The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-04
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PERSON Al.

Thomas Hughes it Is reported, is about to
visit this country again.
Lord Rosebery has become a candidate
for the Lord Rectorship of Aberdeen Uni
versity.
Farjeon, the novelist and son-in-law of
Joe Jefferson, has u brother, type-setter,
in San Francisco.
Baron Hubret dc Seze, grandson of the
advocate who defended Louis XVI on his
trial, has just died in Paris.
The Emperor of Japan is again childless,
his son, Takano Miya born less than two
years ago, having died Oh the 26.h of July
last
Mr. Henry NJ. Stanley is about to give in
various parts Of Great Britain series OF
one hundred lectures on his recent discov-
cries.
DR.. Thorpe, of the Yorkshire College of
Science, England, accompanied by two
friends, is making scientific observations
across the American continent
William Ralph Emerson, nephew of
lecture field. The title of his lecture is to
be, in Hundred Years, What?
George Lewis, London lawyer, has such
an extensive business that his staff Of Clerks
aud employees number two hundred and
fifty, and his receipts are 100000 year.
Rev. r. Laird Collier writes from Lei
cester, England resigning his pastorae OF
the Second Unitarian Church, Boston, on
the ground of i'll health and the need OF alb
| SOlule rest
Christopher Mann, of independence, Mo-
has Just celebrated his one hundred anc
fifth birthday He has son only eigh
years DID, and is the father OF twenty-eigh
children.
Captain Britten, of the Clarence Bicycle
Club, rode from London to Bath and back
two hundred and twelve miles, in twenty
three hours and tifty-tive minutes, including
halts for refreshment
Mr. Archibald Forbes, the brilliant wa
correspondent of the London News, is nov
in London preparing for his lecturing cam
paign in this country which will begin, it il
said, early in December.
Prof. Tyndall contradics the statemen
of the London Times that he once Sugges &c
that the earth must have received the germ
of life from some other planet. He says h
never entertained such an opinion.
Joe Emmett, the actor, takes about th
country the donkey that acts with him il
Fritz" In Springfield the stubborn beast
unwilling to be led, was being roughl.
dragged to the depot behind the wagon hav
ing the rest of the goods when Emmet hap
pened to see the performance, and raised
tremendous row.
General Buffers costume as working
man when he makes a speech excites th
admiration of the Hartford Times He ap
pears in plain evening costume-dres
coat, white necktie, white silk stocking
and low dancing-shoes- like any othe
workingman, to say nothing of his brillian
diamond ring, and faultless buttonhol
bouquet
Seth Green's experiment of stocking LAX
Ontario with shad has resulted in the hatcl
ing of millions of them; but, although the
? were first put there seven years ago, the
do not grow to be above eight inches Ions
, and are not fit for food. They furnish eA
cellent feeding for pickerel and bass, an
: fishermen complain that these fish will nc
= take bait as formerly, so stuffed are the
with young shad.
Daniel S. Webber, formerly of Bosto1
i spent many years at sea, visiting all par
4 of the globe, fought on the Union side i
the late war, was captured, escaped, ma
ried in Philadelphia, rejoined the army
= and at the close OF the war went to Wiscoi
e sim He lately tramped from the West, t
y find that $3.50 deposited in a Boston saving
bank by his father many years ago ha
> grown to 81 ,693. He has now bought farl
i and settled down