The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-03

the sever successful" left the scene of his
inglorious victories in North Carolina for
Virginia. An assistant diplomatic, silent
till he saw how the surrounding currents ran, re-
vived the story Of Burnside's seli-impO5ed dipl0-
M tic labOrs between bismarck and jules Favre
during the siege OF Paris, and told. with all me
selienioyment belonging to new story, how BIS.
marcks malady, that sends him into retirement
In Pomerama, takes always the form OF the gloou-
lar, shiny head OF Burnside, big whiskers, teetn
and ALL bobblng around and about him like a CAD
ny. But the ladies will have naugnt OF the military
man nor the brevet ambassador. They "dear uen-
era" the General and vow that IL MOI grSa ~ hc
eral, he is handsome and laxative enough 10 nc
One and twice as "nice" as that grumpy ueHeIai
Grantn 1t would be easy to see inc Issue o. tue tue
women of society held the casting vote, as they
really do in many things Legislative.
MRS. CONKLING's RECEPTION.
To see how the rising sun is worshipped one had
need TO be at Mrs Conklings reception on Thurs
gay Of last week. zee onk Mns 'aT The Senator with
lease in popular belief OF the place next the imme
diate source of power, need fear no stress OF
weather, and while possibly not a thought OF this
crossed the mind Of his wife, who seems content
with wife's real part-sO different from some
others one could nane-others remembered and
commented upon it,
Secretary Deano has got back from Cuba, and
curses his luck In ever going there. Feeling much
mended In health and spirits by the trip, the Secre
tary would like nothing better than to sit down IN
who cared to hear his sensations at leaving
the nineteenth century, with Its railroads
anu street cars ana modern improvements on pop
ular government behind him at New Orleans and
coming slap upon the fifteenth century by u brief
run across the Mexican Gulf to the Havana. AS
the Secretary happily expresses 1t, lie found bit
OF old Spain transported bodily across the Attain
tic, with it's quaint houses quaint streets, quaint
stranae habits In this new expe
rience OF the old the Secretary found the restora-
tive he went in quest Of and was glad to be away
for season from the Teton-SiouX aud Modocs.
But, now that he is back, everybody quizzes him
about his mission and commends his diplomatic
rsserve WINE % wao 'he ee no c ns
the administration, and whether Spain will
"come down." and what the chances OF
n nal 1 while nobody wants to be- switched
Off their own line OF investigation by talks about
Old houses and old churches and old paintings IN
Havana. SO the quidnuncs keep up their Artesan
operations, and Mr.. Delano finds that his Tales OF
Traveller" will get no circulation unless he ar
ranges with some Hartford house or other to pub
lsh them by subscription only, or by clubbing
them with the religious and agricultural weeklies.
nothing but wind is I'm the wind, wears his pro.
fOundest aspect about this time and he Is sup
posed, as Chairman of Foreign Relations. to have
pumped Mr.. Delano dry on the Cuban question
and to he resolving himself into adamant lest
premature disclosures should escape him III un-
| guarded moments.
BRIGADIER GENERAL PAUL.
visit to Mrs. Paul, OF G street, on her weekly
| reception day, affords an opportunity OF rejecting
| upon the wOndrOus power OF an act or Congress,
and whether our SOlons are so far out OF the way
| in proposing the formula, "Be It enacted" as a
remedy ior every eVil tlat pooies PoMtic, anu
especially bodies corporate are heir to- This lady,
an eloquent apostle of social grace ana culture, is
the wife OF General Paul, who was killed at Gettys-
burg while CALAMITY leading his brigade into ac-
| ton. That he was killed IS beyond question, as
the records OF the War Department show
the fact, and the proper officer was pro.
the Eighth infantry; but that he is
palpably alive and well any attendant
upon his wife's receptions will avOw who remem
bers the almost blind old man, that is yet as cheer
full If it were not twilight with him IN sight as In
years. An act OF Congress placing him on the re-
tired list of the army with the iull pay and allow
ances OF his rank, in consideration Of his helpless
condition, gets the credit Of his resurrection from
the grave to which the War Department had con-
signed him when its p. M. p, AdJutant General
Townsend, notified the senior major OF infantry, in
July 1868, that he was henceforth lieutenant
colonel, "vice Gabriel X. Paul, deceased Truly,
there are strange things, strange people and
strange stories to be found In Washington.