The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-16
PERSON AL.

Gathorne Hardy taEsk his new title OF
Lord Cranbrook FROM name of the town
near which he lives
Rev. Robert Collyer has become Chaplain
of the First illinois Regiment in the place
OF Prof. Swing resigned
Caleb Cushing is the only survivor of the
large company raised in Newburyport,
Mass, for the Mexican war.
RusIin is able to walk out. Well, we
haven't the art to quarrel with you, John,
for getting ON your feet again.
Bishop Elliott of Texas, is trying to
effect repeal Of the law under which bull
| fighting is licensed in that State.
| Dom Pedro has given to Mr.. James R
Partridge, lately Minister to Brazil, the
Grand Cross and Order Of the Rose.
Rev. Edward +. Hale says the voice OF
the American woman is sharp and shrill,
like ''war-cry," Mr.. Hale is married.
DR.. Putnam was forty y-eight years minis
ter at RoXbury, Mass, and during that time
he wrote sixteen hundred and ten sermons.
nowned "Marseillaise Hymn" is buried at
| ChoiSy le Roi, where a statue Is to be erect
ed to his memory.
Mr.. James B. Hosmer the oldest person
in Hartford, is to be the donor of the pro,
posed new building for the Hartford Theo-
logical Seminary.
Mr.. Shiskin, the Russian Minister, has
furnished a topic for gossip in Washington
by proposing to change his official head
quarters to New York.
| Governor Wade Hampton and Senator
Voorhees, are expected to attend the annual
reunion of Hoods Texas Brigade, at Hous-
ton, on the 10th Of July.
| General Fitzhugh Lee will be the orator
at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, on
| the 23d inst, when the Confederate Me
mortal services will be held
Bayard Taylor is even now eagerly de-
vouring rare old Teutonic tones and MSS.
Nor winds, nor waves, nor weather appear
to have weakened his appetite
Minister Taylor is very pleasantly men,
toned by the Echo, of London, as poet,
| traveller, lecturer, journalist, novelist and
diplomatist, a distinguished man of letters.
Gen Trepoff, the Russian official whom
| Mile. Vera SassulitCh shot at, has been re-
moved from the functions of Project of St.
Petersburg and of the police Of the capital
Mr.. Cassius M. Clay has been requested
by the citizens of ST. Louis to lecture tC
them on 1.-The Commercial Destiny of the
| Western Hemisphere" and will do SO on
May 23d.
Mr. Moody praised the other day fine
farm near New Haven, and a gentleman
named Trowbridge offered to buy it fol
him, if he would live there. The evangelist
did not accept the offer
Mark Twain told a newspaper reporter
that he was going abroad in order to find q
quiet place to write, where he would not be
disturbed once a day. 1t is singular that it
never occurred to him to remain at home
and secure desk in store that doesn't ad
vertise.
Thomas Carlysle, in letter lately pub
lished for the first time and written tC
Thomas Arid, thus refers to his French
Revolutions" ''The unspeakable Book is
fairly to press, thank Heaven. In six weeks
more my share of business with it will be
over forever and day. 1t will be worth
little to most men, to all men; except to me
the incalculable worth of troubling ME nc
more"
Mr.. Holman Hunt has recently brought
to England the large and important picture
upon which he has been at work for long
time in Jerusalem. The subject Of the work
is "rhe flight into Egypt" and it is said
that Its treatment comprises Il novel anG
striking idea" Mr.. Hunt will return tc
Jerusalem in two months, and before that
time expires expects to complete this
picture.
Professor Longfcllow gets this sober sort
of appreciation for his new book from The
Athennum: "He has 'ta'en his wages Of
applause, and is not likely to startle the
public by new achievement, or change
greatly the estimate that has been formed
of his merits. In common with the literary
world of England and America We turn tc
the new Gates he provides, find in them a
familiar and not unpleasant flavor, and
breakfast with what appetite we have"
NJ BardouX, the French Minister of Pub
lie Instruction, has just given a large soiree
at which one very pretty and picturesque
entertainment was offered to his guests
There were several dances of the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries, exquisitely per
formed by professional dancers, dressed il
Watteau costumes. The first was the Sara
bande, to an air of Lulli's, of 1875; then 6
Minuet, to tune of Berin's, l7l8, the Ga
Vote music Of Lulli, 1859; the PasSepied
to an air Of Destouches, 1866, and the Por
lane, Aubcrt, 1925.