The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-14
PERSONAL.

day.
Bishop Stevens Of Pennsylvania is con-
yaleseing. .-.nI -af.ef .sf.3o
Mr.. Fernando Weed will remain in
Europe until the LIST of November.
Bishop Stevens, of Pennsylvania, is SO
much better that he is now able to walk
about his room. .-~......
Judge Pope has died at Prince Edward
Island. He was the only brother Of the
Minister of Marine and Fisheries. .
Hon. Judah P. Benjamin, of London,
made Editor Hyams, of the Farnersville
Na) Gazette, a present in the shape of
a check for $500.
Hon. Robert G. Winthrop has retired
from the position of President of the
Boston Provident Association, after a
service of twenty-five years. Ns
Professor Gray, it is announced, has
been recognized as the original inventor
of the telephone, and is to receive twenty
per cent. of the profits from the rental OF
the machines in America. g- aa'o
Prof. Christlieb of Bonn University,
Germany, has been invited to deliver the
Yale lectures on Preaching" next year.
Prof. Christlieb is celebrated in his native
land as theological scholar.
Mr.. Thomas Bayley Potter, NJ. p, is to
be entertained by the Merchants Club Of
Boston at the Parker House. The polit-
ical, Judicial and literary celebrities of
the region are invited to meet him. --'s
Senator Blaine and General Ewing are
relatives and good friends, in spite of
political differences. Mr.. Blaine has
been making speeches in opposition to
the General and taking tea with him in
chance interval.
Colonel T. w. Higginson is said 10 be
actively engaging in Massachusetts, poll
tics this year. He is on the list Of Re-
publican speakers, and is talked of not
only as candidate for Mayor of Cam
bridge, but also as candidate for the
Legislature.
Mr.. Thomas Littleton Holt, the Eng
lish journalist who has just died, is re-
ported to have been the original of queer,
shabby Montague Tigg, in "Martin Chuz-
Aewit," though the portrait was SO over
drawn as to be barely recognizable. Mr..
Holt was kindly and genial man, and,
rich or poor, never without friends.
The Emperor Of Germany is wonder
fully strong and active for man of
eighty-three. Theother day at Strasburg
he was on horseback from 9 till half-past
8 without tasting any food, then he went
home and slept an hour, and afterward
appeared quite fresh at dinner, and re-
mained at an evening party till midnight
General Grants plain, comfortable
brick house in Galena has been thor
oughly repaired, and is ready to receive
its owner. This is the house which was
presented to him by his Galena friends at
the close of the rebellion, and which he
found completely prepared for occupa-
tion-eyen to the dinner smoking on the
table. ..- ... ~. ...
Rev. Mr.. Cook, during his vacation, is
said to have been hard at work studying
the Chinese, Mormon and Indian ques-
tions. Throughout his Western trip he
took personal note of them. 1t is stated
that Mr.. Cooks Monday lectures this
season will be illustrated by scientific
experiments, on which he intends to
spend considerable sums.
General Tyner is on his way to Wash
inglon in excellent health and spirits,
and declaring that the newspapers had
put him in more danger from Indians
than he had ever dreamed of until he
read them. During his journey be al
ways took the precauti0n to camp at a
good distance from timber, and to keep
guard constantly on duty.
Mr.. Carlyle and his brother, the DR..
John Aitken Carlyle who has Just died,
were greatly attached to each other.
The two men were very different in their
tastes, but were as one in perfect sim
plicity of life and sincerity Of motive.
The brothers are often remembered in
Scotland as taking long walks and talks
together on the banks of the Firth.
NJ. Delaunay, the distinguished French
actor, one evening left the theater with
the MS. of play called "Vercingetorix"
the name of a patrioticGaul of Casar's
time-under his arm. At the corner of
the street he was attacked by foot-pad.
Rascal" exclaimed the actor, promptly,
"if you are not off I'll break my 'Yercin-
getorix' over your headp The thief fed
instantly, in great dismty.
General Sherman is remembered as
prscticing law in Leayenworth-th is
to say, he waited impatienly for clients
a long time, and at last got a small case
about a disputed bill. The law and the
facts were all on his side, and be looked
up the authorities and carefully prepared
himself. Then he went into court, and a
lawyer, who is picturesquely described as
"spike-hairt d." came and won his case
away from him. The future General of
the Army, yowing he'd never try another
case in Kansas, picked up his books and
walked away; aud he kept his VOW.
Mr.. Moody is said to dislike very much
any obstruction between himself and his
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