The New York herald., 1879-10-15
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Nor Liberal CArIIoLrc.-This item appeared in
the HERALD few days ago:-
The favorite daughter of General Sherman is en-
gagged to be married to o lieutenant IN the navy.
She is very liberal Catholic. and so good horse
woman is she that in jaunt of thirty-two miles
she has been known to como back fresh while the
halfdozen young officers who escorted her were en-
tirely used up.
In regard to this item we have received lottsf
from Mrs. General Sherman. which says:-
8l7 FIFTEENTH STREET, I
WASHINGTON. d. G.. Oct. IL. 1879.
To EDITOR HERALD:-
MY DEAR SIR-pease correct this statement.
which. although seemingly unimportant is really
slandsr. TO bs liberal Catholic Is to be an an OBJ
to this day. as true and loyal in their faith they
are pure and exemplary in their lives.
ELLEN E. SHERMAN.
Mr.. Jeremiah s. Black. of Pennsylvana. is at the
Astor House.
President Hayes says that If he lived in New York
he would vote for Cornell
Mr.. Gregoire de wilamov. Secretary Of the Rus.
sian Legation at Washington. is at the Everett
House.
Governor Lucius Robinson and his son. David O.
Robinson, arrived from Albany last evening ct thu
Hotel Brunswick.
Colonel Lowell and Lieutenant Hussey. Royal En-
gneers, who have been inspecting the fortiAcstiona
in British Columbia have returned to Halifax.
Mrs. Lydia Dickinson. relct Of the late Daniel s.
Dickinson. is seriously i'll At the residence OF her
daughter, Mrs. Samuel G. Courtney. in Binghamton.
NY.
Postmaster General Key left Washington for Richie
mond last night on business connected with the
transfer that city Of the Southern Division super
intendency He will be absent three or four days.
1t is said that ex-senator Stewart Of Nevada. has
retrieved his fortunes and part Of his family has
been occupying ''Castle stewart for some little
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Jerseyman who had very sick wife went ono
dark night for physician three miles away. When
tho physician sent in his bill the Jerseyman put in
an offset. charging him for conveying him to the
house.
John Hay. the poet. who wrote Little Breeches."
who was one Of Lincoln's private secretaries and
who married very wealthy Ohio lady. has gone
into politics in that State. As he has nne voice
his stump speeches are probably relished by Ohio
people,
Mr.. Charles Foster. republican candidate for Gov
enor of Ohio. Is businessike commercial. familiar
and energetic and. II mistake not. it he who
inveated ephemeral ''Blue Jeans" williams. He 10
about much entitled to be called by the pet
''Charey" an elephant is to be called ''sissy."
Congressman A. II. Stephens tells q Georgis
editor that he is worried by the fact that when
Northern papers give his opinions they put error
alongside them. Mr.. Stephens opinions are not OF
great importance. and even stale and sickly
monplace they are not likely to hurt anybody.
Some British tourists recently visited Longfollow
saying that there no ruins in this country
they thought they would call on him. Tney asked
him to write his autograph In their books, and he
doing they looked over his shoulder. and one
Of them said. "why. how plainly he writes; hand
doesn't shake at all. you know"
The magnificent diamonds which woro presented
as a bridal gift to tho daughter OF General sherman
by the Khodive of Egypt kept in the vault Of
the United States Treasurer. and their oasket is
scaled, so that tho Trcasurcr's clerks may not be
put to tho trouble Of displaying them to visitors.
Tho daughter. Mrs. Fitch. lives In st. Louis. She
has three children. tho Oldest being boy Of four
years.