National Republican., 1877-07-23
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Lacy, the editor OF the London MdUd,r,
docs not know any man who can be silent with
equal effect as Gen, Grant
DIR. J. q. Holland has bought an island in
| the f. Lawrence and named It Bonny Castle. lie
| intends to build a swiss cottage on IT,
Mr.. swinburne is writing q study of Char.
lOte and Emily Bronte poets. Their verses were
few, hut these had delicate, original and finished
beauty.
Years ago Edmund Yates, while riding on an
an omnibus saw Dean Mman with bis bent and
bowed figure. crossing the road. odd gent wants
| abear,agrcin," was the professional comment Of
the bus driver.
At fashionable wedding In England the
| other day beautiful child Of FIVE years acted as
br.heSmaid and wore white foulard ffock
| trimmed with torchon lace and a chip hat with a
long white feather.
A John Huss commemoration at Prague,
strnngcd by the Young Czech party and 70 which m
| ti1len by the Austrian Government as an anti
| Catholic demonstration.
Senator Anthony, like Senator Conkling is
going to diSport himself In Europe this summer
DaTrert requests all persons to treat him with the
| consideration due TO his office.
| A Mr.. Charles Dido, journalist, doubtless
Of Cauhognan origin, reported to be, walking
| across the continent on a $500 bct Is well up the
| SierrA some forty miles ahead Of time and expects
| TO win easily with day To spare.
II Is only doing justice to Gov. Hartrauft to
say that he knew nothing Of the telegram sent 70
qferi had gone II seemed improbable that the
| GrvCrTof could have 80 forgotten his usual good
| seEse.
II Is reported f'om London that scandal
| supposed to have cn c1ectually smothercd Is IN
lc revived by suit for divorce, the prosecutor
Icing The Earl Of Aylesiort and the correspondents
| the Cnu!;tess Of Aylesford and tho Marquis OF
| BiGrdiOtd.
NJ About states that Marshal MacMahon is
| the grandson of an obscure country doctor who
rare from Limerick in l7i7, took degree Ht
| hot tNS nd Settlp1 ut Autuu Tho pppular cir.
| cGmsianCcs under which he became domicilc'l
there may be read In one Of the most famous suits
| Of the last century.
| Before Mr.. L. B. Haskell. of the Boston
Rcrold, len for Europe he provided that during
his absence the charitable institutions of the city
should send weekly to his residence five poor chill
| drcn and their mothers to be fed and receive med
| iCal attendance NJ his expense.
Longicllpw as u boy was, according to the
| late J, :, G. Abbott the pattern Of the man Long
| fcllnw-vcry handsome always weldrcssed, with
no taste for any but refined pleasure Frank Pierce
| was the most popular youth In college. Calvin
| Stowe was the wac of BIwdnin: Hawthorne never
| was pcnsvC, thoughtful and n constant reader.
| The circumstance that both the sons of the
| Prince ard Princess of Wales were sent on board
| the Rrit" MA training shin has naturally led pCo
two yu,'il princes were destined for the naval ser
| vice. This Is not 50. The cider. Prince Albert
Victor, will In due course enter the army, While hi'
| hFOthcr. Prince George Frederick, will remain IN
| the navy.
Two barristcrs Of the names of Doyle and
| YclvCrton were constantly qudrrcling before the
bench. one day the dispute arose 80 high that tho
| inCensCd Doyle knocked down his adversary. ex
| claiming vChcmcntly You scOundrcl I'll make
| vuu behave like n gentleman" The other, smart
| 10 under the blow rs he lay on the floor CnCrgCti
| cally replied: NO, never! | defy you You can
| not 10 IT, sir
Mrs Bcsant's husband was at one time
| hOusemhstcr at ChetcnhNm. and was subsequently
appr'niel to a living near BIStun Here n scpnrn.
tim tpDk TlATp pnnspI II then stated tlf
| peculiar views held by the lady. Mrs BeSant came
| IN London aud, after period VI uncertain hover
| ing between Unitarian aud AgnOStic doctrines, pub
| liShcd pamphlet entitled "My Road to Atheism
| This fell into the hands of Mr.. Bradlaugh who
subsequently, engaged the lady us subeditor of the
| National RctOr8cr.
