The New York herald., 1874-08-31
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

A Japanese Punch mas Just been started
In Ceylon they found mushroom six feet In cir.
conference.
Bishop John F. Young, Of Florida, Is residing at
the Coleman House.
Have Mir. Bowen's chestnuts been sufficiently
taken out OF the fref
General E. F. winsow, OF st. Louis, is sojourning
at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL
Captain Mist, OF the British Navy is registered
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
How bitterly Beecher must cry out to himself,
''Save me from my friends"
Mr. Edwin L. Stanton, OF Washington, is among
the recent arrivals at the Gilsey House.
The man who drew the plan for the elevation Of
the new Post once didn't Know when to stop.
A bronze statue OF the late Lord Palmerston is
shortly to be unveiled In Parliament square, bon
don.
DR.. Anthony Ruppaner arrived yesterday at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel from Europe, per steamship
City OF Richmond.
Eleven jurisconsuts, designated BY the German
imperial government TO prepare civil code, have
accepted the duty.
The Sultan OF Turkey has conferred the insignia
Of the Order Of the Osmanc. in brtiants, upon tho
mother OF the Khedive.
Beecher probably believes that Moulton Is the
only man in hts congregation possessed OF the
spirit of downright manhood.
Mr.. Charles F. Conant. Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury, arrived in the city yesterday and Is
staying at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
In the Bohmerwold, IN Bohemia. not less than
100000 acres OF very valuable wood have been
destroyed by the ravages or boring worm.
DR.. Linderman. Director OF the Mint conten1-
plates visiting the Pacific Coast in about six
weeks, on business connected with the mlnts.
Above all the applause Of the Plymouth congre-
cation somebody heard the hollow. mocking ter
rible laugh Of Mephistophlles. What Joke for
him!
NJ Tisserand LEFT to the city OF Paris 2000, 900
francs on the condition that the authorities build
in a specified neighborhood an asylum for aged
persons
'swe believe we can arirm" says the Consttts-
ttonnel, "that the French government has no
thought Of demanding the extradition Of Marshal
BaZane."
"Can you do the Landlord In the Lady OF
Lyons p said manager to seedy actor. 'T
should think might" was the answer, II have
done great many landlords"
The Austrians say that the reason Kullman
fred at Bismarck's face is that the Prince Is
known to wear a shirt Of mall on his body, with
out which. indeed, he would have been killed By
young Blind.
Some German workmen have written to Bis
marck that for every bullet shot at MIN which
misses him they will Kill q Roman Catholic
bishop; for every one that hits him two bishops;
while II he is killed they will Kill the Pope.
1t Is rumored 10 Europe that one OF the motives
of the German Intervention in Spain is that Ger
many wishes to reopen to Herr Krupp, the gun.
maker, famous iron mine In Spain access TO
which Is closed because the district In which II u
situated Is held by the Carlsts. 8,
Mr. Hepworth Dixon is spending some weeks In
Germany previous to his American journey, study
ing the latest facts OF those current politics on
which he has been invited 70 lecture in the United
States. Mr.. Dixon will open in New York with
two discourses, "The New German Empire" and
''Russa Under Emancipation"
Twenty ashes with the 'cat" were given IN
Nottingham Prison few days since to man
named Burrows who has been convicted iorty
two ttmes OF various offences, and was again sen.
fenced to seven years. pena. servitude and a
logging for q highway robbery. The prisoner
tainted when the punishment was finished.
Mr.. stanton, who backed himself to ride from
Batn to London on hts bicycle In eight hours and
q hail. won his wager on August IL, accomplishing
the LOG miles in two minutes under the time Tne
last part OF the Journey was performed under
great difnculties. Through an accident his Jeff
arm and shoulder were disabled, and for the
last twenty-slx miles he could only use his right
hand.
Recently swimming match was arranged to
take place at Eastbourne, England. between a
fisherman and mastr dog. But there was no
race because the dog once in the water with tho
man. supposed his duty there was to save the lat
ters life, and persisted In his endeavors 20 keep
the man anoat BY thrustlng mis- head under his op-
Moments chin