The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-14
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Mr. Amasa sprague Of Providence is registered
at the Holman House.
Rev. DR.. s. X. Lothrop, Of Boston. is residing
at the Westminster HOTEL
Ada Gray has been playing "Camille" with some
success at New Orleans.
At q recent dinner Of physicians In France they
were very Jolly and toasted-diseasel
Paris complains that there we're not buyers
enough in the shops at Christmas time.
Murillo's picture was saved by the ne wspapers,
which spread abroad the news OF the robbery.
Ex-Governor Theodore r. Randolph, OF New
Jersey, has apartments at the New York Hotel.
Mr.. W. Brandt Storer, Russian Vice Consul at
Boston, is sojourning at the Westminster Hotel.
Mrs. Rousby continues to draw good houses at
the Lyceum. She has settled down into popular
favorite
Mr.. Robert E. carr. President Of the Kansas Pa
cific Railway Company, has arrived at the Hor.
man House.
"Undine" was produced at Ford's Opera House
with magnihcence never before equalled ON tho
Washington stage.
Mr.. Dion B0uccault has been suffering from.
severe indispostion for some days; but, with his
usual courage, refuses to give up.
1t appears. then, by Beechers letter OF May 81
out" 80 far as personally lay In his power.
Mr.. Isaac Hinckley, President OF the Phtladel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany, yesterday arrived ut the st. Nicholas Hotel;
II the republicans had got Grant on their shoul-
ders IN the LOUISIANA row they might nave made
fight for '76; but, fortunately Tor the democrats
he ''sticks"
It is proposed In England to soothe the kicking
disposition OF the British husband by the cat.o,-
nine-talls, which was found so effective agaInse
garroters.
elton CATERS" nearly all editors and artists as
sembled at Paris restaurant to try the meat Of
the monarch Of beasts-the steaks were sent from.
Africa, but were not greatly liked.
N. Girardin appears to be the first public man in
Paris to discover that the proceedings OF the gov.
eminent against the Bonapartisy committees
would practically deprive the people OF the right
to organize themselves In political parties.
At Trevoux, in France, farmers boy killed two,
young owls In a nest near the house. and the old
owls watched around for several ights, till on the
fifth night an old male owl struck the same boy In
the face and put OF his taons In the boy,s lef
eve.
The negro melodies OF the South ind fitting in.
terpreters In COllender's Georgian Mnstres now
performing at Hooley's Opera House, Brooklyn.
These singers are real negroes, and their songs
black mans intellect.
There was a tremendous flourish OF trumpers
over Sardou's tragedy LA Haine,u and 1t was
great success; tut on the twenty NTH night the.
receipts were insufficient to pay the expenses OF
the house and IL was withdrawn, to be succeeded
by "Orphee aux Enfers.n
The report put into circulation that Mr.. James
W. Morrissey, the popular treasurer OF the Fifth
Avenue Theatre, was about to sever his connec-
ton with that house Is without foundation. Mr.
Morrissey, after short vacation, has resumed his
duty with characteristic energy.
Chdrfudrt recently had a conversation with q
physici an on the effects OF the Paris siege, which
the latter especially regretted because 1t had
killed OF in a short time thousands OF feeble per-
sons, who would have otherwise fingered through
years, to the great profit Of the doctors.
Some OF the Boston papers are discussing the
ACCESSIBILITY OF American audiences learning to
hiss In the theatre. The revival OF Kissing is
recommended. Every one interested In tho
progress OF dramatic art Will approve OF tho
recommendation. II is only In free America that
the public can be bullied by managers out OF their
right to express their feelings OF dissent.
December 10, in the evening, young woman
had quarrel with O man-apparently love quar-.
rel-in a room on the third moor OF house In the
Boulevard Menmontant Made furious by the
quarrel she threw open the window and jumped
out There a hard wind blowing at the time
and this, making balloon OF her skirts, sustained
her weight so far as to let her gently down into
the deep snow, and she called cab and drove
away.
In Japan public expenses arc being reduced in
various ways. The Mikado and members or tho
Imperial family have renounced part OF their in
comes Numerous employees have requested o re-
duction OF their salaries, and even scholars In the
national academies have petitioned that the
amount allowed for their education be temporarily
reduced. AS the Japanese have great fancy for
taking Western ideas they will eventually get over
notions ofthi sort.
One day. during the conflict between Bismarck
and the Chamber in 1854, Herr Hlmerding the
actor was present at the debates. One OF tho
members was violently attacking the Minister,
who was sitting In o small room adjoining, re-
served for the members OF the Cabinet Suddenly
Bismarck half opened the door, and, putting out
his head, observed In a con temptuous tone Tho
honorable gentlemen need not speak so loud; We
can hear him quite well In here" On the follow
ing evening Bismarck was in the theatre. and
laughed heartily at some satircal verses which
we're sung by Herr Hilmerding apropos OF the In
cident OF the previous day. When the curtain fell
the audience loudly applauded, upon which Herr
Hilmerding, putting out his head. exclaimed -
"Don't make sucn a noise, gentlemen we can hear
YOU quite well In here.n This, OF course, broughs
down the house, and Bismarck was so delighted
that he sent Tor Herr Hilmerdin9 to congratulate
him.