The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-10
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Ruskin's health 10 Improving
Ex-Secretary Of the Navy George N. Robson il At
the Fifth Avenue HOTEL
Mr. G. C. sumner. the now democratic Mayor Of
Hartford, ID thrty-seven. .
Tho Phladeiphia Bulletin grows reckless whom u
speaks OF Stewards She-bang
MISSIONER never painted woman. Probably be-
CAUSE women paint themselves
Tho Chinese commander Of the Legion OF Honor
has finger nails four inches Ioag. That beats the old
scratch. ."a
Minnesota has a tramp. who has been on the road
for thirty years. and beep all over the world. He
10 o German.
Professor Riley, OF Missouri, will enter upon hts
duties entomoiogst Of the Agricultural Depart
mont on Saturday
Congressman Kelly, tall, angular and with voice
hko anvil chorus is worry quiet and looks as sad ~
aPbadclphia newspaper
General Sowcll arrived homo at Lake Charles. La,
on Sunday. Hc Is very rs,icsnt and u waiting for
Special Commissioner Adams.
The name OF the AMMAN Cochin China) High Man
DARN OF Public Works 10 Hain,- and haint
van-van any relations In New Jersey
A Stockton (Cal hon has taken charge Of q litter
OF mothcrlcss piga Surely, after this, Mr. Hayes
oughtto become reconciied 10 his party.
Hiram A. Weeks, OF ST. Johnsbury, Vt. former
director OF the Merchants, National Bank OF that
place. reported TO have absconted, taking $43 600
OF trust and borrowed funds.
A boarder In Twenty sixth street, who had been
ato the night before came down TO breakfast yes
terday morning. ana looking a. she salt mackcrol
said, "l'm singest whom u shad."
Miss Hoearth, she sisisr-inlaw OF Charles Dickens,
and Miss Dickens. his eldest daughter arc collecting
his lestors Tor publication They request those who
have any OF special interest commuD cate with
Miss Hogarth, At No II StrAthmore Gardens, Ken
Bipgton, W.
Marx Hopkins, tho Treasurer and brains OF tho
Central Pacific Railroad, who d,od ehildlcss. leaving
hitcen Millions, wore shabby clothes. dug his own
garden, picked up bits OF old whom he them,
worked until two O'Clock In tho morning, wrote
on q page than most business put Shoots and
paid SIS a month rent His adopted son Tim is at
college.
Mr.. Cornell Jswett has arrived At Philadelphia from
Europe ana Is route for Washington. He ex-
plains his object visiting the United States to DO to
perfect proposed American cable organization
to secure the cables the interest Of tho
government aud Its people. lie also proposes he
says TO inaugurasc conssrva,ive party in the United
States support tho policy OF President Hayes and
the resumption OF specie payments upon the basis Of
tho gold ana silver dollar
General James Shields who has been the subject OF
80 much turmoil In Congress, was born IN Tyrone.
ireland, 1910; came TO this country in 1920 settled
In Illinois; studied law; was legislator and Judge;
made. by Polk Commissioner OF tho General Land
once; made Brigadier General TOR tho Mexican
war; was shot through the lungs but recovered;
fought at Chspultepcc barehcadsd and In his shirt
sleeves, without a morse; was again wounasd; res
cued from outrage lady ana her daughter in the
nighttime by and disobsdient sally; became
Senator from Illinois; was af,erward beaten by
Lyman TrumbuII; went to Minnesota; was, as .
armer elected therefrom 10 the Senate OF the United
states ~ democrat; became q Brgadior General Ia
the Union army; succeeded Lander; drove out stone
wall Jackson while Fremont was pursuing jackson
through the Shenandoah, both federal Generals being
victims OF war department; was nominated for
Major General, but was not confirmed, and removed
20 farm In Missouri. whore he has since lived on
pension raised from s3l to $50 month He IL nvo
feet eight inches tall; has swarthy face and dark
hair; speaks nuently, and Is little Visionary en-
thusiastic and adventurous.