The New York herald., 1875-12-26
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
melody calls Wagner tho vandsl or Music.

Somebody calls Wagner tho vandal OF Music.
Fifty per cent Of the Christmas slippers did not it
Ex-senator Nye has not recovered He Is hopelessy
insane
casseps glorines the intellectual triumphs Of plain
women
There have been 800 lives lost on the Pacific coas
within a few years.
Byrons complexion was that "of antique marble
gilded by the suns OF centuries
Twenty thousand books have been stolen from th,
Mercantile Library OF San Francisco in one year
Mr. Dorrance Atwater, American Consul at the So
ciety Islands has married the Tahitan Princess Moeta
The Chicago Times, which taps the suburbs" with
wires pays 500 900 year for special local teegrams
Insome parts OF Austria the is nine feet deep,
and Vienna many accidents caused by the presence
or snow, occurring
Mr. HosAee White, the political economist, finds from
his stuces Of Europe that he has great respect for
''paterna government"
''Grace Greenwoods" husband DR.. +. X. Idppincott
has been appointed Chief Clerk OF the Land Once in
place OF W. W. Curtis, resigned.
Norristown HeyaLd;-'' Nomination by prayer ID
good. Suppose we elect him by doxology. NEW YoRK
HERALD. To which we say, Amen.
The army or Illinois numbers 8 256 men-that being
the strength OF the muster rolls of all the uniformed
and equipped militia companies in the State.
Miss Yonges book, which s to be called "Ths
Young Acides," is attempt to modernize, some
what after the fashion OF Miss Thackerays fairy tales
the Iabors OF Hercules.
George Eliot's new work is the A1Lcyeun has reason
to know, like "Middemarch," a story OF English life,
but OF day and dealing for the most part with
a higher sphere OF society.
One or the queerest studies at the newsboys dinner
on Christmas boy half Chinese, half Milesan,
who sang with high glee-" Mach, malch, malch--
mach hehcan Guards"
Two ex- members OF the House have lately sough
work in the document folding room, at Washington;
work which includes the wheeling of mail matter in
barrow TO the Post ONCE.
Mayor stokley Of Philadelphia has sent to the Lord
Mayor or London superby bound volume OF his third
annual message. The Lord Mayor won't care so much
for the binding as he will for the statesmanshlp.
The Paris theatres have been complaining OF hard
times but turns that their receipts for the year
will amount to S. 600 ooo against 81 900 900 in 1873.
and 50 aO 600 in 1872 in fact considerably larger than
they have ever been before
During the twelve years Mr.. Mcpherson was Clerk OF
the House OF Representatives he disbursed over
$4,000, 600 The other day when he had nnai settle
men with the Treasury Department, was found that
there a balance Of 81 GO 70 his credit
Chock Wong, OF the editors OF a Chinese paper
at San Francisco has declared his intention OF taking
out naturalization papers in the United States District
Court which will test the question OF the right Of Mon
gonns 10 become citizens Didn't Sargent and Cor.
ham settle this, after allY
village unatic fcw days ago scared a sick girl to
death BY telling her that shc would IN two days die and
80 70 the bad place Why can't families who let their
unaca at large be subject 10 for damages on
tho same legal basis that is responsible for
the doingg OF a vicious horse or dogY
Mr. Hyde or the 81 Louis Republican, Ia sure that
oiy service reform never be obtained through
politics and that the only way toward achieve
ment IS through agitation by the people, whose hands
Il must remain. In saying this much Mr.. Hyde seems
10 recognize that in republican government every
thing tangible and permanent arises from earnest puD-
lie opinion.
The St Louis Globe. Democrat, ever witty in It's crtl-
cism always correct says that Senator Mcdonald
OF indiana stands firmly by the theory that the cderal
government has no powers except such "a it derived
from the several States This s a very good theory
and was ninety years ago but the present gen.
is inclined to believe that, matter OF fact
the federal government derived any powers from
the State OF indiana but that tho State or Indiana on
tho contrary came into existence only through tho ao
OF tho federal government