, 1876-10-28
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Harriet Dcec!er ssowo Ia preparing book
which Is to be cal1etl 'Footstcps Of tho Ilases."
It IL described aaa prosc Christian Ycas.
The Chcvalicr pcttz, far many years Librarian to
tho Roynl Library IN l5erltn, md distinguished ~
Historian mud archGologst, died recently.
Hamilton Fish, Jr, son VI tho present Secretary
Of STATE, has been rcnornnntcd as member Of the
New York Assembly, in which body hc l,as already
served two terms.
Mr. join Morley, tho Eng[tsh writer, says that
the history Of any country only 10 eGectaa1ly
and integcntty taught by treating II In its rela.
tion TO the history Of tho world.
M5. 4. 4. freeman, tho historian, has written
hot political article for the Forfnlphtfy Neglew,
aud Bpriakled 1t wcli will, personal and undtgnl6el
invcctiyc against Lord Drrly and Lord yeacons.
Geld.
The London Saturday R<ste,c looks upon tho
lecture business In America m ''an organized
degradation oflltcratnrc and Of taste, and warmly
cammendB Mr. spurEeon fur putting behind him
Satan and the Iacdpatll bureau.
The New Fork 77tHts las heard OF murder by
producing 'tinyoluntary indIgcation." The use Of
the rhrase suggests that there Ia such tling as
voluntary Indigestion; II there IT, the person who
practices II ought to be sccurcd by Darnum.
Sam Warl, King Of tho Lobby md Prince OF
go1d.d!nncr- fellows, ia cuntcsting his sons will.
Wu regret to say TINT Samuel waa disiNhc.ltct by
lila stern offspring, who left his property, estinat-
I'd to be worth 925, 0oVt to female relatives.
Tho Athcnian Club OF Boston, started two ycurs
ago, WIS designed to bring Into aocia md friendly
relations prominent representatives Of the dramatic
and journnllntlc professions. ltauccrccd at frst,
hut haa Ut late bceu controlled by less agreeable
persons, mud la cxfstencu IL now question Of
doubt.
Dccchcr and Tilton arranged dramatic episode
In tilelr modern epic by 1ccturlng at Ch!ckering
llnll, In New York. IN consecutive nsglta. Hfun-
day wns Tilton's night. and Tuesday JIecchcss.
Regard for the truth conpels the newspaper to no.
tice that Tton Ind tho 'nrgcr audience aud Beech.
CT tho better lecture, while III neither caae was
audience or lecture anything to boast Ut.
Judge McAllls.er's new Doctrine Of Urawls will
have its convenience In application. II Il man
have un enemy the correct thing hereafter will bs
to knock him down, and then say, gently but
firmly, ~ beg to Inform you, sIr, TINT this brawl
IL ended." Thu force Vt tue nrgumcut Will be In
creased by tic judicious Of revolver, In cnso
the inBcnsatc ndycreory fails to uhacratani tho
legal points of the controversy.
An exhibition Of the work Of women artists Ia to
he given by tho Ladies' Art Association In New
York the second week In December. Those who
may feel disposed to wonder ttut '.Ladles'" "
Association should nsAociatc On tcEnls OF equality
With ''womcn "-artsts hnyc yet to learn that art
ls great lcvcler Of socal distinctions. VIZ have
no doubt but that the exhibition will be removed
from all vulgar patronage 4 general invitation ~
extended 10 Women' artists TO participate. 1t May
b1 profitable to Inquire, meanwhile, whether the
exclusive nature Of tho exhibition shall DO consEd-
crc eonfefAlon OF nferfority or cla!fn to indf-
vidua1ity In tho work Of WolneA-aEtists. Probably
thu tatter nnd, 1t 10, tho exhibition has at once
good reason for existence aud fnelns Of justin
cnttnr ,xi,htn {tAelf.
The Scholar In rolttc. md the Christian In Poll
tics bid fair 10 b. superseded before lung BY tho
Chrome In Politics. There would bc scientific 1uB-
tce in this succexson fot the chrome, A. finished
product Ut learning und morality Represents mora
perfectly than u..y other work Of att thu stage Of
civilization to which the trade Ut politics haB aI.
yanred, We obseryu that alr Dcsiah Magoa,u,
who has migrated from Kentucky to Minnesota,
md who Ia now Democratic candidate for the
Legislature IL, 1sa,nscy County, has presented to
every VOTER IN Ills district "a beautifully. en-
prayed nun Of tho district. From u,aps 10 cllrp.
mos IN hut abort STEP and It may bo tc tEuc IL
not far distant when every reputable candI.
date will CANVASS lss dI1trlct with a wugcn- load
OF pictures at hla back. Tiers Ia wide ac!d for
Tho imagination III d~ollinS upon Tue subjects np'
ffopf1ato Tor campaign sRetches. ihe democrats
would naturally prefer to portray Tic bhsl OF
money, while the Republicans might linn dc1icote-
'ninfstration at tho South
Tho latost things III suicides arc not lcss faacnnt
Ing and usetul III subject fur scrous meditation
thnn tho latest tAlngs in bonncts. We hare heard
recently Of Scoteh collier wto not to 10 outdono
in ingenuity mud thoronghness, leaned gracefully
over package Ut dynamite Anl touched It oil with
match. There wAs nothing left of that collier
that IL, nothing worth mentioning; where be had
stood theru wah hole IN thu ground somc yards In
circumference and several feet In depth. Tn frst
thought, dynanlte inay yscen to posacsa special aa
yansngeB az an agcnt Of destruction, sncu it digs
agsayu for whomsoever Il kltls but It blows the
suicide past all necessity Of grave, NO can1lot
that tho urc of 1t shows high order OF 1htci!i
gence. Tho newest English style fn suicides was
exhibited by loyal subject of Queen Victoria,
who found himself inconyen1entIy in jail ut New
York rccu,,tly, Hu adopted tho clover cxpcdient
Of setting tire to hs shirt, thus arranging to make
hls exit from the worll as tho great and original
character Of tho palr martyr In shirt Ut fire. In
this hc did not entirely succeed. Thu flames were
put out before ths PROCESS OF combustion had ad-
ynnceJ To ftH |t1fts Uut tho Idea WIS yyep Ia fie
vorld,
Fair ones with blonde Wigs are plenty In Qer.