The New York herald., 1879-12-02
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mark Twain is forty-four years old.
The druggists' song-"A light in the window for
thee"
Bancroft says that he keeps in good health by
keeping busy.
Three thousand men are at work on the st.
Gothard tunnel.
Vice President Wheeler ia strengthening as Presi
Dental candidate.
Senator J. T. Farley and family. of California. are
at the New York Hotel. o
Secretary schurz told Miss Grundy that Mrs
Hayes rather likes crowd.
To take out patent costs about SEQ. Of which
about $25 goes to the solicitor.
The great trouble seems to be that the Indians
refnse to come to New York and live In tenement
houses.
Tho Cincinnati Enquirer, speaking of killing hog.
says:-"Reaier. for moment put yourself in his
place."
Nearly hundred and hfty guests will attend the
breakfast to Oliver Wendell Holmes. There will be
much speaking.
The Shakers rise In winter at five, in summer at
half-past four. They very particular and nice
in their cooking.
The First Universslist Society. of Boston, Mass.
last night voted to call Rev. George W. Bicknell. OF
Philadelphia. as pastor
"Si Jai rhabitude des trapestiss' cries French
crois. petit pere; je passe vie jouer des hom
mes"
Martin Luther was the hero of play lately pro.
duced at Paris. It may not be that he threw an ink
bottle at the devil but he must have thrown one at
the author.
Judge Settle, of North Carolina. was president Of
the Philadelphia Convention which nominated
Grant. and the stalwarts are strong for him a. q
candidate for Vice President
The Right Rev. Timothy O'Mshony, bishop Of Ar
madale, Australia. has been appointed coadjutor.
with administrative powers. to Archbishop Lynch,
of the Roman Catholic archdiocese OF Toronto.
Dumas IL in the stalls" says an elderly husband
at the theatre to his pretty wife," and feel he
is looking at me-" "Damei" says she, II heard he
was gathering arguments in favor of divorce"
Henri Martins speech at the Academy has pro-
voked innumerable criticisms. How many Sleep
ing memories he woke" says one. sHow many
waking Academicians he sent to Sleep" replies an
other.
Mme Ristori has just had narrow escape in
Sweden. She was travelling on q train between
Stockholm and Gothenburg, and tho driver Of the
locomotive pulled mp only few feot from turn
table bridge left carelessly at right angles.
In Berlin new fashion has boen tried. Formal
visiting cards are left with trusty servant. who
weekly goes to beer house or club. where meeting
the different patches taken to the families to
which they were destined.
1t is worth notice that orders have recently been
issued in Prague for the formation of "a class for
the study Of the Russian language by tho Austrian
officers In garrison there and IL is strange coinci-
dence that the Russian officers Of several westerly
garrisons have just been directed thoroughly to In
struct themselves and their mon In the geography of
Austria Hungary.
Miss Elizabeth Peabody. tho chief promoter of
kndergartens in this country, recently suffered
severe spinal injuries by fall down stairs and now
lies dangerously i'll at her brothers house in Con-
cord, Mass. Miss Peabody is elder sistor of Mrs.
Horace Mann and Of the late Mrs. Nathaniel Haw-
thorne. and like them Is woman OF very remark
able intellectual endowments and achievements. In
the history Of New England transcendentalism shc
has played very important part.
Mme Olympe Andouard. in an interesting confer
ence ut the Sale dcs Conferences on woman and
Her Position In various Parts of the World" said
For apersonihcation of true galantry must take
the Americans. who. although perhaps little more
blunt. less polished than the French trcat their
women ~ they should DO treated. as the companions
and equals Of themselves not ~ their slaves or
interiors; opening their colleges to them and giving
them every chance of proving themselves 10 bs equal
In intelligence to mon."