The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-11
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800, 900 on the turf.
Senator Carpenters daughter is one of
Washington's most dashing bellies. r
Prince William of Prussia is to enter
the judicial and administrative service
Gen. Todleben has Just presented three
camels to the Geological Gardens Of Ber-
lin.
Senator Schurz's Indian policy has
been characterized as a prize package
candy scheme.
Mark Twain will speak at the dinner
of the Army of the Tennessee on the 18th.
Grant will be present.
Disfaeli once received several thousand
pounds from London muney-lender,
giving his ambition as security.
'Mr. Bischoff, the Paris banker, has Of
fered to erect and to present to the State
an observatory at Nice at an estimated
cost Of 100000 francs.
Bronson Alcott, familiarly known as a
sage, is about to make tour of the West.
This is quite an undertaking for ain octo-
genarian unless there is money in it.
General Loring, ex-officer Of the ex-
Khedive, has in his ten years Egyptian
service, it is said, aquired a comfort Vie
fortune. His annual salary was $4,000
in gold.
Prof. Max Muller's presidential address
"On Freedom" delivered at the Birming-
ham and Midland Institute, is publish ed
in the November number Of the Contem-
porary Review.
Professor Nordenskjold will not reach
Europe till the end of March, and can
not, therefore, as was hoped, describe his
expedition at the coming meeting of the
British Royal Geographical Society.
Mr.. G. B. Bishop, the fat comedian, so
well known the country over, has passed
examination in medical college in San
Francisco, has received his diploma and
has hung out his shingle as practising
physician.
Bignon, the Partisan restaurateur, has
been gladdened by the promise Of the
Order Vf Holy Stanislas of all the Rus
sias, in return for sumptuous dinner Of
fered to Prince Oldenburg and Prince
Furstenberg.
Mr.. G. Cathcart Taylor, one of the ed
itors of the Times of Philadelphia, was
married in that city yesterday morning
to Mrs. Maggie Covert, sister of Mr..
Francis P. Mclaughlin, the publisher of
that Journal.
The Earl of Aberdeen has distinction
unique among Earls. He is the sole
owner Of railway, the entire cost of
which came out of his own pocket. 1t
is ten miles in length, runs chiefly on his
own property, and cost $275,000.
Mr.. j. @. A. Wards statue Of General
Thomas is now on exhibition in Phila-
delphia and will be sent next Wednesday
to Washington and Immediately placed
in position to be formally unveiled at the
meeting Of the Army Of the Cumber-
land.
Mr.. Jerrold Dixon, the son of Hep
worth Dixon, who has just died sudden
ly, was an amiable young man of literary
proclivities Strangely enough, he was
found dead in his bed holding novel
which bore the title "Taken at the
Flood" ...a.. ..
| President Grevy recently refused to
leave a line in which he stood with other
stockholders to receive his dividends. He
said he wouldn't swindle any man out of
his turn. He would be the kind of a
man for the American barber-shop on
Sunday morning. ....
General Grant, it is reported, thinks of
spending part Of the winter in the South
ern States; he may also visit Cuba and
Mexico. He will arrive in Galena about
November 9Th. and will remain there until
the time of the meeting in Chicago of
the Army of the Tennessee.
Mr.. Gladstone has gained the appro-
baton Of all economical people by re-
Gently travelling on the Continent, not in
the grand seigneur" style, but with Mr..
Cooks convenient coupons. This is wor-
thy of the strong minded economist who
corresponds on postal cards.
Rev. Sir Henry Cunning, Bart, aged
aged eighty-two, has just married Mary,
daughter Of Hon. and Rev. w. H. Spencer,
son Of Francis, first Lord Churchill. The
bride is thirty-seven. Sir Henry buried
his first wife two years ago, after a
welded life Of half century. "a
Sir George Buckley-Mathew an Eng
lishman who had, many years ago, diplo-
matte posts in this country, and who was
from 1867 until the present year British
Minister in Brazil, has just died. His
third wife and widow was Miss Gerard,
daughter of Mr.. J. W. Gerard, of this
city. &, ........
Bishop Peck, of Syracuse, weighs be.
tween three hundred and fifty and four
hundred pounds, and one night recently
his bed crushed under him. The gentle.
man at whose house he was visiting ran
upstairs in great alarm. "What's the
matter, BishopT anxiously inquired the
host "Nothing at ALL" groaned the cler-
gyman, "just tell your wife if I'm not
here in the morning to look for me in the
cellar" .....
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