, 1876-09-03

ffenea and not accustomed to associate freely
.rith fashionable people.
n,,oesnondent at Joliet, ILL.,. who, We hope,
yeyr Immediate interest At stake, inquiries
n is correct to say Of one who has suffered
~, nnnishment, 'tHe WAS executed" Ger.
@p p,- ria The correspondent presu1neB II IL the
,,,ch s'u2 IL executed. This ia true, but trans
=" ~.a meaning Of the word from the thing acting
Is .s4 49, thing acted upon has caused the common
~ the phrase in the sense that 1t is the man
u.1s :, executed. Common usage controls mean
ins.
.-~;ed to Jeanette Burbzidgc, white girl, daugh-
~ # a business man ct Newport, II. l., Last
sIa,aor evening. The ceremony was performed
- ,hr nastor Of the colored church. A large aud
~ :satons crowd gathered about the house where the
ssd;rr took place, and made night h1deous with
49, demonstrations The police we're called
.nnn Int could do nothing with the rioters. The
s.d-eroon is college graduate gentle and agree
Ill IN his demcanor, and possessing the respect Of
.,l vho know him.
ut Conway, in letter to the Cincinnati Com
.u,,-;oE Thus describes q famous French leader:
..c.mbetta is very Jewish in type. He has a
..rone aauline nose, heavy brow, a swarthy
.a,,nIexion, and straight black hair. He is con-
s;dr1ably under the average height, and thick-set
almost TO portincss He has good, flexible voice.
,nd i, yery simple and direct in speech. His only
ce.tnre was to raise his large hands occasionally
.hout inches above the desk OF the tribune, and
,ssn brnr them down again. In dress he is rather
tloyenly, being entirely without the usual jaunty
,ir Of the Po1isian."
pr. James Henry, ofDublin, an eccentric old ply
*csn his Just died. He incurred tho enmity OF all
s$;e H.a
t,.,e opinion of no phyaician In the world was
xo..h guinea. and actually giving force to these
.rn,;uents by refusing to take more than five
,hillpgs for his own fee. Afterwards he inherited
4 fortune and abandoned his practice, devoting
hmsek thcrceforth to the compilation Of COM
neptary on Virgil. This immense work remains
unpublished. Its extent may be imagined from
The fact that the remarks on the first twenty SIX
lines Of the 4Encid fill l76 pages.
About 81, 600 has been subscribed, mostly
hy the French in New York and vicinity, for the
nedestal OF the statue Of Lafayette that the
French Government has presented to America, and
which il to be placed in Onion Square, near the
sts;aes Of Washington and Lincoln. The inaugu-
,,doa Of this statue will take place on the 9Th OF
September, 1afayettes birthday, and will no doubt
p,ove very interesting ceremony. The French
population of New York will take prominent part
init aud is suggested that that day be henceforth
celebrated as national tribute Of respect to the
great friend OF liberty to whom America owes so
much.
Edmund About naturally enough has no pro-
found affection for Herr Wagner He amiably
says: lone Richard Wagner, German revolu-
zionist p;tlful and oblivious refugee, ung1ateful
gaest OF the Partisan pavement, gutterhannter Of
the purl!eus OF the opera, cacophonous and con-
celted fayorite Of our over-long-eared neloma-
u:cs has for the last three days been performing
premeditxted uproar, on fair-booth tsestles,
sildcd ad hoe near the little Bavarian town OF
Layreuth. This Heryc, devoid OF his spirit, gay
ETY.. and melody. this stunning and icy ear-split-
ter, has, without saying why, become the rampant
enemy Of France
In noticing and commencing the literary merits
Of 1.-The PartorCar, Mr. Howclls' farce recently
pch:ished, the New York Nation expresses regret
thai onc-act plays are not more frequently given
oa the American stage. The presentation Of such
works would be agreeable to the people, and at the
sa0e time would afford opportunities Of training
10 ASPIRING dranatists such as they cannot hope to
ob.ain under the present System. The Nation well
EYE: "That we have no American comedy as good
l. anE one OF the novels OF James, Howells A1drch,
Il Dc Forest Ii due, at least in part to the fact
les Of experience denied to the embryo dramatist'
The amenities Of social life in Missouri arc illus
rated in the following matter-of-fac paragraph
fons the St. Louis Republican,: ''About month
20. ". II. D. Thomas a young married man, liy+
" en- Williams Hollow, Douglas County. while
on. home in company with several young ladies,
o1 into equabolc with them, and seems to have
oEie out second beet in the affray. One knocked
i'm down with rock, and while down he was
truck with second rock in the lower part Of the
5ao:nen, injnring him severely. He Was recov-
ring slowly, when infammatory fever let in, and
l. WAS i'll critical condition when last heard
rom These young ladies are respectfully in
itcd to come up and clear ont the midnight cars
4 Chicago occasionally
Jules Janin once thought to acknowledge his
latitude for tac kindness of 3 country gentleman
,y seu1in: to him the translation OF ''Clarissa
las'ow." lie announced the treasure in pre-
ioinaIy note containing this language: II send
ai commend to you the belle Of all bellies, the
saceful, proud, and eycr-cbarming Clarissa Har
ow. Treat her we'll, il not On my account, ut
east that OF the author Of her being the great
For two years have lived with this
Tlne Englishwoman. Poor girl! how she has
'een illuminated" The unhappy provincial was
afo"n into state Of comcal perple1lty by this
eticE. Ills good old mother protested In i1dicna
ion: ''Jai1in wants you to receive thing that
as been his mistress. Abominab1e!" The young
nan sat down in anger and wrote Janin that his
louise was full, and he could not receive the
roman.
Victor Hugo had four chi1dren-two SONS aud two
'aashters Both OF the Sons died recently. One
Known to literature By his admirable translation
u Shssspeare-the best in the French language.
}ne Of the daughters lost her life in peculiar
1anner. She was walking with her husband be-
lce the sea in Guernsey. Suddenly a huge wave
capped up and swallowed her. Her husband tired
0 save her. and in the attempt was drowned him
eh When recovered. the two bodies
'ere locked in last embrace. The
M; surviving child OF Victor Hugo
$ tue wife of an English officer. The widow Of
LIS soa Charles, and her two Children, girl Of
and tile other boy Of 6, live with him. Mr.
'onway foand Victor Hugo the first man talking on
Important themes in the French language whom he
LIS eyer been able to undecetand. ''Ilis Frenchie
o clear, Ills sentences 20 marked out by round
enes ind full accentuaton, in short, he talks 30
lse the classic style OF his own books, that much
u what he says cou1d be understood by any person
'ell acquainted with 1-atin. even though he might
erer have studied FRENCH
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
t'dmer Hov,<-R. W. Wilcox and E. j. Gum
cst, New York: the Hon. n. r. barnard and the
3o 3on; T: Spsnay, Indianapolis; H. Hon, James
hs ,hsllx. Il, Sew York; the Hon. Ge' barney ana
Boston de sennrfsqs and ae
;.ae1 E''Gn and SGs:%; &se9:e fRe cestss Homo: