The New York herald., 1877-12-18
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

MacMabon's man for ~ that.
Sir Hugh Allau, OF Montreal, IL at the Everett
House.
David Davis Is rs ground the shield Of my
fathers"
Tho man who plucks mules propeller now Is
very plucxy.
Representative Hale. of Maine, will accompany Son.
ator Blaine to Florida
It's beginning to smell frcs.y.-Boaon Post Then
drink II while It's hot.
Stanley Matthews feels as II ho had been eating
quail for twenty-nine days
General Sherman left Washington last night FOR .
bricf visit to his family In st. Lous.
Now for pun. The President is half right and
Stanley Matthews Is struck with alright
Two Indiana boys 1.-Two by robbery, and they are
just In thor teens These two hearts rob as one.
Senator Blaine will leave Washington to-day for
Florida, he Will rcmain during tho holiday re-
cess for the benefit OF his health.
Lord Clandeboye, eldest Of Earl Dufsrin. accom-
panied by Major and Mrs. Hamilton, arrived at OF
tawa, Canada, from Ireland yesterday
The new Commissioner OF Indian Anairs. Mr.. Hayt.
took tho oath OF Office yesterday, received bis commits
sion and entered regularly upon his dutses
Senators Hcury l.. Dawes, OF Massach usetts, and
Francis Kcrnan, Of New York, arrived ut tho Filth
Avenue Hotel yesterday from Washington.
Senator Patterson, OF South Carolina, who had a
severe attack Of vertigo Sunday, convaisscsnt
last evening and expected 70 walk out to-day.
FalstaG lies In Ludlow Street Jaii; Iago has gone
to Europe and Connolly, tho property man, beholds
from his chalet the sunset CLEAN upon the Alps.
A liberated Frcnch soldier, who said MacMahon was
not at Sedan but pad doctor say he was.
has been sentenced 10 ak months Imprisonment
Whom q railway hand Is on duty and is riding tho
cara he Is usually the intolsrabis nuisances
with his open windows, his loud talk and his sky lark
ing.
Atlanta Constitutiom: sometimes runs into
sarcasm. Thus, Tor instance, the heading OF . mar
rage notice In Of our State exchanges reads
'Rhea-Morse.''
Ercning Telegram:-"Ham, Kansas City land
swindler didn't his bacon btt He got ten years
and by that time he Will probably be cured" Aominy
years did you sayP
A writer to Boston paper says that all uiong the
Rhine thcro ~ great DEPRESSION with but iittlo com
planning. We suppose there Is very little Rhine whin.
ABOUT those Germans.
Silk stockings should be washed In cold water with
whito soap. rnsod In cold water, laid Nat a nne
towcl rolled tightly until dry. and rubbed with piece
Of flannel to restore the gloss
Senator Gordon says that there il . growing inde-
pendent voto In Georgia, and he asortbes II to tho
Presidents policy. Is the Senator, then, trying to
break the democratic parsy In Georgia?
A fancy OF Worth's is that Of finishing the back o
basques with loops made by turning up the end Of
each form separately. These loops very effective
are easily made, tako the place OF expensive
trimmings; some ba.ques have Dus two loops. oshors
have tour.
new system for lighting up tho numbers o
houses at night ~ Paris has boon commenced. only
at present some lev belonging to the municipal
ty. But the OF It IL made obligatory In the leases
OF the houses being built on the new Avenue DO
pOpera, and II will also bc imposed in all future
building leases granted by the corporation.
Court Journal "A man who was trying 70 sell
rather dismal residence boasted that n commanded
wow OF the railway station But that dossnt make
II any moro pleasant said tho party who vas OK
pcctcd purchase IT, Oh. yes II does,' rcpiicd the
owner, confidently; 1t makes it gay here. You car
stand this step and everybody that misses .hs
train.'''
rho Frcnch cabman may take many smallpox
patients as he can get The more the bctter indeed
for hc generally charges double fare for the risk.
lew days ago OF thsses conscientious gentlemen
was invited to q smallpox patient to The hospital
He merely observed that "they must make haste Al
he engaged 10 carry wedding party TO church II
IN hour or two and had ittio time TO spare"