The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

Personal and Literary.


Scotch author. died at Edinburgh on
the 18th.
of Victor lIugo's " History Of
Crime 10000 copies We're sold IN
France in three weeks. A Spanish
translation, with preface by Signor
CASTELAR,, will soon appear.
Senator McCreery is said to be ex-
ceedingly well read in classic poetry and
fiction Of the last 80 years, and makes
speeches about orange groves, helmcted
knights and other romantic objects.
Mark Twain introduced William ID.
Howells at the latter's lecture in Hart
ford with the remark that ii was un-
necessary to speak of his literary repu-
tation; he was merely there 70 back up
the moral character OF MIR. llowells.
1t is said that Mr.. Charles Nordhofl
received from the New York Herald q
salary Of $4,000 a year; and writer
in the Denver Ne,cs adds to this state
ment that he used To hold copy" for
Mr.. Nordhoff "when the indianapolis
Sentinel only paid him Sl2 week, and
he grumbled at that"
Nearly all the distinguished Cali
fornians Of the day are said 10 be self
educated men, guiltless of college train
ing. Senator Sargent Is one example,
Gov. Irwin another, Mayor Bryant, Of
San Francisco, another. Messrs. Flood,
Mackey. Fair, Jones and Sharon may
be added TO the list.
The late Charles r. Briggs, in an
article on Poe, recently printed in the
Independent, said HE loved no one
though the objects of his hatred were
many. His biographer might have Civ
en- some startling evidences Of the con
tempt which the poet entertained FOL
persons who trustingly believed the,
were beloved BY him.
MIR. Ralph Waldo Emerson ad
dressed, 20 years ago, a literary society
during commencement at Middlebury
VT, and when he ended, the Presidsn
called upon clergyman to conclud
the service with prayer. Then arose
Massachusetts minister, who stepped IN
to the pulpit MIR. Emerson had just LEI
and uttered remarkable prayer, Q
which this was one sentence: " w
beseech Thee, q Lord, TO deliver US fror
ever hearing any more such transcend
entail nonsense as we have just listene
to from this sacred desk After tn
benediction, Mr.. Emerson asked hi
next neighbor the name of the oiiiciatin
clergyman, and when falteringly al
swered. with gentle simplicity remark
ed, q lie seems a very conscientious
plain-spoken man." and went on b
peaceful way.
Miss Mary Anderson's success
New York City seems To have been full
as great as in the West and South. Th
New York Tribune says Of her: Nil
Anderson is an extraordinary girl, an
the purpose to honor her young amb
ton and To eyince thoughtful gratituc
for the good that she IL TO the stage an
to the public is natural, suitable an
gracious. Miss Anders IN is so great
refreshment to the theater that II ms
be said that she comes upon this tire
period like strain Of rich music in u
middle Of the night. II is a long tin
since the stage has made such an acqu
sition. She may not be able to act IN
part well, or that part completely, or U
other part AZ all; but she is an actre
by nature. In almost all human bein,
there is desire for dramatic EXPIRE
sion: il is an instinct Of the gcner
heart; in this girl the faculty is unit
with the desire, and both are invcst
with adequate organs and physic
beauty. Miss Anderson Is an int
prefer