Personal Notes

Minister Lowell is writing a memoir of Ilawthorne. A New York paper estimates Jay Gould's wealth at $75,000,000. Professor Huxley derives nearly $150,000 from his yarious scientific offices. Gen. Fitzkugh Lee is credited witli being the best swimmer at Narragansett Pier. When tlie Einperor of China travels in public, 100 men dressed exactly like hirn travel with hini. A Springfleld, Hls., correspondent says that Mrs. Lincoln is quite well, though mentally "a little off." Gapt. Holden, a Cincinnatian, has made a collection of 25,000 spiders, einbraeing 4,000 species. Gen. Skobeleiï, the hero of Plevna and otter hard fought Russian battles, is living in retirement at Paris. Peter Cooper has spent $1,500,000 on th Cooper Institute in New York, and will put $60,000 more into it this year. A member of the New Hampshire legislature, who did not attend tlie sesBion has turned his salarj into the state treasury. The desk upon which George Mason wrote the Virginia bilí of rights has been given by his great grandson to the Virginia historical society. ïhere is to be a grand celebration in New Hampshire of the one hundredth anniversary ef Daniel Webster's birth, which falls on the 18th of January next. Tin-re members of the present British House of Commons, Christopher Talbot, C. P. Villiera and Wm. E. Gladstone were ïuembers of parliament when William IV. died, and Victoria reigned in bis stead. Mrs. Garfield lias reeeived a gift of beautiful glass ware frorn some American manufactuiers, wlio were so unselüsh and considérate that they sent the ware through another flrm, and vvould not allow tlieir ñames to be inentioned. A memorial church, in way of monument to Gen. Meade, is to be built in New York, the tower to be of stones contributed, with suitable inscription, by pcsts of tlie Grand Army of the Republic, or of any officer or private who may desire to honor the hero of Gettysburg. It is reported that at the Marlboro House garden party, Mrs. AshmeadBartlett-]3urdette-Coutts started to recognize the queen, when her gracious majesty turned her back upon the lady and went, with quick time martial step, to another part of the grounds. It was the cut direct, and publicly performed. Colonel Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte of Baltimore, is building in Washington a spacious brick residence, fortysix by flfty-iive feet, in the Louis XIV. style of architecture - a combination of Itoman, Gothic and Composite, both elegant and convenient. The cost will be $30,000. Ex-Vice President Wilson's personal elïects brought small prices at their 3ublic sale a few days since. An auiograph album with 200 names of famous men was bought by ex-Govemor Ulaflin for $1 50; Wilson's autograph lecture on slavery, $3; Ilorace Manu's wcket-knife, $1 50; and a picture of General Grant, 15 cents. The gifted daughter of Rev. Dr. Garnett, recently appointed United States Minister to the Kepublic of Lijeria, is teaching school, as a missionary in Liberia, on the very spot where Dr. Garnett's grandfather was taken srisoner more than a century ago in ;he African wars by a tribe of negroes md sold to a Maryland slaver. A year ago Alfred Muilen and Selina Davis were married at Keno, the lady being under the legal age. Ilerparents objected and she left hini and returned home. July 15 the girl's majority came in, and the Reno Gazette records the marriage of Mr. Alfred Muilen to Mrs. Alfred Mullen, a second marriage being entered into on that occasion is a method of making it more binding. One day after morning service the late Dean Stanley asked his wife if she had noticed the intensity with which the congregation liad gazetl upon him (hiring the sermón.. "JIow could they help it, ïny dear," said Lady Augusta, "wïien one of your gloves was on the top of your head the whole time?" The Dean having taken hls hat off bef ore entering the pulpit, Huí glove lying therein had fallen on hin head, and as he stood quite still wtien preaching, there it reinained. King Louis, of IU varia, is staying, under the name of the " Count yon Berg," at a villa on the Lake of the Four Cantona in Swit.ei land. Jle has hired a steamboat all to hhnself and steams about the lake the greater part of the night, listenijig to his favorite airs played upon an Alpine horn byone of his retainers on sliore. Late one eveninghe arrived at the fainous Tell's Chapel aceotnpanied only by a couple of lackeys. The hour for admission had long passed and the sturdy Switzer in charge of the building was at supper. One of the King's servantssaid to him, "The Count von lierg wishes to see the the interior of the Tell's Chapel." "It is rather late," answered tho keeper, "but if the Count will wait till I have done my supper, I will bring the key." The servant went back to his Bavarian Majesty with this reply, and the King had to wait nearly twenty minutes before the hungry Repablican had finished his supper. At last he carne down to tho shore of the lake with a jovial "Good evening, Ilerr Count." The indignant monarch made no answer, but wheeled round and turned his royal back to the chapel-keeper's face. "So, ho !" said the descendant of Teil, "that is all one gets," and ho coolly turned round and walked back up the the slope to his house. lie stood twirling his hat in his liand in the hallway. It was about time for the morning stars to begin their song together. "Well," and lie moved ono step nearer the door. "Well," she replied, as she stepped to the door, also. "Well,- I- I- must be going. If- " "That's right John, if," and she leaned ker head on his slionldsr. "If -if - you - have - any - conundrums - to - ask - ask - them - now." He was measnred for a hat and a pair of kid gloves on the same day.