The New York herald., 1879-08-28
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Georgia has only eleven daily newspapers.
General Butler is. it is said. fond Of quoting from
Moores melodies.
Senator James B. Beck. of Kentucky. arrived at
the New York Hotel yesterday from Saratoga
Mr.. Speaker Randall is at Long Branch. He
always wears black clothes and looks like clergy
man.
Mr.. 8. Phillips Day. the author OF "Down South" :"
has new book in press, entitled "Life and Society
in America"
The Philadelphia Ledger thinks that Baltimore
must soon surrender to New York the title OF the
Monumental City"
London .Spectator:-To our mind Tennyson's
tales in verse almost all Of kind to surfeit you
with small beauties.''
Mr.. Charles G. Leland will shortly publish in
England. new work entitled abraham Lincoln
and the Abolition of Slavery"
The Princess Of Wales. London Truth says. will
this year visit tho King and Queen Of Denmark. ut
their chateau near Copenhagen.
Mr.. Thurman, in the opinion of Governor Mat
thews is the choice of West Virginia, but Mr.. Til
den. if nominated. would carry the State.
Ex-senator Dorsey, of Arkansas will start o news
paper in Little Rock September for the purpose of
again placing that State under republican rule.
Sir Stafford Northcote the Saturday Rerieo thinks.
is among English statesmen in knowledge of finance
and administration second only to Mr.. Gladstone.
The library of the late Mr.. Caleb Cushing. which
will be sold October 1. is rich in works on nterna-
tional law. 1t contains six cases Of Chinese books.
In the opinion of the Cincinnati Enquirer Mr..
Tlden has begun to realize that great risk attaches
to riding to the White House elevated rail
road.
Mr.. Stanley Matthews will be asked to take tho
stump in Maine for tho purpose of answering
solon Chase, the leader of the cheap dollar move
ment.
Senator Kirkwood. of Iowa. whose friends want
to make him Vice President. was born in Maryland
in 1918. He is said to possess some Of the mental
characteristics Of Abraham Lincoln.
Unlike his predecessor. Archbishop Bayley, the
present Archbishop of Baltimore. is opposed to the
simple Gregorian music. Modern music will in fu-
ture be sung in the cathedral Of that city,
London Truth: 1.-THE most extraordinary feat at
billiards record has just been performed at Mos
COW. by young Japanese. who won in twelve hours
q game of 5000. in the course Of which he once
scored ]. 800 caromboles in succession
Texas scenery is disappointing. There are, q
respondent writes. no majestic rivers. broad
lakes laundering catsracts. but there are
instead beautifully rolling prairies. mosaics OF open
valley. wooded hills and stately groves.
The programme for the tour of ex-President Grant,
says the Alta California of August 90 brings him now
within thirty days OF San Francisco. Us he leaves
Japan on the City Of Toxic September and is due
at this port in seventeen days-September 10.
In letter regarding the Episcopal Church in
Mexico the Rev. John Cotton Smith says 1t has ffty
congregations, besides several important educa-
tional and benevolent institutions. It's offices
framed upon the model of those of the churches of
the Anglican communion. and especially Of early
liturgies in use in Spain.
Commenting on Mr.. Evarts Mormon circular to
the European governments. the London Ezaminer
says: :-''The morality Of this circular is admirable;
its logic is lamentable" 1t adds:-"It would be .
gross infringement OF the liberty of man woman
were he she to bs prevented going to any country
| simply because there might be suspicion against
| him or hcY in the direction Of Digamy."
The Paris Gduois says that the Empress Eugene is
still in the state of depression She receives
body aud dimes alone in her own apartment. She only
leaves her to 60 into that Of her On the
first day she entered it his burial she nearly
tainted beholding the fatal saddle which cost the
Prince Imperial his life The Empress supports
| herself with the consultations of religion. when
| she is not praying she gots her companion to read
| pious works to her. such those of st. Augustin
aud Massillon Her Majesty is still obliged to take
choral to obtain sleep. Her friends have tried In
| vain to induce her to change her residence and 90
| to Spain she insists remaining at Chiselhurst
| for the time