The New York herald., 1878-08-25

London. BY the way, the artist Healy has
finished fine portrait of this African tray
eller
IDEAS FROM AFRICA
Paris has been experimenting recently In
the gastronomic laboratory, and now pro-
nounces that the African cuisine is, after
all, the best for health.
TRULY PATRIOTIC AMEbIcAN.
General Meredith Read, who is now here,
has decided to return to Athens, Greece, as
Charge d'Affaires of the American Legation,
Notwithstanding Congress has suppressed
his salary. This is the only instance on
record in our days of United States func-
tionary serving his country from pure pa
triotism. .t
MISS KELLOGG,
Miss Clara Kellogg is still in Paris, but
expects to sail for New York about the 31st
inst She is having set of magnificent
theatrical costumes made at Worth's.
MISS GARDNERs LAST PICTURE.
Goupil, Of New York. has purchased Miss
Gardner's last picture, MAUD Muller" it
is now on exhibition here.
YOUNG MAILLAnD's ILLEGAL DETENTION
The "affair Maillard" is very prominently
before the Partisan public. It will be re-
membered he was arrested under q false
charge as he was about 10 depart for
America. Young Maillard's case has excited
general sympathy and called forth exciting
and indignant comments in the press It
will probably lead to extensive reforms in
French judicial proceedings.
ADVENT OF AN EGYPTIAN PRINCE.
Among prominent foreigners who have
arrived here this week is Prince Mohammed
Ben key, cousin to the Khedive of Egypt
The advent Of the Khedive's cousin is not
satisfactorily explained, but affairs in Egypt
ore not in very happy condition just now,
and perhaps this Prince, to use colloquial-
ism, left before the house fell.
THE HERALp's WEATHER PROPHET.
Another arrival was that much-abused
parsonage, the HER.LDs Clerk of the
Weather, or, as the French journalists
say, "Momsie,ir le Chef du Bureau Mtttorolo-
gique du NEW YORK HERALD The HERALDs
weather prophet is here, as many Of your
readers will be pleased to learn, on o
special invitation from the Meteorological
Society of France, to attend the Meteoro-
logical Congress.
MUCH ovER-sTAkED MAN.
This American weather prophet has been
continually stared at since his presence be-
came known, people here being curious to
meet the individual who controls the use
Of umbrellas at such distance. In private
circles he has been quietly entertained.
UP IN aIFroRD's BIG BALLOON.
Invent up with him on Wednesday in
Giffords huge captive balloon from the
gardens of the Tuileries This balloon is
100 feet in diameter and requires 25, 00(
cubic metres of gas to fill it. There were
forty persons in the car, including the
aeronaut.
sKYwARD.
After the usual precautions had been
taken and the crowd thrust back the anchor
ropes were loosened and the monster darted
gracefully upward, giving the passengers
one of the most lovely panoramic views in
Europe.
THOUSAND FEET ABOVE PARIS
At the height of thousand feet above
the most beautiful city Of the world the
scene was marvellous, indescribable. Con
trary to the expectations Of nearly oil in
the car there was no sensation of giddiness
or sickness. Without the least movement
or vibration the earth seemed suddenly to
glide downward, and In few seconds the
balloon was as high as the rope would
permit.
HISTORIC REFLECTIONS TULERIEs.
Immediately below was the Tuileyies
with its lines Of roof and dome and majesti,
archway; that seat of alternate grcatnes!
and misery, Of regal magnifcence ant
pomp, and mob violence and degradation
whence have issued fats Of kings anc
emperors calculated to make the worlt
tremble, as we'll as fiery proclana
tions of citoyens armed and saw
age, bent only on assassination AM
destruction. What history in tha