, 1877-02-18
PERSONAL.

xr,. of his development tncoFy Dy Caal1HE 1he1n
:. n,per philosophers, but they have not been
.n,.bed to csr1h. possibly because tnes are not
.mbodments OF the fruth.
:, is sid that 3 Boston parag7apaer who has
,or. undes the influence OF Moody and sanEey,
In, hae not Is get wholly surrendered, shows hall
rolpnn Of rcccnerated items and half column
of The old wicked kiuo. The new spirit has worked
oa1r midway down the column.
Tn, Holland; the Cincinnati prize Fighter and re-
,...., has made deposition which is said to con-
,,in remarkable accusations against the fair fame
a, crr1a;n statesmen Of Hamilton County The
cr,<.,< says the document is awaited With eager
tovosity b7 such ~ are not crowding the anxious
teA1.
cot, Sellers i. watching the proceedings Of the
cammi.slon at the Capital. During the trial
.,.ne the other night he indienantly *"dcclncd to
,nsxer" Counsel, OF course, pressed for reply,
xnr3 RAYMOND an..ily demanded: III yonr
Honor please. ann l a peer or am a vassa1. And
II xould have warmed old Wells heart to have
h.srd the applause
att is possible, eays keen critic, *'to feel
1,nsuid sort Of amusement ut the misinformat:on
varied, but not vast-which n. oncnoach
managed to collect during his short stay IN this
couu,ry; but beyond this there is little in his
book tt.t csn hare eng eost OF interest Tor any
bod7," Binding seems to have as depressing an
effect on bouffc writers on the average American
misrepresentation
The practical Madame Micbclet proposes to in
eure supply OF wa1e- to Pcfc Lachalsc for the use
Of persons planting flowers on the tombs OF reia-
tiyes. This. she thinks, will be the best memorial
Of bes husband. who was struck By this want "hcn'
ca losing friend fifty years ago. he paid frequent
1is;ts 10 his grave and vainly endeaSoFeo 10 Keep
altye flowers planted on it.
There is nothing 50 rcfrefhing in this world as
podekt newspaper. After long and dilgent
te.rch one has been found. 1t is not published
cail:, ss may be imagined bat appears once
-xttt, 1t. name j. The dnseri-aH -4rrhitect ana
RyJidia1 yew* Its modcsty is attested in the fol-
lovins note printed in the Issue Of the 10th int:
Eve are ncain Obliged by want Of space to hold
cstr our editorial matter till another wcck-a post
poacmect which We presume our readers will easily
forgive
President Gi,man Of the Johns Hopkin. Cn1-
reseitv, in describing his ideal college the other
dsE. said thss three bylaws should be passed. -
thst NJ Iaste of time should Ue allowed, that there
should be no oisparaccmcnt ci any branch Of learn
ins, sud that character Is before knowledge. VI
these the LAST, should say, might be called Inc
golden rule aud be posted consplcuouslS IN the
roon Of every student There has long oeen
0teH GI EolQtn 0E-IulC+ s1AAE @d@ ootAeA 4A'0 AS
gone entirely ont OF fashion.
The proposition to establish at Andover Iheo-
LOGICAL seminary Profeesorsh1p Of Theology as
reIated 10 other Sciences" is Interpreted BY the
yatioa u evidence that 1.-The necessity Of
scientific cqupncnt for theological students is be-
ginning to be recognized But can the proposed
profestorthip furnish anything 20 formidable Us
~ scientific equipment" to anybody: 1t. puf-
pose will he rather 10 furnish theological equip
mcnt against scientific objections: \ theological
seminary is not the place to learn science.
The people OF San Fsaaceco are interested in
hearing that their famous Spring alley "atcf Is
alive with small red bugs, which are a. pfesea1
literally choking the water-pipes and can De oo-
tained from ary hydrant. A physician VINO nlet
reported tne matter to the ChTonsete proved Inc
torstetnce: Of his statements By holding nne
eambrie handkerchief under the faucet IN tue eol
to1ial 1oons Of that psper- After hSe OF e1 Ea1'
Ions had passed through the handkerchief II wos
found To be covered with hundreds of little reddish
organisms.
The proposal to have strect-easnl7al IN Se"
York Nss somewha; seriously interfered with BY
the di.coxesy Of = 1aw forbiddiug the appearance
in "anyread public highway field, lot or inclosnre
Of any person masked or disguised in manner te
prevent Identification. The people OF the MOTIF
would rise up and hail as benefaclor any Pefsoi
who would diacorer in Louisiana and the otae1
Southern States similar Law. 1t is difficult no"
to decide which is the more Erlevous alnleuon.
halidoxing OF the Nardi-Gtas carnlsal' anu oo'l
would be equally put stop TO br the 11g'd en1oeee
nent Of the New York statute
Nr. Robert Buchauan's drauaattzataon Of MS Owl
noFe1. THE Queen Of Connau5ht. late'J Pto-
dueed in London, has not soothed the asua.i'
PLACID Irish bosom. Contrary to CUSTOM an 'u'
Ilishmen pictured in 1t are lars, knases. anu co"
asds. The Irish gentry are Doors and dfunHasus
They agree in nothing except in ha1ins hnstan'
snd the Enslith. Mr.. Joseph Aurpay must
looking for play like this to produce II America
Ifwould literally bring down the sallefies-an
after they came down the proceedings would DC
the warmest description that the talented o'aeA
tmth-sctor named has ever witnessed
Mr.. Alexander Acassiz is now on his way nom
from England whittier he went te" weeks aso
1t the invitation of the officers Of the Challenge
expedition II witness the unpackfng OF their COZ
lections, and to take charge Of the ecainoaefn'
vhich he and Col. Theodore Lyman are comn,'e
saoned to study and report upon. some Q. ~
par1 Of the Chaengcs's collection has al1eaos 81
rived At Cambridge, Mass and Ar. Agass'z W.
probably re1inqnish his intended jouFne! o1 ca
psoration to Mexico or Peru, to devote MS at'en
uon Immediately to these strangers from Inc oesq
est seas cver reachcd hy natuEal1sts cseaee'
, A useful little volume just come to hand Is emu
tied LAWS and Practice Of the Game OF Eucn'
and Of Draw-Poker." The work Is said 10 DC
"a Professor, one OF the Oldest and most no.es
euehre- playesr in the United States, and nemot
q the Washington Euchre Club" The rules ,e ,s
poker, il we mistake not. arc from the pen o' ~
e1-Cnitcd States Minister TO Great bTitain' III
ase not his worst contributions to the sum OF nu1pn
happiness The two games treated Of IN inc eon
pendium a.e strictly American in their origin an
Development, snd it i. highly becoming lnat maj al
ual for Students of them should enanate from Il
National Capital.
Awealthy gentleman of Boston WAS picked u
tnscnsible in Fifth avenue, New York, iuesua:
having, as the newspapers euphen'tt'ca..s pn. .
clipped on piece of orange e-pccl and 1al.en nea
lily. Precieeiy- But the oranse-peel hao soe
many glasses Of champagne punch a'oul
It before be clipped it. The unfof.ulA
gentleman thu. widely brought into nouce
one OF the solid men Of Boston, oa'n
lately come into the possession OF fof1one
several mil1fons Of dollars. He is well known ~
n theatrical circles. Only the World was CIV
enough to mint his name and explain how nc La