The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-10
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.


Sam Bowes has been keeping queer company ut Ear.
atoga.
Mr. Dion Boucicaut arrived In New York yesterday
from Europe
Among tho arrivals from Europe yesterday was Mr.
II. J. Montague
Mrs Lester wallack arrived In this city yesterday
after q European tour
Baron Poschini Finett member OF the Italian Pan
Lament, is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Mrs. W. II. +. Lee. daug hter-n-law Of the late Gem
cral r. F. Lee. is tho handsomest lady in Virginia
An English hacKman recently fined for charging
faro for pup that rode IN a hack with his master.
Mrs. Davidson, of Reading Pa, is visiting the Summit
House. Mount Washington, aud she is only lo2
years old.
No matter how vile a republican you have been, II
yon will only your party the democrats Will
canonize you
That Levy OF insects. the musical mosquito has
rived and Is playing on his sweet cornet ~ light In
the window for thee"
France will in four I'VE years possess movable
fold army OF about 560, COO infantry and rides and
800 900 territorial Infantry
The Earl and Countess Duerin arrived at San Fran.
cisco this evening Her Britannia Majesty steamer
Amethyst from Victoria waiting there for them.
Henry Watterson alas is neck deep in politics. and,
in his speeches. apostropnizns the sun, "the gl-o-
ExColonel Valentine Baker left England for the Con-
tinent by the New Haven route evening Of July
81 Ho has accepted q commission in tho Turkish
army.
A gossip says that Orphcus G. Kerr (Mr r. H.
Ncwc) has revoted against food and has eaten moth.
ing twcnty days 1t is said that he has be-
emaciatcd but works regularly.
Ex-Governor Bullock, of Massachusetts Is reported
as saying the lack Of enthusiasm and cxcitemcnt
In campaign greatly surprises him. and that the
present financial and commercial depression undoubt-
eddy accounts for it.
"Myths and Songs From the South Pacific" is the
title a book by Rev. n. W. Gill. Professor Max
Miller says that these popular tales Of the Polyncsau
Islands exhibit several clearly marked links with tho
European mytnologIes
The Southern economical problem is concerning the
reduction Of acreage in planting cotton. BY genera
assent this year fewer acres were planted than usual
but tho OF guano has, in many places made the
crop heavy as it was before.
The Cologne Gazette says that Frau Theresa Fielder
Won Hulsensten, who died few days ago at Prague
had attained tho age OF 1lo years. She born at
Hamburg in 1857, and was in her youth q maid Of
honor to the Empress Maria Theresa
Dr. Henry sadc, the spirit medium Of New York, ID
visiting tho Countess of Caithness, whose country
seat Huxley and Crooke will investigate him. Undes
engagement by Colonel Ocott at $40. 900 year DR..
sade will visit ST. Petersburg in October.
Potter Palmer Of the Palmer House, Chicago, where
the widows of General Custer, Captains Yates Smith
and Calhoun whose husbands were killed with Custer,
have been guests has started a subscription for them
which will reach $4,000 Mrs Custer Is very much
FRUSTRATED.
There is sensational story accusing General Phelps
democratic candidate for Governor OF Missouri, Of
having kissed young lady against her WILL in the
nAfo Viov,oo
but the expanatons that shc was III and he was assist
ing her to the deck.
Archb,shop Laney, who for more than a score OF
wears has aborcd spiritually among the New Nexoans
has IN beautiful valley at santa Fe six acre orchard
enclosed with high walls and containing brooK
flowing the base OF Swiss chatelet There arc liz
varieties OF fruit in this orchard
William ID. Hunt, Of Iowa, is the champion rascal
He has wife and child in nearly every considerable
town IN the United States east of Kansas. HIS latest
arc at Portland, Me. He marres girl, remains with
her for days. and leaves His principal occupation
is that OF hotel clerk. and no is very handsome
The London Ataennum, reviewing Mr.. Skeletons new
book '.Thc Comedy of the Noctcs Ambrosann." 10
reminded OF a Brahmn anccdoto about the prince
whose library which load for thousand cameIs.
was judcousy squeezed into single volume by strk.
ing out all the idle words The Amcnouns thinks that
the woriincss OF Professor Wilson was only cxcslled
by his wrong stimulation OF humor
Fayc,tc item in True Kentackion:--' 'Gcnoral Combs
has habit of striking at little darkeys who crowd hrs
way on the street On yesterday he at one the
darkcy catching the stick and then letting II 60 The
General then again struck at him. bu, missed him
and fell himself, his head striking the curbstone and
niuriug him severely Yesterdays Press says no ID
now ruch better aud will be all right again in fcw
days"
Professor Max Mullcrs new enterprise of publishing
TRANSACTIONS OF the Sacred Books of tho Fast will
extend to twenty-four volumes and will include the
bibles OF the Buddhsts the Brahmns the Zoroastrisna
the Chinese and the Mohammedans The latest book on
the question OF Central Asia Is ~ Tercntien-s Rus.
STA and England IN Central ASIA published at Calcutta
in two volumes. The author IL Russian, who puts
down the hard facts about England and her Indian
Empire, and gives much information concerning
Russian policy.