, 1877-06-03

PERSONAL,


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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr:, Is ono Of tba
lawyers retained in tho great Boston scandal
case.
Jefferson Davis Is preparing for pnblica-
tion hts men,ofrs. soon 10 ha pnbahed BY tho Az.
p,ssons. Ha u In excellent health.
President md Hrs. Hayes decorated Tim
Monument To the Unknown In Arlington Cemetery
With flowers brought bT themselves On Decoration.
Day.
NJ. Charles Dudley Warmers article on
carin tho Cat Mn tho last number Of !serione,st,
IL thought tJ many critics 10 be the best thing ha
has escs done. It's full Of tho mott delicious
humor.
Tho WorM understands that Bishop ooxo
mas Introduced now reading for the sake Of hts
haasopm'e converts. Instead Of AaJfng, "Dost
thon fossakd tho Devil and all his vorkar' he
Tnrkef' " "''
Tho mysterious new novel in D,qckteood.
opens with thla acntsncc: "Of Al1 the elcrrv WIN
had aupplfod Brighton lea. tables with cossIn.
Wcst1cJ Garland was tho most provoking man: ha
wah no mJfferlous, 10 handsome, 10 wealthy. m
talented, 20 unmarried"
Adelaide Nelson aud Maudo Granger had
Tho good "cnso to Withdraw, at tho last moment.
from Tie circna performance Of ~ 1iuu,eo and
Juliet" for tho benefit OF Mr.. Rlgnoid. 1t should
bo permanent injury to the reputation Of any
actor to tskc part In such ridiculous affair.
=. It Ia said that LII. Motley never recovered
from tho blow Ia hts agoHr proprs inflicted by bta
removal from tho British Mission. aud It causcd
h!m TO arrow more frankly and frequently than sis
oess fftcnds could hays Wished his decided profer-
ence fof tho English over Tho American methods OF
society.
Biz Daniel Mnonec told at tho theatrical
dtnnor in Edlnbusg Of an old coon1e who rent IN
tue theatre to SEQ Mts. Siddons play Nry* Halter.
In ono of tho most hcartrendfug scenes, tho old
man, who had watched tho proceedings with
tn'nslod tlHgast anu aston!shment, marched loudly
out OF tho honsc. excsaim!ng: "Yo loug.nosed
thief, "a cali this dlvorslon'
hlr. Charles F. Wingata, the now editor Of
tho Ner York Express, ia : journalist Of cxpc.
slencc and ability Ho has written largely for ali
tho metropolitan newspapers: but tho most brill.
iant work done b1 him was aefiea of,arslclcs on
The TamMany Ring, written for tho NortA Antrt-
co" Rtsttr., fIia recently. published book on
Journalism will be pleasantly remembered.
There Is q big will case In Baltimore asis:n9
from the hc1uest Of Mr.. George stouebreaksr Of
all hEs property 10 number Of churches aftcr tho
death Of his widow, who ia now dead. Tho Will
mas rnado fortJ"two ycars ago. and tho property,
which was Then worth SO, coo. has sincc increased
vastly In rana. Fourteen lawyers havc bccn en-
HaRcd In the easo, Somo on behalf OF tho churches
and some for tho natural hc!rs; and thers Is ayct
promise Of rich ptck!nGs all around.
Mr. Clemens aud his faus Achates, tho
Hev. Af. Txlchcfl. haro Just returned from Ter
mut!a. harlng mado tho ronnd trip In tho same
steamer, seeing all tho sights, With d.y to spare.
Tho courant 0aJa they report tho onion csop fully
up to tho Average. ncrmut1n Ia reoud Of thtco
thngs,-its onions, it, potatoes, nud ita roads, It
II delightful! Island to walk oYer, and II one is
fond Of onions there IL place In the world whcro
his sasto can ba 20 perfectly sra.inod,
Tho Now York Post judges that tho his-
toriaa must be IN hls sont poe. eso no will
writo dull chronicles instead Of tho picturesque
history which brings paIpabfy bofore tho reador
The n,sn., ths oycnls, the emotions, and the
aspirations, Of easlet time. For this cause, It
believes Motley and Prescott, who ncro poets at
heh7t, turned from tho now story Of our own
country 10 older ones which arc moro picturesque.
We fear Ms. bancroft will not be pleased by this
article.
In tho Inst number Of tho 8anttaran there
Is an interesting paper on "The rtoa Of Insanity"
By Dr.. Alfred l.. Carroll, President OF tho Rich.
mond County Medical Society, The writer argues
strongly against tho theory thst insanity should bo
considered In all casos suFlcfont to exempt man
from rosponsfbitJ for cslno. Ho traces aud do
1ues cestAn peculiar conditions Of tho insane, in
which they mny commit crime with Sonia shaso Of
moral guilt; and criminals Of thia kind aso 10 dan
gcfous 10 society that thsy should b held accounts
abie tot what they do.
Henry Weeks, tho English sculptor, who
has }aat dad at ths sgo OF 70. was elected IN A.
Il, 4. ~ long ago Is 1850. When ho was only ~
yoars Of aga he comrteteda bust Of Queen yicto-
s,-ths hrst that Was cyor taken Of hor after her
nttfAAnn IN TIM thynnn. Ammo h1s hne
works arc tho statues Of Cranmer, L.atln,er, and
Ridley, for tho Martyts' Memorial at Oxford; Of
Dr. Ooodall, At Eton; of the Marquis Of Wclles-
10y, for tho India House; Of Lord bacon, for Trim
IT. Colle2o. Cambridge: OF Lord Auckland. fot
calcatta; aud Of slr e. narncs, for CcJlon.
Mr.. Mckee Rankin mado several startling
innovations In h's personatlon Of Macbeth ut Phil
adolphla recently. Tho most Important WAS In
making tho character m old man in The last act,
sunposlng sasenttcn yeasa to hara e!apscd b..
tween tho death Of DaHean and that Of Aae6t'h.
Tho part, 1t will be remembered, n,Akes Iacdtfh
speak OF himself a. "faltca Into tho Bere and
Jollow ieat." Tho Interpretation Of Mr. lfanksn 10
!ngen!ous, though perhaps tslle strained. In
history 4deoeh rc'gned 70 .entcsn Jears. 1t is tEuo
hnt tho oydonce Of hs retgniug 50 long In the play
10, 10 SAY tho lesst. slender.
Moody aud his family have returned from
Boston TO thels home a& Norsh1eid, aud sankey
goes to Cohaasot. No definite plans have been
lnAdo for futnss work. though Montreal. Cincin.
natl, baltimore. and other cItcs arc anxious to Get
tha evsngclsts.s 1t il prooabis. howorer. that
Moody will begin new scflns Of meetings 1t Uos+
toa In tho fall, perhaps going to baltimore later.
and to Cincinnati In January. Tbs lsostoa Tabef.
nacle work Will surely bo continued next yesr, and
Mr.. Moody vii! try 70 bring Aiken and othot
evange'tatA. Tbs only Tabernacle meetings an.
noupcsd for the present Ato tho preaching services
ayesy night next month Of Btaj. D. ". Whfttto,