, 1877-06-05
VIII Justice grab the " Ring " thieves With o
b. empty haudt Ia tho question Of tho day.
PERSONAL,

graduate 1T West Point this year, ranking twelve
in class Of ssvcnty. y.seven.
h1esa1s. james n. osgood l. Co. havo nut
up telephone for use between their counttns-
room and elr printing oilce. This Ia tic first in
stance Of tho practical application Of tho now In
ventton.
Ono Of tho New York obituary writer's
says that the Harper periodicals. bring In an annual
proat OF half million, while tho whole manutac.
tnsEng bustnoas amounts to 81, COO goo yearly ono.
third Of which ts prodt.
4 1lr. LuoiuH Roblnson, Of Nav York, has
been appolntcd General Manager Of tho Montreal,
Portland nostcn Railroad; and there IL sconstdcr-
ab!o anxfotT to know whether this important per-
son bn also Tho Gosesuoe at the great State ct
Nov York. who has tho sams namo.
b1r. Ernstua Brooks, who retired Friday
from tho Now York Erprtts after service Of forty.
one Years, Ia, with Tho execution Of Mr. bryant,
tho oldeat Journalist In Tho city. ia says In hf4
farewell that la daily newspapers hsvo started
md failed In Esw York City since 1,o began.
Tho Hon. ]. II. Oberly hos loased i,ts news
paper foF thd term OF his ohlce al Railroad and
Warehouse Commissioner. This 10 rather m TN.
usual arrangement Tho vatuo Of Newspaper prop.
crty ts 90 sAallY Affected y bad management that
fow propratots ca1o to tako ths risk OF = leasc+
III. F. T. Palgrave writes to tho London
7an,4s announcing his intent!on to retro from tho
contest for tho Oxford Poetry FrofessotshIp. lilo
would nos have entered upon It had ho known In
Febeunry last that IA candidate vith qual!lca-
t!ons bath literary and personal, 40 high a. those
of Principal Shalrp, WAS coming forward"
"Whcn should wear thia droaaa" askcd
lady Of Worth, tho Tarla man -nitinor. ''It is
too high for ovenfng, too airy for promenade,
and not light enough TOT dinner" ''Madame,"
replied Worth, ~ ma4o Ibis dress 10 10 worn be-
tweon and o'clock; not 4 moment hofass, aud
not minute After"
Mr.. Le Clear, tho painter, has just finished
three e.qusrtef llfe.sIze portrait of Dir. George
Danesuit, ths historian, which was formally pro-
sentod to tho Century Club, at whose u.dcr It was
aaYs; ''Ths portrait ~ noble piece Of painting,
and challenges comparison with Nr. 10 Clears
bsAt work"
Gan. Grant will not be, ~ stated, tho frat
American 10 reeelye Tho freedom Of tho Clty Of
London in gold box, that oilee having been con-
fotsed upon lit. George Peabody. This Engsh.
men did Mf. Peabody honor. however, for his scfr-
ices to England, and to London particularly, while
in tho cAae OF Gen. Grant tho honor will b con-
fefrod Tor his serflces to his own country and tho
world.
Mr.. Ia.dn g. Meade, tho sculptor, shows
IN Room Fl, Ersniag Port Building, design for
ton, D. c., without expendinR mora than tho
5000, 900 nlssady Appropriated. Astasue Of Gen.
Warrington standing in military costume. seventy
hvs feet In height. IL 10 sasmoant tho shaft now
partly completed, and make Tho entire structure
2A feet high.
Gen. Grant had very enthusiastic recep-
tton Ia England hut 1t II 10 bo hoped nobody will
forget on that aceouat how 200 Liverpool NOR
ehanta hsted out manned, and psosssloned tho
tf.kn rAttNA
dasnR our Civil War, Apd. On recs1pk OF tho news
Of Dnil Run. In the Liverpool Exchange room.
nins hearty cheers wore gwen for ths Southern
6tatss OF America.
Dr.. Charles F. Deems, pastosof the Church
Of tho sttansefssn New Yn.k, s1pla!na that ha u
abte to preserve his health because he obsesves
Saturday saeFed1y ~ day Ut rest. Sunday u toF
him. as for all elefGyluen, day OF work. eno no
uakea mp for shs loss by sleeping from lase Frias?
night until Saturday afternoon. Its 10 bo inferred
that Dr.. peens regards alccptpg ~ proper way
of observing tha Sabbath, avery sensible opa'ohs
Mayfair, tho nav English weekly has this
irre7ofcnt paragraph. ''Once moro tho New
World hss been called Ia to sedsesa the wrongs Of
tha Old, and Nj. Christie Murray. After having his
oGeIs u spettaa wss correspondent rejected "
tomo London daily ucEspApefas has become sae
chief eotnss.stons OF The Chicago 79n'&. He
at out Tor Asia Minor on Thursdsy aIght aad his
chanaeF~doos now bears tho !e2caQs fooa1 ~
uAtoum; back .. half.past a."
The deciinasion by hir. Schneider Of the
mission u Switzerland IL unfortunate in more than
ona respect. Though Chicago gains IN not loslnc
him. It Il possible that all readers Of the Atd"to
AaalAIy xti! now bo called upon 10 mourn for
III. ". D. Howells. who MAS N unsueesssful can"
dIdAte fos ths Office when Schneider wa sppo1ns'
cd. This 81, Louis Gloas xamAtks ma!tcioastF:
"of course Nj. Howelts IL natiYe OF Ohio. Ne
wAs born In AshtApuls OF that wonderful State, Aad
| Hired thete until = few yeass sg0."
In new book Of "reminiscences by Col.
| Wtekhsr Hoffman, entitled ''Camp, Court, ana
sIcgs, Characteristic anecdota "a told illustrate
Ing ths d!hstenee between the principles OF 0ca.
Grant and thoss OF Gan. Bn:cs. GRAFT held that
no commanding ptaces could In Tho snd bo success'
ful II b. we're not hons1t Butler lnalsted, On tho
other hsnd. that h could uso the ability OF dis
hona.t mea while protecting tho public sorYles
ftons harm from tbeis dishonesty. "0no etea-
inx," saJs Col. Hoffman, ''As va aat befoss biz
| tent GRAFT obseFYed that ho nad that day sent
orders 70 remo.s 4 csslain 0enatal from hlsh com
rnAnd in ths West. expressed MY surprise, and
| sald that had ai"sys understood. and from aruy
men, too, that the otncet in question was one Of
! ths bast Of our volunteer Generals. Grant took
| h1s clgas from bis mouth, and remarked, In his
| quiet way, 'Ha't too much mixed W With cot.