, 1877-12-19
PERSONAL.

Senator Mc0roery, Of Kontuoky, Ia master
Of csrtain kind os Aowssr zhsso1ie.
Robert Toombs will probably be appointed
the Georgia Commissioner 10 tho Paris Exhibition.
Tho manuscript Of Edward Everetta aulo.
~ Of Ratus Choatc IL for sale Ut the Old South
Fair.
Tho New York 2faN has been informed
that thu abausd custom Of "ttesttn7" II Of Irish
0rI;in.
Tue Duston artist, William II. Hunt, haa
bought studEo which II douols tho size Of any Of
tbs picture .dealcs4' gsIlsrIes.
Hirardin, tho Froncll editor. is lodged like
a King. lie owns and live. Ia ono of tho mansions
near tho Are. Ills drawiu7'ruon, Is hnllr on ths
co1ossal Rcalo Of VersaitIes. 1t would hold pub.
liz ,uept!ng.
The holiday number Of the Interior (Pres.
b3tenan orgsn) has gorgeous supplement in tint
cd paper, one puEo OF which II caresed By au
illustrated origlual POEM bJ shs managing edItor.
NC. usay.
PROT. D. ". Borgess. informs reporter Of
tho Galveston Naws that ha waa the .nun who
pulled down thu nag on tho New ur!cans caatom-
House, for which oct Ten. utlos hanged Muu,ford,
an tunocunt man. but "rro'utsos" who wuu.4
permit innocent man 10 b. hanged fur ha ofs,,ss
IL too hasa person To b believed.
!. correspondent OF tho New York Times
explains tho mystery Of tho 9r!aans's recent
change Of front With reference to senator Conk.
ling. jar Gould, since ths consolidation Of sba
telegraph companies, has made up hs quaffels with
ConkIIp2, and tbs latter Il dow employed ~ coun-
ssl Of the. Company In IN Important salt.
The French baritone, Faura, 1t Ia said, lost
caste In Paris BY ILLS long stay Ia London. and Il
now reduced to giving concerts in tbs Provinces
Capou. tbs tenor, Ia so falling. liz was reesntly
ot7sred tho leading part III Ambsolso Thotnas' nav
opera Of "Ffancescs da Nlmint," but declined
because he could not trnst hlulself The ope:s hss
consequently bssn laid aside Tor tha second tus.
"'rhe Prevention OF Urims Among Wom-
co." paper read BY Mrs. Aary @. Ware before
the '.Woman's Education Association, and ttst
printed In ths Nfw Jsrusditm Adgastab, IL now
published In sms,l pamphlst. 1t IL very esrnsat
aud Interesting statement ot ths morxl and phys*
tsat conditions which induce crime, and Of the
methods which sso most likely 10 prevent 1t amohx
women.
Alr Francis r. knight, an old resident 1bf
Chius, and one OF tho Chlnsss commiasaopsfs to
tbs Phiiadslphta Exhibition. has eolisetsd $1o. ooo
10 o4uppoEt for thsss years two Chlasss Instructors
| u Harvard Collage. who ass 70 teaea young fnea
| tbs Chinese Language, 70 ~ 10 Ut insm Tor posi-
ltous sp China slthsf undss The uosssnmene OF ~
| QA3tne94 e49UEs AAV via ssAS"". wv ~-@@""" -"
| tlsmsn ~ teaehsEs.
August Prsdigran,, the musical conductor
| Of The O.tss Comic Uperz Troupe, dad suddenly
In Inc staum Huuss, Wheeling, ". Va, recently.
| liz VA oasa tu Strasbutx. and Was in hiA 10Th
stsr. lie had bssn ta thls country Abunt etzatsen
yeaf,. and had held responsible positions lo ths
Kellogg Dpss4 Cumpauy aud Tho Aimee Opsrs.
| Douds compAny. Abont two weets Ago h joined
| lhs 0xlss eompAny Il H.w York,
The Paris correspondent Of tho London
71mtt II = character. llis name Il oopss D.
| Blowit1, and h d Setvtaa by birth. Hs does
nut Wrtts Bpsliab. Ills tettsrs arc teIessaphed 10
tbs TINT, In French and translated IN ths otaes Of
thai paper. III 10 Tour fest and : halt In height,
snd staat foue fsst Ia ctreuGtessnes. lila lsttsra
AS always tsnttwot&hy, and written ia sAcsllent
styls sua spIEik. fhsy bAys basa uniformly aosll's
10 the NseAshon uuys.hutent, and hsvs bssn
quoted BY the french tt<pablltsa pssts with htga
appFpps.ton.
l!r. Charles Dudley Warner tails, ia IN IT.
tte1s In she Atlantic. how he Killed bsas Ia tas
Aa!roudtskA. lie WIS asat Out Into 1hs fots4t "a
| pick btAckbtsrles. anu ''aoa from any predstosy
lpa@tns. hut 10 sAss apPsatanees." he took sua.
And hr explains dsllcatxIy; :" sdd4 10 tho nsnl1
Sapss. Of ! ptssaa w.ta = tin ps, It ha also esf-
rits gua." How Ia INST The b<sr. slta btsekb>f.
tyiag; how b. Imagined uubssoEc spItsphs, aoa
''thuuaht 10 oesAss volume. had II tlIusttats4 Ane
published Aud sold 81. 600 eopIss sad sent 70 Rp'
rope on tbs psoessds," walls That bearwss *'eora'
ing on; and how hually hs sdutnsstsEsd dsate-
maks deIightfal tals.
Dr., Mercy b. Jsckson, ons Of tho pioneer
tn tbs practice Of Homeopathy In Boston, aaa on
thb saFlisss u wsll - most aotsd fstus!s phy@l
clans ia New England. died Friday II ths sgs q
Is. She became intetestsd In ths study Of msd!
Gina when psst middle life, and willis living u Fl4
mouth With her second husband, Capt. Danls
Jackson, and on his ds4th. In 1859, shs snassst
upon practices for kef support, and graduated ~
| Nov En2land Female Medical ColjSso In 1869. sh
brought 70 Tho peatssslou Eata talent and ttEn*at
nsAs, and RAPIDLY gained foremost plAcs Aaaopl
thu followers oI uahnem&on's school 10 Boston
where she fesidpd foE. Tbs last sessntsou years Q
hsr life. She became Professor In tho Dostvu Csa
varsity Of Msdtens In as72. snd eantlnnsd lsetafs
IN hss department up 70 tho ttus Of her dssth
Sha was strong advocate Of WOMAN au6fags ~
qthez movements loE lAe elevation Of kxt aaxs