The New York herald., 1879-12-11
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.


Carlyle is unable to leave his house.
Miss Josephine Meeker arrived in Washington last
evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Cyrus W. Field arrived yesterday
from Havana
Lord March paid to the Prince Of Wales $50 QUO for
the Hildegarde.
aid. is IN Washington.
Beautiful young squaws of the Indian Nation make
Q sensation at Texas dances.
Mr. Hendricks says that he does not consider him
self necessary to party success.
Lilac bushes are budding in New Jersey and dan
delions are in bloom in Massachusetts.
Prince Napoleon is not to take Bread vegetables or
white wines and his disease cannot be cured
Every saloon keeper in Colorado says that the Chi
nese must go because they live on ten cents day.
Denis Kearney having been fined for carryinga
concealed weapon now carries the weapon in a belt
in full sight.
Nothing" says the Cincinnati Commercial. ''is
hard to get back a borrowed book. except bor-
rowed umbrella"
Senator Jones. of Nevada. has gone home to pre-
pare o speech on the finances because he wants to
be where the finances are.
Secretary of the Navy Thompson will spend the
holidays at his home in Indiana He expects to leave
Washington on Friday next.
The condition of Postmaster Edmunds, Of Wash
ington. is said by his physicians be very critical.
1t is not expected that he will recover.
Ex-Secretary of War McCrary expects to leave
Washington early next week to the duties Of
United States Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit.
Mr.. William Astor, who has in the winter time
identified himself with Florida. pays this year q
large amount toward premiums tor the Florida State
fair.
An excited and earnest preacher denouncing dis
play at funerals. demands to know "Who carried the
apostles to the grsve?' Well, SIZE. Of them had
Paul-besrers.
Sir Edward Thornton. Washington correspondent
writes. does not grow old. His hair aud whiskers
could not turn shade whittier. his clear, rosy.
English complexion be whit improved.
Raoul is invited 20 gay bachelors supper. ''Im-
possible" says he. II have engagement with
Tata-" Tomorrow. theny' ''Impossible. To-,
morrow I am to be married. Let US mako it the day
after tomorrow
The Empress of Russia and tho Queen of italy both
suffer from lack of blood. the Empress from being
cooped up In hot winter rooms and the Queen from
the shock which came when she saw the attempt to
assassinate Humbert.
French journals growing peculiarly spry.
'~rhe Island Of Cuba says one. els now perfectly
tranquil. One of correspondents has been sent
there in haste If nothing happens. our readers
shall be the first to know it,"
Young M. Duval. the fast of the founder Of
cheap restaurants in Paris-called by some lie Duo
de Bouillon;" by others. Gun gentilhomme con-
somme"-has survived his attempted suicide in the
apartments of Cora Pearl and has just got married.
The President has recognized the following named
Consular officers Of Russia. namely :-Jens Moler.
Vice Consul at Galveston Edward Stern. Vice Consul
at New York; Gustsve Nebaum. Vice Consul at San
Francisco and Charles Mite. Vice Consul at Bati-
more.
senator Plumb. says the Washington correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Enquirer, reminds Of
Western farmer, Senator Saunders Of patriarch.
Senator'S Dawes and Hoar Of well-to-do school
teachers Senator Pinckney Whyte is nervous and
fdgoty.
tramping umbrella mender. doing some work.
borrowed pair Of tinsmth's shears ut Turner's.
Orange county in this State aud arriving another
village discovered the shears in his kit He imme-
diatey sent them back by the next train. with pro-
fuse apologies. Count for the tramp.
reception was given by the President aud Mrs.
Hayes at the White House. last evening. to large
party of ladies and gentlemen from New York. Ex-
Representative Bundy in charge OF the visitors.
Quito . number Of Senators and Representatives.
with their wives. also participated.
Pretty little Mile. Jeanne Samsry. Madeleine
Brohan's niece. and the youngest member Of the
s all ready with his carriages and horses but Jeanne
Is Q soaeaire. and must wait for q year to be free.
Hence there is much pouting ins the House Of
Moliere
Saturday Reciew:-'srhe Of the garruleus
method in literature answers to conversation in the
world. There ladies who talk only OF cooks
bonnets and babies. and there are mon whose con-
versation is limited to discourse on coats boots.
women. horses aud cigars. There is style In liter
that corresponds to this disjonted talk and 1t
is doubtless the only literature that tho dsjointed
takers road"
London Truh:-"Apropos Of photographs and
Photographic lawsuits. q sturdy peasant from the
Tyro says the Fremdenbiau. was standing the other
day at a shop window in vionna looking at q repro
duction of the ane group by Herr Rauch the three
Graccs' which aro of course. BELTS their profess
sion In the simple attire OF our hrst mother. The
peasant did not seem insensbe to tho perfection OF
FORM but after q while he burst forth. What fools
women are oil over the wordl Only to think that
those girls have not got money enough to buy them.
selves q suit of clothes. yet they spend the little
that they do possess In having their photograph
takenr"
The Pdrisian:-"Having announced the appear
anco of q new journal called the Gd Bias. we have
now lie Didbie Bofeur. which will appear
at tho end Of the month. The fact OF the birth Of
two new journals In Paris is nothing remarkable;
thore appear here In tho course of year as many
journals in all the rest OF Europe put to-
gether. The remarkable fact Is that Lesage. after
having apparently been forgotten. should suddenly
come to life again. There currents and changer
In the intellectual in the physical world. One
day Rabelas is in fashion and tho idntdg,uei. the
Tanurge. or the Rabeiais all the vogue. Another
day voltare comes to the front aud the Cdndde or
the Pauvre Diabie appear. Then Corvantes has his
turn and the Don Quichote or the Sdncho are born.
Beaumarchais rcappears and gives birth to tho
Figaro, the Brit olson, or the CheruJia There
journal called the on Bias that existed In 1880 and
posed as the sentinel of liberty. As for the Dabs
Boeur. there have been about ton journals Of thst
name"