, 1876-07-30


Of San Francisco, arc granasons of Roger Sher-
n2u-
Daniel Pratt, the Great American Traveller. feel
ing that this is no time to crafty personal ambi-
ton, resigns his retensions to the Presidency in
favor Of Gov Hayes.
Mr. Ernest II. md Master Arthur H. sons OF
Mayor Heath, returned from Wisconsin on Friday
morning. Nr. Heaths return IL preparatory to q
trip through the East.
fr1nce Milan of Servia Was educated in Paris, and
developed there remarkable staying qualities,
which, it is hoped, will him in good stead in
his present enterprise
Col. Valentine Baker, one OF the very few En-
eshmcn present at the capitnlatlon of Sedan, will
contribute paper OIL the subject to the September
number Of the Belgroeia magazine.
Il BluEord Wilson did say, when he heard Of
Delkna{1s exposure, 'sThcrc is Il God in Israeli"
he was little premature. Full evidence Of this
interesting fuct not obtained until they caught
Robson.
Hawthornc's account OF the ''Brook Farm " ex-
pertinent: II went for poetry, and found muck, "
he used to say with smile; ~ went to drive the
horses of the sun, and sat in the manure milking
q kicking cow
Prot. Perry celebrated the Centennial Fourth by
writing prcface to the new edition Of his Po1iti
cal Economy lie announces modification Of his
views in regard to the wages-funds causcd by the
researches Of Prof. Walker.
The aged John Lorimer Grahaul. who WIS buried
in New York Wednesday, especially requested that
there should be no display at his funeral and par
t;cularly that his coffin should not be decorated with
flowers. His wishes wcre:obscrved.
Recorder HaclSctt, Of New York, inflicted seri-
ous injury upon one Of his eyes while pructicing
with pstol last week. Hc is known as one of
the finest pistol-shots in Amcrica Not unlikely,
his skill will suffer through the accident.
Olive Logan-S1kes and husband have arrived at
Cardiff, to which they have been sent as Consu1s.
Cardiff is the greatest Of the possessions Of the IA
nous Marquis of Butte, who is in turn one of the
greatest characters in fiction, if not in real life.
Prof. Dodge, Of Dcrca College, thinks that undue
Importance is given in our schools to mathematics.
and that the chief Of alarm to educators is in
the wofu1 ignorance Of the English language and
its faulty BY nomnally intelligent and educated
people.
Mrs. Prentice, whoee terrible fnll at Purgatory
four weeks ago has been noticed, was ut last ac-
counts still alive. Her death has been momenta-
ri1y expected ever since the accident When not
under The influence OF opiatcs she suffers excru-
ciating torturcs.
The divorce suit between Lord and Lady Aylcs-
ford, in which the Mnrquis OF Dlnndford figures
prominently, las been indefinitely postponed.
Lady Blandford Is d beautiful woman OF &c years,
and numbers among her admirers His Royal High
ness the Prince Of Wales.
The English journals welcome the fine speech Of
Lord Duherin about tic preservation Of the forti1
cations o; Quebec, and the cchoing spirit Of the
Canadians, good example TO England; and
they trust to hear more Of proposals to destroy
such works in English cities and towns.
Moncure Conway feels himself called upon to
express the fear th1t the Rev. Newman Hall is
hulnbus, and the Rev. ]. p. Thompson another.
This is not exactly all evangelical thing to say.
Yet may be true that DT. Hall got more dollars
than he deserved in America for his church by
calling the stecple Of it ''Lincoln Tower
A remarkable and sad romance has been devel-
opcd IN New York. 1t will be remembered that q
servant girl in that city recently accused herself Of
having poisoned her employers little son. A post
mortcm examination since held shows that the self
accusation is false No traces of poison were dis
covered but evidence of organic disease sufficient
to Cause death was obtained. The servant girl is
supposed to be insane; but the mother Of the child
naturally believes, and probably always will be-
Hcye, that the story is true.
Junius Browne writes Ut Francesca da Rimini in
Arplefons' Journal, having CLEANED the traditions
Of her that still exist where five centuries ago she
lived her brief life Of mistaken marriage and love
go like in some things the story that Browning used
in The Ring and the Book He heard in Rminl
that, 800 years after their death, the bodies Of
Paolo and Francesca were found in their graves in
Ravenna in such state Of preservation that the
slken garments they had been buried i'll had under
gone little change. He thought the story IN in
yentiou. but afterward found the circumstances
mentioned BIZ the historian Carlo Troya as irref-
frasable facts.
The Springfield Republican desires TIE CHICAGO
TRIBUNE to explain its frequent illusions to Bishop
Gil Haven and his milk punch. We thought every
body knew of GiIbert's experience in boyhood with
that fascinating beverage. He told the story him.
self publicly, only II few weeks ago, relating how
he looked on the punch when it was white, now he
took the ramrod out of his principles and tasted,
and how that one sip convinced him there could be
no compromise between pure religion and pure
1nilK-punch. He abiured milk-punch from that
moment; but still, in seasons OF relaxation, the
tcmpter whispers to him that, next to immortality,
milk punch is the best thing a-goinS.
Mr.. G]adstones examination in the forthcoming
OuuTt<yIy of Trevelyans Life OF Lord Macau-
lay" is said to be Of the most remarkable es-
saws of the year 1t occupies fifty pages of the re-
view and forms IN independent estimate OF
a1ucaulay's worth Us man Of letters and poll
tician The Boston Aduer{iser says in this connec-
ton: .sMx. Gladstone was in the hrst1ush OF MS
brilliant career WuEn lue EouLIo*ctsleo 61o"4n9
ont of Macaulay's later essays and Of portions OF
his History, were going on; and he shows, by the
kccuncss and spirit with which he writes about
them now, so long after the fires have al gone out
that he was not an Indifferent or IN idle witness OF
the conflict He has 6 very high, but still qua1i-
fed, admiration for Macaulay's genius. The hfs-
tory of Macaulay, he says, whatever else 1t may be,
il the work not Of journeyman, but Of great
artist, who lavsh1y bestowed upon it all his pow
cra"
Maurice Strakosch has Informed reporter OF the
San Francisco Chronicle Of his intention to build
new opera house in that city. 1Ic says he has
hecn promised much more than the necessary fnan-
cial assistance for the purpose. He feels more as
snrcd OF SUCCESS in an enterprise Of this Kind IN
San Frauci.co than he would in New York. Tie
thcatrc will be entirely different from anything Of
the kind in the United States. It will follow, in its
interior arrangements the Scala Theatre OF 3llan'
or the San Carlo OF Naples The orchestra chairs
will seat l. 600. Instead Of tue usual family ana
dress circles there will be tiers Of boxes running
entirely around the theatre. There Will be loo OF
these, and opening from each of them will nc d
small room Above these boxes will bc large
oo11,rv which will accommodate ], OOO people,