The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-19
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.


Senator Henry M. Teller. of Colorado. is at the
Sturtevant House.
The Duke Of Edinburgh likes wild boar and RUS
sian sterlet for dinner.
Mr.. George Augustus Sala arrived at the Brevoort
House yesterday from Philadelphia.
thieves club. composed exclusively Of discharged
walters. has been organized in Paris.
A Hindoo baker. wishing to inform Englishmen Of
his trade. put on his sign european loafer.'
Adelina Patti ordered dozen drawing room panels
in Paris representing her fair self In dozen of her
principal parts.
Congressman Atkins. chairman OF the Committee
on Appropriations is still confined to his room with
an attack of erysipelas.
Secretaries Evarts and Sherman will attend the
dinner to be given General Grant by Mr.. Drexel in
Philadelphia this evening.
Senator'S Henry B. Anthony and Ambrose E. Burn
sides Of Rhode Island ut the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, last evening" their way home from WASH
ington.
The Paris Bourse mourns the death of its bell
ringer, who used to strike solemn knel every
day just before the commencement Of financial OPP
erations.
''Cavendish" has spent most Of his life at the
whist table and has only $4,000 He thinks
that good play gives advantage of one point
rubber over bad.
N. Paul Lag0rue ID the nappy man or Mlle Jeanne
Samary's choice. When a confirmed punster heard
that pretty sociea'rs to Le married. he ex-
claimed. "Samasy Sc marie ca marr-t"
The London Eraminer thinks that Valentine Baker
Pacha, having achieved great in Turkey. Is.
Notwithstanding his discharge from the British
army. English represen tative abroad
On the closed shutters of q French shop seen
the following advertisements
Ferme pour cause de suicide
Reouverturo Lundi
La veuve vendra au Rabais.
Sir Henry Thorn son advises that travellers may
avoid typhoid fever abroad by abstaining from
drinking water until it has been boiled. He does
not highly regard "siphon" waters. which may be
made from ordinary tainted waters. He likes cold
weak tea which has been boiled.
1t is very probable that General Phil Sheridan will
accompany General Grant on his contemplated visit
to Mexico and Cuba General Sheridans health IL
not very good at present. and 1t is thought by his
friends that the trip would prove beneficial. Tho
matter has been specially urged by Generals Grant
and Sherman.
Scores of thousands Of camels are killed by
exertion and starvation in every campaign in Indis
and military critics claim that the future OF Europe
in Central Asia depends upon the ability Of engn-
GERS to lay down slow. cheap steam railways witch
can carry their own creek bridges with them and
transport food ana ammunition in time of war.
This iF a Christmas dinner tor few people-
Celery soup Boiled cod. with oyster sauce. Roast
turkey, with cranberries. mashed potatoes. boiled
onions. spinach mashed through q colander and
having q soup-stock sauce favored with q bit Of
mace. Boiled sausage. with bits Of hot corn bread.
Baked macaroni. with grated cheese. Plum pud-
ding. Mince pie. Hot buttered FUN. Nightmare.
London Spcctator-"One of the well marked
points about letter writing is. that it is rarely those
who their best in society who also the best
letter writer's. We could name persons who never
take up pen to write to friend without making
themselves twice as much ofpersons as they are In
conversation; and others. again. who never take up
n pen without efacing themselves almost utterly
without reducing themselves to the ciphers which
in society they certainly are not"