The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-09
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Ex-Mayor wickham Is IN Washington.
Bret Harte has called on tho President
Count Monteabrier. Of France, is at the Brcvoort
House.
General Conner, Governor OF Maine, Is In Wash
ington.
Wade Hampton will again run for Governor ofSoutn
Carolina.
times, is in Washington.
Jefferson DAVIS, Jr., 10 twenty-five and is not hand
some but Is good naturcd and ioquacloua.
The Boston Post thinks shat Cox bottled up Butler.
No; he only poured out the phials OF his wrath.
Postmaster General Key and his party left Cedar
Keys yesterday morning for Key West and Havana
Major Rigby, OF the British rife team, has been
visiting Chicago. He will sail for England this week
General Butler threatens 60 back into tho demo.
cratic party Will he 60 the ten or as tho chrome?
Senator Dorsey, o: Arkansas will try 10 be Gov
ernor Of that Sato but Powell Clayton will try TO OBJ
struct him.
Secretary Sherman and Attorney General Devens
arrived At the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday from
Washington.
Ex-Governor Talbot, OF Massachu sets. has, with
his family been visiting vicksburg and lew Orleans,
his way to Texas
The children OF cx Governor Pnchback, OF Louisiana.
arc nearly white but they have been expelled from
the public schools OF New Orleans.
General Babcock 10 planting In his orange grove at
Msllonv;lle, Fla, number OF nne seedlings sent to
him from Europe by General Grant
The President yesterday sont TO the Senate the NOM
nation Of Justin Coburn. ofvermant TO be Uniied
States Consul General ut the City OF Mexico
Belknap and Robson sometimes lunch together IN
WASHINGTON restaurants Beknap Is said to have re.
gained much OF his Washington popularity.
Vice Admiral Cooper kay, In the figshp Belle
rophon arrived at Bermuda the 25th Of March and
expected to leave Tor Halifax tho nrst week in May
The Richmond way State thinks that rich mems
sons would generally learn mechanical trades If
labor did not limb the number Of apprentices
Ex-socretary OF the Navy George N. Robson has
been taken into the Hunter murder case associate
counsel with James n. Scovs and Aaron Thompson,
who represent the prisoner.
Mr. c. G. Fulton proprietor OF the Baltimore Ameri-
can left homo yesterday for Europe. He Will 60 cut
by ths.Rotnnia TO morrow While IN this city he is
the guest of Judge amesrR Kpbrsth.s
Virginia boasts of having discovered a pctrl1ed
ham. Pshawt good many people 10 Now York
boarding houses.eat petriled hams every day. we'll
o. petriaed spring chickens and petriaed beeisteak
Al a large and enthusiastic meeting or tho Emman
uel Baptist Church In Albany last evening uDan-
imous call was extended TO Rev. +. G. Robinson, D.
d.. President OF Brown University, to become tho
pastor Of the church.
he has been Visiting his LOUISIANA plantation. Phil
adelpha Is delighted Ho recently discovered blind
old negro nshing. ana he sent him to a celebrated
Now Orleans oculist for treatment.
General James Shields, the iustrious American
soldiss whom General Butsr insseisusly praised In
Congrssa 10 sixty years old The old gentleman
has . romantic history. In tue Mexican war he was
Just as brave as he was chtvAlrously erratic.
James Parton Is living quietly at Newburyport,
Mass. in his ftty-seventh year. He labors In the
morning aud In the afternoon strolls among hts
townsmen, With whom he Is popular He says that
he has lost several positions because no is tree
thinker For twenty years he has been engaged on
his .Lite OF Voltare." which he Is trying make
she s'one wel-written book OF his life labor"
Washington Capital:-"No man calls on the Prcsi-
dent who does leave with the impression that
although tho smiles smiles and the voice soft
anil low yet the smiles were sunlight on snow, and
the voice. be Il soft, wind coming through
tho keyhole Of icechest The entire absence OF
fascinating influence OF social lite, tho absence OF
nil tact render every one uncomfortable dscon-
| tented. Flowers and buttermiIk, hymns OF praise
and prayerful regard Tor the high moraties all
worry well In their way, but they are also in tho
way-when made TO do duty for all elsc--ot success
OF any sort.'