The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-17
PERSON AL.

Duke Gwin still lives.
Edison is far from dressy.
Whitelaw Reid's got the blues.
Dean Stanley visited the tomb of Wash
ington.
Kaiser Wilhelm still carries his arm in
a sling.
"Wlhelmj" is pronounced as if the final
j were ay
Dean Stanley is going to write book
about America.
Chin Ian Pin is worse writer than old
Father Spinner.
Senator Gordon is on his plantation in
Southern Georgia.
Billy Arlington has quilted burnt cork
and turned lecturer
King Alphonso says James Russell Low
ell is real nice man.
George Brown, of Elgin, Illinois, is off to
Holland to import cattle.
P. S. Gilmore says lie is satisfied with the
results of his European tour.
Judge Thurman is very much better-is
able, indeed to leave the house.
Lord Roseberry says that government
ought to make music cheap and easy.
Mr.. Sidney Lanier is going to give course
of lectures on Shakespeare in Baltimore
John Brougham has lost, by death, his
pet parrot. 1t was bird of infinite jest.
David Davis thinks of taking the stump
in Illinois-if he can find stumps large
enough.
Mr. Francis Murphy has gone to Pitts
burg, where he is about to engage i'll tem-
perance revival
Gen. Joe Johnston is a brilliant talker.
His manners are of the old school, and he
is profound Democrat,
Canon Farrar has had his photograph
taken in full canonicals, with clasped hands,
in the attitude of prayer.
Mr.. Franklin Simmons is about to return
to his Roman studio. carrying with him
many orders for portrait busts.
Sir George Narcs of Arctic celebrity, has
been commissioned on voyage OF scientific
exploration in the South Pacific
Lord Ronald Cover, of England and Mr..
Victor A. w. Drummond, Secretary of the
British Legation at Washington, are in New
York.
Don Carlos is as poor as they make 'em,
| He keeps his own hens, chops his own cut
arounds, and then helps his wife dress the
babies.
Gen Jubal Early, who is at the White
Sulphur Springs, looks like an old Gov
enanter. He speaks precisely and has a
strong memory.
Thomas H. Drew died in Richmond, Va,
Wednesday morning, in his ninety-fonrth
year. He was appointed Deputy Sheriff in
1907 to summon jury in the Aaron Burr
case.
Robert Lvtton, Viceroy of India, is a
genial man, and brilliant and delightful
talker His wife is a stately and graceful
lady, an admirable hostess most sweet and
courteous.
Thomas Carlyse has in his garden desk
for holding huge books To an intruder
upon his privacy he recently said with sui
lenness: go on your way, and may al
prosperity attend you"
Garbaldi will, perhaps be man of com
Portable fortune, after all. He has sold to {
company the privilege Of quarrying granite
on the island of Caprera to pave the streets
of Rome.
Judge Nathan Clifford, although seventy
six years old, took no vacation during the
past summer, and took but one day of res
the Fourth of July-which happened tt
be his golden wedding day.
Governor Bradley, of Nevada, who ha
been renominated by the Democrats, il
graphically described as being seventy-fiv'
= wears, as calling everybody "My son." anC
being called "Old Broadhorns" by every
body.
Earl Beaconsheld is among the sub
scribers to proposed statue of Earl Rus
: sell, and yet he once denounced Russell a
a person with strong ambition and fee
BILE intellect, who aimed to reduce every
thing 10 his own mean level, and to de
grade everything to his own malignan
, standard"
Herr A. Blum, the baritone, who re
turned to Europe a few months ago, ant
was so indiscreet as to visit his native vii
, lage, is now private soldier in the Secont
, Regiment of the Prussian Guards. 1t ap
pears that like thousands of other Prus
slams who are known in the United State
as musicians in one shape or another, h,
r owes his native country three years mill
: tary service.
Mr. Gladstone, in writing about the man
agement of the voice in public speaking
l SAYS that when he has had very length
ened statements to make, he has fused wha
& is called egg-hip--a glass of sherry beatel
up with an egg" What quantity of egg
: flip the eminent orator must have con
t sumed! Il think it excellent" he adds
'but l have much more faith in the eg
than in the alcohol"
Mr. George Bancroft will be kept at New
e port several weeks longer by the injurie
r received in his recent grievous accident
+ Serious as these were, he has not permitte
' them to stop his literary work; he has &C
q complished his usual labors each day dun
n ing his illness 1t is heartily to be hope,
> that an energy so persistent and admirabl
will not interfere with the recovery of tn
I distinguished writer.
Feels Young Again.
- Nv mother wing afflicted q long tim