The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-11
PERSONAL.
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Ex-Governor fenton, OF new 1olR, Will
winter in Paris.
Gov Drew, of Florida, took the premium
as the handsomest man at the late fair in
Quincy.
Mr.. Woodbury. Blair, son of Montgomery
Blair, is to be married to the widow of the
late General Foster.
Mr.. Erastus Corning is said to possess the
most valuable collection of orchids i'll the
country; it is worth $4,000
Edward s. Stokes has gone to Nevada to
live. There his little affair wi h Jim Fisk
will be understood and appreciated.
Mr.. John Weiss is lying dangerously i'll
in Boston. 1t is feared that he can not re-
cover. His library has been announced for
sale.
J. F. Grant, senior editor of the Jackson
vile (Miss.) Republican, and late State
Treasurer, died lately, aged near seventy
years-the oldest editor, probably, in the
South.
President Hayes has been presented with
two small pears by Genesee farmer. They
were picked from a tree in the open air OH
the 1st of December, and were untouched
by frost.
Mr.. Frederick Leighton is now Sir Fred
erick Leighton, the Queen having knighled
him when she gave him the gold medal and
chain of the Office of President of the Royal
Academy.
Mr.. Holman Hunt, the artist, has been
dangerously ill of typhoid fever at his
home in Kensington, England. At last ac-
counts there was a slight improvement in
his condition.
Alexander H. Stephens has sent his fa-
vorite inksta9d and pen, with an autograph
let er, to the Sisters of the Sacred Heart at
Augusta, Ga. They will be disposed of at
a fair to be held there.
Mcdonald, the sculptor, is anxious to
have monument erected at West Point to
the late Gen. Custer. He is now in Wash
ington trying to induce Congress to vote
the necessary material.
Joseph Milman of Boston has been com
missioned to make for divers friends of
Lord Duffern a duplicate of his statue OF
that statesman now in Montreal. The du-
plicate is to be placed in Hyde Park, Lon
don.
Frederick Leighton, the newly-elected
President of the Royal Academy, is the
lion of the day in London. His latest in
vitation is from the Arts Club, to be pres
a few days.
John Bright has written letter to a
Scotch clergyman, in which he says that if
all the Scotch clergy were to Danish whisky
from their homes and the consumption of
it from their social habits they would do
much to withdraw leading source of
the poverty.
Samuel Claywell aged seventy-six
dropped dead in his house in Dansville on
Monday last of heart disease. His son,
lifty-four years of age. who was chopping
in the woods mile or two away, was noti-
fled, and started for home, but had gone
scarce quarter of the way when he too fell
dead
NJ. Gerome has in hand besides his pic
ture of the burning of Shelley's body Of
which he has made an oil sketch, a picture
of three conspirators engaged in close and
animated discussion, in the days of the
First Napoleon's reign, and sculptured
Anacreon carrying an infant Love and an
infant Bacchus.
James Clarke, once townsman of Robert
Burns, died last month in Maine. His
mathematical talent was remarkable, and
he kept up an extensive correspondence
with noted mathematicians all through his
life. For long series of years he has filed
a corner of the mathematical department of
the old Farmers Almanac, under the name
of Mechanic"
Mr.. Louis A. Cooley died the quietest and
pleasantest of deaths. Sitting in his ac-
customed room reading, after tea, he leaned
back in his chair, and without shadow of
mental or physical pain crossing his face,
left the world. He is said to have been an
exceedingly kind and charitable man, and
always Just and generous to those en-
ployed by him. 1t is recorded that to one
of these who had served hinrlong and faith
fully, he gave, few years ago, check for
$4,000.
Major General Edward Trevor, who was
one OF the few remaining survivors Of the
battle of Waterloo, died few days ago in
England in his eighty eighth year. He en-
tered the service in June, 1910, became lieu
tenant in 1918, captain in 1882, major in
1916, Lieutenant colonel in 1854, colonel in
1858, and major general in 1861. Heserved
through the campaign of 1914 in Holland,
and in that of 1915 in Flanders and France.
He was actively engaged at the battle of
Waterloo and the capture of Cambray and
Paris.