The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-09
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

PERSONAL lNTELLlGENCE.
The Ballard (nnnots) Net1s ts to be enlarged.
Congressman-elect Gilbert G. Walker, OF Virginia.
Is staying at the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Colonel H. s. McComb OF Delaware, Is among tho
latest arrivals at the Windsor Hotel.
This year begins and ends on Fridays fact
that occurs about once in fifty years.
MIR. e. D. Bassett, United States Minister to
Rayti, IL sojourning at the Aston House
An unfinished essay on Socialism. BY John
Stuart MILL will be published this year.
Assemblyinan Emerson E. DAVIS OF whitehall,
N. Y, Is residing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Justice in Paris Is still occupied with offences
growing out Of the insurrecion OF the Commune.
In Paris the service OF the horse cars on the
Avenue de Neuilly was completely stopped BY the
snow.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Samuel McConthe.
United States Army is quartered At the Sturtevant
House.
new book on Security OF Property from Fire
and Thieves will be put forth Dy Mr.. G. Il Chubb,
Of London.
On December there was an earthquake at Sora,
on the Liris, in Italy, so strong as to shake down
many houses.
Guizot's collar OF the Order OF the Golden Fleece.
which was the one worn by Philip H. has been re-
turned to Spain.
Ex-Governor Jacob D. Cox OF Ohio, President Of
the Toledo Wabash and Western Railway Com
pany, Is registered at the Windsor Hotel
Two centenarians have died in the State Of
South Carolina within the past few days-Ars.
Rosenberg, aged 103 years, and Richard Cottrtll,
aged 119 years.
Colonel Flanagan, OF the Kenton (Ohio) Demo.
crat has sold out to D. S. Fisher late OF the Lima
(Ohio) Democrat The change will cause no loss
In name, al any rate.
Illinois editors are doubling the proprtety OF
having their outside editions ready made, like q
suit OF half worn Old clothes. About time all our
country friends began to think the same way.
December II large numbers OF policemen
watched in the Faubourg Saint Honore Paris,
nearly whole day to arrest the Prince Imperial,
who was at woolwich all the time. They had been
fooled.
The waverly Qowa) Republican has been sued
for LIBEL $4,000 damages, bv E. Billings lawyer.
because 1t published an account or the marriage OF
Billings to q school girl, whose parents subse.
quentIy took her away from him.
We have the best information that Senator John
p. Stockton Is a candidate for reelection to the
Senate OF the United States. This gen teman, we
are informed, is not only candidate, but his
friends are confident OF his success.
In the German postal service an order has just
been issued directing that certain words derived
longer be of1clally used and defining what Ger
man words shall be the equivalents Of these.
Dr. Colange has in preparation an elaborate
Dictionary OF the English Language, intended to
I'LL a similar place in Anglo-Saxon literature to the
one which has been taken up In French lexicog-
raphy by the yoluminous aud eruiite Dictionary
OF M. Littre.
The London Paper Trade Journal proposes .
compromise on the International copyright ques-
tion allowing every publisher In the United States
the liberty to reprint, but requiring him to give
the author a royalty OF ten per cent. This is copy
right with the exclusive right left out.
British parson and commercial traveller, In the
cars conversation Slow. Usual gu estion, "wnat
line are you in ~ &C. Parson answers, with q
faint JOKE that ne Is ain the spiritual lne." "Ha,
ha" says the other, ''blessed II didn't think 30.
But, say, what q - OF price you have got gin
up tor
The performance OF the "Grande Duchesse" was
once an important Cabinet question. II was first
forbidden rejecting on Catherine H. OF Russia,
but at the instigation OF the authors referred
to the Russian Minister, and finally to Prince
GortschaKon, VINO returned the manuscript with
the witty reply tnat having never been to Gero-
stein, he saw no reason for being sensitive about
the morals Of that State.
Pope Leo Kill once when hard pressed for
money, induced several rich Roman families to
make him advances, and by way OF compensation
freed them and their from liability to tax.
alton during the present century The tax
gatherers Of the new Italian Kingdom, however,
refuse to acknowledge the validity Of this dlspen-
sation, and have demanded payment OF four
years. taxes from the representatives OF tho
families in question. The latter have therefore
determined TO contest their liability before the
courts.
Apparently the opening OF the New Opera In
Paris Is to furnish political scandal well as q
pleasure to the public In the original plan there
was an imperial box, as the plan was made under
the Empire, and this box still exists. There has
consequently been some curiosity to know what
disposition would be made OF 1t. 1t Is now re-
ported that this box has been permanently hired
to club, and that the club will keep 1t .systemat-
ically empty" and so It WILL constantly stare the
public In the face as the place where the Emperor
ought TO be.
One OF the Paris almanacs has this story signed
Laboulaye A lazy girl, who liked to live In
comfort and do nothing, asked her fairy god.
Tor ner. On the instant the fairy called ten
dwarls who dressed and washed the little girl and
combed her hair, and fed her ana so on. All was
done so nicely that she was happy except Tor the
thought that they would go away. ITO proven,
that" said the godmother, al will place them per.
| manently In your ten pretty little hngersn And
| they are there YET