, 1877-04-29
PERSONAL.

MIR. John L. Lick will receive $525, 600
from his fathers estate Of So, 600, 900.
E1-SheriG Jimmy O'Brien has made $50, 900
by the rl.e OF trcadstufIs in New York He started
in speculation with borrowed money.
Mrs. Gen. Sherman has received by con-
tsibutions from the Catholics Of America $780, 000
which will be presented to the Pope the dftieth
anniversary of his elevation to the Episcopate In
May next.
Mr.. Horace Maynard now has q fine op-
portunity to make reputation for himself In
Constantinople like that which 3Ir. Washburn
achieved in Paris. The Turks can certainly be no
more difficult to deal with than the Communists.
The quarterly dividend Of 2 per cent on
New York Central stock was drawn By the Messrs.
Vanderbilt on the 18th inst, to the amount Of
about million OF dollars, showing that they own
more than half the entire capital of 500 600. 0oo
Oaly ignorant and vulgar-minded persons
confound yiolins with fdd;es, If they were just
the same. The fiddle is 3 coarse instrument cost
ine only few shillinss, whereas violin worthy
of the name can be obtained for less than from IS
to e10.
Two Paris murderers, N1oyau1 and Mad
ame Gras attempted to cheat the scafold By etarv-
ing themselves to death; but the ]ai1ers injected
broth and milk into their stomachs through the
nostrils, and At last accounts both were eating
heartily.
A year from this time noted English Epis-
copal evangelist will begin series of revival
meetings in Boston, and he has been promised the
assistance OF Mr. Moody. The name OF the En-
g1ish preacher is not given. but Mr Moody says he
Is the finest preacher he ever heard.
Young King Alfonso, of Spain, has been
playing the part Of the gay deceiver allowing his
honor to be pledged TO the elder daughter Of the
Duke OF Montpensier and his affections to the
younger. There is disturbance in the family,
aud the vase VI ssteE1y affection has been forever
shattered.
Charles h. Adams, late Member of Con-
ricd Wednesday i'll Washington to Miss Judith Crit
tcndeu Coleman, Of Louisville, Ky, daughter Of
John J. Crittcnden. The marriage ceremony was
performed by the Rev. William T.. Young, Of Chi
cago cousin OF the BRIDE
Macmuknn's iNagazinc for April contains
readable article by the Rev. G. 1Ialford Hawkins
some performances Of Shakspeare's plays in the
Mciningen Theatre. his description Of the repre-
sentation Of -'rwelfth Night" reminding the
reader in its cnrnestncss Of Charles Lambs de-
Iightful account of performance OF that play.
Mr.. Frederick Martin, the compiler of the
'.,statesman's Yearbook" is engaged on q bioc-
.ap"' ~ III ea'.'e' ~ "nose sec1etatY nc aetcd
'oF SLUT. l'ule' 's' o'aft'n IL sa1o 10 De paving
special attention tothc description ofparents aud
enyisonments,' ~ which Mr. Carlyle himself has
aeesatea u oe tae True history OF . mana child
hood.
The Rochester Democrat has been readin,
the letter recently published in tbc f+b;,aoo 77<,
about that auadroon ball. md say.: w. h-,r
Of seye,al nart,., WIN vrorn m h. sor,,.r, rass
mission. /" hut The Commission did nnr attend Tho
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kent n the hnnnf If The rnn1trv +ha~ ron
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