The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-24

Lady Lyle"
Lord Neaves, the Oldest judge on the
Scottish bench, died recently, alter
three days illness.
Rev. Josiah Henson, the original
1"Uncle TOm," got $50 from the Arch
bishop OF Canterbury, aud stated that
he never got siXpeuee from Mrs.
\ Stowe.
Mr.. Chas. Francis Adams, jr., in q let
| ter to Mr.. Garfield advertlng 10 the Ash
tabula disaster, recommends the crea-
tion Of Uuited SIates Bureau OF Rail.
read Statistics.
Dom Piatt declares that dueling
ought to be revived in Washington, and
is to be. Nobody will regret the LOSS of
any person actively interested in this
revival movement.
Alexis Caswell, DID,, LID, Ex-Pres-
ldent OF Brown University, died on the
9Th inst. at Providence, aged seventy
eight years. He had been connected
with the university for fifty years.
MIR. George McGovern, of Richmond, .,
owns the first cotton bond issued by the
Confederate Government. 1t is as fresh
and crisp as on "August, 1851" and
once meant to Southern eyes $40,0U0.
Ethan Shepley, Ex-Chief Justice Of
Maine, recently met with fall and
ley is advanced in years, and it is feared
that serious results viii follow this acci-
dent.
Rev. DR.. Lavick Pierce, of the South
erp Methodist Church, who is ninety
| two years OF age, recently flied preach
| ing appointment for his son, Bishop
Dinrnn WIN ia himGaII EiYtV.HVp Vpura
of age.
Dom Pedro and his wife left Alexan-
dria on Monday last for Sicily, where
| hey will spend time enough to enable
the Emperor to 90 down into Etna and
They Will then GO to Rome.
Lord Neaves, the last survivor of the
set who, under Christopher North'S
| leadership, made BlackWOOd famous. has
| Just died. He was a keen phllologist,
and was hest known by his "Songs and
Verses, SOCIAL and scientific, by an old
contributor to 'Maga."
Strauss, the musician, has been in
suited in Paris on account OF his nation
ality. A French orchestra, rehearsing
under his direction, wilfully distorted
his music, and, as if to emphasize the
| intention, received with acclamations
the native leader who took his place.
Mr.. r. Ii. Stoddard, looking in at the
artists fund pictures the other day,
caught sight of Mr.. Eastman Johnson's
picture OF the turkey gobbler reaching
alter the food which farm servant Is
| holding out of his reach. "AhV said
the clever poet, Turkey and Serv-ia."
Minister Washburne is amusing him
self at Paris by disinterring from the
| French archives facts connected with
| Tom Paine, and he contributes hitherto
unpublished letters from that disciple
| of Jefferson to the volume of Iii plOmatic
correspondence just Issued by Secre-
Cary Fish.
Hon. Alvin Saunders, thel new Sena-
tor from Nebraska, was once resident
of Sangamon County, Illinois. He eWent
to that county In 1928, and remained
there for eight years, alter which he re-
moved to Iowa, where he was living
when appointed Governor of Nebraska
by Mr.. Lincoln.
Lord Palmerston once said, speaking
of the Turks, "What energy can be ex-
pected OF people with no heels to their
shoesp But during such weather as
we are now enjoying a Turk, or any
other man, could get along much better
Win no uGSIS W Ills SuOGS, Uudl he could
with no shoes to his heels.
Charles Reade in magazine article
on "Doubles" takes occasion Nenement-
| ly to denounce the partIsans of sthe
claimant" for thinking 1t possible that a
| lean aristocrat could ever nave grown
| into tat loaf, and intinates that the
ears of Messrs. Whalley, Kenealy ami
company are out OF anatomical propor-
| lion.
| Horace Clarke once told the old Com.
modore, his fatheI-ln-laW, that IL was a
pity he did not have acollege education.
| Did you have a college education, Hor-
ace?' asked Vanderbilt. Yes, slr."
| Gwen, Hola ace, l don't think l gould al
| ford ~ swap with you," the old man re-
piled, with a rogulsh twinkle Of his
eye.
Mr.. Clay, grandson OF Henry Clay,
possesses a quaint heirloom in til e
shape of a letter written by Daniel
Boone. The spelling is very original,
| this being specimen: Il hope YOU
Will Wright me BY The Bearer, Mr.. goe
now you Com on Vita my HorsIs-I
Hear the Indians have Killed Sum pepel
near LlmsLone."
| VIM. A. Whitehead has presented to
the New Jersey Historical Society the
original minutes OF the Provincial Con-
gress OF New Jersey. The minutes,
| which were found in an clubhouse in
| Trenton, contain resolution directing
Richard Stockton and others OF the dele
gates to declare the United Colonies in
dependent o. Great Britain.
Gustave Courbet, the Communist art
ist who superirtended the demolition OF
The Colonne Vendolue, has been SUED for
the cost OF replacing it-$B4, 772 SO 3 5, 10
he exact. He is i'll Switzerland, tue air
of France not agreeing with bin, but is
represented at Paris by counsel, who
wants the matter referred to experts, to
see that there are no oyercharges.
TX Marvel wrote some very pleasant
books in early life. But that was when
ne was a bachelor. Then he could al
lord 10 buy new pair of stockings and
a clean shirt every week. Since ne got
married he has begun to realize the
stern realities of lie, and the misery OF
an undarned stocking and shirt with
out buttons. He writes on Political
Economl" and kindred cungenial topics
now.
Lord Redesdale, the son of Mr.. Nit.
ford, who was raised TO the peerage in
1892, when he became Lord Chancellor OF