The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-22
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

John Ruskin. the great art critic is sick and irrita
BILE.
Berlin is to have q course which will cost
100000.
The President has recognized Leopold Charter a.
Consul of Belgium at Savannah, Ga.
Richeeu WAS contented to express his love fol
France but Gambetta fancies that he is France ITSELF
London, like Rome. has had q visitation of feas
which, it is believed, imported in Oriental mat
ting.
The weather vane the Post Office does not turn
easily with the wind 1t would make avery poor pol
itician.
The slave trade is being stealthy carried on in the
Red Sea- the slaves being taken from Abyssn to the
Arabian coast
In Paris the rage is for old buttons great prices
being paid those in STEEL silver Jasper pebbles or
Alcncon diamonds.
Congressman Beverly b. Douglass, of the First vir
gnia district, is lying dangerously i'll in Washington
His recovery seems doubtful.
Since nobody has come forward to claim the
authorship of Beautiful snow" call upon Myra
Clarke Gaines to lay her mortgage on it,
Senators Henry b. Anthony and Ambrose Il. Burn
side Rhode Island. the Fifth Avenue Hotel
yesterday on their way home to spend tho Christmas
holidays.
Boston Sunday Times:--"Coal dealers prefer New
foundlAnu dogs 10 any othcr lAey weigh more,
and they sit quietly the cart while the load is on
the scales"
The young Crown Prince Of Italy was so overcome
by the attack of Passanante upon the King that he
will probably carry the effects in his for the
rest of his life. He has Nightmares the subject
The Spaniards arc putting upon the market wines
made from oranges, Valencia being the place of man
ufacture The wine Is sweet. with flavor of acid
bright coored and ii contains fifteen per cent of pure
alcohol.
France has Judicial separations. not divorces
From 1876 to 1850 there average OF !. $50 Of
these. which in 1876 had increased to 3,25l. ont Of
the hundred only fourteen separations asked for
by the husband.
II Is indeed a sorry excuse for war well as for
dominion when the English say that II they had not
employed the Hndoo troops to fight the Afghans the
Hndoos might have risen and slaughtered the Eng
lish who rule them
Paris physician says that dogs brought up in
the city more polite than those brought up in
the country. The ply stefan says that Partisan dogs
very refined and self-posscsscd. There are dogs
in Paris that have a high appreciation of wit
and humor.
London Truh:-"Nobody should 90 to winter or
20 travel in Italy without he be able and willing to
spend money freely; then tables d'hote should be
avoided They in every way inferior to those Of
Germany. Under no circumstances should ladies'
dine at them. and in any case. who knew
Italy well expressed II, You sure to cat badly
and in the worst of company"
The last time that the writer Bayard Taylor the
latter was sitting with William Cullen Bryant In .
Fourth avenue car. The two poets became some
what loudly Interested in conversation about the
physical and mental health OF Whittier who has out.
lived them. Taylor rather horid OF complexion
and In high spirits and lie rot out at the Cooper In.
stute, walking like boy, his manly shoulders
swinging Justify. IL he had quarter of century
OF life before him.
London Word:-"And Lord Inchiauin il to
move the address In the Lords to- morrow Lord
1nchquin is the nephew of that william Smith
O'Bren who only thirty years ago was. in Her Mai.
esty name sentenced az traitor to be hung drawn
and quartercd and who sent into exile for revolt
ing against the sovereign whose gracious message
the rebels nephew will I've oratorcay grateful for.
His Lordship is OF course the descendant OF Hiber.
man kings. who would have died before admitting
the right of any but native sovereign over Ireland
And he Is the cousin ~ Mr.. Edward OBrien, the
rebels son. who intends to enter Parliament as
soon as he can as follower, probably leader, Of
the Painel party below the gangway."