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Show PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. . Henry M. Stanley, although he has long considered himself a citizen of the United States, was not naturalized till May 15, 1883. He was about to start for Africa, and came from London to New York especially for thij purpose. Dr. Brown-Sequard, according to a dispatch in the New York Horald, is still striving for scientific recognition of his "elixir." If the number of casualties, reported from its use in this country bo a criterion, it has already received more recognition than it deserved. The late princess of Thurn-and-Taxis, a sifter of the empress of Austria, was once engaged to Emperor Francis Joseph herself.but he jilted herto marry her sixteen-year-old sister. The princess prin-cess was a few years ago the most handsome hand-some and intellectual woman in Europe. The first order of Loudon's new chief of police will not tend to make him popular. Ho has prohibited meetings among the men for tho discussion of grievances, which may result in actual rebellion. Sir Edward Bradford was not trained in a good school for his new duties, as it is notorious that positions held by British olllcers in India, especially espec-ially when natives are under orders, are too autocratic to lit the holders for civil office among white men. Boston is raising the funds for a memorial mem-orial hall in honor of Wendell Phillips, and a number of leading lecturers have volunteered their services in behalf of the scheme. It is proposed to give tho structure many of the features of Cooper Institute and make it representative of a period, very much as Pilgrim Hall stands for early New England, and Faneuil Hall for the revolutionary era. Large contribu'ions of money and books have already been received, from ditt'eront parts of New England, as well as from Bostouians. |