The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-03
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.


Ex-sccresary Of the Treasury Benjamin II. Brissow
| Is NJ The Brsvoort House.
Tho Princess OF Wales and Crown Princess Of Den
mark have LEFT London Tor Paris .,..s
London World: "Conscrvatsm, In FACT Is acquies-
the status quo liberalism Is potential rebell
ion.n
Ono lived among the doep SHOWS OF the Yose-
mite Valley all WINTER Here Is at least man who
Ii hero 70 his valley. H.
Tho English regulars have the new helmet hat but
thoy shoulder arms without knocking the hat
side Of their heads. s Ia
German asked London journalist whether both
the oxford and tho Cambridge crews did not take
good glass OF brandy before starting
The Germans OF Wisconsin secm to have deter.
mined that Senator Howe shall not DO reelected.
He has boon IN the Senate for eighteen years.
The Salt Lake Herald says that Poland Samoa or
Iiberia has as mucn influence In the government Of
tho United States as u Territory, and that Delaware
has influence than our eight Territories com.
binsd.
Mod,eska recently wore Eat home" trailing prlu-
cess OF soft cinging cashmere wine coored, trimmed
with bands OIL bizarre embroidery In fade tnts
with quantity OF creamy lace about the throat and
| wrists, ana set OF unique dead gold jewelry.
Governor Noyes. the American Minister to France,
| gave dinner at Paris last night in honor OF Mr..
Bayard Taylor. the newly appointed Minister 10 Ger
many and Mr. Welsh, the Minister TO Great Britain.
Among the guests tho members OF Mr.. rayior's
family, the attaches Of the respective legations and
| lew Americ n residents.
Lord Lcitrm q man OF strong likes and dislikes,
and ono OF his chief ipashes horror Of goats
An old woman. one OF his tenants, had q favorite
goat which be cspicd ono day and made bring up
TO him by the sido Of the road. Without word OF
warning he took out his knife and throat The
woman, us far as she dared, rcproachcd him with his
ruthless act whersupon he gave her 600 note, say
ing, stake this 10 buy COW with"
The Wisconsin physician who prescrlbes cinchona
as cure drunkenness says the red bark, and mot
the yellow, which Is utuay sold drug Stores is the
| kind for the remedy. One pound Of red cinchona,
pulverixed added TO . pint OF wafer, 10 stepped
twelve hours Uttered in diluted alcohol until the
tncture Is reddish brown. Dose teaspoo ufu three
or four times day whom drink Is cravcd. Drug
gs,s in Washington and Albany should obtain sup
| ply OF the red bark
In reading hundreds OF exchanges In which South.
ern Decoration Day speeches, letters aud comments
arc published, ono gets the knowledge that nowhere
tie south has the poscll spirit Of the so-called
rebellion" been beaten. All the speeches, letters
| and comments, In enthusiastic, sadly sentimental
STYLE show that tho apatrotlsm,' the argument ior
"princpic" the desire for kind OF victory have
not ceased. 1--WE we're not victorious, but wc ought
| 10 have bean, Coo DcAs tue - SCUM.
| Our esteemed contemporary tho Courier DIES Flats
Uns yesterday called the attention OF readers to
the fnct that II In tho second hall century Of
It's existence. and, WITH a pride that Is perfectly
justGsbe recalls its rapid growth In influence and
/ circulation among tho numerous French communities
| OF the New World. II promises special features
/ during the Paris Exposition, most prominent OF
which will be the contributions from tho pen Of the
veteran Franco-American, Frederic Gsillsrdet, who
has boon connected with Tho journal for nearly forty
| years.
/ The San Francisco Alto says Of Mark Hopkins, the
/ late brains OF tho Central Pacific Railway :-"ThAi
gentleman was building Of the finest and costesi
houses on the contrent-a nouse which was to have
cost several millions Of dollars. Away back IN Sep.
| TENDER Kcarney held OF his meetings on Mob Hill
| HIS harangue was inaammator and abusive the
| extreme. He breathcd threatenings Of are and
slaughter, and tho yells OF his supporters aGrshted
Mr.. Hopkins, at that time In poor health. Tho next
morning he went down TO the architect told him
TO suspend work; that no could not feel jusli0cd In
| going on With expensive house whicn might b.
| buruea down by q mob before the hnishing touches
| wcrc put upon It. That resolution caused ZOO mo-
| chanics 70 be thrown Of work. HIS argument wal
that II house must 60 down by nre economy
10 lot IL burn down 10 unfinished state. IL stands
to-day precisely Ia tho plight left in last Sep
tsmbcr. Marx Hopkins 10 dead anu those who know
him vol say the agitation Of that night The
real cause Of his death"