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


Lydia Maria Child, the adthoress, is
seventy-fye, and still healthy. IA
Bob IngePsoll wants to know whether
Ia President can be elected by an injunc-
tion.
Peter Cooper received II 450 votes.
His banner State was Illinois, where his
vote was II, I09.
George Bancroft may be seen any fine
day taking his constitutional" on horse
back in the vicinity OF Washington.
Senator Burnside, whose bald head is
sensitive to cold. wears grey chin-
chila skull-cap while i'll the Senate.
chamber.
Salvini, the tragedian is wealthy, and
playsno more for money. 1t is only
charity OF goodIellowship that induces
him to occasionally appear on the stage.
Joel T. Headley, the once popular
author,is now living at NewbUrgh, on
the Hudson. He appears lin the maga-
zines at intervals, but has few readers.
Mr.. Cronin, the Democratic ,Elector
in Oregon, is a Brother Of MIR. Timothy
U. Uronln Of BrooRlyn, one OF the Re-
publican Electoral candidates of New
York.
Cadet Smith, the colored boy who did
not particularly enjoy Lille at west Point
and who was dismissed tor incompe-
tency, has Just died in South Carolina,
where he was teaching.
Diaz, the painter of charming land
scapes, whose nameIgenerally serves as a
sort of anchor Tor half cultivated readers
ot art catalogues, has just died at Men
tone. He was siXty-seVen years old.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton laughs and
chuckles and CYCLES aud grunts and
chokes over the existing political mud
de because, as she says, "lhere Is, Tor
once, terrible muss, with no woman in
it to lay the blame upon"
Bob Cooper, the veteran English oars
man, who years ago was one of Rob-
ert Chambers best known opponents,
has reappeared alter an absence from
the arena Of seven years, and beaten ca
, silly in four mile race James Taylor,
the Tyne rover.
Stonewall Jackson's daughter Julia is
now pretty girl OF sixteen, with large
eyes, goou head ana an expression fuI
of sweetness and CHARACTER. She is salt
To be exceedingly gentle, modest and
: thoughtful. She Is living with her mo-
ther i'll Charleston, 5. q.
Miss Ellis, the young lady at Wes-
ieyan, who has been forced to resign her
post as class poet because her brilliant
: brother-student aid not think q woman
ought to mold it, may comfort herself
: with the reelection that 1t was all a
matter OF prejudice and not of brains.
Mr.. Edwin Frye, Senator Blaine's sue
cessOr in the house, is Il small gray
} haired man OF fifty years or more, in ap-
pearance the very opposite of mis- strik-
ing-looking predecessor. The Washing
ton Star reports Mr.. Blaine as saying
that ne feels in the Senate like cat in u
strange garret.
Charlie p. Clinch, VINO has been en-
ployed in the New Y York Custom-houSe
for over thirtyelgnt years, has resigned
his position as Assistant Collector OF
the Port. He is The only surviving
brother OF Mrs. A. L. Stewart. In his
younger days he was member of dis s.
Lingulshed literary circle, including
FItz-Greene Haleck, Joseph ROdman
Drake, and James X. Pauloing.
Constance Fentmore Woolson, the
successful writer of magazine poetry,
has now in her possession a more ambl-
tious work, which she intends shortly to
give to the public. 1t is called "rwo
| Women" ana is poem OF the war, writ
ten soon after its close. She withheld
it from publication on the advice of
friends, but having since subjected it to
the test of years and a more mature ex-
lperience, she thinks it is worthy, with
important alterations, to see the light.
DR.. Helmbod, the monarch or Buchu
has been divorced from his wife on her
application. Although he had expressed
great regard for her, and was accustOm d
to say President Grant had spoken Of
ner as "the handsomest woman i'll the
Uuited States," he changed his tune
when the decree was granted, and pro-
lessed to pc highly Delighted. He SAID
he must have u banquet to celebrate
the occasion, aud theseupon dispatched
tnely-eugraVed invitations for an enter
tainmenL at DelmouIco's to prominent
gentlemen in all parts OF the country.
The King of Burmah understands that
Russia Is about TO invade England. In
consequence he is putting his new mud
lorts IN order. He has purchased three
new Krupp field guns, and with these
teels himself lmpreg liable. He has al
ready tried some OF these guns on his
unsu5pecting subjects, and Gnds that the
ordinance answers all expectations.
His Majesty personally observed the
exllara ing effects OF shell and grape
and canister on village three-q quarters
of il miie dis sGant from the firing point.
The villagers skipped nimbly about, to
The great delight OF their sovereign lord,
who soon SET Lneir village utltme.
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