The New York herald., 1875-12-23
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Verdi tho composer the lcanest OF all the Italian
Senator'S
The Prince of Wales fred at two elephants IN India
He hit both.
Yoshida Kiyonari, japanese Minister at Washington.
has apartments at the Glsey House
Chauncey Filley of ST. Louis has paid 81, 000 900
worth OF notes which he indorsed for a friend.
The President with his son. Jesse X. Grant, arrived
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last evening from Washing
ton
Senators George s. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts,, and
Joseph l.. Mcdonald, Of Indiana residing tempora
rly at the Ftfth Avenue Hotel
Senators Morrill,, Of Maine, and Anthony and Burn
side OF Rhode Island in the city last evening
the way home from Washington.
The first number-for the centennial year-of the
Manhattan Monthly under the business management OF
Mr. John Farrell has just been issued and has been
the subject Of many laudatons.
sir Anthony de Rothschild, head Of the London
house Of Rothschild and Of the two surviving
OF the founder Of the metropolitan drm is confined To
his bed by a very serious illness
A Danbury man, wishing to engage several bushels
Of potatoes from party IN the suburbs, asked neigh
Dor what sort Of man he was. We'll said the con-
scientious neighbor ~ don't know very much about
him. but should think he would make a tip top stran-
gcr.n
thatY" 'Cloves." "But that other smollS "AIl-
spiccn y "But isn't there another2n "Yes-apples"
.And Just one more 7" "Cider, my dearn ''wcll,
Zachariah" said She ''if you'd only drink little
brandy now you'd make good mince pie"
William Aston Hayne, son of Hayne, Wobster's
antagonist sits the California Legislature for Santa
Barbara and Ventura He Is nfly-four years old, and
describes himself "a democrat OF the old school"
Mr. Hayne sat in the Legislature OF South Carolina
Just before the passage of the Of secession and
went to California IN 1857.
General Eaton, Commissioner Of Education has been
invited be present and deliver address at the dcd
cation Of the Fisk University or colored pcrsons at
Nashville Tenn, the 1st Of January next The
building which between $40 900 and sSc, ,oOo II is
stated was erected mainly through the Efforts Of the
colorcd Jubilee Singers, who are now in Europe
II now said that there record letter from tho
late General George H. Thomas In which he offered his
services to Virginia the secession side. The letter
reported to be under date OF January 1s 1861 and to
contain the sentiment that he could "nevcr draw hts
sword against State struggling for It's constitutional
rlghtsn The authority for the letter IS General Il N.
smith, Of the Virginia Military Institute.
The press almost without exception, ridiculcs
Speaker Kerr's appointment OF Mr. Morrison, of Ilf
nois to the head Of the Ways and Means Committed
II is evident many knowing ones that Mr. Kerr was
paying of personal obligation Mr. Ellis II. Roberts,
who is qualified crticse, says that Mr. Morrison IS
man OF wood stonc and that Speaker Kerr has com
mitted a great blunder. II is added that Mr.. hor'
rison's experience statesman has been mainly IN
getting private caius through Congress
The fourth section OF the fourteenth amendment Of
the constitution OF the United States says:-'Ths
validity OF tho public debt Of tho United States author
ized by law, including debts incurred for payment o.
pensions and bounties for services in supprcssug IN
surrccton or rebellion, shall not be questioned But
neither the United States nor any State shall assume on
nav any debt or obligation incurred aid Of nsurrec
tion or rebellion against the United States any claim
for the loss emancipation Of amy slaves but all such
debts obligations and claims shall be held illegal and
vnd.~