The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-07
PERSONAL.

MT. William W inter is preparing ar
| acting edition OF "Hamlet,' as played by
| Mr.. Booth.
Mr.. Joaquin Miller Is said to be writ.
| ing a new play in which the most start.
| Ing characters are a number OF canu.
balls.
Mr.. Tennyson has several new poems
almost ready to be put into print. One
| of them Is like the Northern Farmer"
| in style.
Daniel McConnvile, of Michigan, is
| the only man In the world who mas had
| seven saw-logs roll over him and lived
to tell IL.
Mr.. James Steele Mackaye is giving
lectures before the Boston School OF
Oratory on "The Philosophy OF Ex.
pressiOn."
Jefferson Davis has been invited to
denver an address during commence
inent week, next June, at the Texas
State University.
The Crown Prince of Austria, after
his tour through Scotland. viii visit
ireland ana the principal manufacturing
districts in England.
Hon. CHARLES Il. Buckalew has Demo.
cratic friends in Pennsylvania who wish
aim TO De made the party candidate for
Judge OF the Supreme Court of the
State.
Lieut.. Flipper, the only colored grad.
uate OF West Point, is to be appointed
military instructor of the colored hrancb
OF the Agricultural and Military College
OF Texas.
Rev. j. W. Primrose, OF Warren
county, N. c., has an old straight-back
mahogany chair, once the property ol
the great English poet, Samuel Cole
ridge. The cnaIr is valuable as a relic,
but decidedly uncomfortable.
Nicholas SlrOhl, a German, OF Laneas.
Ter, Pa, has haa three wives and sol
children, 27 of whom are living, and 19l
are married. One son has II children |
The family, children aud grandchildren,
numbers more than 200 persons.
Gambetta's recent visit to Rome WAS
10 see if there were any hopes of detach- |
ing Italy from her close relationship
with Germany. He was cordially re.
ceiyed, but for all business purposes
found him self in the land of Macchia.
velli.
George P. Gordon, the inventor OF the
Gordon press, whose death at Norfolk
has been announced, was born in Sa.
lem, New dhmpsnire, IN 1SlU. His ia
nous press was patented in 1851. His
remains were sent to Brooklyn, New
York, for interment. He leaves a large
estate.
Lebbeus Quincy, aged seventy-four,
and Melvin Reed, aged seventy-one, were
participants in ploughing match at
South Arlington, Mass, on the goth OF
December. The horses used We're re-
spectlyely tweuty.four and twenty-six
years OF age, and the plough made forty
years ago.
Major J. A. Byrne, OF Wilmington. N.
e., accdentiy shot himself, it is thought
fatally, while cunning last Monday. He
was on General EWelfs staff and lost
leg at the second battle OF Manassas,
also on General Lawton's staff, and al
one time Q QlartermaBter General OF the
Confederate army.
MIR. Henry NJ. Stanley, since his re.
turn from Africa, has boen described as
man slightly bent under a burden OF
memories Of levers and cramps; with
boyisn lace, crowned with shock OF
IrOn-2ray hair, in curious contrast OF
effect with the black muslache; with
high cheek bones, tanned skin, ana
the hands Of Dackwoodsman, rough
eued by cutting way through forest
aud jungle, and carrying an elephant
r,te firing u tWo-ounce ball.