The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-23
PERSONAL.

DR.. McCosh thinks there are too many
small colleges.
James Gordon Bennett is amusing
himself in Algiers.
Tom Crotty, of Rockville, Connecti-
cut, aged one hundred and seven, still
keeps his faculties, and does chores.
Senator Sherman has a little adopted
daughter whom he took from New
York orphan asylum when she was a
baby.
DR.. Damrosch owns violin more than
two hundred years old and valued 81 500.
The treasure was made by Maglnl, Of
Prescia.
Bishop Whipple, Of Minnesota, has
purchased a grove in Florida, and pro-
poses to live amid those Arcadian
shades every winter.
Jay Gould drew $3.50, GOO dividends
on Union Pacific last year. He votes ON
one hundred and thlrty-three thousand
seven hundred aud twenty-nine shares.
Robert Browning is to make new
translation Of the Agamemnon ofEschy-
lus for illustration, with photographs
taken from DIR. Schliemann's treasures
of Mycen9.
Edgar Ward, the painter, who acquired
distinction as an art-Student abroad,
and who is the brother of J. Q. A. Ward,
the sculptor, has recently returned TO
| this country.
Charles Francis Adams thawed suf-
| tciently to nod assent to the observa.
ton that "Mr. Hayes mad lsvel head"
and immediately froze up again in a
new attitude.
Joaquin Miller courted the daughter
of an English baronet, well known in the
literary world, and for his hospitality
| to literary men; but she ielt no in
clination for an alliance.
NJ. Bonnat, one OF the French ex-
plorers of Central Africa, has had a long
interview with the King Ot the Belgians,
who takes warm interest in the gener-
al development OF Africa.
| Father 'Hyacinthe, acting on the
| suggestion of the Temps, has deter
mined to contine his lectures to morality,
for which, under the French law Of 1868,
no official license Is needed.
| Mr.. Evarts, apropos of the invasion of
Washington by applicants for office from
Ohio, remarked: 81 have heard and
known good deal Of Ohio and Ohio
people, bot have never yet seen the
Reserve"
| Elder Evans, the leader ofthe Lebanon
| IN. Y. Shakers, has started grave
| yard GU new plan. The graves are to
be twenty feet apart, with tree planted
over each, 80 that in time there will be a
handsome grove.
| Longfellow, the poet, and Col. T. W.
| Higginson were the referees in recent
difficulty between the Senior class Of
Harvard College and the members OF the
| Rasty-Pudding Club, relating to the ap-
| mi nj nlnsR.1av.
Mile. Lionetta Lusignan Comnena
daughter of the late Leo VII, Ex-King Of
Armenia, who died last year of want
and hunger in Milan hospital, has
lust been betrothed IN that city to a
ljourneyman marble mason.
i Victor Hugo gave ON his birthday
Feb. ga dinner party to several inti-
mate trienus. At the dessert his little
granddaughter, Jeanne, begged permis-
sion to give a toast, which was granted.
Lifting her glass, the little creature
cried, ITO the great Hugo from the little
one."
Mr.. Edward Ell. Handy, of Baltimore,
died in that city last week, bequeathing
to his children the bouquet dropped by
Mrs, Lincoln when her husband was
shot, He was door-keeper at Ford's
Theater, ana was the first TO reach the
murdered Presidenps box alter the shot
was fired.
Thomas Winans, Of Baltimore, being
out OF health, has constructed coupe
with a covering entirely of glass, desir-
ing to receive Tue full benefit OF the SUMS
rays when driving. He had also built
:. for himself and family private riding
rink with glass roof.
Emperor William OF Germany is said
!. to be very fond OF flowers, especially oI
wild blossom, the corn flower. 1t is
, associated in his memory with his beau
. tilul mother, Queen Louisa, whose white
, hands he once saw, when boy, placing
!, garland of these flowers upon the head
OF his little sister Charlotte.
3 Paul Boyton narrowly escaped coming
3 to griet in his last great feat of padding
( himself from Caprea to Naples proper r
D At starting strong current almost
!. dragged MIN on to the point Of Sorrento