The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-24

Joe jefferson is grandfather.
Henry Clay Dean is writing against the
jury system.
Emanuel Aller, of Bushnell, ILL.,, has
fallen heir to large estate in Germany.
Dom Pedro goes to the French Exposi-
ton, reaching Paris about the first OF July
Thomas ]. Clay, a grandson OF Henry
Clay, is soldier in the regular army III
Texas.
General Todeben was the son Of a shoe
maker before the god Of wars made hlm
son-of-a-gun.
Gen. Joseph E, Johnston made political
speech on the last court day in Caroline
County, Va.
Ex-Governor Seymour and Senator Conk-
| ling are to make addresses at the Madison
University commencement next month.
John Bright in his recent speech at Man
chester, reproached Lord Beaconstield with
mot having a single drop of English blood
in his veins"
Mr.. Jenny, of New Bedford, Mass :. used
such harsh language to his mother-in-law,
aged seventy years, that the poor old crea-
tlre fell dead from fright.
DIR. Dio Lewis has organized a number of
of doors A nightmare from overeating is
much less horrible in the open air.
Bishop Whittle, Episcopalian, of Vir-
ginia is out with vigorous condemnation
of round dancing, which he says is an
abominatiou that he is ashamed to partlcu,
larly describe.
}, Governor Mcclellan spends the summer
at his Orange and not at his Trenton resi-
dence. One of the finest landscapes in this
country spreads out before his door il
Orange County.
Jefferson Davis has been acting as umpire
for two Mississippi men who disagreed IL
l politics and applied abusive epithets tt
+ each other. He decided that both ought t.
apologize, and they did so.
:, Mr. Frederick Law Oimsted has beer
called upon to consult with the Connection
9 authorities in regard to the grounds of tn
new State-h house at Hartford Ives statu
of Roger Sherman has arrived from Rome
and will shortly be placed over the eas
entrance.
Ex-Governor Packard is mentioned by
writer in the Philadelphia Times as with
e out occupation and poor in purse. Thes
a are not his worst misfortunes. During tn
= past three months he has lost two OF hi
y children by death, and now the intelligenC
l. comes that his mother is dead.
s Mr.. Edison says that he has set two of hi
a most skillful assistants at work testing hi
o. ideas in regard to an apparatus for the dea
: The many letters he has received on tn
l. subject of such an apparatus convince hl1
e that the demand for it will be enormou
&c He feels sure that he can produce pract
y cal one within six months
Mr.. Okubo, the japanese Minister of I'll
Interior, who has just been assassinate'
= was statesman Of great ability and e.
n perience. He was appointed President
d the Commission in charge of the represents
: ton of Japan at the Philadelphia EXhib
y ton, but though he superintended the co
le lection of the japanese exhibits, he WI
n unable to come to this country.
i NJ Faure the great baritone, has been f'
i long time an intelligent collector of pi
~ lures, and possessed a large number whie
T. he has Just sold. Among them were thi
ir teen Corots, some of them very beautiful
h Of these thirteen, three were portraits, OF
w of them being the striking likeness Of MN
" Nilsson, painted in a Bohemian costum
id with a mandolin upon her lap. The pric
u were not remarkable. Corots 'ltalienne
), went for 5000 francs and Diaz's "Braco
IL nier'' brought 14,60O francs.