The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-10
PERSONAL.


memorial fund.
Mr.. Hendricks will sail for home on
the Sth of September.
Bancroft Davis returns to the United
States the 9th OF September.
Ben. Del Bar, the well known actor and
manager, is lying very ill at his home i'll
st. Louis.
Senator Ferry, of Michigan, has suf-
fered relapse, and is again i'll a dam
gerous condition.
Mr.. Moody intends to conduct revival
meetings shortly III Washington and in
Baltimore, giving three months TO each
city.
NJ. L. Denayrouse, the well-known
French dramatist, sadly denies the ru.
NOR OF his approaching marriage with
the daughter of Alexandre Dumas.
Mr.. Moody-likewise Mr.. Sankey-say
they will not 60 to any camp-meeting
this season; it is said that they prefer
to have entire charge Of whatever meet
ing they labor in.
MIR. Alexander II. stephens has writ
Ten an art. Gle on the Letters of Ju-
MUS" tor the international Review. He
disputes every Q aim to their authorship
that has ever arisen.
Commodore Jonathan Williams Swift.
U. S. N, died few days ago at Geneva,
When asked by a TREND no he felt, tue
o.d sailor replied: "My log is ready; l
have 0uly tO hauu 1t III"
Mr.. Petroleum V. Nasty has emerged
from the rustic retirement OF the con-
teurit X Roads, and is writing play
which Is to have the stage during the
coming theatrical season.
Minister Washburne will return from
Carlsbad, WHITTIER he went two weeks
ago, early IN september, to present his
letters OF recall. He will leave Tor this
country Immediately afterwards.
Gen. Clusters funeral will take place
at West Point some time iu October,
when his old army friends can be pres
ent. Uutil then his body Will remain in
the receiving vault OF Poughkeepsie
Cemetery.
John Gasford has joined all the
churches III Dale, KY, eight in number,
embracing wide range OF doctrines.
He says that probably one out of the lot
is right, and by embracing ali, he will be
sure to save HIS soul.
CD. l.. Cook, who is now in Kansas
City, has served under the flags of the
United States. the Confederacy, MeXi-
co, Auttria, Egypt, and cuba, and is
| now on his way 70 Mexico TO seek for
tune again. lie is a native OF Texas.
MIR. Simon Joseph, the well known fur
| merchant of London, died recently at
| the age of sixty -uine. He was one oil
| the most prominent Hebrews iu Europe,
and widely distinguished Tor his active
| charity aud his continued struggle for
| the civil and religious liberty Wlicl is
now enjoyed by his race.
Mr.. Henry Meiggs, the bonanza king
Of Peru, is draining the waller from an
| old silver mine that has been disused
| or TWO centuries. For the purpose OF
clearing it he has caused a tunnel to be
dug tnrough mountain. II is predicted
| the Peruvian bonanza Will prove 10 We
| richer than the one i'll Nevada.
Drs. Whitney and Osgood, of the
American Baptist Mission in China,
while recently on the wa, to Shan WI
Flu, in the interior, were attacked and
robbed by mob vi outlaws. DR.. Os.
good was slightly wounded. The loca
authorities enueay0red, though ineffect
ually, to bring the maleiaetors TO ac
count.
General Jubal Early, who loves to be i
bit Iactious at times, recently told {
Pennsylvanian at White sulphur
Springs, W. Va, that the city OF York
| Pa, sLlil owes him $71, 400, with interest
on the assessment ol 100000 made
curing his war expedition, and that ht
proposes to put the account into the
hands Of a collector.
John W. Young, the Prophets son and
probable successor, has enriched hi!
narem with Clara Slenhouse, one Of tht
pretty widows OF his brother Joseph
| His FIRST wife, Lucy Garfield, he is salt
W have married Ior spite; the second
Clara Jones, IRON principle, SO as to b.
a polygamist, and his third, Libby Cam
fed, cousin Of No. l., ior love.
| Victor Hugo once prepared letter t,
accompany LDe manuscript Of a neV
work he was about to send to his pub
Usher, and into that letter he put noth
Ing but huge point Of interrogation
lhe publisher, " be equally cute, re
lplled i'll letter which contained moth
ing but huge point OF exclamation.
was the sume as saying ON the on
nand. how do you like il? and on tn
other, admire I'll
Archbishop Bailey, of Baltimore, wht
is now travelling in Europe in conse
quence OF severe illness, in recent lei
} yer TO a friend says his health has great
improved. The time OF his return to thl
country, however, is uncertain. Th
Archbisnop's complaint is nervous pro,
LratioD, augmented by overwoik in hi
diocesan duties, but his mental iacu
lies are as sound as ever. lie is now q
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