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Show Famous Character Is Dead. An Interesting personality hns Just passed away at Brighton, Engiand, In William Oliver, marquis do LouVille. Of striking though somowhat eccentric, appearance, tho marquis was In his youngor days an exceedingly handsome hand-some man. Both tho early and latter part of his life was spent in England, but for many years ho resided In Franco nnd Italy, and was a mastor of tho languages of both countries. Of a naturally amiable disposition, ho wns quick to rosont affront. A skillful shot, and a more skillful swordsman, ho was tho hero of several exciting duels, whllo his romnrkablo encounter with a certain prince in Hydo Park some yoars ago, whon ho loft his car-rlago car-rlago to horsewhip publicly tho doi famer of a lady with whom his namo was then associated, Is still fresh in tho public memory. As a writer of vorso he was far above tho average, as the sevoral editions of his book, "Entre Nous," will testify. Among tho numerous songs published undor hla namo perlinps tho most successful was "Tho First Kiss," which ran Into some-thing some-thing lllto 100,000 copies. |