The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-01
Personal.

Eyarts gives the best dinners in Washing
ton.
Gambetta is not now go popular as he
was.
Bret Harte's lecture pleased the Lon
doners.
Gladstone is good pianist and a power
full singer.
Gen. Butler is to crate in Boston on st.
Patrick's Day.
Beaconstield never forgets an affront, but
lie is patient.
Tennyson loves English farm life in its
most practical way.
Mr. Herbert Spencer is spending the win
ter in the South of France.
General Philip H. Sheridan is described
as having become extremely stout.
Gen. Sherman will start on a trip to the
Pacific coast about the lst of April
Senior CASTELAR, will lecture thrice at Ox-
ford in June on Spanish Literature in the
Nineteenth Century"
Mr. A. D. Mosbv, father of Col. John s.
Mosby, died in Bedford County, Va, on
Wednesday, February 10th.
Senator Bayard has been elected an hon
orary member of Washington Steam Fire
Engine Company No. OF Galveston. Tex.
Bismarck has announced his intention of
visiting England, but he will accept no Off
cial hospitalItes, and will pay hisown bills
Henry f Wallace, for many years editor
of the Legal lnteligencer, of Philadelphia,
died i'll that city Sunday in his sixty fifth
year.
Marshal MocNIahon will probably visit
Ireland during the coming summer, in or
der that he may see the country of his all
cestors. His visit will be private.
John G. SAKE, the poet. is confined to his
room in Brooklyn, suffering from chronic
melancholia, superindnced by illness in his
own case and among members of his
family.
Mr.. Bret Harte has been elected an hon
orary member of the Reform Club in Lon.
don. Our other literary consul, Mr.. En-
gene Schuyler, is writing new book of i'm
portance.
Senator McCreary's ideal of perfect bliss
is journahstically described us this To sit
under tree in his Kentucky home on a
summers afternoon and watch little ne
groes play marbles.
Bishop Foley's last words we're to Vicar
General McMullen: Il appoint you admin.
istrator. | have tried t. d. my duty. ]
bow to the will Of God" He bequentls his
scanty personal property to his successor
Mr.. Richard NJ. McSherry, of Baltimore
has received from King Humbert the Order
of the ROYAL Grown of Italy. in recognition
IF his eminent legal services in breaking up
the Italian pa rome system in that city.
e
dressed tliNs by youth Of IIiirois: "Es-
teemed Sir-Would you be so kind as IT,
send me your autograph and tie Princess
Lorne and | would like tile signature of
her mother If could get it. Respectfully"
Prince Henry of tile Netherlands. after
ALL left no will, so nearly all of his $io,-
100000 estate will gn to his brother. the
King. and his sister, the Grand Duchess If
Sake e-Weimar-Eisehach. His widow getSan
annual allowance of Ill, 600 thalers and ns a
residence the chateau of Weissenstein, near
Treves.
Mr.. Emerson is quoted as saying once of
Bronson Alcott: 81 could spare any of NV
friends sooner than Alc,tt; he alwavs
brings me new fire from the en,pyrean. and
feeds me with holy love- He has, too. a
strange faculty of discovering the best hooks
i1 ipTaF!, no Watter Ill what language
they are written, or whether he knows the
language or not"
MIR. Edison. it is asserted, occasionally at
tends all operate performance, and on re-
turning to his country house repeats upon
the piano, with much ex,ression, the airs
he has heard. Another diversion OF his is
running ABOUT the house with his children
like squirrel" SAYS his amiube " ife.
That lady also saws that las soon MS he gets
the clecric light finished, and one other in
vention off his hands, he will go to Europe
with us and stay two years.