The New York herald., 1877-02-04
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

NJ Gambetta will visit London In juno.
Mr.. William Beach Lawrence, Of Rhode Island. is al
tho Brovoort
Mr.. spurgcon is going TO the South of France re.
cruit his health.
Mr. E. 1. Godkin, tho editor Of tho Nation, has tn
prcss a work on government
An Armenian has arrived in London with pow~r
from the Turkish government to negotiate tho sao
the Holy Land.
There is report that the Pope proposes to subdivds
Scotland dioceses, and that Cardinal Manning Ia
assisting him in tho scheme.
comprehensive school Inspector asked Abor-
decn class II any ono could tell him anything 70.
markabls IN the life Of Mosos Boys-"Ycs, sir; he
was tho only man who broke all tho com mmandments
at once"
Tho warmth OF the season throughout France has
been so singular that tho storks have not yet
and the wild ducks and geese nave remained In the
summer quarters. Tho storms also havo brought M
creatures frcqucnting very different regions
The Empress Eugcnic will return to England in Feb
ruary Her Majcsty's visit TO Romo appear u
have given her so much satisfaction she antcL
patcd The Empress is growing rather Stout 1t is IA
be hoped it is healthy sign. The Prince popular
with all classcs
Al Paris masquerade ball bier was brought In BY
a procession of people, who, leaving tho candles,
man who was lying tho bier. and ono venture.
some than tho others, lifted tho pa disclosing Q
corpse, with dagger through It's heart The French
are always funny.
Mr. Macdonald is described q man who has
penetrated deeply into the spiritual life, and his
carncstncss we'll as his Imagination exercised,
that certain sense OF reality remains even IN the
midst OF wiredrawn religious arguments and analyses
OF conditions Tho only solution ono can nnd is that
Mr.. Macdonald, though he would preier to rank him.
self as O preacher and teacher is still poeta
poc of fne discerument in subtle spiritual problems
and processes, and with a power to illuminate tho
most rccondtc OF inward experiences by iancy and
image.
One day, on tho Boulevard Pcrcirc Paris, mad dog
started In pursuit Of avelocipcde, mounted by boy
Of fourteen, named Dupraty living in tho boulevard,
No. 10. The chase terrible one, and ended In
the tall Of tho boy Happily 1t was in tho iron of the
.vclocipcdc wheel that tho tceth Of the mad bulldog
closed Thoro ended tho first act of tho
drama Tho second follows. In impulse of pas.
sionatc Joy on sccng her saved from 80 great
danger Mmc Dupraty pressed ner lips to tho wheel Of
the vcocpcdc. Some hydropbobc virus had remained
on the ron and after agony OF fortnight the poor
mother died, raging mad.
French soldier sitting. short time back on
the summit OF Hill overlooking garrison town; his
horse was picketcd near by; tho was smoking
cisurely, and IRON time to time glancIng from the
csplanadc TO big Official envelope he had In his hand
A comradc passed and said, "what are you doing
thercYn ~ am bearing the President Macsfahon's
pardon for our frlcnd FlchmanD, who Is 10 be shot
this morning. replied the smoker. "wel, then,
hurry along with IT," said his comradc. 30 mol Sec,
there hardly soul on tho espnnado and tho firing
platoon has not yet been formed. You surely would
not have rob my appearance Of all dramatic effect
An amusing anecdoto Is related about the .'Danubo
Bleu Johann Strauss, which proves that author
is not 30 great enemy to advcntitous publicity as
Is generally supposed. man remarks TO him on one
occasion :--sI very much admire the titles of your
waltzcs. There Is one, however, which can never
explain to myself and that Is the Danube Beu, why
that colorg" "I know well as you" replied
strauss, that the Danube Is ordinarily green, and
sometimes yellow, but never blue; could not, how
ever, have called my waltz the green Danube the
yellow Danube, as no one wouId havc taken TO the
title, while tho danube Dou' has a slight tlngc oil
poetry which pleascs, and thus The success Of the
piece has boon great"