The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-19
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PERSONAL.

table.
Wade Hampton was named after Ben.
Wade. Considerably.
GOV. Nichols has but one arm, one
leg, and one good eye.
jeremiah Coe is an Indiana lawyer.
| All his clients 60 to Jericho.
Prof. Eaton, of Yale, is studying ca
| thedral architecture in Europe.
General Grant seems to be good deal
happier than President Grant was.
Sam. Bowles fears the large corpora.
tions haven't seen the worst OF the de-
preston.
Alexander Stephens has got SO he can
sit up IN bed and pat President Hayes
ON the back.
Leander Thomas, of Vermont, has dug
out of a knee needle swallowed forty :
five years ago.
Gen. CD. l.. Cook, of Lake City, COL,
claims to have been the first white chilu
born in the State of Texas.
Albert Grant, the London capitalist.
| OF Emma Mine notOrlety, is about to sell
his magnificent collection OF modern
paintings.
Grand Duke Alexis has fallen pro-
| loundly i'll love with Miss Nelson, and
esteems her the haudsomest woman that
ever lived.
Holman HUNTS smaller picture of
"Ihe Shadow OF the Cross" recently sold
Tor $l,62. The artist painted it In the
Holy Land.
MI. John L. Raymond will not depart
for England next season, as has been
stated. He produces his new American
play at the Park Theatre early in Ser
temDer.
Gen. Eseobedo has been staying quiet
lY III New Orleans for several weeks.
but is going to the Rio Grande next
week to conduct a reactionary move
! ment against DiaZ.
j. I'll. Mccarthy, the son of Justin
Mccarthy the novelist, though not quite
twenty years old, is promising con-
tributor to the London press. He wrote
recently biographical notice of Mr..
Woolner, the sculptor and friend of Ten
uyson.
DR.. I. L. Phipson, an Englishman,
says Of Ole Bull, in a work on "Cele
| braled FIolinists," that che passed
away from the world OF music here be-
low at the beginning OF the year 1876"
Who is this naturalization travelling
| through series OF farewell benefits?
MIR. Rose, the Englishman who fell
| into the hands Of the Sicilian banditti,
| and had to pay $25, 900 to get away from
| them, ls now telling his story in London
society. The bandits promise him the
freedom OF their country hereafter; his
big ransom money purchased him life
ticket.
"Ge0rge, Count Joannes," crazy
New York lawyer, played "Richard III''
at NlbIo's six years ago, and now brings
suit against Jaret 81 Palmer for 81, 42C
for the performance. 1t used to be great
fun in New York to set up Joannes for
"Hamlet," or something OF the sort, and
then sit around and see him make an ass
OF himself.
| Mr.. Richard Grant White says that
English women in general are the worst
| dressed human creatures that he ever
saw, and adds: ''In form the English
woman's dress ls dowdy, in color fright
| full" But he sweetens this dose by say.
ing that they are more thoroughly edu.
caJed than Americans.
| William. Morris, the poet, wants to Or
| ganiZe a society for the defense OF the
British historical and artistic monu.
ments, or SO many of them as may be
still in existence. The most wanton
mischief has been done, and complete
Ignorance, if nothing worse, prevails
about the effect OF the operations.
Governor Hampton is fifty; has been
married twice aud is a widower. He
had three children-two sons and a
daughter. His eldest son, Preston
Hampton, was killed at Gettysburg, and
the second, Wade, Jr., lives in Washing.
ton County, MISS. His daughter, Mar.
garet, is the wife of Colonel John Has.
call, of South Carolina.
The Attorney General, Judge Devens,
is looked upon as friend by the ex.
soldiers of the Northwest. The active
part he took two years ago, both as
commander-in-chiet and as "a private
citizen, in securing aid for the sufferers
by the grasshopper invasion, has ell.
deared him to the veterans on the front.
ier, many of whom served under him
during the war.
Richard s. Conklin, of Brooklyn, fol
lowed his wife one day, and received
unmistakable proofs OF her intidellty
Joyous in his discovery, for he wanted
to get rid of her, he brought suit for a
divorce, when, TO his dismay, the Court
decided against him, as it was in his
power to stop the act OF which he com
plalneu, anu Ills ldlule w stup ~ was
conniVance at it.
Prince Hohenlohe, on taking leave Of
M. Thiers on going en- congo to Berlin
, emphaLically contradlcteu the rumors
OF a serious misunderstanding between
Germany and France. You may con
hdently assert" he said, ''that Germany
sincerely seeks a complete reconcilia
tion with France, and that even moro
than France she desires peace, lor she
stands IN great need OF it,"
G. w. Thompson was arrested in st
Louis for the preparation Of numerous
frauds on business houses, through the
credit attaching 10 the name OF hit
father, who is respectable merchant o
Syracuse, Mo. In tue Jail young Thomp
son tried to cut his throat, but was pre-
vented. When the news OF his disgract
reached his sister she dropped dead,