The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-23
PERSONAL.

Ex-Governor Hendricks is spending a
month at the Hot Springs OF Arkansas.
He won't be interviewed.
Mr.. Victor Hugo advises the European
nations to occupy Africa, which he
thinks is offered to them by God to civil
ize.
Mr.. Tilden, it is reported, is about to
travel wiA party of friends in Coora-
do. The journey is intended to combine
pleasure and business.
Ex-senator Boutwell, is a successful
fruit grower. He has more than thou
sand peach trees on his Groton farm, and
last year he sold fifty bushels.
Mar. Twain has recovered from the
mumps, but the mumps have not recov-
cred from Mark Twain. They made
painful mistake in attacking his cheek.
General Walker, who is to superintend
the United States census of 1880, esti-
mates that the population will be be-
tween forty-six and forty-seven millions.
Rev. James Barney, of Memphis, holds
that all animals not only have immortal
souls, but will be rewarded or punished
in the future state for the deeds of this
life. There is, he says, hell for kicking
mules.
Prof Mayer, lecturing in Paris on sui
cidal impulse, declared that every one of
his hearers had, at some time. thought
favorably of committing suicide. He
challenged contradiction, and nobody re-
sponded.
The late Baron Lionel de Rothschild
exacted from the members of his family
and he was the head of all the houses
an absolute and unquestioning sub
mission, not merely in matters Of busi-
ness, but in every relation of life.
Sir John Hawkshaw, the great English
engineer, says that Russian workmen are
docile and easily taught, and readily
adopt every method shown to them to be
better than their own, thus presenting
striking contrast to Sir Johns own coun-
trymen.
Mr.. Burdette, of Burlington, has been
giving bit of advice to "humorist"
which does him honor. abe manly" he
says, "and honest and gentle. Gentle in
the old courtly meaning of the word, in
what you write, and let your own natu-
raj humor take care Of the rest"
Sir Garnet Wolseley, who has now
come to still higher h0nors and response
bilitics, hardly looks the strong com
mander that he is. He has very slender
figure, and there is something wonder
fully pleasing rather than ma tcrful
about his expression. He has bright
face, gray hair and a quick, yet womanly
eye.
Hawthorne did not intend that his
Note Books should be published, and
they probably would not have been
printed had the fortunes of the family
permitted the luxury of keeping them
locked up. The books, however, were a
disappointment, returning but small in
come.
Colonel Felix Labauve, the French
man who died in De Soto County few
days ago, after serving in both branches
of the Mississippi Legislature, and filling
many other offices of trust, left $4,000
to cndow scholarship in the State Uni
versty for the benefit of De Soto Or
phans.
Ex-senator Alcorn. of Mississippi,
called together those of his colored la
borers who had the emigration fever and
talked to them. He told them that if
they would stay with him during the
season, fulfilling their contracts, he would
help them to go to Kansas with rations
for the journey and money toward their
fares. They concluded not to go.
Mr.. W. W. Corcoran, that most kindly
and benefcent citizen Of Washington
has Just had an accident which barely
escaped being serious. In going from
the entrance of the War Department to
his carriage he failed to notice an un-
rallied step and fell over it violently to
the ground. He was badly bruised and
suffered somewhat from the shock, but is
now happily recovering.
Bishop Simpson said, in Philadelphia
speech: 81 believe that the day is near
when the entire continent of America
will be under our glorious and beautiful
flag. do not desire to aegrandize our
territory, but thank God, who has given
us Government that can reach out and
rule the whole of North America, that
when the time does come we can avail
oursalvas of If with nrofit