The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-11
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

Judge Taft will celebrate his silver wedding in Cine
cinnati December 26.
There is in the Ohio Lunahc Asylum young lady
who is heiress to 100000.
Paul de Cassagnsc il said physically to resemble the
late John c. Keenan, in all except complexion.
1t does appear t.at ex-senator Matt Il Carpenter
will return to the Senate for long time to come.
Ex Secretary Bristow returned to the city yesterday
from his old Kentucky home and is at the Brevoort
House.
Some Of those puns on Hauk would be very fair.
We scrines. if she were hawking her talents. But
Hauk can you say so?
Although the Princess Louise has been married
over years she is still very fond Of her opera
glass She loves her Lorne yet.
London laughs at this:-"The name William can
lay claim to a most remote antiquity II without i'm
propriety may imagine Cain asking his brother.
How you this morning. Ell. Billy
George Thatcher, Of the San Francisco Minstrels.
never got of anything idiotc the following wit
from the London Fua:-"An apple dum(b)plng Is SO
called because it should be conspicuous by the alb
sence of its ts)talk.''
Although Secretary Of the Navy Thompson has
been In very regular attendance upon his official
duties since his recent sickness he has not entirely
recovered his usual health Lately the Secretary has
been suffering somewhat from slight rheumatic at
by the disagreeable weather that has prevailed.
Governor Hampton's wounded leg amputated
yesterday about six inches below the knee. His
ply sicians have contemplated this for some
days, and waiting until his condition would
warrant the operation. The immediate friends Of
the Governor say that his situation now is not
dangerous that he stood the operation finely under
the ina ucnce of choroform and that his system -
in such condition as to promise hopeful results.
London TruM:-"It may be Of service to the Glss-
gov detectives in their search for the absconding
bank director to know that not long since cele-
brated criminal escaped from Ireland in ventilated
coffin. The coffin WAS driven in q hearse to the
steamer and the detectives, who closely exam
lining every passenger on board. actually helped to
place the coffin in the ship. little thinking 1t con-
tanned the object of their Search
London Spectator OF the obvious reasons for
selfconcet in the younger clergy Is that the profess
sion itself has. of course certain attraction for the
fancy Of men who are by constitution somewhat vain
and egotistical. puts them early in conspicuous
position and IN surrounded by good deal Of
official respect. Hence It attracts conceit especially
conceit which is honestly mingled with Q good deal
of sincere desire to alleviate the misfortunes and
griefs Of others
There seems TO be no truth in the statement vari-
ously made time ago to the effect that Mrs.
tor Bruce attend at the first Presidential reception.
Nothing ut all has been discussed about 1t in the
White House. Senator Bruce has never been invited
to dine at the White House elsewhere with party
Of Senator'S General Sherman says that IL he is in
vited to dine with Senator Bruce he shall accept.
General Grant never invited Revels, Of Mississippi
and when he gave dinner to the St. Domingo Com
missionors he left out Fred Douglass.
London Worid:-"Ec0ter Here Is q new
game for winter evenings. 1t is played by three
people. She sits in big armchair opposite the nre
divides the whole dozen Of little silver she
wears. and then holds up one white arm--anger
pointing to the ceiling You and the other fellow
take half o dozen circles apiece retire TO opposite
corners Of the fireplace, and throw them QUOT iiks
at the uplifted finger. good discoJoAs sends them
rafting down on the with pretty musical chinh
and dufer sends them On the floor and has TO pich
them up; and she laughs or course the best man
wins; and there are prizes -. I saw IL played
beautifully last week, and II is called Go Banpsy
Rules can be had on spplicauon."