, 1876-08-20
PERSONAL.

tie prices arc likely to oycrrcach themselves.
PERSONAL.
Lieut.. Cameron the African explorer, has been
made Commander in the British Navy.
The executors OF Poole, the famous London
tailor, are stirring up the golden youth Of New
York with little bills.
Ex-Gov. Henry a. Wise says in & letter declin~
ing to attend soldiers reunion: II never cx-
poet to leave MY room till am carried to my
grave
Mr.. William Winters criticism OF ''sardanapa~
1us" leaves the impression that lie considers him
sclf superior to Lord byron, both as = d1amatist
aud as poet.
1t is question whether the art connoisseurs Of
Boston admire more Rosenthul's chaste ''Elninc -
or tue shameless 'Clcopatra'' now on exhibition
at nrainard's gallery.
It is t,,morcd that tho New York Tribune stock
has changed hands, and that Mr.. White1aw Reid
will be succeeded Us editor by Mr.. G. ". Smalley,
ut present London correspondent
Albert Rhodes has an article in the current num-
Der Of the Gakary, entitled "Sha1l We Drink
Wine:" lie pleads for the more general use Of
wines, especially those OF native production, which
he thinks might be sold ut much lower rates than
those now prevailing.
The american Register wants some entcrprising
publisher to form series Of French novels suit
able for the pesusal Of youn. girls. This would be
to advertise that the novels were not adapted for
the tastes Of the clssA which ndulges most largely
in literature Of this description.
Mr.. Murray, speaking about dinner in the
A1irondac1ss, observes: ''The trout looked u
little suspicious, they seemed rather thin and DID,
as II they had been kept for a Ion: time for
pany, like Nr. Tildcn's reform principles, but I
took them in-the trout / mcan.''
A New York pawnbroker criticises the incident
in ''Danie Dezontls' OF the recovery furtiyely of
diamond necklace which G.rendoiin had pledged.
The critic wants to know how Deronda could have
secured the necklace without pawn ticket, and
how he could have secured the ticket without the
knowledge OF Guend0lin.
James Il. Gay has made the trip by water in an
open row-boat from Boston, Mass, to Detroit,
Mich, by way Of the St. Lawrence River Tie time
allowed him was la0 days, and the money depend
ing On the result WAS S., 900. Gay made tho dis
tancc estimated at l. GOO miles, III 100 days, being
eleven days ahead Of timr.
Mr.. Morris, CT tho Union Square Company, hiss
allowed himself to speak rather freely Of the Lyon
CIaxton- Stevenson scandal. lie says that his at
tention was first attracted to it by q fight on the
etayc between Mcssrs. Thornc aud Stevenson. aud
luAL Ou Fcu0usLlallua Will LIE 41llC!, lkEFCusun
said he ''loved Mrs. Lyon (Claxton) deeply"
The recent tragic death Of a young married lady
near the Steiro Pass Of the Tyro]esc Alps has been
explained. She was young .Englishwoman, and
married to Frcnchman named Henry dc Tour
vile. 1t was proved Oh the inquest that she had
thrown herself over prccipice while he was stand
ing by. The suicide was caused by welded nnhap-
piness.
A shakepearean scholar of doubtful reputation
writes to the New York Sun that bearded like n
pard means simply '+bcarded like a pardner';
that the word partner" was printed s'pardner"
by ChunccE, and that our Western frontiersncn
have restored the abbreyaton to its original mean
ing. But tho Sun exploits the communication by
putting it the headline, ''Bearded Hike
pardner.'
Sir Salar Jung, during his recent stay In Paris,
visited Notre Dame. One of the attendants show
ed him the coronation robe OF the first Emperor,
saying: s'This is the robe Napoleon I. wore at
his coronation, md which the Emperor Napoleon
w., at present in England, will wcar when he
comes over to his coronation.' ~ lone must never
say this that will occur, nor call any one King
who cannot dwell in his own country" replied Sir
5alas, philosorhlcally.
Mr. Ea11 the most eminent Boston sculptor (after
Story, arrived from Liverpool few days ago.
Mr. Story has lived so long abroad that he is
y known by untrarelc1 Americans, and his best
works, with OR two exceptions, are never seen
IN this country. Ball, the other hand is but lit
lie known in Europe, compared with his reputation
1t home. The two are now competing for the Bos-
on city statue of Josiah Quincy, which is to be
,laced in front Of the City Hall.
Mr. Hermann Wcigc1, we'll known citizen OF
rolcdo fell over the precipice ut Niagara Falls
he Canadian side Il few days ago, and was instant I
y killed. The fall was eighty feet. Mr.. Wci.cl |
vas standing with party OF friends looking at the
apids. He leaned over the prcc:lice- His wife |
hought him to be in d dangerous position, and, |
|utchins his coat. sl,c implorel him to move fur
hcr back He jcrkcd away roughly, and, in the
ct, losing his balance, was DEecipitatcd below.
That was consideratc manager ut the Olympic
'heatEe, New York, who shut in tho scenes on thc
performance Of ''the famous Bell Family last
Wednesday night. and came forward with the fol-
owing neat speech: ''This was IN experiment,
,dics and gentlemen, and you have seen it was Il
allure. We will not let them try yonr patience
nv longer" The Bell Family was compused Of
xo young men and one young woman. who at
,mpted to initiate the performance OF the Eokcs
am,ly, and failed most disn1sl!y.
Mr. John Broughams bnrlesque OF - Po- ca hon
Is was written while the author was stretched
n a bed Of suffering and disease, the words being
,ken down ut dictation from his lips. 1t WAS
romiscd as q Christmas piece for Wallack's The
tre in 1865, but as late as Noye1nbc: not j line
nd been transcribed. The author not only kept |
il word Is regards the piece, but he also appeared
the principal part, though lie had to be taken to
ae theatre az IN invalid and be held up in the
inys until the time had come for him to go on
HOTEL. ARRIVALS,
Gardner House-S 3. Little, ST. Louis; D. c.
arr, Boston: j. G. Mott, Michigan City; ]. and
. ]. Gilmore. Boston; John Il. White, Green |
ood: c. r. Dickson, ana family, ". T. Juckins
nd David Judkins, Cincinnati; n. II.
rowder, Louisville; 4. II: Hexmer, Corn
:. Il. Vose1. Memphis. Sherman N0use-The
on. E. L. jenkins, New York; J: II: Coffin.
. 5. ~: r. II. Lee. Washington: G. II. Dunn
i'd Lamer Dunn, Washington: Simeon Cameron,
r., Harrisburg, Pa; 4. J. kay an! the Hon: 5.
:. Snow, Boston; Col. D: E: Dyer, Bos- :
n; D. c. Allen, Concord, X. Il. Gen. {
Hastings, Rockford; Samuel Byers,
ttsburg: Capt. ". 0'Counell u. $. A.;
ouse-G 4. Ellis. New York: Henry .Drucker!, , i,
j. Louis; V. Garcia Torres. New YORK: Louis
Id George Verbrngghe, Paris; john ogden, S.
,ul; +. G. Swan and 4. 4. Govan, scoiIand: ;
lies, London, Eng. Prof. E. H. Won Kaun- t
'ahs ada E. ~ seeey, I S4a1 Pitts- !
ID, III. j. J. Janeway, New Brunswick, y. i. :
i. Grand Pacdc-T. II. Armstrong. Albert Les,
lur; S. D. Carpenter, Ottulawa: Gen. Z. =
Htncls. Milwaukee: d. L. Hall, Kansas City; !
4. l1utchins Cleveland; William L. Garrison, !