The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-05
Personal.
we live.

Lord Dufferin will stay another year.
Bob Ingersoll bets on Grant for next Pres
ident.
Hon. W. F. Cody buffalo Billy is danger
ously i'll in Nebraska.
Philip Phillips vocalism is enhancing
the ear Of Norwalk, Ct
Mr.. Dorat, of Bristol, Tenn, has a
wooden watch made by himself.
Mr.. Henry Wiegand, the basso, is secured
by Max Strakosch, for next season.
Farjeon will go to England this month
and take along an American wife and baby.
Julian Scott is painting a portrait of
General Hancock for the Army and Navy
Club.
Mr.. Max Strakosch will bring ont next
winter Masses Paul and Virginie," with
Miss Kellogg as "Virginie."
Mr.. NJ T. Kaulko, of the Harvard Law
School, is the translator of the japanese
story in the current Atlantic.
Major Watterson has returned home to
Louisville, happy in the belief that he has
annihilated Abraham Hewitt.
Mr. Stewart L. Woodford advocates the
election of "Congressmen at large" Too
many of them are at large now.
Edward Eggleston suggests that We call
our streets after our great men. Couldn't
possibly be done. Not streets enough.
King Alfonso and Queen Mercedes, of
Spain, did their counting during the two
weeks preceding their marriage, by tele-
phone.
General Grant is said to look exceedingly
well, light-footed, red-cheeked, and bright
eyed. Next summer he promises to return
to this country.
Seth Green has Matched out this season at
Rogers Island, on the Upper Hudson, three
million five hundred thousand Shad, and
let them loose in the Hudson.
Mr. Lariin J. Meade has been directed by
the Lincoln Monument Association to pro-
ceed at once to work on the third piece of
statuary for the monument-the artillery
group.
Mr. Robert n. Douglas, who hast just been
reappointed U. S. Marshal for the District
of North Carolina, is said to resemble his
father, the Little Giant" more and more
as he grows older.
Mr.. VIM Wertenbaker, librarian of the
University of Virginia is eighty years old,
and is said to have held that post for fifty
two years, his commission having been
signed by Thomas Jefferson.
John Tennel, the famous English artist
of the pencil, is self-taught draughtsman
He was precocious with pencil, and is g
perpetual example of the triumph of in
dustry. He is now ifty-eight years old.
Mr. Thomas Balls statue of Charles Sum.
ner is finished and will be put in its place
on the Boylston-street side of the Boston
Public Garden in September. twill prob
ably be dedicated on the 18th of tina
month
Mr.. Whittier lately received from an In
dianapolis club which has taken his name
picture of its members in group, and let
ter, full of admiration The poet has re
piled in the kindliest fashion, inclosing hi
photograph.
Lord Beaconsheld looks much younge
man than he is. His walk is slow, but firm
his demeanor grave, without being gloomy
somewhat higher in Berlin than he is won
to do in London.
DR.. Holland ("Timothy Titcomb") has
new residence on one of the Thousan
Islands in the st. Lawrence River. He in
tends spending his summers there. Dl
Hollands study the room in his city HON
in m'ti, the ton m Of the house, and away from tn
street ST. t.t
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| Dntch for Manhattan island, and made tn
interesting comment that that sum,
) nlaced at compound interest, would hav
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Ex-Governor Seymour has offered y!
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