The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-18
PERSON AL,

kindling wood"
Mr.. Tilden is not riding horseback as
much as he used to.
Alfred Tennyson is the sixteenth poet
laureate of England.
Ex-Governor Jewell is recovering from
his recent severe illness.
Professor H. w. Longfellow was seventy
one years old on Wednesday.
Mr. Edwards Pierrepont will shortly re,
turn to the scene of his late labors, and ac-
company his wife to Paris
Joe Jefferson is shooting on his Louisiana
plantation, and when he misses a shot he
says, This one doesn't count"
Mr.. Alvin Clark, of Cambridge, Mass, is
the happy maker of the chief astronomical
instrument used at the famous Rugby
School.
Mr.. s. w. Porter is town clerk of Spring
field, VT, for the thirty-tirst time, and ably
discharges all his duties, although eighty
five years Old.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Chases picture of lady of
the last century preparing for ride-which
picture is now in the new exhibition-has
just been sold to the Union League Club.
Mr.. Blaine is going to Minneapolis, where
he will attend the exhibition arranged by
the Minnesota Agricultural and Mechanical
Association and will give an address to the
| aSsemblage.
Mr.. William Lloyd Garrison intends, on
the 18th of next October, to celebrate the
anniversary of his requirement of the
printers trade in Newburyport, by taking
case" and setting some type. He is now
seventy-four years old.
Mr. Frank Hatton, the enterprising pro.
prietor of the Burlington Hawkeye, is a
young man, and has the misfortune to look
many years younger than he really is. The
other day he was greeted by the remark,
Young man, when will your father be in?'
which was very discouraging, to say the
least, when the poor gentleman has been in
glory these many years.
Mr. Ganert, who has visited Germany ar
rived in Portland, Me-, on Saturday, with
twenty-five thousand pounds sugar-beel
seed. He proposes to start the enterprise
in the State, and claim the premium which
the State has offered. He brings with him
the model of sugar factory The Governor
and several members of the Council had q
conference with Mr. Ganert ON Saturday.
Mr.. Thurlow Weed has transferred, says
The Hudson Republican, to his grandson
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nominal sum of 81, lot on the northwest
corner of Broadway and Columbia street
also the real estate owned by him as one Of
the firm of Weed, Parsons Il Co.; also his
interest in the printing house of the same
firm. The deed is dated March 9th, 1878.
Mr.. Blaine and Mr. Hewitt are mentioned
as among the most persistent and successful
dinner-givers in Washington. Mr.. Hewitt
is said to have a wondrous cook, and his in
Vitations are never declined willingly
General Butler, too, is an accomplished
host, and Senator Bayard has delightful
and harmonious dinner parties. The list Of
learned Congressional dinner-givers is 6
long one.
Professor Swing said, in his sermon las
Sunday, that woman, like man, should
have the privilege of selecting the pursuits
that will employ her education and taste as
well as her physical forces. A new partici
patton of woman in public affairs may be
expected with the advance in education
Her power does not wait for any coming
suffrage, but it begins with her education
and industry, for then she begins to pene
trate society with truths"
Mr.. Caleb Cushing is reported to have
gained very large fee for his legal services
in recovering from the Spanish Government
the estates Of the late Cuban, Don Joaquin
Garcia de Angarica. He receives third Of
the amount, his share being more than
5000, 900. Another claim has been made by
the heirs and, if Mr.. Gushing succeeds in
establishing it, his proportion of the proper
ty will make him still richer man than he
is at present
Mr. Larkin Turner, aged one hundred
and ten years, died in Meriwether County
Ga, on February 29th When he felt the
approach of death he settled himself firm,
ly in his chair (refusing to lie DOWN and
died sitting erect and without a struggle
During his long life he had but one short
attack of fever, having never taken dose
of medicine until that time, which was
about the time he was one hundred years
of age.