The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-17
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Boston has 400 miles of street lights.
O'Leary is at the Hot Springs of Arkansas.
The French are studying the English police system.
The fashion in England. set by Lord Darlington. ia
for afternoon marriages.
Tho Queen of England is very greatly interested in
the religion Of the population along the English
canals.
Chaplain Harrison Of the House of Representatives,
is i'll. The Rev. DR.. Tudor, of St. Louis, is acting
Chaplain.
ballet dancer in London earns Sc or SO week;
while if she goes the provinces she gets much
as $40 a week.
The Crown Prince of Germany has not sustained
any injury from being thrown out OF his carriage
Christmas Day.
Chicago Timcs:-"Thc Indians are being rapidly
transferred to their reservation. Their reservations
several feet underground"
Mr.. II. Ten Brock will hereafter live in Europe.
All the racing cups that he in England have been
sold, with many other curiosities.
A walking encyclopedia of man writes to the
London Times to explain that Cinderellas slipper
not of glass (rerrc). but Of fur (rair)
1t little Scotch girl Of seven years who, upon
being asked whether she would marry remain
single. said, Neither shall be a widow
The financial condition of Russia is such that both
at Moscow and st. Petersburg the Italian opera is
langushng and will probably have to be altogether
suspended.
ExState Senator James F. Starbuck had severe at.
tack Of hemorrhage of the stomach yesterday after
noon at his Office in WATERFOWL The doctors think
he will recover
There was grand ball in New Haven the other
night. and when the next morning the janitor
sweeping mp he found set Of false teeth the floor.
Nobody has claimed them.
The King OF Portugal has put aside his translation
of "Othello" and is busying himself with the
Merchant of Venice" His translation Of Hamlet"
has already met with
King George III. had fancy. amounting almost to
mania. for apple dumplngs. The two Of tho
Prince of Wales who arc being made sailors Of have
cravings-vctor for lump sugar and George for nut.
megs
Mime. Anderson the walker. Is one of the results Of
our civilization. Had gentlemen never permitted her
to stand up in tho street she would, probably.
never have had the physical stamina which enabled
her to perform her task
cable despatch received at Halifax yesterday con.
firms the rumor that the Duke OF Edinburgh will
shortly be appointed Admiral at this station. He
will come out early in the summer with the Duchess.
accompanied by the Russian fleet
1t is rumored that NJ Gambetta is among those
who most anxious to see the Chambers removed
from Versailles to Paris. Tho Trocadero has been
mentioned a suitable place for the meeting Of the
Deputies and the Palais Bourbon for the Senate On
this subject the Figaro observes that the Trocadero
not being exactly in Paris the Deputies will not
q very great danger but 1t would be of the
most imprudence on the part of the Senate to VEN
ture far the Paais Bourbon. And yet they talk
rs though France had already realized the millennium
of brothery love and peace.
Dublin Irish Times:-"Thcrc is q queer story afoat
about Dondonkof and the roubes he is said TO have
pocketed since he took up the administration Of
Eastern Roumclia. The name, and may add the
reputation of British nobleman, whose political
standing would be higher if it consistent.
are involved in the scandal. which, however, has not
ripcned sufficiently for explicit revelation. At pres
ent II is whispered that the Russian has had million
roubles to his check and that the titled Briton
has had quarter of that figure for his share of the
swsg."