The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-03
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Mikado Is studying German.
The Emma Nine Is to be wound up; but IL won'e
60 even then.
| Prevention of cruelty to animals has reached
| the CITY OF Mexico.
| statue to Burns Will soon be erected in Cen
| trail Park. 1t Is OF bronze and costs $4,000.
An old lady in Chdrirdri says the first time she
saw Sardou's new play she elt II she had eaten
mussels.
| Randolph Rodgers has nearly completed the
memorial statue TO william L. Seward. 1t will be
erected In Central Park.
Jules Girard and Bonbonel are having rival, a.
hunters OF wild beasts In NJ. Constant Cheret, who
has killed magnificent lion near Phillippevile. In
Aigiers.
Rev. Mr.. King, the sporting parson who WONT
sell his racers please the Bishop OF Lincoln, has
named horse Hypocrisy. 1t is q good name 20
take a purse.
| The first observation OF the transit OF Venus ID
| to be recorded in monument to the boy clergy.
| man, jeremiah HorrOcks, which will be erected In
| Westminster Abbey.
Charles Read having proposed subscription for
| Lambert casual correspondents troubling him
| with conundrnms as to how much of Lambert Is
! real and how much imaginary.
The Brooklyn Datlv Times changed hands yester.
day, the foun Ter OF the paper. twentyseven years
ago, retiring The new firm is composed OF Mr..
|
A thief was arrested in England the other day
| who admitted his guilt and asked that sentence
! be passed as protection to himself and the
public ''For" said he, at IS terrible thing that
| a fellow like me should be gong about"
Winnie Ream. 1t is said will be entrusted with
| the making of the Farragut statue. Poor Farra-
gull This statue making would be amusing II it
were not expensive. What an amount OF old
bronze we'll have at our disposal when legis-
1 "a oba,f
| The Equitable Life Assurance Company OF the
United States, notwthsi anding its name, evi.
IDENTITY likes law better than equity 1t appears in
| our legal reports that it sold a widows pro erty
| to satisfy mortgage and bought the property in
at such figure as to leave the widow still few
thousand dollars in debt. 1t then sold the prop
erty at an advance OF $4,000 and now has applied
to the court for leave to sue the widow and chill
dren for the small balance.
The Countess OF Dudley waited for the train in
the Paddlngton station, and Miss Scott, an attend.
ant held the precious case which contained the
Countess jewelry. 1t was heavy, and Miss Scott
put 1t down; but she put her foot on 1t, in order
that any casual observer might be informed OF ita
great value by this queer precaution. Presently
Miss ScOtt's vigilance slept. In conversation sh0
| forgot the case for few moments, and when she
| remembered 1t II was gone 1t Is still gone.
since the death OF Fortuny his studio at Rome
|
| legation. No stranger Is allowed to entel The
place where his works are to be sold has not yet
been decided on. The Spanish government has
gwen orders Tor the purchase OF the artists Dor.
trait by himself, which Is said to be masterpiece
OF portralture. picture OF young girl Ia
Vatican Is valued at $4,000 francs. II Will also be
bought for the Madrid Museum, already so rich in
art gems
Journalism is conducted in Paris on the prize
!
| watch or a panolorte or some trine OF that sort.
Figaro has NIT on great prize. It's proprietor Sc
cures Tor the director OF the new opera the SER
vices OF Nilsson. Gratitude OF the director, ''What
can ever do for you, my dear fellowt' figaro
finds an easy answer. On sucn u night, before tho
opera opened to the public, 1t Is 70 be lighted up
and visited by all the great Official magnates.
Gave me the privilege OF night like that Tor my
subscribers and we even. SO Figaro Offers
this the pest OF ali the prizes to the Paris public.
Here Is an evidence that people In Japan are
| Just like people elsewhere. Takenoucht Usimatsu,
of Nishinokubo, fell in love with beautiful girl
named Hippar whose code OF morals was aOt q
very severe one. After many candestne meet
ings nc obtained the consent OF his uncle and
guardian to take her fog his wife. When he went
to claim her she took him to ZoJoJi, Shba, and,
Offering mir knife, asked him to kill her, saying
1t was Impossible Tor them to be united as she
was not worthy 'of him. The sorrow stricken
youth thinking that, after such disclosure, II
better to Die, pierced twice the breast OF MIA
.fdncde, who fcl dead before hin, and wSs ABOUT
to repeat the operation upon himself when he
| heard footsteps approaching, wnereupon he fed
When he had run some distance he sheathed the
knife and abandoned his intention Of taking his
lie. He was afterward taken ana sentenced to
ten years. Imprisonment with hard labor tor the
murder of the Young woman.