The New York herald., 1876-02-24
PERSON AL INTELLIGENCE.

How old is Hugh Hastngs9
Ex-senator Lyman Trumbull is in Washington
Governor Hayes. of Ohio, is a very wealthy man
Senator Sharon is in Chicago on his way to Washing.
ton
Miners who make Ss n day in the Black Hills worh
hard.
The Richmond Enquirer thinks that Beecher's de-
fence is really insanity.
The Black Hills excitement is making Cheyenne
wy t. the lvecst town in the West
General Sherman said admiringly, that Blaine is
one of tho oldest statesmen ia the country
In New York city great many clerks who used 10
buy twenty cent cigars patronIze waffle stands
Erasmus challenged any sensible man to consider
how much he conrivcd to utter whenever he
talked with lady.
Major Clifford, Vice Commodore OF the Royal Cana
dian Yacht Club is Of funds for yacht to be
sent to the Centennial
Murphy was walking carelessly upon the Ice yester.
day morning coming to himself the words, ga pink
trip :" when down he went-"slip."
Rev Brooke Herford. OF England, says that what
mpresscs foreigner visiting America is the hall
finished appearance of everything.
Englishmen have a talent for governing Oriental
peoples of different and creeds without pressing
too severely their social freedom.
Henry Vincent says that great many sclfmade men
ought 10 have been sefmade, since else would
ever think Of taking the trouble to make them
Congressman Holman says he good
speaker, and that he has to hold his desk and
steady himself when he pronounces the word ''elee-
mosynary."
Prince Bismarck declares that long as he remains
at tho helm of affairs 1t is not the State which Will
make tho first advance toward reconciliation with
the Church.
General Fitzpatrick says he thinks Hayes, of Ohio,
IN oil NV in tho Pam
Convention. lie says that General Sherman could
have the Presidency II he wanted it.
Senior Don Adofo Ybancz, Chilian Minister at WASH
ington arrived in the city yesterday and Is at the
Windsor Hotel. This fact may be supposed to accoun
for the Chill condition of the atmosphcre-but
doesn't
The Jackson NIiss) Clarion says that nine tenths
the colorcd people pay real estate, and
half do not pay tho poll tax, which is devoted
exclusively to tho common SCHOOLS at which the Chi
dren OF that arc taught
In criticsing Professor Tyndas thesis that huma
emotion, not knowledge is the true foundation for {
religious philosophy Mr.. Martineau replied that q
soon as emotion proved empty he hoped wo shouk
stamp 1t out and get rid Of IT,
In Lower Bengal IL appears by government reports
that during the six years ending with 1866, AIS per
sons were killed by tigers whic the grand total o.
Is 400 people altogether were killed by wild animals
chiefly leopards and wolves.
The atheism of the elder Mill tho result OF hii
incapacity 10 believe that world so full OF evil wa
the work of a perfect being The hypothesis that
was the work Of an imperfect bong did not, as
mere hypothesis appear to him so incredible.
Tho average Milwaukee reporter having found the
slul of an Aztec with glass eye, now finds in Lake
Michigan sea serpent with Ems striped like the Amer
,cor aar Two drinks more would have put spcctaclcs
on that skull and made reporter as we'll Al
stripes.
The state OF Georgia excmpts from taxes cotton and
Uoolcn mills and machinery for ten years from ,h,
time the mills are started There IS one mill in oper.
lion in Augusta containing % 600 spindcs, which hal
made a dividend of twenty per among the stock
holders.
Iii the opinion OF all good Continental observers
that the French townsman has OF late years been
growing into Of virtually different race from
the country people, and this goes far TO cxpain the
difference OF the voting in France as dependent on
the proportion which the two classes arc mixed to-
gethcr.
Dan Mace, writing about his experience with trot
tiers. says"Wc started her In the race but she wasnh
able to beat nothing. a hymn o. praise swelled up
ward from the renascent earth, and was carried "a
heaven on the wings OF the morning zephyrs, which
gently agitaed each glowing leaf waving the golden
ears OF the fast ripenng and tendcrly kissing
each nowcrct as all nature drank IN the loveness
dawn brought out Litch, and, putting saddle on
her. mounted her, and after speeding her tho road
we all measured her sirdc and found II was a feet
| inchcz won tho lsatD