The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-01
PERSONAL.


p. T. Barnum is in England.
Dio Lewis is camping in California.
Dom Pedro is to take shy at the ro-
mantle lakes of Killarney.
Hon. Dan. W. Voorhees, has written a
| lecture on Thomas Jefferson.
James I. Fields is soon to publish a
new book called "Underbrush."
Theodore Thomas exacts swallow-tail
! coats from his entire orchestra.
Tyson, 1t is positively said, sails from
New London August l, polarward.
| Col. Peter SAKE, brother of the poet,
is introducing some famous breeds OF
cattle and pigs into Southern California.
Happy Birket Fosterl A very wealthy
member of Parliam mt has given him or
| ders for waIer-color drawings to The
amount OF 100000.
Eli Perkins has been defending Nor
| monism. The Salt Lake Tribune saws {:
'He thinks Mormonism would just about
suit his calibre, and we think SO, too"
Verestchaguine, the Russian artist,
whose adventure in a torpedo launch on
the Danube has been described in the
Tribune, is rapidly recovering from his
wounds.
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sort or Boston, and supervising the
proof-sheets oil a W ork golug through the
printers hands, to be published by Rob-
erts Brothers.
General Pearson explains. He "went
TO telegraph Cflice TO send ispatches"
While the fighting was going on. Pear.
son had better lake a back seat and keep
very, very quiet.
|
Utah, has commenced The culture of silk
and established cocoonery adjacent to
his dwelling. He raised Dushel of CO.
coons this season, which weighed, when
dried, some seven pounds.
Mr.. Jay Gould thinks this thing will
90 on until Republican Government has
been destroyed in America. But Mr..
Jay Gouia Is better sharper than
Statesman, and his opinion about
government won't scare anybody.
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams, Jr., de-
:sires to see the scnool system subie cted
to thorough and intelligent overhaul
ing. Ills experience is tnAt the scholar
sent UP IRON the grammar to The nigh
schools who can really read and write
Is the exception, and not the rule.
ProL Heis, the well-known German
mathematician and friend of Alexander
Won HumDoldt-upon whose recommen.
uatlon ne was appointed regular Pro
lessor OF Astronomy and Mathematics
in tue Academy at Bonn.-aied at Nun.
ster June 80, IN his seventy second year
Mr.. Spurgeon has the gout, anC
breaches but once day; but DR.. Prime
says he Is the same earnest and evan
gellcal and useful preacher that he was
IN his younger days; crowds attend OF
his ministry, filing church larger
Than any other in England or America,
Herr Richard Wagner has a passion
tor using satin, whloh he turns TO ever,
conceivable use-dressing gowns, coun
terpanes, uphol stGry and neckwear. Tn,
correspondent Of the New Free Press
says his bills for satin alone amour
on an annual average to about 12,0O
francs.
Mr.. William Astor, If New York, /,
|, having built ii pleasure yacnt which wi
be the largest in the word, and VII
cost $50 900. She is intended lor south
ern cruising in the winter season. Ii
ad dltion to her working sails, she vii
haYe racing canvas Ior regatLas ant
match races.
: DR.. Fairfax, Of Maryland, is th
eleventh Baron Of an ancient Scotc
house, but refuses to clam his title OF
republican ground. He is not, how ever
as air. Conway presumes, entitled to
seat in the House OF Lords, and his self
abnegation is not therefore SO marYel
Gus as supposed.
Rev. Joseph Cook prudently postponed
his lecture ou ''UlGimaEe AmerIca' unit
August 3, because, while the strike
were still in progress, he could not Sal
definitely what ultimate America woull
be. For time There seemed to he llttl,
: difference between ultimate Americi
and ultimate Alghani,tan.
t Clark Mills, the American sculptor
has been to st. Augustine, Florida, II
procure objects Of interest for the Smith
Sonian Institute. He secured casts o
: the Indian chiefs confined in the fort; a
large sword.tsh, eighteen lee in length
ana two and half feet across the mid
die, ana other curlosIties. The Inaians
seem TO BIZ cOntented with their lot.
= Cardinal McCloskey has again choser
Seton Hall College, South q, ange, N. j
, tor his summer leLreaI. Ills Emlnenc,
arrived at Scion Hall Thursday last, &C
companied by his secretary, Rev. j. Nj
Farley. Rev, james Ii. CorrIgan, tht
new PreslQent OF the college ana tht
brother Of Bishop Corrigan, VI Newark
Is oil course his host.
President SeeIye is already justifylnI
the wisdom OF the authorities OF Am
( herst College in trans, erring him iron
the nails OF Congress to the PresIdene,
, of that institution. A newspaper Cor
respondent writes: "He is accom- plisn
ing all that his most sanguine triend
, expected, aid there seems to be Ii,
doubt but that his success as Collegt
President Will be qulle equal to that o
Professor or Congressman in which posi-
tionS he has show superior ability"
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