The New York herald., 1879-10-30

after all was for the ancient ono of Rome. The
'Cesarism' cry In unworthy any American journal
The American people not tho people of Rome
who would have defed man. who though great
was human. and esteemed contemporary. thu
HERALD. which preends reflect the intelligence OF
the American people. surely insults that intelligence
when it Grant would seek to destroy liberty. II
Grant disposed do that-and the letters that
the HERALD published during his tour around tho
world proved how foreign that to him-hc
knows the American people much better than the
HERALD does that he would the folly and despera-
ton OF it.
Petroleum " Nasby is In Chicago.
Ex-Governor Hoffman eni family have sailed for
Europe.
Mr. Aurat Haistead. of Cincinnati. is ut the Bre.
WORT House.
Senator Ambrose L. Burnside. of Rhode Island. IA
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Alfales Young. of tho late Brigham Young.
is studying civil law in Paris.
General and Mrs. Sherman give dinner party
every Thursday to gentlemen only.
Senator James G. Blaine returned to the city yes
terday and is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Senator George H. Pendleton. of Ohio, arrived at
tho New York Hotel last evening from Newport.
The Chicago Tribune speaks of Secretary schurz'a
Indian policy the prize package candy scheme.
The Mississippi State Library has been presented
with the portrait of JEFF Davis owned by the late
Mrs. Dorsey.
Messrs. Evarts, Blaine. Garfield and many other
republican speakers will probably take part in the
Louisiana campaign
October has been beautiful month for everybody.
Notwithstanding that democrats and sausages have
been very much cut up.
The widow of the late ex-senator Mitchell, Of
Arkansas. has died at Little Rock. She was very
popular in Washington.
Nine. Bcrtinalle. nee Miss Bass. of Mississippi.
and wife Of tho Italian Minister to Holland. will
spend January in Washington.
1t is announced that Mr.. Balch the Boston
porter who detected Chastine Cox will become man
aging editor of the Philadelphia Press.
William Black, the novelist, writes rapidly. He
thinks for week. then writes for day or two. He
is melancholy man and loves to play pool
The letter y occurs in the surname OF President
Grevy Of France and in that of every member Of his
Cabinet. 1t is unnecessary to ask the reason Y.
Sir Edward Thornton and family vacated their
summer residence at Moultou Castle. Newburyport,
Mass, yesterday and proceeded to their homo in
Washington.
Senator Morrill,, OF Vermont. was entertained last
night at the Queen City Club. Cincinnati. by Mr..
John L. Hatch. Among the guests present were
Stanley Matthews. A. +. Perry and Alfonso Taft
james Redpath arrived at San Francisco on the
steamer Colima from Panama and is stopping ut the
Palace Hotel. His account of the circumstances at
tendant upon leaving New York similar to those
previously published
Mrs. Grant says that the General once lost all his
money potato speculation. He paid $3.50 for
100 bushels of potatoes planted them. expecting to
make large profit. but when they were ripe pota-
toeswcre too cheap to pay for the digging.
Charles Francis Adams. Jr who Is greatly inter-
ested in railway affairs, very wealthy and he has
large interests the West. we'll in the East.
He sees great prosperity in the country and he says
it will continue ten fifteen wears. increasing
and growing greater than before.
Ex-senator Spencer. OF Alabama, and GeneralLo
ing. late of the Egyptian Army. are in Dakotas1As
route to the Black Hills. General Loring Ia
Spencer's uncle, and will go to- Florida, wheg4M
once engaged in the Indian war dosing an ARM =;
was u member OF the Legislature. Ex-Sen11Dt
Spencer will winter in Nevada and try to mako
great fortune SO as to live in New York.
"Chequer Work" is the title Of pleasant and un.
pretending little volume of sketches by Mr.. T. G,
Appleton, a Boston gentleman and near relative Of
the poet Longfellow. to whom the dedication ad-
dressed "in token Of lifelong intimacy. sympa-
thetic and without q cloud" Mr.. Appleton IL
known us the author Of "a Nile Journal" and some
other entertaining books OF travel. and deep
volume consists of random appropriations. under
variety OF titles, including such subjects Iam-
bling in England" 'sThe Love OF the First Rate.s
..Aiay a Monkey Possess GeniusY cary Scheffer''
FREQ Trade" and "The Luck of Van Spendius."
Some OF these descriptive and pastoral. some
phiosophic and some imaginative but all are pleas
ant. natural and entertaining. The volume ID
prettily bound. and Is published by Roberts
Brothers. OF Boston.