, 1876-12-25
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
The author Of *s1ielcn's D,bfesv hss published
. new book, With M unfceltng critic describes A.
"a beautiful tract"
Mr. osgood had Tcnnyson's new drama, THAR
old, IN book- -fom twenty -four touss after ic Ind
received tho suan ascsipt
Prof. Tyndail sent cab,egram authorizing biz
publshcfd place 800 to tho credt Of the brook.
lyn relief fnnd on tis account,
Mr.Taylor Johnston not only got hts money tacx
from tho eac Of his picture gnllcty but also eayed
the interest on Ehs yalue Of It,
Leandsr P. Richardson, the Imaginative yonnr
gentleman who had himself sca1pea BY the In
d'aus, IL aafd To Nv now on the editorial STAT Of
the Springfield Republican.
Firmtn. .Gcraed's "'ParIs Flower Market" In.
tended for 4. T. Stewart, but not finished before
Ills death, has been on exhibition ut Goupls In
Now York. It has hsen sold for $50, ooD to we'll
known eonnotaaeur.
Tho chances now arc that Germany will not par.
ttctpnte in tho Int rnatoaal Exposition nj Paris
next year, aud those who nre conyersant with tho
atate OF feeling In Franco say that this IL the wheat
caurao that could be putanca.
MI. james T. Fields says ho has alwaya cpnsld.
cred himself unfortunate In not having arrived Ia
England before the death OF Sidney Smith. But
INV 4tl%uAAk9 Hu3 GIuHCY 3uilIa IN Haf&QK QSQ
before the arrival OF James r. Ftcl1st
Tho Now York 7haes has tho following: at
understood that &eBars. Mark Twain and Bret
HaEto have 3ust completed ye-net play. md that
1t ID now being submitted to orthopedle treatment
at the experienced hfnds Of Mr. Dion Douciesult."
Judge David Davis. Of the United States Supreme
Court, aud the Hon. Il. E. Stevenson Congress-
man, arrived at their homes In BLOOMINGTON yes
tetday, nnd will spend tho holidays With their fam.
lilies.
n. Il stoddard has four beautiful 1iasa IN hla
last Scri5n<r poem:
9S:se IT, ss,fs 20 aa a@ss.. me-
i ncw paper called the Epotution has made it,
appearance In New York. It will apparently bs
devoted to an expofhtion OF The Views held By
''thnt wing Of tho In attucted class which IL thor
oughy onlanctpated in religion and politics" The
editor lsJ. D. Iell, I'll the publishing onlce No. "a
Dey street.
Thsst LouIa 0io1t'- Dto'oerd! offers to send is4
weekly tsaus frce for one year to tho Governor OF
the Western State vi writes tho shortest message
on the assembling Of the Legislatures In january.
It Is feared that, wilt view to avoiding the con-
templated ind[ction. tho messages this year will ba
Of !nordlnate length.
ThoophIle Qsutlcr observes that no civilized Eats
ran mako three thI1 tgs-namcly, set Of harness.
an ordinary water-tug, aud mat-wheh could
compete Ia point Of taste with The productions OF
basbaric race. Mr.. RuskIn. too, has noticed that
perfection In ccrtaill decorative arrangements Of
color md texture GO 81 along with cauniDailsn AMI
pulyandry.
The MNse. Trade 7ssutep Remembers having seen
in 4 email German town the announcement OF
''tho laut performance Of a circus, which had
been doing 4 very bad busiaeas Tho people,
aouewhAt unnccustpmed to such promises, were
= l. EnNnt HAH
| by tic effect, tho managers announced ~ qalte
lnat perfornaueo": but thts tmu tho bait was not
taken, and tho houae remained empty. In despair
they put ont still other bIlla headed, "ifi doss
| rum lst1ten mai {n5 God.s tho last perform
anec." History has not recorded what VIE tho ef'
feet Of th!s last proclamation.
1lr. Francis D. lloulton discontinued hia suit
| for $50, COO damages for malicious prosecution
agalns& Henry Ward Deocher, fearing that the ex'
pense and trouble u1Aalled BY the change pf venue
10 Delaware County would be moro than tbe results
would warrant. Tlssscupou Mr, Thoma1 g. shsss'
man asked that hlA h>e counsel for MI. Aecenss
ba Included In tho costs 0f tho suit, whieh Ats 81
courao awarded 10 the plaintiff. llo ess'aateo I'M
value Of his services 1t $2. GOO. Thu Juaxo fe-
fused to tall with tds bp'nfon, hea'n4 tsa' assao
cass had not copao to trial MF. sacarmAu colta not
| hare expended grsat amount Of labor OH H. Iae
bill Of &2, 300 was reduced to $3.50.
1stt not rather 1ate In the day to attempt rt'
yeryal Of the popular verdict In regard 10 the uef
,,s md armerit1 Of Miss Nealsene 1tttanallon q
.JuItftf All the JOURNALS OF England and Ameneas :
snoko on thfs subject so!na yeafs ago, and ons VI
| Inn most eptbusi4sttu Of them waa tho C1ucaSo
! Tytnes. which now says that she does not under.
| stand tto character, md thzs her actlag tn aoas
acencs IL tsatrocious," Tho fact that 1!ss Nell
sou baa made her fame and fortune ~ Jtftff, aaa
that she has had opportunities TO play The pm
moro than !, 100 tfmes,-or thrice ~ often ~ ans
nctrest. living or dead A-contscts With the Dew ma
otv that sbs docs not undarstand anything about IL
No intelligent critic has claimed that 3llsa Nei!'
soD il a marvellous genius, or that hss acting 10
Tho later sets OF Romeo and Jallse" u pettstt3
nor before her present visit TO Chicago had any
one heaped upon her vulgar abuse, O. sas1oasse
to tnqse who psal&od her unwotshy motives.
Tffsnons Houst-Gen. r. i. flollEnxtWofsn, ny
ynrk: the lion. ". II. Paddock. Ncb1a.tai Y. =.
ehnV. Ean Claire; II. J. FAirbanks, New aosk'
capt. ". II. Noodct,. II: Lonasl Eugsne5 5shsw. u
Ena Cl.Ers c9; T. l. sslsn sennss jousMTas S s.i..
bury Troubadours, on tug WAY 70 Mll"saE;Sso III
tsasS1p a.tss ploInsn aI wv iest a. j. Green. D..t
T. h'shs'dsSn: .s1:,H c!nfkinnssc Samo ora"i
Pafihe-Alfred BwsJneet, Denver, e9;'' onis.
+. b. Hoyt, kew YORK; Hmm l1!tchsoeS,, Nsm
Hampshire; John T.; fossts, Nc" aefK' sh.tsss. H'
Cincinnati; liz lion ii. nsllasd, Bunato; y. r..
deT Now York; the Hon. ". E. I'ell, H!.e9;nhse
Cul. II. H. Clarke. Detroit; the Leg: tAati iau.:
Adsms, AAs41chutetts: John y. fntoa. or nsn @ j
0sa u. Bfadlvy, KentuekY; os25ss y. i1ss nss T.
| Scotland; Robert LeMh, ~. A$nos %~s