The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-05

the danger of the bridge proving a perma-
nent obstruction to the navigation OF the
East River is not very alarming.
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Chicago's Hooley is at Saratoga.
The Louisiana orange crop large.
Babbitt is spending his soap at Saratoga
General Hancock is going to the Saguenay.
wild eagle was killed while flying over Boston.
Hon. Erastus Brooks and daughter at Saratoga
shakespeare" has at last beon translated into mod
Greek.
Globe Democrat
Mr. Storey has fresh ice cream constantly by keeping
his cows on ice.
The country boy is poor indeed If he doesn't own
two-dollar shotgun
Admiral Leon Dejoie, OF tho Haytian Navy is at the
Metropolitan Hotel
Nevada rivers into tho ground, like tho man
who always borrows So
Secretary Of State John Bigelow arrived last evening
at tho Westminster Hotel
Professor Hayden hopes to complete the geological
survey OF Colorado this summer.
Cardinal McCoskey goes rdo every Gay at New
port His health is much improved
Mr. Tennysou's new edition Of his poems, annotated
by himself will shortly appear in one volume
Dr. r. Ogden Doremus is at Lake Chautauqua, which
is fast growing In popularity In tho near West
After the rains look out for really good green corn,
the best way to cat which is like playing on flute.
Rcv. Henry NJ Field d. d. editor of the New York
Evangelist, has left San Francisco for Virginia City.
Mr.. Henry Curwen has in press a book under tie
fanclfu title, within Bohemia or, Lovo in London"
Telegraph wires fatter than they have been for
several seasons indicating shall have severe
winter
NJ Remains new book OF catalogues and Philosophical
Frngmonts inculcates the philosophy Of despair with
great vigor.
A good many Western democrats put thc big end Of
the telescope toward Hendricks and the little end tow.
ard Tilden.
Mrs Leonowen's new book OF "Life and Travel In
Indian will be published by J. H. Coates & Co. Of
Philadelphia
The only way farmer get little even with
city visitor Is to borrow his silk umbrella to VICAR
while getting the cows.
The review Of "Gcorac Tcknor's Life and Lettoys~
in the July Quarterly written by Mr. Hayward thu
fine critic and essayist
The beautiful golden vested bee is sailing ouud yer
million petunias and carmine nasturtiums getting up
honey for puckwhcat cakes
Chief Justice William b. Richards. of the Canada,
Supreme Court, arrived in tho city yesterday from o.
tawa and is at tho westmoreland Hotel
Third avenue woman fell down tho basement steps
with pail of water and her husband thought he knew
what was meant by ''local areas OF rain"
Political economy Is the science OF the age, and the
Authors Publishing Company has in prcss an clement
airy book this subject by Dr. NJ. r. Lcvsrson.
Dr. Lawrence A. Washington, the grand nephew and
nearest living relative of President Washington Is ex
pccted at Mount Vernon HIS homo is in Texas
The English are pcrpctuay writing up the localities
of London Mr.. W. r. Douthwaitc has now produced
"Grays Inn Notes Illustrative OF Its History and An.
tiquitics-"
II is proved by scientist that the little roots Of
grapevine will gradually away from their original
direction to entwine bone. What Is the Of keep.
ing dog?
Ex.Postmaster General Jewell is staying for several
days in Detroit He went yesterday on an excursion
to Lake St. Clair with party Of friends in Mr. Z. A
Brush's steam yacht Lille.
Harriet Martincau LETT behind an autobiography,
which has been IN print, though not published, ios
several years II will appear shortly, with an appendix
covering the latter years OF hcr life.
Jcrscymcn ride out to Eagle Rock, Montclar
This rock is on the side of Orange Mountains and
from It tho country lying between the mountains and
tho Atlantic may be viewed as If II were map.
The second part OF Lieutenant Cameron's sssketch
of n Journey Across Africa" Is published in Good
Words for July anddcscribes his boat voyage around
tho Tanganyika and his journey westward to Lua
laba
Mr. Robert Buchanan, . poet, brought an action 70,
libel against the London Examiner for Its treat
mont OF his character and poems The Court, in sum.
ming up passed very structures on The
FIeshly School OF Poetry" The jury awarded Mr.
Buchanan fi50 damages.
Representative Steele, of Wyoming Territory, whose
opinion Is much sought In regard TO Indian AFFAIRS 10
an old New York boy thirty six years OF age, who.
after the war; went West to practice law and he Ia .
democrat He represents a rough jolly good natursd
people, who do not require much representing
In spite of British GOODNESS and opposition the Ma
tiona Byron Memorial Fund has got up to ca. 600
This is not much compared with the 600 900 which
the Prince Albert memorial statue cost but is deemed
sufficient artists from all parts OF Europe and
America, who are invited to compete sending In the,
models by october.
pages from the pom OF William 4. Robinson, late mcm
Der OF Congress Brooklyn announced for early
publication, in which he claims that very decided
majority Of the original settlers of the United s,a,es
were from Ireland, aud that the immigrants from that
country, well before since tho Revelation ex.
cecded numbers those from all other countries: that
the founders and earliest ornaments OF the American
press. pulpit, stage, army, navy Bar Bench art in
vcntion, discovery, literature learning, commerce.
schools, colleges and public works Irish mmi-
grants and their children lie has been for many years
speaking and writing upon this subject and has accu.
INFLATED much information which will prove interest,"
ing to American eshnologists and scholars This boek
ought 70 DO very Interesting