, 1877-02-27
PERSONAL.

rather too many Of It's banlsrurts into Federal
Offices In this dtyt
PERSONAL
The sa'a Of rsize. packages viii likely b ira.
hIbltcd 1,y the Michigan Legislature under pen.
atty Of $500 fno or a venrs imprisonment.
Gen. TchcFnsyctl, who has In q small way bccua A
lion In Parfs f0r soma Tina past, recently pa!d 4
visit to Victor lingo to carry him tho homage Of tho
5cla.onic people.
Tho person who has hccn writing 60 largely on
The study of Greek IN Harvard IL Mr.. Thomas pa.
sEdson, an Engllahtusn Of Scotehnan, proficient ia
Greek, but knowing next to nothing about tho col.
lege Of it, graduates.
"The students Of Harvard College,. says ths
NoAnan's Journal, "do mt know how to beha,s
themselves In public places" At all the theatres
OF noston tho ''Ilarvard mob" has made ltseIf
seen and heard In vulgar force.
one Of the pFctticst women In Rome 1u.t now Is
young American bride on llor wedding tour, tbs
Countess Won Linden. daughter Of 1frs. Lo,Ins
Andrews. Of New York. sho lately married tic
Chancellor OF tho King Of Wartcmburg.
Tho ''fndnstr!a. procession. and .carnsya,. .pa.
gcsnt tomfoolcrJ ia aetnal1y to tako place IN tho
4th nf Apsl1 in Now York. This AFFAIR will prob
nbly degenerate Into Il Jig advertising turnout
Marks will be prohibited. In accordance with ,ho
lava on the subject.
George Atsca Townsend attempts to speak IN
friendly way Of the Dom PiAtt arsaaaination edt.
toriaf. at Is not an assault upon his capacity"
writes Bfr. Townsend ewcetiy. ato say that ho /,
by nature altogether moral idiot when ho an-
proachcs public discussion OF public processes"
Nlcotlnl, tho tenor who has cloped With rattL
knows what marital infelieitfes arc. lie com.
plancd in tho divorce uit sgainst bis wife Tint ,ho
was excessively Jealous of hn,, and used to walt
tor him ut tho wiags during hls warm lovo.pas.
sasus on tho stage, and boz his cars soundly when
ho cnnle on.
In noticing tho death Of Mt. Vanderbilt thu
London Spectator says: "1u America it Ia not
considered quita right to mako I will without
Charitable bcquosts. but In England nobody ex-
pects great landlord 10 1eaYo stxponce to anr.
body Int hta own people, and, a. rale, ho fuldls
expectations"
Women atc obtaining employment In Euglsnd a.
tlckct.hcltufs al Ftat|ons. On tho Continent they
arc not only scen At railway stations, but almost
Invariably In tho box. o!lcea o! theatres. Tha
work Is congcntnt and light, and calls Into play
tho dcxterHus and ntmblo fingers that have made
women 70 usefrl in our own Trcasnsy Department.
Ms. George Fawcctt Rowe, tho actor aud dra.
matte author, waa>msrticd In Canadn last week to
Miss Kate GiraEd. an nctrcsa, aged 10. Mlsa GlsaM
Will bo remembered for her ailo pcssonltlon Of
Iartanna IN "The Two Orphans" with thu
Union Square company hero lust summer 6he
was. moreover, the Invalid whom Loulto Ilaw.
thofnt was watching tho night Of tho accident
which terminated In the death Of tho latter.
William Patterson. OF Edinburg, IL about ia
pnhlIsh now library edition Of tho poetical and
prose worka Of Robert l}urns. Tho poems and
songs Will occupy t1reo volumes, arranged accord.
