The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-26
PER SONAL.

Thomas Whlfhn, the tenor, is WIN Ine
Hess troupe i'll New York.
Charles Dudley Warner has in press
a story called "Beinga Boy"
Mr.. Joseph Cooks "lacG of olearness"
is said to be growing on hun.
keely has named his first motor "The
Tramp" because it wopS work.
John B. Cough is said to contemplate
lectUring tour i'll Great Britain.
Charles Sumner was very strong;
twice in his lie he swan the Niagara
river.
D. c. Oyster has been nominated for
Sheriff OF Elk County, Pa. Raw FOR
Oyster.
Captain Eads opposes levees along
the Mississippi on the ground that they
arc unnecessary.
NJ. Oudinot, the distinguished French
artist, has determined tp remain in BOs-
ton during the coming winter.
Thomas McEIrath. OF Marlboro, has,
&C 'ording to Kingston (Can.) paper,
lived nine years without sleep.
DR.. II. V. Pierce, the great "medicine
man" OF Buffalo, is the Republican caa-
uIdate Tor Senator from that district.
Senator Johnston, OF Virginia, Soma
tor Herman, OF New York, ana senator
Spencer, OF Alabama, are Roman Catho-
lies.
Speaker Randall gives an example Of
economy in living. His house in Wash
iDgtOn Is q neat, but small and plain
one.
President Eliot, OF Harvard, is to be
married to MISS Hopkinson on the 3OLn
o, this month. The wedding viii be u
quiet one.
Ambrose w. Garland, of Kentucky, q
dwarf, is twenty eight years Of age, th!r-
t. seven inches i'll height, and weighs
only forty pounds.
Gen. St0newan Jackson held that
three kinds of courage prevail among
soldiers in battle, based respectively Oh
insensibilIty, pride, duty.
Mr.. Fitznugu Cooper, of Frederick.
Maryland, collected $500 among the
guests OF the Carrouton Hotel, in Ba.ti.
| more, Tor the Edwin Adams benefit.
General James Longstreet, now liy
ing quietly at GAINESVILLE, Ga, has been
wrltlng review Of the battle OF Gettys.
burg-siving new view OF that affair
MIR. Longiellow will contribute poem
called "KerainOs" to the December
number of Harpers. 1t will OCCUPY.
with the illustrations, fourteen pages OF
| the magazine.
jas. Collins, Of Whitley County, Ky.
was prosecuted in lAe Whitley Circui
Court for selling ais vote. lie was found
guilty and DISTINGUISHED for lie. This
is the first case OF the kind on record.
| NJ. Henri Taine lives in a house sur
1 "A. fn1F
| the Swiss lake OF the same name. Here
too, Rousseau once lived, and Eu. eu,
Su. also, while he worked out the plu
oil The Wandering jew"
Edward Everett's son, Professor Will
lam Everett, is now reported to be tn
author OF the No-Name novel, 9Th
Great Match ana Olher Matches. ;
There are many more guesses waste
over these books than they deserve.
Mr.. J. G. Whittier has just been tn
means OF proving that politicians know
something OF poetry. He walked int
the Republican Senatorial Convention
at NewburypOrt, the other day, and wa
instantly aud Vociierously applauded.
| EX. Secretary Chambers MichigaI
farm consists OF three thousand on
hundred ana sixty acres. IL has COS
TO pay expenses. A large number
prominent agriculturisls visited tn
larm last week, and were addressed b
Mr. Chandler.
Mr. Holder sat contemplatiyely upol
he railing Of tank in Ine New Yor
aquarium. An enterprising seal sprau
UP, seized his cOat-tails, and jerkeu hin
INTO the wafer. He WAS considerap pl
| snrnri. HH INIT Epa'l inIpntinnG Ia
ing honorable, he received no harm b.
yond the wettng.
Gen. n. z. Banks was once an acto
When u boy he played with an amaLeu
company III his native town, Walthan
Mass. He made his first appearance i
a regular prOtes ssional capacity iu Bof
ton, at the National Theater, June
1889, enacting "Claude Melnotte," /
} BulWer's "Lady OF Lyons"
Mr.. James Burnley, an English ioul
nallst and author, has just returned [
his home after an American trip almOs
YanKee-like in its celerity. He dashe
through the Eastern States in tort
, nIgnt; spent The following three week
in journeying to Denver and back, wri
Ting necessarily, and has gone ava
: with very high opinion Of this country
| k0IShOh AulUOAtlJ iO" pOhOlS 40 0OO
to make his appearance under the man
! agement Of Mr.. Max Strakosch. Signo
TalDerti is young man of fine persona
appearance, and possesses voice Lha
Is pronounced by G4ose who have hear
him to be Of exceptionally pure quality
His upper register notes give eVluenc
of u natural dover rarely found.
King Ludwig is reported TO have a
Ills + summer residence u little boat GOV
cred with mother-oi-pearl, built in th
shape Of nautilus shell, and larg
enough for TWO persons. IL is lined wit
scarlet velvet, and the row-loGks are {
coral Another Whim of his il to hay
in his garden a klosque, 80 arrange
with ingenious candelabra as TO cause
when lighted, reflection Of stars an
moons on the ceiling.
General Grant sat on the piazza OF tn
hoLel at PelaDZa smoking his OiguI
Mrs. Grant was near. 1t was evening
, suddenly rose on The air of this QUITO
the-Way Italian town the "Star spangIe
BANNER" sung beautifully by an exec
lent tenor voice. fhe Grants were dc
lighted; the singer WAS presented I
= them, and proved to be an army conrad
Io the General, PhiladelphIan who
Iatudvitv for the lyric sLave.