At n State concert given in Buckingham
| Palace by osier of the Queen, on the evening U
July T. the Princess Of Wales wore q dress Of tho
and turned back over a jupe of blue ciel antique
satin. covered in fine Brussels pointlacc fcStOOct
with wrcaths OF mos and yellow roses Corsagc tG
| correspond. Head .dress-A tiara Of diamonds. Or
| namcnts-pearls, diamonds and emeralds. Ordcr
Victoria and Albert Cutharine of Russia, and th'
| Danish family order.
Yong John Jar, a prominent Chinese mer
chant ofSan Francis C was buried couple week
| ago Elaborate religious rites and burial ccrcmO
nies were performed. Two bands OF Chinese mu
sicians were employed. besides n score OF mourning
was literally packed with Chinamen. About
peck OF fve-cent pieces each carcfllly wrapped II
u
scattered broadcast in the crowd, according to IN
| Chinese custom. The cOrtc2c comprised owe
twenty carriage besides a band and express wagon
The Emperor of Russia has been leading
| very simple life at Ploiesti. He worked withOu
ceasing, signing hundreds of documents daily
| Every document must he read over to him, for h
To the entreates Of his servantSto to take thngsn
easily he has always the same answer: II AZ
neither old enough nor Ill enough to relieve III,
self from my obligations" The Gar reached hi
ffly-ninth year on the I'D of June. His dinner
served regularly at u O'Clock, noon, amer which
takes a drive, usually with the Crown Prince.
Mr. Gladstone has just had u narrow escap
from death. While walking near the House
| Commons, q hGnsnm driven at reckless spcC'
| nearly went over him Just rs the CRb-horse WI
upon him, Mr.; Gladstone, attracted by the shou
of the hyStandcTs, gave a sudden Jerk forward an
so saved himself Two or three members of Pa
Lament who witnessed the narrow escape remOI
strated with the cabmnn for his indscretion. an
a police constable took the delinquents numbe
About three years ngo Lord Bcaconshcld WI
nearly knocked down by cab. II may provoke
smile that Lord Bcaconsicld jerkcd himself bacl
wards while Mr.. Gladstone jerked himself forwar
but such were the facts.
Gen. Noyes, the new Minister to France,
a graduate Of Dartmouth. Prof sanborn is the ol
and well-knOwn Latin professor at that colcg
II has been his habit the Cincinnati Gd:Gne says,
make memoranda In his Journal Of the impression
/ made upon him by the members Of tho succcssi'
I graduating classes. He looked back the other da
t0 see what he thought twenty years ago Of Go
I NOyes, and found this entry Edward FOlensht
NOyes was a briRht, active man, earnest, prOml
]. fluent, and eloquent His rank q scholar wi
: high; his conduct irrcproachable; his inhucn,
!. good; his popularity great lie gave promise +
uncommon usefulness"
!. The Queen of Holland was clever lettc
writer and had good eve for political compile
0 tions After Sadowa she wrote to Napoleon II
4 You labor under strange delusiOns and yO
| prestige has sadly diminished within the past fol
L night. You allow the weak to be trampled upO
y | and you permit your nearest ncghbOr to increa
| IN insOence and brutality. Venice cedcd, Austr
/. | should have been assisted, and you should ha
marched on the Rhine and imposed your con,
tuns. To allow Austria's throat TO be cut was mo
, than crime, Il was n blundcr Perhaps this Is II
Il last letter. do not think II will he listened to-
desire TO be able TO say some day that did VII
l. could to prevent the ruin of what has inspired
S, with so much faith and SO much Affection
V The poet Longiellow daily life is somethi
% like this, says the Boston Herald: He rises ear
r. takes comparatively light breakfast and II the
Is not rainy, sets out for walk, which takes up
a hour or two, according to his inclination. His q
a Is firm and hearty, and Us he walks he holds hi
n self perfectly upright. He does not ramble 4
" mornings In the same direction, but varies his ro,
daily. Every day or two he calls on his printers
the University Press and receives returns pro
of his works, II he has anything In type. which
mostly the case. He studies his matter carefu
aiter Il is In print Little II any, of his poetry,
s. published, Is written on the spur Of the nome
re The Divine Tragedy Is said to have been rewrit
y amer II nearly all In type. During late years
has been I'm the habit of publishing his poems