The New York herald., 1879-03-28
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Professor Theodore d. woolsey, Of New Haven. is
at the Everett House.
Mr. c. J. Brydges has received the appointment Of
Land Commissioner Of the Hudson Bay Company.
Mr.. FRANCOIS dc Corcelle. Secretary OF the French
Legation at Washington. is at tho Albemare Hotel.
At Concord. the home OF Emerson. the prisoners ut
the jail are strung up by the wrists till their veins
burst.
The great question with many people just now is
Florida strawberries. The prices about the same
Miss Kate Sanborn will lecture this evening
on ''Father prout" in tho parlor of DIR. Howard
Crosby:s Church. Fourth avenue and Twenty second
street.
Nothing can surpass the look Of angelic pleasure
tho face of lodging pedestrian who stops to see
two truck drivers quarrelling and hopes that they
will kill each other.
English farm laborers make no more than 50 SO a
week and eat coarse bread. American cheese, very
little American bacon (once d&y) with turnips and
mangel wurtzel bcets.
Senator Butler. OF South Carolina. boards at the
same house with Congressman Bragg. of Wisconsin.
but does not speak to him because of his position
against Southern claims.
Eli Perkins says that John B. Cough always drinks
sherry and egg before lecturng and that he advised
him to do the He says that Susan b. Anthony
always takes three eggs in three cups Of strong coffee
before she goes upon tho platform.
young girl suicide Of Ohio said that the grave
would be very lonesome. 1t Hawthorne who.
when asked whether people go straight to the other
world when they die. replied that for his part he
wouldn't mind resting in his grave for couple Of
thousand years.
Colonel Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte nephew Of
MrAe. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, who sum-
moned to Baltimore from Paris. was at the bedside
of the latter yesterday, Mime. Bonapare is critically
i'll and her physician thinks she may not survive
more than few days. She is ninety-six years
of age.
In an out-ofthe-way country place in Hancock
county. Ohio. lives girl i've years old who charms
birds at WILL Birds fly into her hands and upon her
shoulders. showing signs OF gladness. Even hum
ming birds fly to her caresses. And oil day long
birds hover about her window. Her parents are ig-
norant and poor
Hugging sociables arc popular In some rural parts
of New Jersey. The prices charged are given for
benevolent purposes 1t costs ten cents to hug girl
between fifteen and twenty. but you have to pay
twenty-five cents for young widow. fve cents for
girl between twenty and. thirty. and q dollar for
hugging O married lady.
Many papers are at last awaking to tho fact that
when person who ia n witness in q court takes
solemn oath to tell tho whole truth brow beating
lawyers should not prevent him from fulfilling his
obligation to Goa. Besides it il coming to be con-
sidered that lawyer has no right to be loafer
simply because he happens to be engaged In a case.
Longfellow's yellow house. nine miles from Bos-
ton was built in 1862 and in l775 was the hcadquar-
tcrs of Washington Mrs. Washington gave during
the winter round of social receptions. Talleyrand
thcro visited the owner. Craigie, apohecary genera
Of the American Army. Jared Sparks Willard Phil
lips Edward Everett and J. Il. Worcester lived there.
Longfcllow went there in 1887.
At country party the other night humorist was
called upon to get up q style Of amusement
Seeing an electric battery he started it, and taking
one of the handles himself he gavo tho other handle
to the prcttcst girl In the room proposing that they
kiss each other. As their lips mottwo million needles
seemed to break In all their eAulgcnce upon the
startled beauty. and she knows what kissing is
L The Bombay (IIindostau Gazette. February 27 =
S"On Saturday week General Grant accepted an in
vitation of the well known Parsee merchants.
Messrs. Dossabhoy Merwanjoo wadia Co.. who
have for many years been connected with the trade
Of tho United States OF America to visit their house
in Bazaar Cato street. The General. accompanied
by Mr. Farnham. the American Consul. Colonel
Grant, and members OF his SUITE arrived in His Ex-
csllency the Governors carriage about p NJ. ut
the family residence Of the above firm. The partners
and Mr.. Jamsetjeo Dhunjcebhoy wadia. the Master
Builder of tho Bombay Dockyard received him at
the entrance of the house. The central room of the
house tsstcfully furnished aud suitable to tho
OCCASION The several members of tho family were
thcn introduced to the distinguished visitors. and
after the distribution OF garlands and bouquets tho
party separated. An immense crowd had collected
outside % catch sight Of tho General. and they
heartily checrcd him his departure. showcring
prcfusion of flowers him he passed. The
gallant neral and party seemed we'll pleased with
the hearty welcome he had received"