, 1876-12-21
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL
Vt. Hatalcnd, remembering his mishap at Cooper
1astttute, seizcs tho opportunity OF tho Brooklyn
tre to aaIulo 10 ''tho so.cal|cl newspapers Of
Nsw YORK;"
The comic muse OF tho New York Htrdid has at
lat given birth to Idea, namely, that tho Vasaar
esls ut'lEzc thc!r plaid stockings With mindful Of
buttons to play checkers after study-hours.
Aptopostlon has been mado by wcnlthy capital
lsts Of Europe to the italian Government to cover
the entifc excaynted Town Of pompett With a roof
Of iron aud glass. Tho buildings are NOW crna.
tlng, and the ircscocA arc becoming ruined by ex-
po,Ira to the weather.
1tls said that, In cnsn Of war breaking ont be-
tween 1tussa md England, the activc command Of
the English fleet would devo1ve upon Sir Henry
Codl[ngton, "one OF tho youngest Admirals,"
Hhohas arrived only at tho callow age Of 08. The
Adural Of the Fleet IA Sir George eaEtoriua,
aged 81.
sfr. Matthew Arnotd's "Lttorature aud Dogma"
has been translated info French under tho titte OF
'Litesature md Dogma" The translator Ia au,-
poseil to be distinguished literary man, but lio
has prudently suppressed his name, fearing that
be may provoke Tho hostility Of the powerful
Homan Catholic influence.
Tho llttlo volume containing james Ruaacll
Lowel's three recent odeB Tas dedicated to Mr.
Godkin, odItor Of tho Nation; hence thcre wns
some gronnd for tho apprehension that the poet
might accept the cdltors adyce and cast his Elect
oral vote contrary to the exprassed viii Of the per-
sons who made him IN Etcctor.
Ocn. McCiel|an'a criticism on tile Khcdiyo's
army had Its effect 11o ea1a that tho army needed
to learn reading writing, and arithmetic. Tho
Khcavc, alter rejecting moment, issued an
orics that promotions should be granted to nny
soldier or officer who had not acquired tho rudi-
r,cnts. The consequence was thai. tho whole army
Immediately became school.
Itappears that tho defeat OF Capt. Dogardud, tho
famous p1geon-ahot, by California amateur nas
not such fair test Of thu relative merits Of the
contestarta as has been supposed. The referee,
according to the Chroale'e's report, was both ix-
no.ant and rrcjsdiccd. ind tho latter part oi the
match was shot in almost total darkness, whom the
element OF luck prevailed largely than tbat Of
sklll.
Tho New York 1For!d prints list Of the princi.
pal bcqucsts to educational Institutions of tho
higher class In tho United States during tho last
half.ycar. The total Ia aometh!ug oyer $500, GOO.
The facts spenk we'll for thu l1beralIty Of wealthy
Americans In this direction, which 10 Impressed
Prof Huxley during his recent visit, and which
hss stIll more recently been conspieuously men
Toned by Dr.. Peterman, tho eminent German 60.
o2rapheF.
The Parish will-case In FoughSeepsie, N. r.,
grows out Of o serious Misunderstanding between
awcalthy gentleman and bis wife az to tho pso-
pFety and adyisabllity Of adopting beautiful
young GIL Of II. The fathcrly affection Of Mr..
Parish for his new daughter became 30 excessive
that bis wife left him. The deserted husband md
tho faithful daughter managed, however, to make
themselves comfortable, travelling together and
being constant companions. On tho death of Mr.
Pats1l, tho bulk OF tho property was left to tho
adopted daughter. It IL alleged nlso TINT the con-
duct, Of hrs. Parish In the nrst years after her
wedding was not Of a nature to promote masEtal
felicity, and her conduct with certain youthful
sdmrer was thought at tha ttme to have been
rety snassercet.
The Rev, John spaldtng has been appointed the
Roman Catholic Bishop Of tho new Diocese Of
Peoria, which has been formed out Of counties
takcn from the Diocese OF Chicago, and the norsl-
eEu boundaries Of which will he the south line Of
the Counties OF Rock Island. Henry, Bureau, Put
nan, Lasalle, 1ruudy, and Kaukakee. Tho new
Bishop lsa nativc Of Kentucky. lie Is descended
from an old English Catholic family which srlgu-
illy settled in Maryland, afterwards moved to
Kentucky, and established itself at what ia now
known aa BeatdstoWn. The family has furnished
Anumber OF clergymcn to tho Church, md many
Of thu Indies have Joined the various educational
onlers. Bishop spaldtMg Ia nephew to tho late
Archbishop of Baltimore, who, after being l3!slop
Of Louisville, wns promoted to the position In
which he 1[cd few years ago, Tho new bishop
wa graduated at the uniycrstty OF Louyane, Del
slntn. and ordained ttore. After short residence
atLonaylllc, hu went to New York, where ho pro-
duced new and very acceptable series of text
books for the uss OF Roman Catholic schools. lie
haEpe scholar. and about ~ Or 3B years old.
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