The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-14
PERSONAL.

Gladstone's daughter is student at Gar
ton College, Cambridge
Lord Beaconsfield, according TO Mr.. Car
lyle, is mot worth his weight in cold ba-
con-"
Charles Warren Stoddard has sent from
Venice Italy, an original poem to the Jour
nal of the Fair.
Fred. May the young man who used a
whip upon James Gordon Bennett, is soon
to appear before the footlights.
Col. Burbank, of the New Orleans Plea
yune is writing a book called Jack and
II; or, Thirty-hve Nights with the Yellow
Fever"
Gen. Nepokoitsenitsky will be made Rus
sian Minister of War, And what" says
the Kingston Freeman, sis the use OF living
any longer?"
Robert II. Coleman, the millionaire mem
ber of the Class of II at Trinity, has pre-
s6nted the College with large and hand
some organ.
liable List is at Rome, hard at work on
the score of a new oratori0, st Stanis-
laus," the libretto of which is by Baron
Won Dinglestudt.
| Gov Geo. w. Smith, who was one of the
pioneer settlers of Kansas, and who figured
in the ante war excitement, died at Law
renee few days ago.
Anton Rubinstein is writing new opera,
Ivan Kalachnikotf, to Russian libretto.
He has also written a new piano concert
piece for Mime. Esspotf.
Mr.. Lavard, British Ambassador at Con-
stantinople, will shortly visit England to
confer with the Government on many I'M
portant points of the Eastern question.
General Johnston takes his name from
Major Joseph Eggleston, who fought
through the Revolutionary War and repre-
sened Virginia district in the First Con-
stitutional Congress.
Gambetta having viewed with surprise
the great perfection attained by rifle shoot
ing societies in Switzerland, is seeking to
form number in France, and urges thor
ough rifle practice upon the army.
Sir Capel Fitzgerald, Bart, was a few
days ago tried at The Old Bailey, London,
on charge of stealing jewelry belonging to
a married woman named Stevens, who IS
living apart from her husband He was
acquitted by the jury.
Congressman Bland is critically ILL., Gov.
Rice has dangerous inflammation of the
eyes. Senator Thurman is getting well.
JCUCISOl DdN is anu Ills WIG are DOLll III ldll-
ing health. Edison has recovered. Senator
Sargent has malarial fever.
Col Conan, of the Rural World, asked by
a young man what sort OF a wife he had
better get to go with him TO the frontier,
and hew out for themselves a farm and for
tune, advises him to find the one photo
Igraphed in Proverbs XXI, 10, 81.
Charles e. Hurd the literary editor Of
the Boston Transcript, employs his leisure
hours in transla,ing poems from the Scan
dinavian dialect. He is one of the very
few scandinavian lingulsts in this country,
and contributes his transations to our best
magazines.
William Ingram M. P, the son and sue
cessor of Herbert Ingram, who founded the
illustrated London News, has paid twelve
hundred guineas for charming painting
by Millas, fac-simile of which has been
executed by Leighton Brothers to form the
colored Christmas supplement to his jour
nal.
NJ. Gustave Dore is reported to be con.
templating a visit to this country, in order,
says London journal, Ito inspect some OF
its wonders-such as the Mammouth Cave
of Kentucky, the Rocky Mountains. the
Yosemite Valley and Niagara " So far as
the Rocky Mountains and the Yosemite
Valley are concerned, some friend might
suggest to NJ. Dore that Mr.. Bierstadt has
already stolen his thunder.
The Sultan is showing signs of an earnest
nsss and decision hitherto supposed to be
entirely foreign to his nature. He is will
ing to listen to unpleasant truths; and, il
order to inform himself concerning the true
, condition of affairs, has ordered a numbe
, of reports to be sent directly to himself in
stead of to his ministers who have alway
: taken care TO let him know just as much ol
as little as agreed with their own priyat,
interests.
Silas G. Pratt, the Chicago pianist, SOM
time ago wrote grand symphony witt
/ three parts. Now grand symphony ha
G four parts and this fundamental principl
of composition the composer seems to hav
forgotten. The grave mistake was discov
r cred by several well-known Chicago mu
q scans, and was the occasion of some mer
riment. But, says one of them, Mr.. -
: For Heavens sake, don't tell Pratt for h.
| may write the fourth partp'
Y The Emperor William has been recon
. mended by his physicians to spend tn
winter in Italy, but resisJs the advice, seem
1 ing determined to go back to Berlin. Th
e Emperor's sIu udy in the palace at Berlin i
o. full OF historical portraits and valuable rel
? les. Many of these are remembrances O
4 his mother, Louisa of Prussia, to who's
q memory he clings with the greatest affec
! ton 1t is on a small table in this librar
that the Enlperor's luncheon is served. II
eats while walking up and down.
o The King of Denmark the Queen, an
y their daughter, the Princes Thyra, all nal
y rowly escaped instant death a week or tw
e ago A careless gate-keeper on a railroa
a. permitted the royal carriage to cross tn
=, track at the moment an express train wa
IL advancing, and the locomotive struck tn
It rear wheels of the carriage. The Quee
% was terribly frightened, but fortunately II
y serious harm was done. and the gate keepe
Is was pardoned at the intercession of tn
,e King, piece Of clemency which was mor
o. generous than prudent.
Y. MISt RABLENESS.
G The most wonderful and marvellous success,
> cases where persons are sick or pining away from
s. condition OF miserableness, that no one know
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