The New York herald., 1877-09-01
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Marquis de villalba of Cuba Is at the Windsor
Janauschek is at Cohasset Beach with her hus
band.
Rare manuscripts in London commanding high
prices
We begin to-day the frst OF the austcre months OF
the year.
An anomaly-that one born to Wade should be
champion swimmer.
Ben Butler is to repeat his lecture sThe Irish Sol
der' In this city during the fall.
The prma donna OF the Aimee troupe Is said to
be naughty aristocratic and nice
A French novel; entitled lie Baron Amercan,' by
Louis Ulbach, has appeared in Paris
The magazine of American History for Sc ptember
is full OF matter pertaining to its title.
An elegant toilet is OF white tullo and silk arranged
with dark crimson roses and spangled tulle.
Coaches at last have biographer In the person Of
G. A. Thrupp, an Engshman. "a wee-a weel."
Mckee Rankin has struck something like petro-
leum oil well-$1O0, o00 Tor the "Danites" Such Is
luck.
Stoddard the poet is disabled by rheumatism of the
right arm but manages out with his left excel
lent literary work.
Moody thinks that New England is his present har-
vest Held Query: Has the gospel money Of tho large
cities been exhausted?
Women are said to be earning fair competency by
farming on the plans OF Nebraska. Go West, Dr.
Mary Walker, go west!
A good business sign--The country names
city hotel registers wo the eve of a revival.
gentlemen. Take heart
The failure of savings banks throughout the country
vividly recalls to many persons The familiar poem
ssBetsy and Are Out'-of money.
David Davis, formerly OF the Supreme Court aud now
a candidate for thing, objects to the scay woigh
with which the newspapers speak OF his wait
Sitting Bull Is said by an old scout now In Now
York, to be q first ratio French scholar; man far
above tho Indian average and rst rate politician
Joaquin Miller preserves his eccen trctty. He paid
twenty-five cents tho other night and took his scat
among the gallery gods" in order witness his
play.
Belle Boyd, who figured extensively during tho
scout for the Confederate forces, Is now
living at Calvert Texas supports herself and sister
by sewing.
Many a New York politician might have sat upon
tripod in the ancient times prophesed to per.
ec,ly unlimited extent il previously supplied with gin
and water at the public cost.
The refrain of Chiof Josephs var whoop-'How'
ard.n The General meanwhile sings bis Young Mems
Christian Association song, "Shali We Meet Beyond
the RiverS" And answer echoes -.
new book called ''rhc Wonder World" to DO
issued IN tho tall will contain the representative
stories from the French, German, Hungarian Turkish
Russian, Chinese and japanese folk lore.
'sTry uot the pass" the old man said,
And then he led an ace-heart rod;
But still he answered with asgh,
''fhe jack Is played, the ace Is high"
--.Sulciman Pacha
or system OF shorthand invented by Professor
Everett, OF Belfast College, II Is claimed that vowels
and consonants be written at the speed and
with equal egbility. He uses only 100 symbols
Good news to seventy-hve hundred constituents
Sunset Cox recently waited upon by New
York ward delegation. He says that he collared
by something which smelt like several damp um-
brellas barrel of beer, OF cheap whiskey and
water and q small paror full Of stale tobacco smoke
mixed.
1t Ia said of Christiancy, of Michigan who married
the young lady in the Treasury Department, and has
since dotted and carried 1, that there many
little lights lowering about the corners OF his mouth
and eyes that is no. amusement but positive
pleasure and delight to look at him.
The widow Of the late George Smith, the Eastern
year in honor her husbands discoveries In Mesopo-
nent Oriental scholar receives fl0o from the fund of
| pensions TO literature and art for 1877.
| British paper says that .Canada has now nothing
to offer to the United States in exchange for rcci-
procity Since Sir John Macdonald gavo them the sh-
cries. the ST. Lawrence and the canals for nothing we
have little OF angeable value LETT, unless trade
of Sir John himself for Ben Butler" Americans will
always welcome men OF the stamp of Sir John Mao
Donald--a man who Is much like William NJ Evarts
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