The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

The following Americans were registered at the
Paris Office of the HERALD Saturday,
Adams. Harry. Brooklyn splendide Hotel
Hall. G. E., Brooklyn, Spendide Hotel.
Mcknight James A., st. Louis, No. 10 Rue Con-
stantinople.
Msgnus, Charles, New York Hotel d'Europe
Rose S. j., Hotel de Babe.
Stems William. Hotel de Babe.
Welch ]. c., Pennsylvania Hotel du Louvre.
What did the paper collar?
Some of the half breeds half breed confusion.
Minnesota State Senator hes refused railway
pass.
A paste made of lard and gunpowder will euro
frost bites.
A Wisconsin professor had his ears frozen in nine
different languages
Another prehistoric giant in fossilized condition
has been found in Nevada.
At Dcadwood. Black Hills. the wedding feast con,
sisted of fried liver and ice
Here is Minnesota girl who offers to grind 2, 700
quarters of wheat in 2.7O0 quarter hours.
Except at table. Queen Victoria will not be waited
upon by those who are not of gentle blood.
squatter's shanty out the Park bears this
sign Fresh eggs for sale, laid every day by Mrs.
Cooley"
Paris journals of yesterday publish reports from
Constantinople that the Sultan is i'll. Will he say
scissors?
Among the arrivals in Washington yesterday
Senator James Shields, Of Missouri. and Governor
Bishop, of Ohio
Jesse Pomcroy having proceeded far as to trans
late the Lords prayer into Latin. has begun French.
He is nineteen and stout.
The Boston Post says that Uncle Sammy looms
Weave nothing say to warp his chances. but hope
he'll shuttle little while for repairs.
Mr.. Oscar Browning deprecates the agitation
against teaching Greek and Truth says that if only
one dead language is to be retained, let Latin 60.
Will somebody-elect please rise and say something
different from, II thank you from the bottom Of my
heart for the high honor you have conferred upon
me?'
The Crown Prince Of Germany always speaks Eng
lish at the English Court and his august mother-in
law writes her letters in English to her German rela
tives.
Do Maine girls Bangor curl their hair?-Neu York
Mail. Oh. they arrange it in Calais sort of way
Boston Post. And when barber doesn't do his duty
they Kilmarnock his head of.
Another insult to o suffering public Passengers
the Third Avenue or are made ticket-ofleave
men by the rule requiring them to drop their
tickets on leaving the platform.
Queen Victoria likes Dickens novels. and some lit
tie George Eliot but her chief favorites Wlkio
Collins and William Black Scott she reads and
reads She does not particularly like the novels Of
Beaconsheld, Thackeray and Lord Lytton.
Venice, with it's GLORIOUS climate" had from tho
middle Of October until near the middle Of December
almost constant drenching rains, and then there
a week Of snow and frost. during which time travel
lers. finding fires, compelled to 60 to bed to
keep warm!
Pail Mall clubs protesting against the Of
wooden pavement in front of their doors. We can
inform the editor Of London Truth that il it is any
thing like the wooden pavement tried in New York il
will not remain down long, but that while it does
main down it will be full of duck ponds.
His Excellency Senior Don Felipe Mendez vgo. the
new Spanish Minister has arrived in this city and is
staying ut the Albcmarle Hotel. He will start next
Wednesday for Washington for the purpose Of pre-
senting his credentials to the American government.
After brief stay in the national capital he will
turn to this city and take up his residence.
London Truh:-'I do not wonder that protest
should have been raised against the destruction OF
Haworth Church, where Charlotte and Emily Bronta
worshipped and in which they buried. There
seems to be barbarous desire among the Goths Of
the district to extirpate all traces of the family
through whose genius Haworth has become known
To all the world. If the church requires restoration
let II be renovated in suitable manner; but why It
should be removed off the earth it is difficult
ceive and such vandalism ought not to be permitted