, 1876-12-19

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pER8oNAL.
One of The atgus ot tho times ~ tho seanIeu 81
Union md Confederate volunteers at vlrgiai.,
Ncy.
Mr.. De1anc, chief editor OF the London Tina.
Is very Ill., and rapidfy falling II ia believed lie
cannot ',ye many weeks.
The suggestion has been toade that President
Grant may be provided for, utter hia Retirement
from pubic life, by being made President Of tte
smithsonian Institute,
- E1anella," a now poetic drama by hls Ross
Neil IN very highly praised by the London 7imts.
1t has been produced on tho stage only In Edln.
burg, whete It was much admired by the critics.
The now Federal Theatre in Boston had an Iron
drop curtain. md its existence was referred to Ia
tho opening addtcs1, spoken Oct. aD l70s:
Fs@ oaF 5s RHa s rsfsS :ss 1u 4s .
During proceedings In the Emmn Mine silver
rase in tho United Statea District Court at New
York thefollowiug lines wero clrculated among
the spectators:
Titiss without honor ase Bafon Graat."
Capt Mares Is freshly charged With having dis.
patched sledgng pastEea to the Pole without sde,
quhte supplies Of lima jutce the remedy forzcuryy,
Tho men had tho seeas of scuEvy In tLctr systems
before settling out, and tho disease soon broks
forth with unusual yErufcnce.
John bright does not bellows that England hns
any Interest at stake In the East which would war
rant her In going to war-not as much a. would
justity her In sending single snan to slaughter.
Lord Beaconsae]d'a speech on tho subject he
dcscribca "a rhoaomohtado ind baidcrdash,
Senator Cameron sntd ]aughlngly to Mr. Blaine
~ have just recommended for appointment a.
Postmaster in a targe city IN my Bsate IN cntbus-
aatic Blaine man," '.Why." replied the Senator
from Milne, quick ~ fash, "you could not do
otherwise In Penusylyanfa unless you appointed
Democrat" :"
Sir Richard atcole was buried Ia St. Petefs
Church, Car1narthen. bra1s tablet has lately
been placed In position there with tho following
inscription: "sit Rlchurd Steele, Knight author,
essaysst, nrst ehlot promoter Of tho periodical
press Of England: born In Dublin March IL, 1o71;
buried In this church md below this tablet"
The Frankfort Rothschttd negotiated for bit Of
land adjotninR hla city sesldence. Tbs owner de-
manded an exorhithnt sum, which Rothaeh1la TO-
fused to give. Theseupon appeared on tue prop
crty In short time low conccrt-hall+ where betr
and music did nbundantly prevail alt the niqlt
long. It "a sad tho l.ottschild has saccumbel aud
tie concert-ha1l disappeared forever.
II. Charles Blanc, ths ut critic, on being ad-
mf.tcd tu the French Academy recently. pro-
nounced eulpey on hts predecessor, u. dc casnc,
according to custom. Tito mattes OF llfs addrest
however, was unuaual in being rather critical than
culogisttc, and II. do Ronasct who mado tho speech
In reply. indirectly rebukod tue new member Tor
departing from time usagsF.
Mr. Dana. Of the New York s. IN, has been In
dlced for criminal libcl. in charging In hs paper
last OctoboE, TINT Gov. Shepherd kept mstsets IN
tho Treasury Department. who was appointed N ny
| the President at Shepherds request, and who da
| no work. Doth the Prcsfdcnt ard cx.Sccretafy
BtIstow will teatify TINT they never made such all
| appointment at Shepherds requests, a. charged
Ths difficulty Of tho French public With the play
| Of MN. Erckuann. Chatrlaa was In deciding wRen
the hisaing should begin. Since the nnthorn "eso
to be Missed md not the play, there must be 81 w.
mlstakable demonstration at some point. but 1lo
hisbtng conih NOT b. 1ona boscse tbs play opeoea.
since this would be nanifcstly unfatr nor IL luz
mdst Of IT, since it offered no fair pFete1t; nor =.
the end, because nobody would rolnan 70 rear 'oa
| noIse. So tho htssng Ans for the most part been
conaucd to the newspapers.
Mr. John Roao, the banker uf Palermo who w. =
capturcu by brigands. has bocn restored 70 a's
friends md the stories 10 tolls Ut blu cxpefeaso
| during hts enforced stay with tho gant'en'an;y
1,tghwsymen u not Of nature to seassafe 1rass
cts. lie was with them twenty days. rus l,s'
day he had to lido sixteen honrs coptln9oasV,.
When the pursuit. became hot he waa dragged apou.
through the woods from pfheo to p!acs, a."Hl =,
cxciusivoly on bread, choesc. snd Whe' ''' "'S
GLAD 10 give SO, 600 ~ ransom.
JoaouIn MIlter IL now writing Filth a'cnpo
pocu tho subject Of which Ia to bc no rescue y,
cauttful wou,an from burning ba'sd!hg os a Ia's'
fornIa hero. expressly Imported for The oeeato','
lie has ctammrd Number of architectural .s'".
and. Il IL xafd Gun describe tho lnete III aso
puaRcs Nts hSso IL Asought to Tho seeau W at.~
on horseback. When u practical CITY eon"' r"e
ve.,cd tn tho MOTT TINT no man IN horseback he'.
or otherwise, could Eut inslao Tue Pohce III, III
druwn around res IN New York the art'ss' ss.sJ
at ttia cauons clap,,ed hls hanIs together aoa ,a
eestatlcally, "usavo' bfYo' he '''a'l RUS s.
down." .,t,
Maurtca Sttakosch, It 10 asId, proposes 10 W.. w,
1mo.es Band to parIs In 1919 ~ reptaeeunans, ns,.,
American institution. The Phssaaelpna ~" ha
laughs At the idea, aud says that as eu%" .,or 4,
io,,s no,h,ug to deaesyo auch fearful fetfna.n
,ha hond. Of Mr., sarakosch. :lt 10 not tasl " !,
mi = rcuIcse,tatiyo band. but bccauso @9s' ,ss
niy. bs musical public Of Europe 70 @ ta1se ,K On s
u our musical culture. noen nxns Il (ron
,hs Hss1',.ss r.. sa,5sn;y saa II hs country Ihs
az Underwood hsr aey tta wea no. os.rs,utsi Ss pi
sloo abroad Az 10, sInyer M ax1l.isnan lhat he y
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