The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-05
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PERSONAL,


Nine. Pappenheim's husbands dog is
| beautiful sky terrier.
Owen Garrity, while robbing a ship at
| New Orleans, fell overheard and was
drowned.
Mr.. ThGmas Edwards, the shoemaker
naturalist, was recently presented with
a purse Of S33 soyerelgns at a public
m Getting in Aberdeen.
MIR. Edwin Booth does such agreeable
things as the sending check for 500 TO
the Society for the Improvement OF the
| Condition OF the Poor in Baltimore.
Ex-Governor Howard, OF Rhode Island,
introduced Col. Ingersoll at mis- Provi-
dence lecture in graceful little speech,
which did full justice TO the Prairie ora
| tor.
Ex-Gov. Warmoth, of Louisiana, is to
be married in June next TO Miss Sallie
Durand, daughter OF James NJ. Durand,
the principal JeWeler of Newark, New
Jersey.
Monsieur Nicolini, tenor, has written
a note to a London newspaper to say
that it was not Madame Nicolini who
had asked for separation, as was re-
ported. 1t was he who applied for it.
Captain Eben Pierce and Selmar Eg-
gers, both Of New Bedford, Mass, have
Jointly invented a breech-loading whal-
huuured and fifty feet with destructive
effect.
MIR. T. H. Bartlett, now in Paris, has
finished the Clay model Of the bronze
catamount for the Catamount Tavern
monument. The figure Will scare rustic
studs in front of landlord Fay's famous
tavern in Bennington.
Mr.. Joseph Gawen, a deaf mute, has
modelled and carved statue oil the
"Good Shepherd" for st. Sayior's
Church, London. The statue is pro
nounced by competent judges to be an
admirable work of art.
NJ. Ferdidand de Lesseps recently
spoke in Paris ON the three great en-.
terprises which occupy the attention OF
the civilized world, namely, railroad
across Asia, an American lnter-oceaniC
canal, and an inland African sea.
| Gen. Albert Myer of Washington re-
celved on Thursday a deputation of
prominent citizens from Baltimore, who
visited him TO arrange for regular
weather reports tor that city. He
promised to comply with their Wishes
as lar as lay in his power.
Bismarck is g. years old; 80 is Lore
Granville. Prince Gortscnakoff is 10
lord Beaconstied is Y, and Mr. Glau
stone Is. President MacMahon is
iinIcsrIv 80, The Pope will soon be 80; the
Archbishop of Canterbury is ~, -. -: Pu'
sey II, and Dean Stanley 81. Gdribadi
is nearly 70, Lord Russell 70, and Jules
Simon 63.
Prince Milan, of Servia, has founded
: new order Of knIghthood, the Takovo
and sent one oil nls officers TO Paris tt
bestoW its diplomas ana decorations eL
sundry eminent Frenchmen, includint
NJ. de Glrardin, Edmoud About, anC
several other Journalists. RUSSIA anC
Austria have officially recognized this
new ribbon OF honor.
u Mr.. Walt. Whitman is said to be ex
ceedingly modest. At some semi-liter
AIRY gathering lately somebody began tc
read paper compiimenting MIR. Whit
man, and straighGWay the gray man il
gray clothes crept into the outer dark
ness of the dim!y-Hgnted hall, and care
fully kept himself hidden until general
conversation was resumed.
The Ex-King of Araucania, Oreliu:
Antony l, mas not died at Bordeaux, al
: reported. He is still at the hospital il
that comfortable city, much cared fol
and made much OF by the good people o
Bordeaux, who send him flowers, sweet
meats and good wine. The Cardina
I Archbishop has visited him and made
him for the moment the fashion.
/. Midhat Pasha is described as mar
between forty and lilly years of age, o
kind and pleasant expression, VerJ
: unlike a Turk. lie intends to spenC
some part of his exile in Naples, where
he has been talking to newspaper cor
respondent with apparently perfec
freedom and trankness OF all personi
: and parties, native and foreign, friends
| and adversaries, and without the
smallest shade of bitterness or animos
lty against any one.
Mr.. w. X. Rodgers, the President
; Private Secretary, is an indelatigabl,
: worker, although of delicate physique
: He is in his office by O'CLOCK in th
morning, and is as busy as a bee until
O'Clock in the evening. He then goes Il
dinner, and, returning Immediately al
Lerwards, does not leave his desk unit
he has cleared up every paper on
needing attention, generally taking hin
1 Till nearly midnight. lie begins eacl
day with clear desk.
: Hon. Spencer Lyttelton, who was re
1 Gently requested by the Queen to reslgl
his post OF Marshal of the Ceremonies
has taken his name from Boobies Club
l Boobies were 10 meet and decide wha
5 should be done with this eccentric gen
, tleman, but knowing the fate that wa
most likely in store for him, he autic
pated it and Withdrew. Tue cause O
e which was a licentious disposition t,
t tell the thing that was not about respec
, table ladies.
o Richard Caswell, the first Governor O
North Carolina, lies III an .unmarket
: grave, near KInston, in that State, an,
e ais great-granddaughte has just lett til
!, Oxford Orphan Asylum, where she ha
Il been cared Tor and educated, to tax
- charge of school. Since the tounGaiio
IT OF THIS institution at Oxford, no les
Il tnan three OF the descendants of Gov
e Cas"ell-a granddaughter and tw
great-granddaught been los
u tered and educated within its walls.
~ An old-tashioned minister was preach
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