The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-16
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

| England has 900 militiamen
| Secretary Evarts is at the Brevoort House.
| Bret Harte is writing for English magazines.
Adelina Patti suffers intensely from rheumatism.
President Hayes trying to learn to play billiards.
| London has between thirty and forty music halls
| Beaconsficd and Salisbury have been photographed
| together.
Screaming humor from London Fua:-"Excellent
wash for the face-water.''
The gentleman who is to be the son-in-aw Of Sena-
tor Roscoe Conkling is the manager of division
| the Erie Railway.
Startling wit from London runch:-'In future the
| fayorite and most indgestiblc form of Christmas
pastry will be known 'mince pies-on.''
London Fan:-"Unappreciative listener-'Music Of
the future. is it? Then in future it would be
pleasing il it were kept for the future
A man whoao henroost was recently robbed re-
ceved note which said. "The old black hen was
very tough, and friend whom 1 invited to dinner
has ruined all his front teeth pulling at the old fowl"
Miss Louise Pomcroy. the actress, who In
jurcd in a railway accident Shreveport, La on
the 10th inst, is reported by the attending phys-
clan to be very low. Miss Stella Willis is improving
and others of the company have recovered.
Justice Hunts condition s still practically I'M
changed. DR.. Baxter, his physician. says that there
is no indication of immediate DEATH but he 10 not
likely to the of his right side. which Is
paralyzed His power Of speech has not been wholly
recovered
Karoli is q Partisan and loves pictures and fine
crockcry. Karoli is rich, and has been from
birth, but several years ago. while he in London
and his father cut of his supplies he started as an
| assistant TO animal tanner. Since that time he
has tanned tigers and serpents. that there is no
man who claim to be his rival.
Bareback riders In csrcuscs. at least in those Of
England, the most popular OF circus performers
and the best of the class lady who Is very graceful
In her acts receives $500 week during her engage
ment. The two best male riders of England receive
$500 and $500 week. Clowns of tho best kind re-
ceive $50 and s75 and they are going out of fashion
London Court Journd,--"The outbreak Of hydro
phobia among the royal pack of staghounds has now
entirely disappeared from the kennel and the hounds
which have been under veterinary treatment are
being got into condition. Hunting will be resumed,
weather permitting early in the now year. The
hunting deer arc being corncred in the deer pens
Story, the American sculptor. who lives in Rome.
likes to consider himself Italian. In his studio
he has many nightngaes. which sing among his
marbles. lie works late into the Italian twilight.
| AZ home he rests himself on a sofa, after dinner
while his wife reads to him until midnight--a time
when he goes to his own and reads to himself
until two o'clock in the morning. story was born
rich and he has never had any troubles about monet
London World =" II is the dsintegration of dones.
tic life which is the worst feature OF our times.
Fathers and mothers live on the terms of in
dependent partnership without the influence OF the
relation reacng upon their offspring. children ara
petted shown of, made much Of. bedrcsscd. bedi-
| zened fondled, and then despatched TO their own
| quarter Of the house. They not cared for and
educated-the word has only to do with instruction
as they used to be when family life not entirely
inconsistent with discharge of the duties Of fashion
able society. The parents being as they are what
else could the children be expected to prove ? And
when the children in turn become parents, what
then What manner of fathers and mothers are the
husbands and wives of the future who In the
nursery destined TO vroye -