The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-21
PERSONAL.

Daniel Webster makes brooms in Albion,
Wis.
Sullivan, the composer, has gone to
Rome
Ole Bull was sixty-nine years old few
days ago.
Longfellow is suffering good deal with
influenza.
Or. Hollands parlors are museum of
bric-a-brac.
President Grevy dresses very modestly,
never having worn even the uniform OF the
National Guard.
Senator Rollins, of New Hampshire, has
purchased Fort George Island Florida,
containing almost five thousand acres.
Lord Houghton, it is rumored, will return
to this country next summer accompanied
by large party of distinguished English
men and women.
Mr. H. St. P. Tudor is an Engiishman
who proposes to ride in saddle from Phila-
delphia to South America. He is now on
his way to Washington.
Mr.. Elihu Vedder is very busy in Rome
painting his wierd and powerful pictures.
His painting of the three witch-like sisters,
of Mr.. Shillaber, in California.
Senior Emilio CASTELAR, has accepted the
invitation of the Curators of the Taylor
Institution to give course of lectures on
Spanish literature before the University of
Oxford during the next summer term.
James Austin died suddenly at Medome.
lev, near Consett England, recently, just
after dismounting from a bicycle. Death
was believed to have resulted from failure
of the hearts action. produced by over ex-
ertlon.
MR.. A. Rose, of Highland Prairie, Wis,
weighs 242 pounds; 80 does his wife; their
twenty-year old son weighs 2l1, and their
daughter, three years younger, requires
a supporting knee of the capacity of l8I
pounds.
Mr. Denis Towne of Ware, Mass, is now
arranging plans for an immense bonfire on
the next Fourth of July night on the high
est mountain peak in Ware, where he in
tends to burn hogshead or two of kero-
sene oil.
Hon. Henry Watterson is person of in
teresting appearance, with light hair, lux
| uriant light mustache fair complexion. pc
culiar, restless eyes deep set under very
prominent forehead, quick, nervous move
lnents of the boay, and withal winsome
manner.
Mr.. Froude is a constant visitor upon Mr..
| Carlyle, and to him, it is reported, were in
| trusted some materials for a Carlyle biogra-
ply. 1t is not finally determined, how.
ever, that he shall do the work, and it is
supposed that it may be undertaken by
Carlyle's niece, Miss Aiken.
Ira Cook was to have been married in
Northampton, Mass. at the age of sixty
six. He started for the town clerks office
to get license, and doubtless was excited
and nervous, for he fell while climbing
over fence, caught one foot between the
pickets and hung head downward until he
was dead.
Mr.. H. w. Longfel1ow is suffering Sc
verely from influenza and neuralgia-so
severely that he could not attend the re-
cent meeting of the Papyrus Club, of Bos-
| ton, the meeting to which were invited
divers of the most distinguished female
writer's. of the country. The dinner was
very successful. President John Boyle
O'Rielly sat at the head of the table, with
Miss Louisa M. Alcott on his right, and at
his left Mrs. Frances H. Burnett.
Mr.. Sothern, it is rumored, does not en-.
Joy his enforced vacation, and has been de.
claring that he would play this spring in
spite of his doctors-that he would sooner
die than lead his present idle life. Mr..
Charles Wyndham is equally averse to rest
After obeying his doctors as long as he
possibly could, he recently surprised his
company in the provinces by suddenly ap
pearing one evening upon the stage and 60
ing on with his accustomed part, to the ex
clusion of the actor who had been cast
for it.