, 1877-12-09
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
The London Theatre says: "Prompt.
books prove sometimes an acceptable legacy.
wel1-Enown Liverpool manager lately paid Nrs
Charles Kean 100 guincas for the loan Of tho
prompt book Of THE Winters Tale, as arranged
late husband, and played At the Prncea'
The e."
4 presentiment Of the fate Of tho Huron
made Lieut.. Arthur Il. Fletcher her EXCEL
tive officer desert her last March, while she HAS
in the haroor of Port Royal, S. c. For this be was
court-martialed last August, At the Washington
Navy Yard, and the fact OF the presentlment Il
now on record Us his defense at the time
During discussion in the Pittsburg Pres
bytery on dancing recently, Dr. Jennings said be
had heard that in some dances twas customary for
gentleman to place his arm around lady waist.
he had never seen anything Of this kind done, but
il such was the practice he was clearly Of tho
opinion it could result only In evil. The TenerA-
bic Doctors lack Of knowledge on this point ocea-
stoned the most uproarious laughter.
Prof. Goodwin Smith is passing the win
ter with his old friends Of the colleges, and tho
many attractions Of the Bodleian Library ut Or
ford. The Professors pen ia never idle, and
articles over his signature find their way into tho
Contemporary and other English reviews. lie hAs
also promised to write the volume on Wordsworth
fora sezie. Of handy Volumes, to be published o1a
London house.
Gen. Grant has written q letter from Paris
n woahinn+on friend which takes very hopefu1
view Of President Hayes future conduct It u
probably based upon leaf from Grants OWL e1"
rertence, He said President Hayes would very
soon dud out who his friends are' ano "noa 40
could depend dEpon- ~ soon ~ tno Oeao'as
begin showing tne'e hano. IL ~. m s@1 49,,
playing the fsepuoucaa PaRtJ "4i4 LIZ" '-441SA@
d13es Wild H. nea11 aoo oou1'' =: -
Earieon Is rebuked by the Jec1M i1aRa
bccauae he soys his mother was 1rish thus dis
ayoriuc bis Jewish ancestry. 1--WE have always
known him as Jew Of the jews" says the 1sm<s;
he is brother Ut Mr. Israel Farjeon, well-kaow1
Jewish merchant Of this city. In London be has
always moved in such Jewish society a was open
to him. Before his marriage to a1iss Jefferson hs
WAS engaged to the daughter Of d Jewish rabbi In
London. At the beginning OF his career ne y"
generously assisted oy us co-tens'oa ..so.,.. -
siand' anu ms appeafancc' n,anns, 4uo
tons si1 stanp n1n1 Us pn3e-o'ooue. :.
John Carter, Jr., Manchester sea-Csr-
tain. ia a man equal to any emergency. His shlp
wns to sail from New York on d cert.in Jay, and
Nanchestcr's fairest daughters The happy day
found the gallant sailor ut his native place, but
the Town Clerk was In distant town and DO mas-
riaee certificate was to be had. Tue undaunrd
Cautain promptly had town meeting called and
Town Clerk pro ten. chosen. from whom he o.
tanned the needed document, shnflcd on no
bachclorhood at the appointed hour. and the ns1s
day was on his bridal journey upon the sea.
i dispatch to the London Times, dated
Nov 10, says: t'Lient. Gen. Skobeled- the dasa'
ing Young hero OF the war on the Russian side, Wa
wounded last night on his outpost line. 1ao
wound is said to be in the s,de and not dangerous
but accurate information is wanting lie ls 5lns
Ut his headquarters in Brestoves, whittier t1o
Grand Duke Nicholas has gone 10 see nlm. IL.
reckless manner in which SkobeleK always e1oosea
himself In his brilliant Uniform caused him 10 oo
regarded as possessing charmed life, bur ne WIZ
hit last night by chance bullet, after PASSING ua
seathcd through many desperate battles during 1a'
present war"
1vbno +bo ,1+,rtr md +ha Rnssions are
- ....,.,ds IN Eurooo
'4A" Wy ~, ~ 1-...t- IN .,a of tho
~ 49,, 1a.,a.te, ~ ~. r-oace,t snd the Cross,
| in which Mr.. schisken. the Rnzsiun Ambassador
and Aristarchi Rev. the representative Of TaEkeI
| have nromised to dance in the same quadrille AL
| the foreivn Ministers at Washington the verY men
| whose respective Governments are watching QUO
another like tigers readv upon occasion, to sps'ns
fnto the arcna for division Ut the spoil, ha's
promised to be present, and the Pres!den: alu
eaninet nave oeeh lnSl'eo- ase o'' ,.d,es Of
| aupcsintendence Ut some OF thr Ieaa'as AAo ~.
tnc mos: tasn.onnole Society ~ &c" ',Jaa h.tveen
funds will, OF course be equally o1''ue" oe'
the two noble Societies. j.
| DR.. Oliver " Holmes wrote dlsc11m'-