, 1876-08-29
PERSONAL


Tho Rev. DR.. nacon rays that God cnlls men ous
Patton say to tl,ias
It IL announced that II. Gambotta intcnds going
to London shortly, 10. tho purpose, according to a
Partisan paper, Of making an tiuds Gppr0foHM Of
the income tax !,
The birth Of = aon and heir to Prince Mllnn tu,.
nlshes theme for rejoicing In servta, notwth.
standing the distress Of tho nation on account of
reyerses sustained in the war.
Tho s.atua at Dr.. Lisingstone, 1atoly unveiled in
Ellnbcrg, represents tho explorer In travelling COS.
tune, his right holding out Bible, and bis left
resting on tho handle OF IN a1 The materials
bronze.
Mr. RenAn, In his new philosophical work,
writes: "Nature ia but an appearance; man butt
phenomenon. There IL the eternal basis Of tlInss
there IL tho inanito, the substance, the absolute,
the Ideal"
Tho important changeln the cast OF "Two Men
OF Sandy lar" produced at tho New York Union
squaro Theatre last night, was the substitution Of
Mr. II. s. Murdoch for Mr. ]. II. stoddart In tho
part Of Sandy Norton We notice, also, that Mr..
Thorno and Mlds Claxton arc not in tho cast.
There IL said to be increasing evidence On The
part Of college boys OF q dlaucltnatlon 10 study
oratory. Tho Boston AdperflteF suspects that thIs
dlstnts Of the subject Is connected with dasrust
called, by foscblo figure, tile spread dcaglo style,
Miaa Mary Anderson, tho young actress OF Louis.
yllte. madc only moderately successfal debut at
San Francisco. sho appeared In "Eyadnc." Tho
Chr0a!els advises her to seek position IN solHc
good atock compan5. Tho ANa judges that her
genius IL 40 unn,tsakabla that her faults tasily
cond0pcd.
The Now York Herald has como to the conc1u.
sion that 0oorgc W. Curtis cannot bc ranked II
statesman Or politician, but only IA contributor
to public amusement. This Ia high compliment
from the Asrasd, which ia everywhere recognized
as tho sole organ Of roIey ybocy md all other sth'
lctic sports.
Ono Of tho English scviews, In an attempt to en-
courage N. Glider, Of Sertbntr's AoatAly, speaks
thus Of his little volume Of poems: ''It IL even
possible, although, In our Judgment, by no msana
probable, that ho may prove apoet: II not, the Use
Of verso Ia oftgn tue prelude ia success In prose
composition"
Tho London Spectator sagaclously observed Z
fortnight ago; "Tho Turkish Emplre Is not hall |"
likely to ike ~ American slavery WIS when lilo
Virginlans hanged John lFown." There has aine0
been no reason to molify this opinion, however
scsious msyhavo appeared tho temporary galns or
losses Of the opposing armies.
Mr, Maplcson has already organtxc1 In London
tho class which IL ultimately to furnish the material
for national ballet. About 200 girls, ranging ln
age from 10 II, arc to be gathered together, and
placed under Rkil!cd toacheTs. Tho tuition IL to 10
free, and attes reaching cortatn stage OF prom
cheney The pupils arc Ia bc paid small salary. o.
the same tlmo engaging to remain with nr. Maple
ION for term Ut ycars.
The difference between tho enterprise Of English
and that OF American Journals ls shown IN : com,
parlson Of tho dispatches from DayTeuth publ!saso
respectively by tho New York Tina and tue Lon
don Tina during the Wagner featlyal. The former