The Morning herald., 1875-12-16
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

~ a. $l4o000,000.
At Nilsson will not leave Europe again 70
ls two years At least.
Twenty-feur States have never had I
Speaker in Congress.
$4,000 was left to Charles Bradlaugh
ot but the will is contested.
10 The Princess Louise illustrates the new
e book by her Lorne husband.
~ Baron Rothschild's residence anG
= grounds comprises 10000 acres.
A South.Side girl wanted to know
. where boned turkeys are raised.
+ Patti is announced to sing at Covent
8 Garden, London, in "Polyeucte."
: Cardinal McCloskey says the Pope could
outwalk him in spite Of lame leg.
: Edwin Lare hvors making bankrupts
who subsequently, gain wealth pay their
{ old scores.
In the Livingstone ore fields, New York,
rich specimens Of sulphuret of lead have
been discovered.
1t is asserted that the number of insane
people in San Francisco this year is 25 per
cent. larger than last year.
j Offenbach takes an interest in the Gen.
tennial, and was present at the recent ban
quet at the Hotel ds Louvre
Albert Wolff, feuilletenist of tho Paris
Figaro, is coming to America next year to
lecture AMI write book about us.
Charles A. Dana, Esq, editor Of the
New York Sun, says he cannot better
serve the city as editor than Mayor.
The Due d'Aumale has decided on re-
building Chantilly according to the origi-
nal designs. This will cost 4,OO0,OO0f.
Senator Cameron has not been so i'll as
report tried to make him. He had Sc
we're cold, hut is getting over that now.
Geo. Reynolds has been convicted in |
Salt Lake city Of pelygamy. This is the |
first convictiol, the beginning of the end |
The new Congregational Chaplain, Rev.
N. Townsend, was formerly rector of the
ETiscopalian chnrch, in Danbury, Conn
Mr.. BouoicauIt states that upward of
one million and twenty thousand persons
have seen his play Of "The shrasghraun."
Mr.. George H. Pendleton called on the
widow Of President Polk, while passing
through Nashville on his way to Florida,
last week.
A. L. Leonard, of the Cincinnati Star,
has been appointed private secretary to
Speaker Kerr. This is one newspaper
man provided for at last.
Mr.. Reverdy Johnson's rooms in Lon
don are crowded with visitors, and he is
warmly welcomed by all of his old friends
specially by members of the English bar
In Kentucky rabbits are so numerous as
to be great nuisance, and "circular rabbit
hunts," conducted on horseback, constitute
an amusement no less fashionable than no.
BILE and elevating.
The Boston Herald publishes letter
from Jeremiah S. Goliath, uncle of Henry
Wilson, denying that the late Vice Presi.
lent was descendent from a gypsy, and
born in gypsy camp.
James T. Fields has Just completed a =
uccessful course of lectures on Modern
English Literature, delivered before large !
audiences in Philadelphia. So thoroughly
we're they appreciated that committee
lave waited on Mr.. Fields asking him to
epeat them.
The United States District Court in In
Llama has given all interesting decision in
abroad law on the question of condemn
ng railroad track for public use, holding
hat ground already condemned Tor the use
t one railroad can be again condemned
or the Use Of another road.
A number Of convicts from the North =
,aroina Penitentiary are at work upon The z
'orth Carolina section Of the Spartanburg
nd Ashevlle Railroad. In this way the "A
expenses of supporting them is saved to the "
tate, and the cenvicts are put in the hard
nd wholesome school of labor. II
Joquain Miller says he named Idaho.
he name is word from the language of
he North Shoshones, and signifies "Gem :.
the Mountains" showing that Joaquin :.
sed more condensed language years ago =
han now; and there are people who wish
nat he had stuck to the North Shoshone. r
From England we have information that
'ork people will no longer be able to earn ]
he wages of the past three years, and those
them who have not been thrifty in the
ays Of their prosperity will probably now
lifer Lcullly bread continues cheap,
!herwise We should have seen condsidera-
ly more misery than is likely to be re-
ealed.
Mr.. John Mccullough received farewell
onors at Washington on Saturday night, [
hen he acted Richelieu with remarkable ]
fleet at the National Theater in that city.
he President and many members of Con-
ress were present, ,and Mccullough is said
, have gained one of the most emphatic
accesses Of his honest, patient, thorough,
nd brilliant career.
Lord Curriehill has given judgment in
he action by Mr.. Charles Reade against
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