, 1877-01-02
PERSONAL

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Sir Titus snls whose irath In England was an.
nounccd Saturday, vas the founder Of tho alpaca
Industry IN thAt country. lie acquired vast wealth,
and uEcl II literally III promoting the welfare OF
Lila wos.:peopls.
slgnor Ettorc Cnrlnndl. yonng banker Of Rome,
}as undertaken the task Of tsanslating into italian
Mr. Donald q. Mitchcll's ''Rcycres Of bach.
c1or." The author has gwen permission and en-.
courascncnt to tic Translator.
We arc paincl to sec disposition In sume a,lar.
ters to SCOT at Mrs. Sw!ssIlcnih prescription Of,
ciccanphtne and milk ~ n euro for hyi1rophubla.
But It must be that 30 t0othsomo m1xturs ~ ttl1y
Is good for eoniehnB. Let It be tried On tic dog.
MF ". C. bryant las lately written letter CON-
mcndfnx the aquarium In New York. lie thinks
visitor could learn from, 1t In two Aours moro Of
the peculiar iorms and bah!s Ut tho creatures In
habtttng tho watcts than would be learned In as
many wcess from books.
The Indiana State. House .as been examined by
competent architect, anu he reports TINT It IL Liable
10 fall In ruins at anY moment. The timbers
throughout the building arc rotten, aud tho process
Of decay has alrculy advanced 80 far TINT even now
tho atmosplic.c os the legislative chambers ia un-
NJ 10 breathe.
yonnc man named Charles Co1yln wns arrested
In Travis County, Tex, on charge of disturbing
religious worship. 1Io tct up lii defense that to
had merely entered the church and discharged hs
revolver. which In Texas Ought not 10 he con.
s!lcscl disturbance. Tho Justice agreed with
hIIu, md set him free
An evening newspaper fn New YORK attempted
graceful compliment 10 tho good conduct of Mr.
Oils d. swan. Secretary Ut the lleeker Street say.
EuEs Bank, nudachoyrdthcf following: " Ills posi-.
tlun give him nG opportunity to hanle tho funds
Of that Institution, aaR his connection uih Il Hds
nurted ~ strief tHftgrIfy' ~
This morning Will probably be tho ucst time to
take tbs pledge Of tota1 abstinrncs, for the New.
lcar heauace will be gonc BY nItcsnoUn, md with
II Will vanish tho Eood resolutions that arlss from
disturbed stomach. II tl,cro wcro no such thing
as INDIGESTION In tile world, how much les4 would
! bc tho total stock oi repentance!
Gen. TchernayctI has n,ade hIs peace with the
Jtus4inn authorities. The reports, industrtuuatY
circulated. lhus hu WAS not we'll received by lie
t3rand Dnku Nicholas on tho occasion Of Ills rucsnt
yIttt are aulhoritatEyely denied. iIe wa4 offered
nn Important conllland In the ltusstan army, which,
In consequence of hrath, hc was obliged to de-
| cline.
| The English papers admire Mr. bright for saying
| Of Lord DescunthclA that 'ho may be q crest
actor but somehow other !c secMa as II l,c al.
why's played rcthcf 10 tho galleries. II Sir. Bright
had never said mora brilliant thing than this, he
would mol enjoy thu reputation for ability that he
now posnesaes, and without 11n reputation the say.
Ing would not huss been considered brilliant.
4 Young man slightly Insane las made Ills up
pearance In New York, clulMng to b Jesus Christ.
liz IL singular among lsecnders of thfs description
| III having large kntIl Of money about hlm, which
he dlsburaes bctaliy IN payment for oil Ills wants.
decided proof Of Ills inauuttY IL afforded by his
Wild mud incult1cnt declaration that Chicago and
San Francisco stand specially In need Of missionary
| efforts.
81. Dufause. tic French Minister OF Justice, who
was largely the cuu%e Of tho latu crisis. IL hard
upon 80 years Of age, mud yet ho Is h4le. hearty.
sud vigorous tnan both III 6ody anl mind. Iio II
careless about hs dre's. like II. ThteFs. seeming
| 10 hayc preference fuf greasy, threadbRro gar
Inents. During the easly part Ut tho Empire and
tho Presidency of II. Thcrs he was famous for
wearing hus4o- blanket vest OF IN extremely loud
pattern.
The lev. Matthew Halo smith, who has had con-
slderahte experience ol the various religious dc.
nominations says that tho secular newspapers are
taking subscribers nway from tho rrllgtoua week
Hes. With subscribers, Of couEse, 70 adycgttk9-
mcnts; und with them both 60 influence In tho
community. TIE CIt1cAno SrHnAy TRIBUNE IA
nov the best religious weekly published In this
city both In respect 10 ts moral teachings and III
good works In lhs heats4 and nlnds Of Its raadera
Jarrett i Palmer, tho showmcn who have guna
| Into thu theatrical business In Suw furK, lave
adopted ingenious methods Of advertising. bu1
methods puFucl0ns TINT they Cannpt full In tho
lun. ta laluto the auaness at all the theattea
In that city Tho play now running At Dooth'a
Theatre, ''Dau't Dsuce, has failed on I1 meEItl
lo attract large audiences. aessra. jarrett
Palmer hase therefore lcd their houses at ysrioul
l!n,cs BY extending tnvtatlons to various clauses,
trades, and professions to be plcsent. 0ne day i
was the physicians. another tho lawyers, as.othel
thu dcn.ais and the reverend Clergy soon to b
asked 10 como In body. THIS systca OF dead
heading will, Of coAssc, Eshect tn1uFlousty upof
p1i tho other theatres. and at no distant day upos