The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-21
PERSONAL.


lava beds.
Bryant lat guess, probably is worth
half million.
Harte depends on his fugitive pieces
for livelihood.
Dean Richmond is betrothed to a Colo
RADIO Senator's daughter.
Montgomery Blair is candidate for
the Maryland Legislature.
Judge Peck, ofNew Haven, declares
dog tax for revenue illegal.
John Simple lately caught a sixty
elgat-pound sea turtle at Pennsgrove,
Nj.
Alexander Fl. Stephens now appears
at the table regularly, takes plenty of
exercise. and is looking finely.
Mr.. Axe has been appointed Post
master at Eureka, Cal. Now look out
for another split in the party.
Senator Conkling is sojourning in
Scotland and writes to his friends that
his health Is steadily improving. " -
Katkoff is the name Of the leading ed
itor Of Russia. Some Of his ancestors
must have had colds in the head. ''
John Wise, Jr., the "boy aeronaut," Is
making balloon ascensions from the
Permanent Exhibition at Philadelphia.
Mr.. John G. Whittier, Miss Anna
Dickinson and General Joe Hooker will
pass part Of the summer at Martha's
Vineyard.
Lord Houghton, while out horseback.
riding in Hyde Park, London, a short
time since, Tell and sustained an injury
10 one of his limbs.
Senator Bayard went down to Plym-
outh, Mass, Wednesday, and visited for
the first time the spot where the Pill
grim Fathers landed.
Thomas Carlyle's portrait, by Mr.. Mil
lals, Will probably be purchased by the
National Gallery, or be placed in the
National Portrait Gallery. .@' |a -
General b. T. Beauregard writes to
Ine new orleans Times tnat he has ex-
amlned the Eads jetties, and that in his
opinion they will prove success.
Senator Ferry, OF Michigan, is rapidly
recovering from his recent illness. He
Is able to sit up, and unless he should
have relapse Will soon be about.
Leon Gambetta is to have gold
watch presented to him by the Frencn
residents OF Bienne, Switzerland, as an
a acknowledgements OF his services to the
Republic oltFrance.
Mr.. Henry W. Longfelow has con-
1Tlputeo charming little poem to St.
Nlonolas: III Is to be printed in the
August issue, the Midsummer Holiday
number or that magazine. 81.
Mr.. Elihu Burritt has finished the
noolohlal History OF the Pennington
Family ofTowns, collated with the An.
mails of Connecticut" upon which h.
mas been engaged tor some time.
Mr. GIaAotono
thao M 6od ne is IN receipt of the pension of
e., 900 allotted Ex- ministers by law af,er
thlee years service, but rarely acce epte1
IN practice. Mr.. Gladstone innerjted
$50o,0oo from his father, and his wife
Was an heiress.
Plerola, the leader of the late reyolu-
sloii III rtfu, was formerly snop-keeper
III Lima. lie is now only about Thirtu
elght years of age, and III stature j. yerv
small. He ls one of the brigutest men
III Peru, out is said TO be very ambitious
and unscrupulous.
President Andrew White. of Corne,
University, now travelling in EurOpe
writes home that our good Americans
are wretchedly mistaken in supposinp
| thaC the only Or the main progress OF the
| world during the last twenty wears has
been made ON our side OF the AtlanIIr
Ii the department OF education esne-
| clally there Is much to learn from En-
glahd, Germany, Switzerland, ana even
ltaly.
Judge Mcguire, editor Of the Dead
WOOD Ploneer, Is trying to soIva tho
problem who were the ii st dlscoyerers
Of gold In the Black Hills, and LETT the
slulce-boxes, &C., frequently found
there. He believes that these are siyns
OF lhe occupancy OF a party OF TWENTY
TWO men, mostly from OIlo and Mic6j.
gan, VINO uetached themselves from an
overland train at For5 Laramie in the
spring OF 1852, and went into the ills IN
try their luck.
Gorilla, the Ex-Minister of the snar-
ISL hepuullc, and his two friends Muuos
ana Laguhero, were arrested at Paris
two weeks ago at night, their apart
ments subjected to a rigorous search.
and their papers sealed up Neither his
vile nor his servant was permitted to
communicate with Senior Gorilla. VINO.
| III was Understood, was arrested on a
| cnafse OF plotting against the safety of
the Spanish Government, and Was likely
W be eXtradlted.
George Cruikshank, the venerable
carlcaturist. has written letter to the
London Times, in condemnation of The
pfactlce ot capital punishment. He is
thankful to say tnat the publishing
about the year 1918, OF his "Bank Note
Not to be lmltaled,' was the first step
that ultimately led to the abolition of
the punishment of death tor all otfeDses,
except that OF murder. But Mr. Crujk.
snank believes with the witty Flench-
man, that the best way to diminish tue
evils OF capital punishment is TO cause
"Messie urs, the assaSslns, TO set the ex-
ample"
Granville Ely, young New Yorker
who was given $1,000 u year BY his
father, the late Elias Ely, u prom nent
| lawyer, Is in jail at Miuulelown, Conn,
for stealing coat from the landlord OF
The GelsLeln House. He used TO spend
his Summers AZ East Haddam, was
handsome, highly educated, brilliant,
ana lavish Win his money, but ran
through with it ALL has been Ill Sing
Sing lor forgery, and been arres teu
many times tor petty larcenies, and is
now so much changed i'll appearance
as 10 be hardly recognized by LAose whl
knew MIN eight years ago.