The New York herald., 1877-01-10
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Ben Hill, Jr. Is twcnty-six.
Summers friends favor Congressman Hoar.
Princess Louise is said to have designed tho Arctic
medal
Bayard Taylor once, in a lecture, defended the Rus
SLAMS against the Poles
Collector Simmons, of Boston, believes that Senator
Boutwell, will be reelected.
Senator William Sharon, of Nevada, left this city
last evening for Washington.
Six thousand men who do busn css in San Francisco
live tho bay In Oakland.
Tho electoral vote will be counted on Ash wednes-
day, which is ST. Valentines Day.
James Fisk sr, is delivering temperance lectures
and making patent hornes in Vermont.
A despatch from Now Orleans announces that Judge
Arthur Saucier, OF the sixth district died yesterday.
Professor Seeyc reerates suggestions that he would
not like to be United States Senator from Massachu.
setts
Gail Hamilton, with Mrs. j. G. Blaine, will arrive in
Washington this week. They will receive on Wedncs.
days.
Sir Edward Thornton, the English Minister at Wash
ington Lady Thornton and the Misses Thornton dress
very plainly.
Miss Carpenter, daughter OF the ex-senator, wears
a turquoise blue mantalasse over black velvet skirt
and white velvet hat
Major Wright, formerly OF General Bucll's STAFF is
managing tho Louisville Courier-JournoI during Mr..
wattersons attendance upon Congress.
Professor Barn. OF the London University, claims to
have hit upon process OF oxidzing so as TO pre-
vent corrosion under any circumstances.
Tho only foreign CONS current in Paris and which
at present accepted at the public arc those
of Belgium, Italy. Switzerland and Greece
Mr. Bowlos thinks that Mr.. Hayes will no; have
chance make Cabinet, but that If he does he will
select such men as Evarts, Brisiow and Schurz.
A rh frou
tcrday, announces the death of Signor Luigi Masta
The deceased a nephew OF the present Pope
Erening Iefe0ram:-"Tho salary bill proposed to
Congress rcduccst tho OF of the Treasury
clerks to that point whore the keeping OF private
in billiard room Will DO impossible
The inscription on Lord Chatham's monume mt in tho
Guldhal records tho curious fact that under his ad
minstration commerce was supposed to have been
"unitcd with and made to flourish by war"
Ercning 7cteyrdm:--''Blue Jeans Williams was in
auguratcd yesterday as Governor OF Indiana, display.
ing to tho entire world an example of who Is
honest despite the bad cut OF his pantaoons"
Fun (snow- shov cllcrs) :-Tom"lIullca, Bill how's
your mate Jacky' Bill-"oh o's dead, poor old Jack
IT, through caichin' cold a-swecpin up the snow "
Tom "Poor chap, hi am sorry All Welt % won't
ave to sweep up snow where 'c's gone to-"
In tho Russian communcs the lot OF each family is
In proportion to the number Of males OF married
couples; and there is greater average number OF
marriages ~ Russia than IN any other European
try while tho births are double those OF France.
a despatch IRON Honcsdac, Pa, says that the Hon.
+. NJ Crane, of the oldest members oil tho Bar OF
that county, and who served several terms in the
State Senate and House of Representatives, died sud
denly on Monday evening Of neuralgia OF tho hca0t.
1t Is that the English government contcmp
offering to Sir Arthur Guinness pccragc ana the title
selcctcd-Baron Cong--is even mentioned. The GUM
ness brewing firm having dissolved Sir Arthur receives
So OOo 900 tor his share His income has heretofore
been $3.50, 900 a year.
at seems quite probable, F" says English writer,
'that had the Albigcnscs been warke they wcro
cultivated and enlightened, wo might now DO dating
tho era Of the Reformation from the twelfth instead
the sixteenth century. and so far modern civilization
might now be four hundred years older and better or
ganizcd than II is."
The University Of Edinburgh permits country people
10 study homo the books used by tho students in
the preparatory classes and to send answers by mail,
which arc corrected and returned. Many intcigcn,
ladies some OF them being married, and OF them
being sscs advantage Of this SYSTEM and
| they will 90 up TO tho yearly examination