The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-28
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Earl Russell is too weak in his old age to reply 70
Populations.
Senator George F. Edmunds, of Vermont, rs at the
Filth Avenue Hotel.
Tell boy to get caniul of bait and see how lie will
dig around the potatoes.
The political prophets taking vaguely They
need little sooth-saying syrup.
The Ionian women would not name their husbands
by their names sit at meat with them
Maud Muller ought TO have had little Gin Ia heI
tin cup AID then she could have caught the Judge
Lord Carnarvon says that the history Of Statcs II
closely Identified with the history or It's buildings
) Jushio Yoshida Kiyonari, the japanese Minister
arrived at the Windsor Hotel yesterday IRON Wash.
inglon.
RedAe!d Proctor, the republican candidate for Gov.
Of Vermont, Is dity, lean, lanK, Yankee.
homely, with close cut beard and shaved upper
lip.
Washington Clark OF California, was yesterday ap.
pointed by the President 10 be an honorary commits.
soner TO the Paris Exposition. Ho nominated by
Governor Hampton.
The vacancy IN the Lighthouse Board created by
tho death OF Prof. Joseph Henry, has been filled by
The appointment OF Prot Henry Morton, OF tho ste.
vens Institute Of Technology at HoboKcn. N. J.
Henry Lowery, OF Newburg n r.. aged Hfty-seven
years. fell dead Yesterday afternoon while dressing
go to The funeral OF an intimate friend. Death sup
An item Is gong the rounds saying that JEFF Davis
so poor that he has TO smoke plug tobacco. This
is no disgrace. Mr.. Davis Is neither nor less
man whether he smokes plug tobacco or a cigar, aud
the chances that the tobacco Of better quality
than the cigar would be-
Captain George II. Hall, o! the Life Saving Station
at Gurnct, Mass, with the aid OF his son. OF nj
teen, on Sunday rescued three men. whose sailpoat
was wrecked in squaL All were benumbed by cold
and scnscess when they reached Shore but by unre-
hitting exertions revived
Mr. E. A. Walton, the new President of the Board
OF Underwriters, is the youngest man who has ever
been elected to tie position Walton is quiet blonde
and at his country place is recognized the repubi-
can Leader A station on the Northern New Jersey
Railway has been named after him.
Miss Thompson, who painted scenes and be.
came suddenly famous, was the daughter Of country
clergyman, and sho married q Mr.. Butler nearly
year ago. She was painting picture but it must be-
gwen up for while, because Mr. Butler is running
around among shops for nursing bottles ana dimity
and such things
London Punch :-"First English groom fncw "a
Par,s)-'And tho Frcnch gent ne drives round the
corner no pulls up quick and calls out "Woa! /"
Second ditto (who has been Paris some lime)-
'Hc couldn't have said "woal" there amt no s.ws
In French First ditto-sNo .sw'' in Frenchl Then
low dyer spell weep"
On some English railroad lines boys attend the ex-
press trains, carrying neat little luncheon OF cold
fowl, salad, caret, bread, knives and forks. &C.,
which can, tor very moderate price, be purchased,
and the basket &c, be left at the next station; but
the arrangements has not met with the encourage
mcnt It most certainly deserved.
Bishop McCoskry, who arrived at Detroit nve days
ago, and has beon stopping at the Michigan Ex-
change Hotel. lott that city for New York yesterday
morning This the chi nennlc In.
asmuch II supposed no had returned to facc MIA
1t is reported he his resignation on
the 18th inst in letter to presiding Bishop Smith,
and that special meeting Of the House of Bishops
consider his resignation will DO held In Now York on
the 18Th Of August