The Morning herald., 1875-12-18
pEneoSAI AND PERTINEHT.

/ PERSONAL AND PEsTINEHT.
Judge Van Brunt has taken his see
again.
Nine. Arabella Goddard gets fair pay
$3.50 snight. Bulow gets $1,000. g.
Longfellow's declination Of the post O
Centennial poet causes universal regret.
Alexander Dumas's new play, ~ Eeran'
gre," has two Americans for its leading
characters.
The Hon. Alex. H. Stephens calls Mr.
George H. Pendleton the brightest and
brainiest man on this continent"
Assistant Postmaster q. q. Pearson, Of
New York, is to wed Ella, daughter Of
Postmaster James. in April next.
The Prince of Wales took but $4,000
worth of wine with him to India, and it is
feared that he will be obliged TO drink
more or less water.
Wives of Congressman are having their
cards printed Mrs. Hon. So-and-So." :"
Well, Washington used to have his horses
hoofs blacked and polished.
Governor CASTOR has nominated Otis
Phillips Lord of Salem, Mass, for Justice
of the Supreme Judicial Court in place Of
Justice John " ellis, deceased.
Miss Yonge edits the Christmas number
of The Monthly Packet, London, which
bears the extraordinary title, Don't Teach
your Grandmother to Suck Eggs"
Mr.. E. 8. Nadal, who has been the liter
ary editor Of The Evening Post for the
past two years, has resigned from that pa
per, the resignation to take effect on the LIST
Of January. '''
The Abyssinians and Egyptians are going
10 have ga bit of diversion," and rs q
means to the end the Khedive of Egypt
has ordered $4,000 men to march against
he Abyssinians.
The Grand Duke Nicholas, brother OF
he Gear of Russia, who abstracted his
mothers diamonds and gave them to an
lctress, has been esiled to the Caucasus
or debt and disorderly life.
Charles Reade, in his suit against the
Glasgow Herald for Infringement of his
copyright, in publishing his sketch "A
Hero and Martyr" has gained favorable
uling on the first point Of legal interpre-
alton raised.
The Crown Princess of Germany has
tudio arranged in the new palace, Pots
am, where she and the Crown Prince re-
ide. She has produced several good por-
rats Of the members of the royal family,
hich are at the same time creditable
orks of art.
The correspondent of the London Times,
riting from Bombay, states that the Guik-
ar of Baroda's Highlander are dressed in ,
,rrect Highland costume in every respec:
we one. As black knees would not har-
onize with a tartan kilt, they have en-
sed their legs in pink tights The effect
ludicrous.
Mr.. F. M. Stahl, the manager of the
erlin Meteorological Instrument Compa-
,, has succeeded in making glass cylin-
RS hard enough to resist any change of
they stand good even if 4
unged, after heating, into cold water, !
mother Berlin company sell lamp chin
ys of hard glass.
Dean Stanley having promised to well
me a tablet of John Wesley in West :
mister Abbey, Mr.. Adams, the sculptor, !
lde cast containing not only Wesley's =
rtrait, but figures Of every President of
, conference, and had to leave it in
lf-6nished condition to accompany the
ince Of Wales to India by command.
Prof. Swings independent church starts
we'll. The first sale of seats in Nc
cker's Theater took place on Monday,
d the receipts amounted to $4,000. It
thought that subsequent sales will swell!
sum to $4,000, which will be sufficient 1
cover the expenses of one year. Prof.
ing's salary will be $1,000, and the
tai of the theater $4,000. II
Mrs. Stowe writes in her Christmas story Z
The Christian Union: do We ever N
nix, when we walk these busy, bustling I'M
sets, all alive with Christmas shoppers, Y
mingle with the rushing tides that
ong and jostle through the stores, that
'een spirits may be Fastening to and fro
ne those same ways, bearing Christ's :
ristmas gifts to men-gifts whose value =
earthly gold or gems can represent" e
The French papers report that young
y daug hter Of M. Benoit, Principal Of p
School Of Fontenay-le- -Cemte Ven
}, has just passed brilliant examina-
D for the degree of Bachelor of Letters,
the University of Poictiers. Among
'nty-two candidates, she obtained the
t places for French dissertation and for
tin composition, and the second for
lin translation. She was warmly con-.
tulaed by the Dean. An elder sister is
to have already obtained similar =
lors. lI
Extraordinary Tragedy. -