Ing to tue date Of competition. Each poem,
ballad, song, and letter. accompanied BY concaa
editorial note, will comprise all that IL known OF
tho circumstances unlct which 1t was written, 4nd
nj thn nnTh1 MnfAr urf* fs11 hta4.1 :
The Nrv. Charles 7. uEooks has addressed to tho
nostop Transcript letter and poem In corree.
ton Of wh!ttlcrs poon entitled "sk,pper Ireson'a
Rids." Mr.. Edward Kings letter from Marble.
head, written In 198D, md widely quoted Il ths
time. fully rchabltttated 1rcson's good name pas:
rating tho trrachcry Of his crow. who throw on him
their crime Of neglect Of ths shlpwreckcd seamen,
and tho repentance Of his townsmcn for the man-
ner In which they had trtated him.
Prince MaAslnt has set all Rome to taking by Ia.
trodnc.ny theso a ape London two.whcc'ed rah.
The Vatican people laughinx1y cali him half mad
hut he 10 only lfttln too practical and sensible for
the old ccremnn'oas notions Of bis set. The cab
ID very nssfua In Tho narrow and crooked strcts Of
1lomc. The prnluafce against 1T, however, n very
stsonH; the guards refused to admit It 10 the
pincl". whis shabby four.Whcclcd .'.saps," ia
ali sta:es Ut dccrspitadc wero passed without mo.
lcstAtIou.
Tho New York correspondent Of tho Springfield
Republican says MF. 4. p. nurbank's tato so.tes OF
elocut!onary entertainments lu that city woEo meAt
successful. llls closing performance At Chickenns
Hall was brilliant affair. Tho place waa crowd.
3D. and the best people in tho city werc there. Tia
slaughtered himself In ''IIanlot," but recovered
his lost ground In tho humorous selections. ST..
burbank Is native Of CLcago aud \ graduate Of
tho Chicago University. Iiu IL under 10. aud Il
lone.
Tim Washington correspondent Of tho Clnctunstl
Gatettt sends tho following, which will be read
with pleasure by all who havc had opportunities
to observe tho many admirable qualities Of the Indy
Of tho White Hauts: "We shall mfss Mrs.. GsaaL
with her kindly. motherlI ways. which time aud
poatttoh. and the homage aura to be glrca under
thu circumstances, have not altered for taa wotA
6he goes fsum tho Whtle.u uooso the same ample.
hearted woman. tho samo dcyutcd wife, tho a4u14
an1lous. lnsiaa aothes who. eight years ago. took
upon hesself the Ssduous dAttcs Of q Pscs[Ietta
wife,"
Ths Coms4 DO Noe, Tho draughtan,an who hu
jnst received tho Legion Of Honor for excspttoua&
services, IL the well.knoNn ''Chhn" OF CAar4saT.
1lIs pseudoaym bad y peculiar Significance. Ills
father had frpuguancs 10 hls adopting ths pro.
feastoa Of cartcatuffst. Tha younV man. theEs.
fore. to avoid dtshonorlna the family nsme. called
himself "chsm. which II the French fosn, for
lsu, ~ Nos II for Noah; 10 that the stgnatusetu.
piled hls bcag dislnhefltcd, It least in disgrace
The objection 10 decorating comIc-sEtist, which
had 1oug excluded N. dc Nos from the Legion Of
Honor, wss Al last waIted On account OF h!s eon'
spIcuous merits.
Or. Felix Adles's rstfonal!anl and especially biz
attack upon tho rts Of circumcision, have dis2ust~
ed 1ha Jfstsh Atsstagtr. II says: "Ths pcssA-
eution hs courts IL not Ills, the attacks he e1peess
have no existence, what he d.cads most Ia lndlf'
feEunea; and thls u ths strongest weapon that esa
be welded against him. Lot 1t be simply nndes-
Stood thai no msn who hAs any respect for his Bible
OF hls religion should participate In these aerrles%
and wo can we'll aterd 10 !tsse The master sptst 70
his admirers aud apostles. who. hAytu2 themselves
broken the laws that thelr fathers ebeyed, an4tas
eseeds ahat thsy lored, sre now esger 10 tnl ex-
euse snd pardon ~ tho lips Of their msll,asoas
lecturer."
Tbs penal code OF Cs!tfornis provides, 1t will