The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-31
PERSONAL.

Farjeon's bride elect has fortune OF
81, 900. 0e0.
President Hayes will visit Boston
about June II.
Charles O'Gonor began life as New
York newsbUy.
James Fisk, Sr., is now engaged in the
sewing silk trade.
All james is the appealing name OF
Chinsman i'll Nevada.
Miss Cary is stouter and better. look
Ing than she used to be.
Col. Robert G. IngersolI has gone to
California on lecturing tour.
DR.. j. G. Hollands sister is the owner
of silk works in Connecticut.
| Sec. Thompson kindles with enthu-
siasm at the tale of a'possum hunt.
Jacob Smith, of Stokes County, N. c.,
aged ninety-seyen, still rides a horse.
| Jesse Seiigman, the banker, will oc.I
cupy General Grants Long Branch cot
tage.
Prof. Horseford believes the iron ore
OF Cranbury, N. e.. the best in the
world.
Bayard Taylor is to deliver the poem
at the Army-of-the-Potom reunion at
Providence, June 7.
i Myron Whitney, the famous basso,
! will leave this country for Europe dur
ing the summer.
Senator Davis is not ill, as was re-
ported. 1t was the illness of his son
which caused the rumor.
Richard Wagner has an autobiography
already in manuscript, and waiting Tor
his death to greet the world.
|, Gen. Grant has written to Japan, an
nouncing his intention to visit that
country before his return home.
Mr.. Alexander Corbet, of Vermont,
who is eighty-two years old, claims to
have read the Bible through eighty
times.
Gen. Sheridan's twins were baptized
at his residence, in Chicago, on Friday,
by Right Rev. Bishop Foley. They are
named Irene and Louise.
t Mrs. James Lorimer Graham, Jr., has
, erected in Florence IA beautiful tomb to
the memory OF her husband. Mr.. Launt
Thompson was The artist, and the cost
: was $60, 900.
l Alex. Derr, VIM. Edwards and Geo.
: Cornish, Of Washington County, KY,
weigh together about one thousand
:, pounds--tne former tipping the scale at
|
: Princess DemdOtf, young Russian
: lady wearing the lull uniform of hus-
=, sar and mounted on splendid charger,
rode at the head of cavalry regime ut
- on the outskirts of Bucharest, not long
-tago.
a Prot. Goldwin Smith has been recently
V making rapid tour of The Italian cities,
a exam ming especially the remains of all.
y cient art and painting. While Prof.
smith was in Italy, Mrs. Smith renamed
a in Paris. They will return to Toronto
III July.
a William Cullen Bryant is seemingly
as vigorous to-lay as he was twenty
years ago. He lately read "IhanatOp.
y sis" at an evening gathering with all tue
b fire and energy Of youth, using book
badly printed III small type, aud having
nO specLacles.
Mr.. Spurgeon has not an abiding faith
u in reporters. In response to an admIrer,
t lnqulring as 10 the accuracy Of certain
= reports Of his sermons, ne sal! tuat he
usually retrained from reading his ser.
" mons as handled by the press, for feai
!. uf giving vent 10 too mucn YeAation o.
' spirit.
l. Mr.. Thomas G. Appleton, the author
of "Syrian Sunsnine," Is one OF the
l DO5tOu WlbSs lie ID q
brother Of tue wife Of the poet Longtel
v low, OF whom it was said that when be
i first went to his oountry.seat, in the
western part OF the STATE, To spend The
q summer, he used TO be known by the
o nelgnbors as "the man who married MIR
v Appletons daughLer."
n Count Ladislas Platter, the distin
Il gulshed Pole, writes to the Londol
Times that ne, in common with al
: thoughtful persons among his country
n men, is opposed to any insurrectionar,
, movement az this juncture. He desire
- TO correct the statement OF the Memoria
8 DiplUmatique to the effect that he is ii
n favor OF such movement.
N Cardinal Simeoni gave strict injunc
l. tions to the pilgrims to respect the or
ders Of the Roman authorities, who pro
hibit the display of badges or medals in
e, dlcative OF the pilgrimage. Some Savo
g yard pilgrims, after their audience will
y the Pope, continued, through ignoranc
. of the law, to display their yellow riu
l. bons. A delegate of the Public Safet,
y Department requested them to remoy,
a the emblems, and the request wa,
promptly complied With.
- Hon. David A. Wells has been put t
~ the pains Of again explaining that b
j. and the abolition of the custom-houses
, He holds to the opinion that the tim
has not yet come Tor radical chang
III in our national policy, for the reas0I
re that, with our heavy national debt, th
te requirements Of revenue take prece
dence OF the requirements OF trade. !
''' tariff for revenue only would meet hi
10 views.
IN Mr.. Chamberlain, NJ. F., being asked t
ye support the case of the Claimant, ha
IN recited, with refreshing plainness
~ speech, the reasons why he decline,
III He says be can not underst tano the syn
a. patby which the 'IanguishIng noble
e. maa" has excited, seeing thai "by hi
J.. own account he must have been ba
~ son, most determined liar, an ungraL,
n full friend, and seducer of women.
ly Moreover, Mr.. Chamberlain believes
h. the justice ot the verdict"
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