The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-23
PERSONAL.

Gov. Drew, of Florida, is said to be
worth half million dollars.
Mr.. Elihu Washburne is, with his
family spending the summer at st. Al
bans, VT.
Henry Varley, the evangelist, has re-
turned to England after two years labor
in Australia.
The new Egyptian Khedive is twenty
years old, has only one wife, and lives in
European fashion.
Ex-senator Merrimon is spoken of as
the Democratic candidate for Governor
of North Carolina.
DIR. Cumming, who has Just been COM
PEELED to give up all mental work, and
who is very poor, is seventy-two years
old.
President Hayes is specially attentive
to bridal parties that call at the White
House, and usually presents each bride
with rose.
Speaker Randall is described by the
st. Louis Republican as a very emphatic
presiding officer, and it adds that the
desk has several times been smashed in
by the pounding it received.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the
Bishop Of London have recommended to
their clergy to use the "prayer for fair
weather" i'll their churches. 1t has late
ly been very rainy in England.
Sir Edward Thornton made a speech
at dinner the other evening, and the
band at its conclusion, instead of play
ing as usual "God Save the Queen"
struck up "For he is an Englishman."
M. Hippolyte Ferry, cousin to NJ. Jules
Ferry, has just become Carthusian, at
the age of seventy three, after a vain at
tempt to change his name, in order to
disclaim connection with his anti-Catho-
lie relative.
Mr.. r. A. Cross, the English Secretary
of State for the home department, ex-
horts his countrymen to "hunt disease
into corner and stamp out that which
causes it, thus restoring to every citizen
his actual birthright-pure light, pure
air and pure water"
Mr.. Sinclair, of Muscatine, Iowa,
awoke in the night and saw the form of
person at the window. Thinking he
had caught burglar, he drew revolver
from under his pillow, took careful aim,
fired, and hit his wife, who was at the
window opening the shutters.
Mr.. Henry Smart, the composer and
organist, has just died in England at the
age of sixty-seven. He belonged to
family of famous musicians, but was
nevertheless in his youth articled to a So
licitor. He subsequently decided to
leave law for music, and has been one
of the most distinguished of British mu-
sicians.
Mr.. Moody is described as looking
bronzed and strong from his outdoor va
cation work on his farm at Northfield.
He is especially fond of raising poultry,
and is said to be studying illustrations
for sermons from the fowls. His dining
room is so constructed as to be available
for areligious meeting once week, and
he teaches Bible class of young men.
He also breaches occasionally in small
churches in the neighboring country.
Count Eugene Kinsky, of the old Cze-
chian nobility, is noted in Austria as an
athlete and runner A friend of his in
Pesth was the other day singing the
praises of the "Orloff' trotters which
lately did such excellent work in the
trotting races in Vienna. The Count
made large bet that he would beat this
pair on foot at short-distance race, viz,
half length of the Pesth Rondeau, some
two hundred yards. The race came off
promptly, the Count getting well away
at starting and coming in some fifteen
feet before the horses, much to the dis
gust Of their owners.