The New York herald., 1879-12-13
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

Colorado boasts of 200 bonanza kings.
Every day In this world the births exceed the
deaths by 25.O20.
Epes Sargent. formerly editor of the Boston Tran
script, Ia seriously ill.,
Senators Charles W. Jones. of Florida. and B. F..
Jonas. Of Louisiana. at the New York Hotel.
Senator's Henry p. Baldwin. of Michigan and
Preston B. Plumb of Kansas, at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel
John Morley. editor Of the Fortnightiy Revies will
probably 20 into Parliament az successor to John
Stuart Mill.
The New Orleans Ficayune thinks that II Edward
Cooper air cushion his father, Peter Cooper.
would have sat down on him long ago.
Lotta heartily desires to rest. She always WAS
loaf sugar.-NKw YORK HERALD. And has enough
sugar to loaf sl the rest of her days II she desires
to.-Cincinnatt Cousmercial.
The earliest known genuine Hebrew coin is of
"copper" and is in the Cabinet du Roi in Paris. 1t
bears sacred seven-branched palm tree and letters
forming the name OF the high priest "Eliashib."
Judge McCrary took leave Of the members of the
Cabinet at dinner, given by the President and Mrs.
Hayes. Thursday evening. and left Washington yes
terday morning for st. Louis in company with sec-
rotary Thompson. During Secretary Thompson's g
absence Commodore Jeffers. chief of the Bureau Of
Ordnance will be Acting Secretary OF the Navy.
Paris Figaro :-"Grande crise dams 10 monde Oh
Pon s'habille:-Mme. Laferriere. la celebre coutu-
riere q recu. nous dit-on. hier une double dennis
sion: celles de deux premieres. Nine. Guy ct
Mile. Caroline Mile. Caroline touchait cent mile
francs de traitemeut-plus quun ministre. II est
vra gu ellie est plus utile qu'un ministre: ellie
poursuit pas le Gaulois."
London World:SMme. Judic is about to reappear
at the Varieties. with Dupuis and Baron. in q new
Judic wore dress Of pale blue satin with whole
parterre OF fuchsias and some yellow flower upon
the long skirt. The appearance Of this dress was
greeted with quite buzz Of approval from the
critical audience at this dress rehearsal"
Says an English critic :-"when bride goes to tho
altar conscious that she has played out all her
trumps and lost the game for power. much Of what
the French call Pmpreru of marriage 10 gone and the
girl feels that she is simply entering upon hum
drum state Of lfe whose petty miseries and general
drearness are known to her beforehand. IT, on the
other hand is the bridegroom who feels that he Is
about to enter into domestic bondage. his face may
possibly not wear that serene expression which
is glad to upon wedding day."
London World:-"It generally admitted in
Paris society years ago that tho lao Pros
per Merimee had secretly married the Countess Mon
tito two three years after the death Of her rst
all times most retcent and to that wiso discretion
was probably due his elevation to the Senatorial dig
nifty. lie was on very intimate terms with tho EN-
press Eugene, who had long called him godfather.
and ono of his posthumous works. La Chambre
Bleue,' o short novel. on which NJ de Ia Rounat sub
sequently founded a comedy produced at the Od6on,
came from the private library of the ruleries.
whittier it was discovered after September L. in MS.
shape and richly bound for the use OF the EMPRESS"
London Worid:-"It is possible that in its own
eyes, the Saturday Rerew Is institution Of which
Englishmen ought to be proud; II SO, the Saturday
Reriep should not make mistakes which destroy
such pride Knglishmen might be disposed to take
In it. In soothing article tho Times tho Saturday
quotes the Times as having spoken of the Queen
at tho splendid palaces of the Escurisl and the
pardo.' and after the word Pardo adds 'sicJ.' Now
II that sic anything at all it is intended ap-
parcntly. to convey to the reader that. in the mind
of tho Saturday reviewer. Pardo ought to bo Prado
and that the Times merits particular scoing for the
error. would suggest to the Saturday reviewer
that tho Prado is a boulevard of Madrid that the
Pardo In q chateau about seven miles from Madrid In
the direction OF the Escuria and that consequently
the Times was right for and the Saturday Rep.eo
wrong"
From tho Paris Figaro, Nov. 2o.l
A few davs ago stated with some satisfaction
that Figaro had realized in October nearly 2OO 0OOf.
profit. Tho following Is an extract from the report
presented the last session of the Supervising Com
mittee:.-
81 state with the greatest pleasure" said the re-
porter, THAT we have never before approached the
magnificent result of iast month. 1t would not
perhaps, be wise to count regularly upon similar
suits; nevertheless these prohts have been the regu
lar product o the sale OF the Journal augmented by
pretty large advertising receipts The following are
the detailed sources OF incone;-
Subscriptions at Paris and In the do
partments. It4,151f 95c.
Sale ut Paris, departments and stations 1S0.410 10
Net product OF months advertising... 123T02 ~
Miscellaneous receipts. ............... 17,1l4 70
...:oVi'o'et o'c
The edition for the month of October has remained
at about the amount of the month of September, with
increase OF 2GG copies per dien making total OF
7y,O16 copies This Is tho highest daily ISSUE that