The New York herald., 1875-11-29
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Queen vlctora's pet horses are handsome grays


Queen victoria's pet horses handsome grays
ssShe Stoops 10 Conquer written before the days
of pinbsck skirts.
Mr. Forster complains that there is no political
tivity in Great Britain.
'.The History of the suez Canal" by NJ dc Lesseps
Is as interesting o novel
Mr. James Russell Lowell viii give twelve lectures at
Cornell University next spring
The new Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Cotton
is an author in prose and verse.
Judge Wheeler In California has decided that there
IS no law IN against tho marriage OF uncle
and q niece
A Wisconsin eloped the other day with Miss
Dvinniety who will shape his ends, rough hew them
how he will.
A humorous apothecary in Boston exposes case Of
soap In his shop window with the pertinent inscription,
'Chcaper than dirt"
lThe late r. Spence Hardy left a book behind entitled
"Christiauity and Buddhism Compared" :" which Trdb
ner h Co., of London, will print
The Cincinnati Enquirer is still anxious know who
win object to that rira voce in the democratic
Gus which will decide the Speakership,
census Of the beggars of which has lately been
gives the total number at 65 $50 OF whom 25 4Sc
are women, a. 500 men, 1s ooo girls and IL, $40 boys
The report that Miss Charlotte Cushman i'm.
proving in health, and that she appear
true.
Charles Bfadlaugh is TO deliver second lecture In
Philadelphia His engagements West very numer.
GUS He will return TO New England the last OF Jan.
uary
The London Spectator says that Joaquin Mler's
Stories OF Wild Men the West" lack the grace and
decacy OF handling which Bret Harte alone can give
TO this class OF literature
Senators Christancy, Cameron Mcmillan and Pad
dock nominally independents will it is said all act
with the republican party Mr. Booth will be the only
Senator who will not go into either caucus
A dog in Terre Haute, Ind, will not touch morse
OF food until he has said mimic grace then he will go
and sit in lap OF the lady who him. Plenty OF
fellows would do that and they settlers either
It was Veteran Guards (colored that paraded on
Saturday in Vice President Wilson'S funeral cortege
and not the skidmore Guards The members OF the
Veteran Guards have nearly all served during the late
war
Taine's forthcoming book on ''The Origin OF Contem-
temporary France" contains an exact and minute
description OF French society the time Of the Rcvo
luton, and IL is said, demolishes some popular legends
concerning that world-tamous event
Richard A. Proctor. on his return to London next
spring. viii tako the chair OF astronomy in the new
Roman Catholic University founded mainly by the
efforts Of Cardinal Manning and Mgr. CapeL and
opened at Kensngton, October 15, 1874
Victor Hugo was once accused OF having changed
sides more than once. Ho replied:-"Jdi grdndL"
Il have grown.) II is Emerson who says that consis
tency is the bugbear OF small minds and who could not
explain what he meant after the ink got dry.
There are many conflicting rumors concerning Paul
Morphy tho once famous chess player He Ia said 10
bo insane and yet the story s declared to be un.
founded Every American will hope that It is wholly
without truth Perhaps 1t is only sensation started
by some witless wag
one ostrich will yield 500 worth OF feathers when
properly shinged Colorado man has 100 OF these
elegant fowls and when the hair-cutng season Is not
in full blast IL is entertaining to see him sitting on
fence with fiddle under his chin conducting these
zenhvrous creatures through waltz.
The vicksburg Herald says:-The other day vlcks.
burg father finding II necessary TO reprove his
| gently said :-"Don't stun vctuas into your mouth
that way my son; George Washington didn't eat after
that fashion, The boy accepted the reproof without
comment and after ponderlng for while, he re.
marked to himseli:--"And / don't believe George
Washington licked his boy for finding bottle OF whs-
key in the shed when he was hunting af,er horsa.
/ shoe. either.i'