The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-12
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Prof. Darwin is said to be desirous of re-
monkeyti2ing man,
Millard who wrote Waiting" sings as
well as he composes
Edgar Fawcett calls the oriole scrap of
sunset lowered with voice.
Whittier has given Sir Randall Roberts an
order for water-color picture.
Gen. Hancock is getting 50 fat that it
takes a strong spned horse to bear him.
Bishop Conroy, of Ardagh, Ireland, is
visiting in California and is being received
with high honors,
Gov. Hubbard, of Connecticut, is said to
have vetoed more bills than any three of his
predecessors combined.
Mr. Henry Irving's success in Louis
XI' is spoken of in London as the most
decisive he has yet won.
Major Orville h. Babcock, who formerly
served his country around about the White
House, is raising oranges in the land of
| flowers
The Hon. Clarkson N Potter is the best
dressed man in the House of Representa-
| tives at Washington. He is also very good
looking man, is rich, and has no cares about
the future
Governor Hampton has just received
from the people of Anderson County, in his
State, birthday gift of beautiful black
Kentucky horse, he having particular lik-
ing for black horses.
Mr. Spurgeon has been invited to visit
Australia, but says that he concludes that
it would be wrong for him to leave England
for SO long a journey, unless he were
thoroughly broken down.
Mr. Gye will bring out this season, at
Covent Garden, a dramatic soprano, Mile.
Emma Ritti, who is reported to have most
powerful voice. She is a native of Vienna,
and has been studying two years at Milan
at Mr. Gye's expense.
Mr. James Gordon Bennett, if he takes
care of his health and his money, ought to
become one of the richest men in the coun-
! try. He has some expensive tastes, but is
not spendthrift by any means. He is now
verging on forty, and is unmarried.
General c. w. Field, the new Doorkeeper
of the House, has spent several years in the
service of the Khedive. He resigned his
post and returned to Georgia because. of the
lack of schools in Egypt for his children
The political disabilities imposed upon him
by his Confederate service were removed
about two months ago.
Constant Mayer the artist sails for
Paris May 1st, to pass the summer there.
He returns in September. Mr.. Mayer has
just completed full length portrait of the
only child of Mr.. Butterheld, the lad who
was killed last summer by a railroad acci-
dent in the White Mountains, and it is said
would have inherited about $40, ,000,000 had
he lived.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson is gentle-heartcd
man, as well as a fine actor and an accom-
: plished gentleman. Not long ago he found
i E,l, 4lnL
near his Louisiana plantation, and became
so interested in him that he sent him to &
e clever occulist in New Orleans, with in
structions to spare no expense in restoring
his sight.
= DR.. Wild is proving that Queen Victoris
is descendant of David, because he has dis
n covered that the people of Dan, who abode
r in ships, had commercial relations will
! Great Britain according to jeremiah, wht
u accompanied the expedition with a princes
d of the house of David She married an Irish
" P.ince and removed there, and from her wa
!, descended Victoria.
Pope Leo XIII has given orders to sci
Ii the elaborate carriages and large blacl
horses which have long been maintained by
the papal establishment. They have beer
e used by the employees of the Pope's Sec
retary of State for transportation to ant
> from their homes, but his Holiness suggests
e street omnbuses. If these should not prov,
f acceptable, he thinks the employees haC
better reside near the Vatican.
Mr.. Dicks is one of the admired youn,
- gallants of Wooster, fowa Two girls claimed
+ his escort from social gathering. He po
e litely offered an arm to each, but that ar
v rangement did not please the. rivals, wh'
quarreled in the street. Mr.. Dicks declined
Z to interfere in the controversy. He $1,000
1t aside, and told them to settle the question
= between themselves. They did SO by Ions
and severe fight, in which hair and clothei
" were torn, faces scratched, and fingers bit
, ten. At length one was vanquished, ant
d Mr.. Dicks gave his arm to the victor.
q Mr.. Claiborne Hardy, British Secretary O
War, has two SONS in Parliament, one hay
J ing just been returned for Canterbury. HI
d himself is M. P. for the University of Ok
y ford, vice Gladstone ousted. Mr. Hardy!
father was a barrister, who early in the cen
. tury purchased share in the now celebra t
II ed Low Moore Ire n Works, which ultima. e
ly gave him colossal wealth He left large
fortunes to his three sons, of whom Mr. G
~ Hardy is the third. The eldest has beer
" made a baroaet. The personality of the
d second was sworn under So, 100000. Nc
b member of the Cabinet is so generally popu
lar as Mr., Hardy.
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