The Morning herald., 1875-08-26

Austin Abbott, Benjamin Vaughn Alb
bott, and the Revs. Lyman and Edwar'
Abbott, are visiting their father, Jacol
Abbott, the popular story-writer for child
rem, at his place at Pennington, Me.
Mr.. Bass, the great ale manufacturer, ,ha
paidthe Midland Railway Ell, 900 year
for freight, owns one successful weekl..
newspaper, called the Railway Service Ga
sette, and has just started another, tn
Commercial Traveller.
Clara Morris was 80 i'll in Paris, a
latest accounts as to be confined to hel
room. Size will sail for home early mex
month, having been forced through this Sc
we're attack of illness to abandon her con
templated tour through Switzerland.
The Philadelphia North american has
discovered that the decay of our CONNER.
cial marine is due to the efforts of school
of "political dreamers," whose centre ol
operations is in the city of Gotham. Peo-
pie have wondered why the North Ameri-
can fingered on this stage, but this discov-
cry shows that it has not lived in vain.
An enormous leopard recently arrived
at Liverpool from Asia and was sent by
train to London. He made such good use
of his time on the journey that when the
train stopped he stepped out-and there he
was-a leopard at large in Euston station.
There was panic and they were COM
PEELED to shoot him.
Hon. Ulysses Mercur, Of TonawarFla;
J ohm Scott and W. Thaw, Esqs., of Pitts
burg; Hon. Edward Mcpherson, Clerk Of
the United States House of Representa-
tives, and G. +. Perkins, U. s. N, are at
the Continental and Senator Vickers, of
and Hon. N. c. James, Of
are at the Girard, Philadel-
phia.
Count de St. Paul, Of France, who is the
owner by inheritance from his grandfather
Of large estates in Jefferson and Lewis coun-
ties, N. Y, has been making visit to his
During stay recently at the
Lewis House, Carthage, he was serenaded
by local band, accompanied by large
crowd, and in response made short ad-
dress.
Sir Edward Thornton, the English am
is at present the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. P. Morton, at Newport. Mr.. Nor
ton has given several elegant entertain
ments Of private character in honor Of
nis guest. Mrs. Thornton and her daugh-
ers, who are now at their home in Eng
and, are expected to return early in the
Fall.
The report that the Prince Of Wales met
Cardinal Manning at a garden party and
Introduced him TO the Queen, thus settling
he question of precedence, is declared by
he Liverpool Mercury not to have the
hadow of foundation and further that, if
he incident were true, it would not have
ettled the vexed question.
Miss Taylor, the equestrienne of Bar
lum's Hippodrome, who was engaged to
marry Donaldson, is now at her sisters
lone in Peoria, ILL.,, having been injured
" fall from horse. She says that Don
'ldson, who was unusually depressed in
pirits before his ascension, gave into her
'harge all his portable effects, and declares
he has not given up all hope of his safety.
In the Russian army Prince Woronsoffl
vas commandant Of the regiment of Hus-
ars Of the guard and was promoted. Gen.
dayendorff receiving the place made va
ant. But Mayendorff is a German, Of
German family, and upon his appoint
nent ffty.four officers Of the regiment re.
luested permission to resign.
Three months ago discharged conduo- |
or named Burkley, was killed by Express |
Messenger Price, while the former was try.
ng to rob his car. Recently the sum Of
!, 900 was paid by the Conductor Mutual |
'enedt Association to Burkley's widow, |
ler husband having been q member In |
'ood standing. She il an excsllsnt woman
n poor circumstances, and the association
'aid her the money without sAisine any |
question n to tho Wy In wAicA her hss.
and met his death-G;eege H1sss