The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-12
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Sankey's voice is falling.
Ex-senator Ben Wade of Ohio, is in Washington
Germany fast converting her silver currency into
one OF gold.
Mr. Tiltou very moderate in his price, only asking
$3.50 for his services
Mrs Grant black silk and velvet Mrs Fred
Grant opal silk.
Irreports true Jimmy Blanchards mother must
be spanking Charley Ross.
Dom Pats taihern law who was very rich has
died in Cincinnati, leaving Piatt half his fortune
Western papers talking Of Governor Tdens physical
condition say that he is not strong he is good
The Chicago Tribune says there must have been
good deal I've in tho Rabbit Beckwith soap case
The Galveston tTexasi Nc0s says that every village
wants railroad and city corporation until it gets
one
Twelve thousand dollars worth of dried fish arc
every month sent from San Francisco to China Dy tho
Chinese.
General Sherman will be present at the meeting OF
the Grand Army of the Republic at Sycamore, ILL., Oh
the goth inst.
The editor Of the Boston Transcript says:-''The wa
drink costs live millions" Few could make
that remark without criticism.
The Philadelphia Press says that Congress should II
necessary appropriate $40 900 for the Centennial
Philadelphia papers proverbialy modest about ask
ing nything for Philadelphia
Within Eve years 20 0C0 Cinnamon may vote in Cali
forna Ten thousand may vote San Francisco aud
WELD onethrd OF the electoral power. That is, they
may II they choose, name Eve years hence the Mayor
Of San Francisco and Governor OF California
The Baltimore Garstte, under its new management,
its appearance its price of two cents, has
greatly improved II there no Philadelphia Time
we should say that the Gazette the handsomest two
cent morning paper Its writing is equal to its
appearance.
Providence has a population OF 1oo,675, living in
1885, houses, and divided into 2l.62l families; has
a. lS) white males and 50O5s females and l,6l1 COL
ored males and / s76 females. In each 100 OF the
population there are 46 81 OF American parentage
SO Is Of foreign parentage.
Emma Brtton, a Lewsburg, Pa, girl, weight lad
pounds jump nfecn feet on skates run 100 yards
in thirteen seconds drink, smoke and talk horse. She
is good shot and good QUOT pitcher; easily
swim half mile and jump the highest fence. She will
not marry, which is good-for the man.
The New Orleans Picayune Analysing Lamar, says
"He il A man Of more powerful passion than Norton
OF a more splendid rhetoric than Conkllng, and OF
more agreeable wit than Edmunds Mr. Lamar is not
Calhoun nor Webster but Lamar is Of the strong
eat national democrats in the Union, and as such his
Marty need him in the Senate"
The following tho speech Of the President to the
crippled Union soldiers at Washington
CExrLEMKx-I am fully in accord with the spirit OF
the resolutions offered by Mcssrs Fort and Cason in
the House OF Representatives, and any measures that
nay be intended for your benefit will ind place
any of comrades that may be discharged from
the Capitol, and aid all others far as lies in my
power.
Tom-tit journalism from the Sunday World:-"our
special despatch by tomtt from London to-day will be
found as full Of news egg OF meat The process
by which the smallest Of birds Is thus trained TO fetch
the largest OF facts is AT future time We
may throw II open to public At present we reserve
IT, We have right to do for the exclusive benefit OF
everybody-if everybody will simply buy the World
and read 1t carefully"