of the Post. of
Washington, that she didn't suppose Mr.
Bartlett made the proposal of marriage.
:" How could he? said She "He would
not dare to do it. She must have made the
first, but he would do his full
share of the courting afterward | have
no doubt that they will he very happy.
They have all the world at their feet. are
attached to each other, and can
have no cares. When he comes here he
will be the lion of the hour, and can be
proud, as an American, of having carried
off the prize that all England envies him.
In one sense it's worldly match but
knowing my cousin, and knowing the
Baroness, too, [ am sure they will be
happy. She is the most industrious
woman l know, and he loves work, and
they viii find world of good to do with
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