The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-26
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

It is proposed TO initiate in the Paris Geographt
cal Congress an International Chamber OF Com
merce.
Nine. Rique, an aeronau2hty woman, was
thrown out of balloon in a storm, July 7, bat
caught By rope and was able TO regain her place
in the basket.
Sir Edward Thornton has not yet left washing
ton for a summer sojourn elsewhere, he being de-
talned there to attend to a large number o.
claims before the United States and Mexican
Commission In his capacity OF umpire.
1t was for a few days a great comfort to the re-
publican papers in Paris that the Empress
Eugene was going to pass her summer In Prus
sla put now It Is explained that the Baden she
goes to is in Argovta, Switzerland. and they are
not happy.
Hon. william B. Lawton, OF Warren, R. l., men,
Der OF the Commission for Building the State Prison
In shat state, was stricken with paralysis Satur
day in the street in Providence. and last even
ing remained speeches.. but apparently improv.
ing, at his home in Warren.
certain publisher In this city gets mis- wife to
read the manuscripts OF Juvenile books offered TO
him to his little daughter, and If the child enjoys
the story he accepts It, He argues that his LITTLE
girl has about the average child intelligence, ana
n a book failed TO please her 1t would please
other children. The idea is not pad one.
Lady Anne Blunt. granddaughter of Byron, pro.
tests against the proposed monument to the poet
in Huckra church. she says that when place
in Westminster Abbey was refused to the poet his
family buried him where he lies and put over him
a monument that satisfies their sense or respect
for his remains, and they cannot comprehend tnai
the puslic which refused MIN an llustrlous tomb
should now interfere with those who care Tor the
one his family gave.
1t was at Birmingham. "Dr. KeneaIy addressed
Hp IA
lionliKe men OF Birmingham, and spoke Of him.
self as middle aged lion whom they had invited
to see shake dewdrOps from his name. he re
viewed at great length the conduct OF the prose
cution In the Tlchborne trial, and said MT CAD
stone dissolved the Parliament OF which nc was
the head because he was afraid OF the tempest
which 1t was feared would follow the passing Of
the verdict.D We have got some good Tools over
here also, but mono that would stand that
Apropos to the promised memoirs OF Metternich,
he IS credited with this observatlon made in nis
old age 81 have had TO struggle against tue
greatest of soldiers. ana TO MAINTAIN harmony be-
tween the emperors q car. a sultan, q Pope,
kinss. princes and republics to untangle twenty
times and tsngle also court intrigues; but the
thing that gave me most thread TO unravel was q
ltttle scoundre OF an Italian-thin, pale, un
combsd. sloven, but eloquent az tempest
stormy as an apostle, cunning as q thief, ready az
a comedian and indefatigaole as a lover. .TheJ
called him Joseph MazzinL"
Two members OF the French Assembly lately
fenced at one another &C LonTway for twenty
seven minutes, when one received a scratch In
the arm and "the duel was dIscontinued.n No
names are gwen, but there was lately quarrel
in tile Chamber between M. tho Baron Decazss
and General du Temple, apropos 10 violent
speech Of Du Temples, the baron having said :hs,
when a man talked that way ne should be sent to
the mad doctors. In the Assembly General Ia
Temple, NJ. Francheu and NJ. Gavsrdle sit togesns,.
They are called "the three muskcteers OF inter.
ruption."