The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-04
PERSONAL.

signor Zecchio is the new President of
the Italian Senate.
Senator Blaine is resting at his home
in Augusta, Me.
DR.. Dio Lewis wants us all to hire
Chinese house servants.
Col. j. r. Woodward, the weIl-knowr
turfman of Tlppecanoe, Ind, died at his
residence last week.
Mr.. Carlyle does not think much Of the
ballet, and has compared the dancers to
animated cOmpasses."
Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps tried to
lecture before the Boston University
folks the other day, but her voice gave
out.
EX.Queen Isabella is reported to have
the mo / valuable collection Of laces in
the world, one dress alone is valued at
$2O,O 900.
A. Lincoln Krouse, of Pritztown, Pa,
aged nineteen years, made quit from
patches OF all the dresses he wore when
a child.
Mr. Nasby's new novel is called ga
Paper CITY," and it has to do with the
efforts Of the hero TO make a fortune out
of nothing.
Mr.. Schuyler Colfax has been called
upon TO give his lecture on Lincoln one
thousand two hundred times in the past
| three years.
Mr.. Theodore Tilton says that the
reading OF "Daniel Deronda" makes Il
man wonder whether he is going 10 die
| Il saint or a sinner.
NJ. Stephens, of Columbus, o., sud
denly dropped dead on the deck OF the
steamer Jesse Hoyt, on her "Trip from
Sandy Hook last week.
Susan b. is going to Boston to raise
| Ned about this election. She thinks they
are trying to cheat her out OF that one
vote received in Buffalo.
| John Brougham, speaking the other
day of the great Macready, said: Ills
voice was like broken china clinking in
the bottom OF a dry WE'LL"
The Lord Mayor of London, Right
Hon. William James Richmond Cotton,
is The author of "Imagination" and other
noems, the publication of which has been
announced.
The Ex-Empress of the French and
Prince Imperial, recently visited the
Church of Santa Croce, Florence, and
were present at mass celebrated in the
| Chapelle BonaDarte.
Vlctorien Sardou has just purchased
an odd but valuable literary relic-the
door, with all its trappant and tintin-
naDulant appendages, mat belonged to
CorneIlle'e mouse, Rue Argenteuil,
Seth Green, the veteran angler, com
pares those who take salmon trout in
Owasco Lake from spawning-Deds
with spears, to foolish farmers VINO kill
| sitting hens.
Lady Sehright, daughter of Lord
CastletoWn, VINO is coming out on the
London stage, has postponed her debut,
III order to more thoroughly prepare her.
sell for the part OF Lady Teazle.
Mrs. Lucy Stone Blackwell says she
| ''hates everything in Massachusetts eX-
cept its rocks, trees, and BROOKS" and
the Boston Herald inquiries if her has.
band is a rock, a tree, or brook.
General Mcclellan is said to be writ
ing history OF the war for his personal
VindleaGon. Ii he had made little
more history with his sword he would
not need to mend history with pen.
David Gibbons, one OF the most emf
nenG OF English special pleaders, and
author OF three well-known legal treat
lses on the statute of liml tations, dilap-
ldations and fixtures and easements, has
lust died at London al u very advanced
age.
Spotted Tail is described by a recent
guest as a manly looking creature, with
small hands ana leet and an agreeable
countenance; while Man-afrald- -of-his-
horses Is as wild as u hawk, and looks as
| II ne were afraid OF his shadow.
Miss Jane Stuart, daughter of the art
ist, Will probably receive from the Bos-
| ton Commissioners d commission TO copy
one OIL ner tathers pictures OF the Fan
eull Hall collection. Mr.. f. D. Millet is
| TO copy the John Adams at the request
OF the family.
Jane u. SWlsshelm says of Anna Dick.
| insen'S "Anne Boleyn": "rhere is no
kind OF compressing machine or patent
corset thaL can ever put this great rep-
resentatlVe American woman into the
dimensions OF that very small-sized BIT
Of English royalty"
DR.. Temple, Bishop of Exeter, sings
to the glory of God, but not the editica-
| ton OF his lellowmen. AS he was stand
! ing in the congregation lately and sing
| ing with all his might, sailor thrust his
elbow into the Doctors ribs and re.
marked loudly: ~ say, Governor,
you're singing out OF tune"
DR.. Lancaster, the prosecutor of
Slade, is young man, and has no
RESOURCES Uey Ouu HIS hdldTy as Gr0-
fessor OF Zoology at University College.
The prosecuting barristerin n the case, Mr..
George Lewis, came back from abroad
specially to attend to it, and refused to
accept any fee Whatever.
Mr.. Talmage did not receive call to
Plymouth Church, Chicago, says the
journal of that city. 1t adds: "The
|propriety of giving him such a call was
considered, and informally decided in
the negative, The feeling being that
minister of his eccentrieities was not
desirable. If, as a New York paper
says, he telegraphed TO friend here
refusing to come, he put himself to
quite unnecessary trouble"
NJ. Boutfe, the celebrated French COM
edian, mas been celebrating the tttieth
anniversary of his marriage by thanks
giving service in The little church at
AuteuIl. where he lives. A friend re- |
marked to him, slow you ought to |
bless Providence for the enjoyment OF |
such a Cam old age af.er lie OF such |
excltementl' Yes" said the old actor, |
"and next 10 heaven | owe il all to my |
WIFE," !
Henri de Gondrecourt, a volumlnous |
French novelist of nigh merit, author OF
some forty novels, among which were |
ala Guerre des AmoureuX" "PecheS |