The New York herald., 1876-11-03
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Many bootblncks steal dogs.
Indiana democrats bet only soft tAts.
DR.. Fraser says that great men come in groupa
When Paterson gets full they bail him out.
There fifty i've acres OF hogs and sheep in Gin.
cnnati
in the field.
Mast In the Kentucky mountains lies on the ground
pint to the square foot
The betting tho gravel trains in Massachusetts,
indicates that Adams is the favorite
Mr. HenryS S. Sanford, formerly United States MINI
lister to Belgium, is at the Brevoort House.
The Earl OF Dunravcn, OF Ireland, arrived in tho
city last evening and is at the Brevoort House
II Tildsn Il elected everything viii improve, and
there will be hnc crop OF strawberries in January.
Baron de SAINT. Anna, Portuguese Minister at WASH
ington, and his family, are at tho Westminster Hotel
Mr.. Dolanc Of the London Times, has recently been
comforting with the Prince OF Wales Dunrobn Cas-
tie.
Last evening President and Mrs. Grant entertained
Mr. Walter (editor tho London Tines and his wife
at dinner.
correspondent Of the Atlanta Constitution urgca
the name OF Hon. Herschel V. johnson for the Uncd
States Senate
Burglars throughout New Jersey masks, and
yet we heard say the night that you can't
tell one democrat from another
The venerable /" Camp meeting John" Allon Of the
Maine Conference, well known to every camp-meeting
goor in New England, Is writing his autobiography.
Major Edwards, formerly editor OF the ST. Louis
Times dcvoting hts leisure hours in the country to
history OF the guerilla bands engaged in the late
mysterious cavalry man. riding white horse, ap-
pears among the servians, directing them, and then
disappearing Ho Is supposed to be accompicc OF
Dr. Slades
In introducing General Ftzhugh Lee the LynchburG
vn fair the other day General Early said that st the
OF the General Lee had his sword ints
q fishing hook.
Jonesy trying to explain TO Julia's father thai
Sublime Porte meant big gate "Now," said the
old man, jest you take the sublmest kind Of port
out Of this, will your"
John Ii. Bryant brother OF the poet lives in Illinois,
says he would like TO for Peter Cooper but sup
ports Tildcn, not as a democrat, but man who
favors retrenchmen and reform
Mrs. Hynes read that washbowl OF water sprinked
with meal would catch all the MICE and she tried it.
Hynes came homo from procession at two o'clock
and took wash Said hc Hayes and Wheeler
Mariah, I've got 'cm agin."
From P,tnch:-"Oh, Mamma, that's Captain Jones'
knock know hc has come to ask to be his wife !"
swell, my dear, you must accept him."
sBut thought you hated him SOP"
ssHate him? do-so much that mean to be hu
mother in-law T."
Thcro have, at the Jardn des Piantcs, boen in
scrcstng experiments rs to the effects OF music upon
animals At the conclusion OF piece OF music soma
elephants have boon known to fondle the musicians
with their trunks Outwc hotel Keepers have been
known TO seize tho trunks after concert
An officer in the French army has recently died who
had met with Abd-e-Kader the battle field without
attacking him, which he might have easily done.
Being blamed for this afterwards, his reply was-"M
that time was but second lieutenant. Had killed
him the war would have over, and I would NOT
have bcen captain now"
The Saturday Rcview says:-sThers are mon o
tastc whose natural refinement leads them to
JOY contact With whatever Is good and beautiful, whd
yet quito unable 10 form an opinion a picture
or to know whether two colors harmonize. And in
like manner, there who, loving the science or
with the greatest ardor, yet unaffected by it
sympathcicay, TO whom II Is a science aud nothing
moro, who not touched by It,"
John Morley says :-"Thc best thing that can think
of happening TO young man Is thm-that he should
have been educated a. day school in his town;
that he should have opportunities OF following also
the higher education in his town. and that the
earliest convenient time he should be taught
his own living; and never yet knew a man who was
not tho worse for university props and brbes."
Murat halstcad writes:-"what happy youthful
days! Bittcrs not then made of forty rod
whiskey and ogwood. And that barrel OF cherry
bouncc--ab. fatal cherry bounce What childish
ores cling clusternely around i'll Away back through
tho vista of ivcandfty years. to tho days Of panta
let's and short clothes, hoops and doll babies there
up to memorys view tho barrel of cherry
bounce"
Washington writer In tho Cincinnati Commercial
says OF Bclknap:-" Every hero thinks him moro
sinned against than SHINING and all regret that ho
did not listen to the entreaos or Black Blair and Car
pcnter, who besought him permit his wife 70 como
forward and tell her story-it would havo exoncr-
atcd him and entirely crimnatcd her; but he would
not consent Il Will brave tho storm, he said, and
shield her from at loass its brunk'n