The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-08
GENERAL NC YES.

Chicago wants big pubisnin. house.
Joseph Metcaif, Of Erie Pa, Tie Oldest mason IN
the United States, died in THAI CITY on Wednesday
last.
James Armstrong Semmes' lict tenant on the Ala
bama, Ia q resident OF Halifax. HE mas become
British citizen.
Sir John Bowring's translation OF "Hwa lsien NJ
The Flowery ScrolD, Chinese nov u mas lately Deen
published in London.
General Adam Badeau, private ecretary 10 the
President elect is busy the second ana concluding
volume Of his Military History OF 'enera ulysses
s. Grant"
Among the solid men of Pennsyi yania are Asa
Packer, prominent democratic pc nncan' wSfsm
$40, 100000, and A. Pardee. Of Hail sso"n' "noS7
property % estimated at SIS 600, 900.
Five Of the European soveregns, IRE bachelors.
One has been divorced-wthout goin 70 III ,
Twenty-stx OF them are marrled-espe aAny .nc on,
tan OF Turkey. Six have lost their royi "
Thomas Pane's seal in the possesst N OF Colonel
William s. Morton, OF New Orleans WI ose .;
the author OF sThe Age OF Reason" ss oat 10 pup
lsh his life and writings.
State Prison Inspector Rhodes was OF ,e told that
he cnnldnt n he wished and n demOcra l. e minister
to ocae Is chaplain q Acburn Rr ra ana
lister II have to 60 TO h-n for him."
Since the war closed the Hannibal and st. Joseph
Railroad has sold nearly half million &C re- -
mostly actual settlers. The company hi IS less tlan
zoe, 900 left The receipts from sales 81 year
were over million ana three quarters OF, dol lars.
Application has been made for an I'M IN mon 70
restrain the city council OF Cincinnati fro maxng
contract selling the tight OF posting az seIuse-
ments on the lampp0sts. The city was Kelv 10 oD-
tain nice little revenue nom this source :; p'" v
now doubtful
western notions OF fun are somewhat dinsrent
from our own. In Georgetown. Colorado, the etner
dav Mol Greer mortally wounded with O pistol
Mcguire. She was merely shooting LOT w sue en-
planned, when the unfortunate man pus MS neau
ronnd the corner inst in tame 10 stop the 'ullet.
The late thunder and lightning storm IN brougnt
out the following memoranda from . espondent
OF the Boston TrdAscrrQf:-"Feb ID, liz "A great
snow storm with thunder and lighfn'm q Feb 0,
iTs7-An eartnaaa7se fcit in New Rngla nd Feb IS,
I739.--A great thunder storm, in viii ch NJ Lees
house, Boston, was struck by lightning.?'
sSquaw kissin9s' Is enc OF the insstr IT'D rs Of New
Years Day about Fort Benton. The II ida and NAH
one OF the oppod re sex whom they NEE Hoing
from the keen-so ,nted sguaw Is mpo siDe, and me
readiess way q citing through the cerem my u 70
early French seu lers.
Mary Clemens Ames says that Elizabeth Cady
Stanton embodl es In her person the noosess ps OF
the American natron Her white hair curls closely
about her fine forehead; her dark eyes, quick and
earnest Hash nder lts wide arches, clear renectors
Of every feeln and thought Within Her features
noble, the, lines Of the mouth as sweet as shey
are strUng hes dress rich and quiet. She has pow
erful magnet am as q public speaker, for all tue
forces OF her rich personality Seem fused nopher
words. She is logical, earnest and eloquent, and
| never NANNY III In her manner.
The study If the veiOc1pede a6oris ample scope To
| American n ventors. Thirty patents have already
| been granite to inventors claiming new improve
ments in Z le two-wheeled veoclpede alone. IL IL
stated that the rst was granted In 1919 to gentle
| man In Nev YORK. New York stfn keeps ahead. A
journal OF that city gives an Illustration OF steam
velocpede inv ented recently, with which greasspeed
10 attained "a has one or two faults however Inc
driver 10 alf roasted by the boiler and Is liable to
be blown Oh At tangent without moments warn
ing.