The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-22
Personal.

Personal.
X Marvel is TO lecture in Hartford on
| household art.
watterson profanely calls Conkling
Talking-Buil.
Jules Ferry is the Conkling OF the
French Assembly.
DR.. j. G. Holland is reported to be at
work upon new poem--a long one.
Mr.. Pumpkin has brought suit against
the Cleveland Leader. v e move tue in-
dlctment be squashed.
JEFF. Davis has written his autograph
eIght hundred times. The rest have
Deen penned by his cOIored servant.
Ii. V. Redtield, the Cincinnati Com
mercIaPs ooutAern CORES spoAdent, was
elected Republican Alderman i'll Chatta-
nooga.
Garibaldi has been suffering intensely
through Wnatsuch lie Of frugaliIy and
action should have saved him from
severe gOut,
Senator Don CamerOn's daughter pre-
sl0es over his household, aud is great
deal prettler and sweeter than her
| grandfather.
Commodore Mutt ana Miss Jennie
Qulgley are reported as being betrotued.
ne Commodore, however, is seldom re-
ported correctly.
Senator Davis recent fall in the Sem
ate Chamber is described by an eve
witness as one of the heaviest things
ever seen there.
Thomas Winans, Of Baltimore, has
purchased four Russian truLters, anu
now expects to measureamile,f # in bet
Ter time than any OF his competitors.
Sir Titus Salt, the manufacturer and
phllanthropist of Sataire, was mot so
very wealthy after all. His personal es-
| tate has been sworn under 81 00O, 900.
| He lett by will $4,000 in trust for tue
purchase of real estate to form a perma-
nent provision tor the baroneLcy.
Captain Pratt, with force ofIndians.
has been searching the Seminole mounds
near ST. ugustlne, and procured about
Two bushels of skulls and bones, To-
gether with some ten stone haLchets,
sharpened and SNAPPED; one flint arrow
head. and varied selection OF pieces of
pottery, some quite unique, were dug
up.
Rev. Ii. A. Hanaford, the son OF Mrs,
PA9be A. Hauatord, of Jersey Civ
Heights, Wno has been UnIVersalIst
minister, has renounced the faith Of that
denomination, and will enter the Con-
gregational minis try. He has been pro-
posed lor mem Oership in the Bethesda
Church, Reading, Conn.
M. Vincent Dubochet, who died re-
cehLly IN Parls, Leaving fortune of al
leust $1,000, ,UOO frames, was eighty five
years OF age, a native OF SwI ztrIanu.
and citizen Of France since 1913. Thu-
~ years ago he aided i'll consunmating
union OF all the gas companies OF PARIS
into one, anu, becoming President OF the
organ Anon, held IL w his death. He
gave lVO,OOO francs tO ala The Repubu-
cans in lhe recent elections.
Senator Gordon has introduced to the
Senate resolution that Il chlme OF
bells, intended Tor st. MichaePs Church.
in Charleston, 5. g., be admiLLed to this
country duty Tree. This chime Of bells
was presented to the Old colony OF Soulh
CarOnua by the English Crown. During
the R4VO! utlOnaIy War they were CAP
tureu and nent W England, whore Jhey
have remained ever since. Now an Eng
lish merchant, whose name is n0tgiVeH.
proposes to SEND The Uells back to South
CarUnna.
Monsieur Worth, the great dress
maker, appears 10 be poet in his way,
NOI long ago ne announced his letter.
minatIen to make for a young American
lady, real golden blonde, gown OF.
yellow SILK. She emOnstrateU-WhO
ever heard Of IL blonde wearing yellow
it was Uut OF the question. YOU migul
as well say" retorted Worth SHARPLY,
that blonde couldn't sit in the sun
shine" And the yellow gown was made,
and proved to De beauty-glylng.
DR.. Edward Richardson, a Young
American who mas Travelled eXtenslYelE,
has been lecturing III New York on Lls
experience III South America. When he
went to Brazil in 1867 that country was
in war with Paraguay. The vessel on
which he sailed to RIO Janeiro had Oh
board eight hundred Cannibals, and
most Of tne crew were down with the
smallpox. The Captain was in "a deadly
sleep from tue influence Of some strong
narcotic, aud DR.. Richardson himself,
who hau some knowledge OF navigation,
sailed The vessel into port.
George Francis Train was a witness
in Philadelphia court not long since.
"Wbat is your business, Mr. Irain ?n
asked the counsel tor defense. 81 am a
lOater; | have sat ten hours a day for
three years in Central Park, feeding
sparrows and playing with children"
You are a genLleman-at-large," sug-
gested the counsel. mo; am a large
gentleman. / have been u traveller.
merchant, banker, railroad builder, and
so on," which was said very Composed
Iy, and Mr. Train irowned at the litter
ing.
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