The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-18
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PERSON AL.

Toombs, of Georgia, is sixty-six.
Rosecrans calls the Mexicans our erring
bro hers.
Fitzpatrick has hung up his bloody shirt
and gone to farming.
Ex-Secretary Morrill, is visiting relatives
at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Mr. Beecher will deliver seven lectures in
Minnesota the latter part of this month.
Senator Edmunds is making trip
through Canada with his family.
Senator Cameron and wife, of Pennsylva-
MIA are at Cape May for long stay.
Chief Justice Waite is delighting the Bos-
ton people by visit to that learned city.
The Shah of Persia invested about $40,
600 Of his spare cash in pictures while in
Paris.
Dr. Peabody recommended some of the
Harvard graduates to 60 to farming for
living.
David Davis is spoken of by the Washing
ton Post as ''the man on horseback" There
should be pity for the horse.
Mr. George Clarke will star through the
country next season with his play of
Light and Miss Lillian Cieves.
Alexander Dumas figures out that he
ought to have received $500 royalty for
the use of his play Camille in the United
States.
Ex-Governor Seymour is refusing invita-
tons to speak at agricultural fairs this sea-
son, on account of the uncertain state Of his
health.
Senator Blaine began public life few
years ago with next to nothing. Now he
pays a home tax of 81, lO2 10 in Augusta,
Maine.
Rev Robert Collyor bade good-by to his
Chicago people last Sunday preparatory to
three months trip to his old home in
England.
Lewis Swift, the Rochester astronomer
who has just discovered a new comet keeps
small hardware store and runs very eff
fective observatory.
Bismarck is an epicure, and his lobster
salad and iced champagne are equaled by
few and excelled by none. But he prefers
lager as a steady drink.
Prof. Alexander Agassiz, having been
made Fellow of Harvard College, has re-
signed his position on the Board of Over
seers of the same institution.
Captain Cook and two members of the
l ulG CIGN IIuNc lllICu up NOullOltuDlC
ters in the Yale poat-house and propose
spending the summer there practicing at
the oar.
Mr. Moody went home to Northfeld,
Mass, to rest for the summer, but his zeal
betrayed him into holding a few meetings,
which have expanded into an active revival
of religion.
President Eliot, of Harvard, will pass the
| l, iei,
along the coast of Maine. Frenchman Bay,
camping ground.
VIM. Roberts, of Philadelphia, the oldest
railroad conductor in the United states, has
travelled seven million miles. At least SC
says the Philadelphia Record in a long inter
view it publishes with him.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Alvord, during
twenty four fishing days this season in the
St. Lawrence River, caught twenty-one hun
twenty were black bass.
Mr. John B. Cough, who sailed for Eu
rope Tuesday, was presented by the people
! Of Boylston, Mass, last Friday night with {
beautiful gold-headed ebony cane. In re
turn he made the Boylston band presen
of sum of money
Gov. Wade Hampton, it is said, woult
rather hunt or fish than make politica
speech, and yet a South Carolina darkey
says of him: '"Fo de Lawd! but every TIM
dat man opens his mouf feels dat | an
turnin whittier an gittin' de kinks outn m.
f ha'r."
President Edward S. Frisbee of Wells Fe
male College at Aurora who was made
ID. d. at the last commencement at Am
/ herst. has never been ordained as a reverent
as yet He can do as Professor Tyler, o
Amherst, did under similar circumstances
who made haste to be ordained
Mr.. A. II. Stephens has strong aversion
: to pork. He once astonished a new waite
t who brought him a plate of sausage cake
by throwing them at him. Baked coon
however is said to be favorite dish wit
Mr. Stephens and while he is in Washing
ton several Virginia negroes keep him SUI
] piled with this delicacy.
= Col. Walter s. Church of Albany, N. Y
E is at last undisputed successor Of the Va
4 Rensselaer, barons A deed filed the othe
L day in the Albany County Clerks offic
= from James Kidd and the estate of Pete
h Cagger as trustee, to Col. Church, mark
i the end, according to the Argus of ant
e rentism in that vicinity, and of all tn
# troubles incident thereto for forty yeal
.s past.
q Mr.. Perkins was Boston widower hay
- ing lost two wives Miss Carlton was
+ spiritualistic medium. She went into
d trance, and the spirits of the two dead wive
is speaking through her, said that dshe an
- Perkins ought to marry Of course Mit
r Carlton was astounded, after coming to he
l. SELF on being told of the communicate
d she had delivered, but she was willing
~ ~ obey. The ceremony was performed til
~ next day.,
9r Earl of Beaconsfeld's grandfather was
very practical man, and having realized
fortune III business he retired to life
10 ease at Brakeman House. Bucks. He wi
w the friend of Walpole, and distinguish
D. company often met at his house. He
n- said to have had the greatest contempt fc