, 1877-07-29

A wealthy member of Parliament h.,
given Btrket Foster orders for watcr.co'or a,,v.
ings to the amouns Of S1c0, 600.
Gov. Van zandt, Of Rhode Island, presid.
ell over tho New England temperance mass-meet-
ing which assembled ut Rocky tolut Thursday.
The New York Tribune says, with reasoD
and truth: Thls is great time for the mild idiot
whose chief business 1t Is to predict the overthrow
OF the Republic
Queen Victoria has been visiting Mrs
Baestes. the widow Of Samuel Bagster, The ppb
lisheE OF the Polyglot Diole. She is IN ancient
lady, loo years old.
Mir. swluburae is engaged in wiring l.
! study Of the Bronte eisters-Charlotte aud Emily
as ptets They left little verse, but it was Tesr
delicate, finished and characteristic.
t The death is announced Of Prot. Zoepf
OF the University Of Heidelberg, where be occupied
the chair Of German Law for forty ye..s, Hi,
works on the subject are highly appreciated in Ger.
| many.
During the coming season Mr. Edwin
Booth will play Of four weeks In the taea.
tre IN New York which WAS once his and still beaks
h1s name liz once declared he would never nut
foot within its doors again.
The author of t'Festus" made Luc:far re-
mark that be wished to macadauize the world be.
canse the road to hell needed menijns: and tht
Ne" York WoTld suggests that the leaders Of th4
late riots were engaged in this congeniai service.
1lr. Charles Francis Adams, Jr., des rest
see the school system subjected to thorough an
Intelligent ovcrhanlng: Ills experience IL tbs
the scaolar sent uo from tle grammar to tho biz
fehools who can really read and Hs7te Is The txcep
tion, and not the rule
George W. Matsel1, whose death was re
Gently reported from New York, was the proprietor
OF low sporting newspaper but 1t Is generally ad
mlttad BY the Obituary writer's toat he oesees the
credit OF the present Efficient organization Of the
police force Ut New York City.
The London correspondent of the New
York Times SUSPECTS the truth to be that Bismarck
1a fool'ny both Austria and england, playing With
these two great nations ~ with batllruoor and
enuttlecock, first In the interest OF Russia and
afterwards for the benefit OF Germany.
Richard Grant White says: II wish that
there we're four Or five .Wallack's' in New York.
and two or three in Boston and in pailadelph,s,
and one in every smaller city throughout the coun-
trS For there one not only sees good play, and
good acting, but hears good English speech"
The Brooklyn Board Of Police were mott
ded on Wednesday that company Of nitJ men had
agreed to lynch Henry Ward Beecher for his late
uttefances in regard to the strikess but fnaamuch
- Mr- Beck her was out III town. and his house
locked up, they we're not terrified by tho infofma-
1on-
Melssonier is very fnical about his dress.
IN one occasion he labored long over his boots
s1laout getting satisfactory polish. friend
Fno wis stanulng hy finally Lost patience and said
'Gool heavens, Meisson;cr, II you want Yonf
oots TO De 10 highly appreciated, why don't you
ign theml''
1.-The story that Boucicault is writing
lay Tor br1snoii Ia not 10 extrayaSant after all~
emarks the Dramatic Ners, ..as the prolific
dapter really has a piece on bis hands in which
ne OF the prominent parts is Italian tenor with
broken accent Negotiations have been entered
ITO between BoucicauIs and B1gnoli for this
ole.'
The New York Post says: ssEx-Mayor
itch. Of New Haven, who d1ed few weeks ago,
It an estate worth 500, 90, with request that
Ter the death Of his wife it should all go to Ya1a
ohcge- There are no children Of Mr.. Fitch liv-
e." The truth OF th1s statement is questioned
ne" Haseo reporters, who seem not to BE- akde
get access to the will.
Rossini, walking one day in Passv with i
'ena' passed stout street~mnsician singing toa
lltaF, in the most horrible fashion, the sesenads
ON the BARBER" Tha composer stopped aud
We tue vocalist piece Of money. ..Nha:.'
I'd bis friend. astouished; +'you encourage this
bust mendicant: He haa no infrmity needing
y. ''oh:" said Roasinl, '"didn'r you hear the -
ice with which be is stiictedr'
The New York Epening Espress iclls a sad
'sy OF Thomas Day, the author OF that good3-
ody book. '*Sanford and Merton" ..ue
ought that to secure wife after his own heart
would bring ons up hmself. uu accordingly
TX from Charity school two orphan sisters, with
lew OF fnarryluy the one who turned cut to b
! oest, after he had had them educated In, tho
= be Thought proper. Eut alasi when the Sc.
ted one matured to beautiful perfection, the =.
appointed Thomas had to endure the woe Of see-
the maiden Of his choice carried OIL by Some
niger man who pleased her fancy more. Thomas
not educate any more girls, but gentleman Of ::
aork City, who, perhaps, had never heard Of =:
rs defeated hopes. malc similar eLozt- Won .73
she Childish grace Of hts washerwonan's little =.
enter. he provided facilities for her education, .
n1a'n". IL the rcwaro Of patient study, 10 make IA:
Young student his wife upon her graduation IL:
his pretty protege had will Of her Own. and ~:
away with her music master before her eduta- >;;,
was finished, ungratefully leaving her less At I'll:
ttve benefactor TO ponder the capricIous u8-
OF woman in our houxa Of ease.'" ;s:;*