, 1877-03-09
PERSONAL

Tho New York ]por!d, the morning after The
uond strree drc. attangc1y omitted 10 say anythua
about tho necessity Of raisiug tho rates for dre.
insurahco In Chicago.
The autobiography Of William II. Seward, edited
by Ills son. IL at last ready, and for sale to sub.
serlbers only by tha Appletona 1t ia . work Of
e." pages, fully illustrated.
Miss Poe, sEster Of the poet died tro or three
yesrs ago. anu left bundle ot manuscripts belong-
Ing to her brother. Theso arc now In comp eten nt
hands. and Will soon be !asuod from tho prssf.
Blaine will nsvss lead in tho senatc. Ho I. no.
leader BY nature or education, but q pheaom.
enon. llia na4hea Of silence arc almost AZ bright
a. h!a meftoEic d!splaya Of eloqucnce When ha
IL Silent, others do tho 1eadlng.
The Pan Hail 0u9stst aud the London T,nes
are rtqucatcd 10 Hotice that II was The CI.,uAu 40
Tn1huNF. not. ~ statcd By them, another Journal
published in this city, which gars to tho world
Gen. Plcasonton's recent 'ctters In rcgasd Ia tas
btuo.glass cure.
The funeral Of tho late Mrs. Ktttrcdge. Of Chi.
esgo. took place at Charlessown Monday. Tho
services wcso impressive, being conducted by tho
NaV. Mk Twonblc5. pastor at tic Winthrop
Church. and BY tho 1teY. D. L. Moody. The elders
Of tho Chicago church who were present actcd ~
palt.bcaress.
There are hundreds Of Thousands Of voters IN this
country who tympathtxo With President lIuyaa and
desire to givo him moral support. hat theit feel.
Tugs nro not EXPRESSED. willis tho voico ct his
opponents IL heard In Warrington. Thu TINES call
for patriota to speak out through public meetings
and the newspapers.
hi. Story. tbs American sculp.or, has made 4
clay model OF clytumusstra at the moment whom,
after stay ylng her husband, she advances and con-
fTonts tho people with Justification OF hs. decd.
It 10 standing hgnrs. thin md slight; Tho head
slightly bent tho aFns fo'dsd, tho expression In.
tense. concentrated, and restrained
Jennie juno say4 thst Milo. Aimee tan look
moro wickcdneA than any oher woman could talk,
and secms 10 b tho very incarnation o! attractive
s!n. No ono. could ever think OF her NJ having
oaco been baby, and hald In mothers lap, OF
heard tuItabics from u molhera lp., It Ia said
that Aimee ID nor teaching tho Grand Duks Alexis
how to conluRato her name.
Neal Dow, who holieYes In hnngIng persons who
sell 10 mIch a ono cup Of cold cider II not quite
satisfied With the nav NAiue law. It renders lIa.
bio to tnlDflsonment for two months, with hne of
$1,000. any pcsson who aeila any Intoxicating
liquor except cider. 1t will b Interesting to no.
tIce heacafvh tbs stsady lncsesse Of tho peyccnt-
ago Ut alcohol In Maine cider.
Two new competitors for tho chair OF Poetry
soon to fall vacant At Oxford arc Ms. Walter Pater
and AF. J. a. syaoads, both Of lhs.u accomplished
critics. but neither, 70 far AZ heard from, poet
Hut slnec tho purpose OF tho rtuleasorsh!p u not
to tcsch young .neu how 10 be poets, but how "
understand poetsy, tho choice Of etur OF tho per.
sons mentioned wonld not b. wrong.
Prof. Aa1 Muller, Ut Oxford, tbs eminent
phalooeist, has written lttt&E 10 Mcssrs. jan.
sen, ArClurg d Co.. tho publishers OF tho tronsa.
sion Of h!s "Dsusscho Llstc," under Tho tItie Of
Memories. In which ae says; ~ naturally taka
soma tntettstlu ths fats o book and waa pleased
to obaeEye tho bestowed on ts tfAnststlon and
the tasla with which u hod becn brought out."