The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20

Bret harte has iron gray hair, and he is forty.
Tho French colony in Berlin is gradually increasing
There continue to be 'Christy Mnstrels in London.
Sir Bache Cunard arrived yesterday In the Abyssinia
Nine Arabella Goddard sailed for Liverpool In the
Bothna
Florida watering place hotels are closing for the
season.
The London Echo, Abort Grants paper, appears in
eight pages for the price Of our cent
II We may believe the Western papers, when tho
land Is tickled with hoe it laughs with potato bugs
Ex-Governor Low, OF California, thinks that the
English authorities at Hong Kong responsible
shipping coolies to the United states.
Los Angeles, Cal, city OF oranges and grapes, Is
indignant because Legislature has conferred upon IL
tho curse OF board Of public works
A Cleveland man has whitfield forty feet OF wooden
chain links out of white pine for the Centennial He
at present getting out jokes for tho Boston Post
The only two cities which this year to have any
great sentiment for music the subject or the Cen-
tenniai or on any other subject, Washington and
Cincinnati
The spirualistc BUSINESS AZ II appears to the pub
lie OF New York. is run by crowd of fellows who
were formerly III the SKIN faro business II Is done
for dollars, and II Is done we'll
The Chicago Tribune shows that Conkng holds the
balance OF power in tho Cincinnati Convention. He
may make just such candidate he chooses IL he
wisely uses the delegation from New York.
The ST Louis Times gets back in this way :-"sBccp
fattcns parlor ivy and gcranium plants-NEw YoRg
HERALD Personal what good excuse for an old
soaKcr to go homo full and sleep IN the conserve
tory.r
The country press got hold OF the fact that Carl
baldi has accepted national present or 100 900
lire This lire not the Cincinnati Commercial man,
but an Italian CON- Though II is strange coinci-
dcrce.
Ex-congressman John Amber Smith, Virginia re-
publican who belongs to the John Minor Bolts family,
and closely with the OF that State
thinks that Conklng will hold twelve Of the State vo;es
in the national convention.
The Richmond Despatch, agreeing with the HERALp's
idea that New York state viii decide tho Presidential
election says that therefore New York city will decide
that point adds that TO- 900 democrats In the city
will not cast vote for Hancock.
Tho impending social question In America this year
~ that of the Chinese. The question DO met 10
this:-Ir tho Atlantic ports admit tho peasants OF
Europe, they also have admitted tho hcathens Of
Africa why shall tho Pacific ports not be open to tho
Asaticss II you stop tho Chnaman why not stop all
immgration2
The carpenters OF Toronto Canada, have insisted on
getting twenty cents an hour for labor, with half
holiday Saturday. This is a lesson in political,
economy, aud IL Judge Hilton, who Is a. T. stcwart,s
successor. will only insist hall holiday on satur-
day the distinction between capitalist and laborcr NAV
be BEAUTIFULLY defined
Jake Rchm, otherwise Jake the Grsaser, is repre-.
sentative Chicago politician. He began as the driver
Of mud cart, got to be constable was city marshal
treasurer superintendent and then became ruler Of
The streets Isn't sign OF politics that all thess
fellows arm IS toward tho streets SO was Twccds
shepherds and all the boss rceholdcrs throughout
the country. Money is made in this country out Of
streets
We nave oeen trying to work something OF tho
name OF the Japanese Commissioner. General saIro
He comes from foreign nation, ana there ought 20 bs
something about his iorcgn-accous namc but We CAM
fetch iI-Ihfiadelphia bulletin sUnc two three
saigol' Inerci we open our mouth without
putting our iood IN it.-yew Fork Graphic Taistk
do very well for the Graphite. Sd Louis Rspsb.tesv
Those saisonising puns again.