, 1877-01-25
PERSONAL.

1t was tho poet Gsay's idea Of heaven to lie for.
ever on aofa cutting macaroons and reading etsr-
nal new French novels.
Prof. LonRfeilow's daughter Alice IL 10 10 mar.
ricd lu Sir. llcliard Il. ilana son Of Il, II. Dana,
Jr. rou,,, Mr.. Dana Was Captain OF tho Harvard
crew In 187I.
Tile Inccdtrmonlans, says tho tPor!1 xcntcn.
iionsly. murdered sickiy children, although not
10 the extent to which they nre slaughtered In Nav
York.
An inqu!sitye Old lady once nskel tic lsoy. Stop
ford lrouks at dlnner.pasty what hls theological
opinions were. "TheologY," he replied, ''oh,
gave that ui years ago."
Vtscount Maidstone, who attempted unsucctss-
fully 10 enter tho l9rltsh army, las eioped with m
nnc!en lady Of lineage, OF, pcrliaps 1t may be bet
ter to my. With lady of ancons lineage.
II recms queer thing fur Charles Fochtcr-tho
friend Of Dickens and In aemo respects thu most
admLnbls actor allyc-to b play Ing ut the Howard
Athcnnuu,, a variety establishment In boston,
while Mr. Joacph Murphy. comic mlnattct.ulaa,
occupies tho xtsgc Of tho Boston Theatre.
Tho ltcy. r. liz VIII Talnlaxu said last Sunday
that II he wpEc 10 be TILED for hlA integrity Ills
llfe, hu would prefer Jury OF lawyers ratllcr than
u Jury OF clcrgymen. Nauy would llks to hear
what he would think of y trial by jury u his
peers. II any such there could be found.
Irene 4. Y. House, who recently shot lie. AWs-
hant, tho dvorcc- lawyer. has hrsn declared In.
sane, and guardian has been appointed. Ahu IL
suffering from pulmonary troubles aE wcit m from
mental Alaosders. bhe alors Under the hAIuclnA-
t!on TINT she saot her aon ~ wc!! her husband.
Will tie correspondents never b Iune With tell.
tn1 of tho man In Iass vim cut his 1n!st1ess III
pieces md threw her into tho Bslner atnay uls
lrpss who has cut her nau III picccs 80 shlycred
Alx heart, III tho lnnYnage of tho weekly gomances
-ias not the kludncss to disposa Of ILLS fray
1ntnts afterwards.
Mr. i. !. johnson, Of New York, proposes 10
cc.ebsats tho completion OF Ills GYc1opedta by d
party In !,tnor of hla contributors on tho :}l4t
inst. Twenty n,u hundred insitations have been
lssucd, and largo number OF them have Iccn &C.
ccp,ed. sir, Juhuson IL very wealthy, aud lila
residence IL thp must costly In Now YORK, With the
e1ccptlun Ut the btawast it.ans!oh.
Dr, Dccm4 has been attacked for driving away
tho poor people who CAN'T ~ Ills joosd On tho an
nouncrn,ept Of a legacy of SEQ GOO having been
made ~ lin BY Commodore Vanderbilt. but Dr.
Howard Crosby takcs up tho eudces In bis defense.
tbs lutte. ssys thrru aEe well.apponted ch2nnsls
for charity, and Ont of them IL not tho dispensing
OF money nj private doors u thu sabbls that may
gathcr about thcul.
Mr, Thomas @. Shcarman said (wltkout sears) II
the last Plymouth prayer. meeting, Tint Socrates
would haye bpen klekri out oF any " Respectable :"
church % unit for the conpanlonshIp Vt decent
mcn. W. fancy Socrates would EeycF hays asked
for a4ulls.un 10 any church that particularly
pstdc, Itself upon it, 'sespectabl!IY." lie would
moro likely haye bcsu found at the Tabernacle.
whcn Mesars. MUDDY mud aankey wsta here, and In
tAclr abssnce would haze Lelped to carry forward
their work.
Ms. Eyarta' forthcoming report on tho new City
Charter Of New York will. it IL said. propose two
constituencies, ,-oae Lu elect Lower board. Gun.
po.ed Of lie Mayor aud Common Council; ths
other Hoard OF Apporlonmeas. composed of city
Officers having the power to do ~ita the public
moneys, educational matter4, and the like, with
power of veto, this latter uoAEl to he elected b.
Taxpayers only. The advocates Of woman. suffrage
aes In this proposition opsnnE for tho thin end
Of ths wsags. Soma Of tas women property own
s9y It u el4!med, should b& allowed To *uta tor
members Of the Board Of Apposuoamsat, and 70
bold ssets shessln, u duly slectsd.