The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-13
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Blaine Is forty-scvcn.
General Mcdowell is on his way TO California
Parton has shaken the dust of Massachusetts, on his
oxford ties
Tho Norwich bulletin editor will not takc any great
unknown In his.
Caucus scnator-elcct Barnum, OF Connecticut has
fclon his hand.
New York city banks hold thrce.fourths Of the co.'s
OF the national banks.
Professor Seeye spoken Of as the Great Unknown.
No; he IS too good man.
William Walter Phelps and wife will next week sail
for Europe, for tour Of several months.
Miss Laura Spence of Georgia, Is six feet two and
hall inches high Her beau has to take step ladder
to go up and court her.
The latest gossip Is the effect that majority Of
tho senators favor tho that tho Senate has urs-
diction IN the Beknap case.
Because somc Of the Northern journals did not hike
Lancr's sick poem the Baltimore Gazette pays them
OF by abusing whittcrs hymn.
Provincial newspapers emphasize the fact that OK.
Governor WISE who is now attracting public notice,
signed John Browns death warrant
W. D. howells, the amateur angel with big mus
,ache says the Of the Shakers is TO
the sons OF pic and daughters of the doughnuL
Why condemn Doorkcepcr Fitzhugh for writing
.sbiggcr' with one & when Wendell Philips once COM
planned the democrats spelled negro with gsf
Bonapartc believed in fatasm. It seems that he
right we estimate tho Bcechcr Bowen CASE with it,
human blunderings and its cvcr-approaching dtnoue
mcnL
Poor Southern familics-and perhaps you do nos
realize how many OF the old Southern families pitt
ably poor-are boiling out hickory nut meats for salad
dressing
Cyrus II. Mccormack, OF Chicago, Is spoken Of AZ
democratic candidate for Governor OF Illinois We
hope he may reap the boarded grain At breath, and
the flowers that grow between. /.
The girls OF Mount Holy okc (sfass.) Seminary usually
marry missionaries; but the town at which they ara
educated is not celebrated for its local virtues. The
town and tho seminary arc two different things
The Utica Herald says that the law OF newspapers
growth Is toward ccntrazaton that poor newspaper
gets little support Tor its nero opinion; that
takes paper out OF charity; and that people always
buy the most and best for thor money. Our Utica
namesakc, which Is itself great journal, undoubtedly
was thinking or the Ngw York HERALD
The Buffalo Eepubiicaner (Gcrman strikes the ides
that reform must begin at primary meetings II
is only that the professional politician docs all
tho hard but successful work Of politics At primary
meetings and that because the result months ater.
ward, is not nice the lazy citizen, who warns his
heels at the nrc o. nights, gets up and growls
Tho Augusta tGa) Chronicle says that at viii DO re-
mcmbcrcd that General Palmer was Governor Of ILL.,
nois at the time Of the Chicago fire. General Sheridan
placed the city under martial law, and some Of his
soldiers killed Colonel Grosvenor. Governor Palmer
attempted to have General sheridan and the soldiers
who did the killing indicted Tor murder, but pubic
opinion was against him and the Grand Jury refused TO
find bills against the parties Governor Palmer left IN
disgust party which countcnanccd such conduct, and
| went over 10 the democracy"