The New York herald., 1879-09-13
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Count de Ia Reunion de Cuba is at tho Hoffman
House.
M. Gambetta has given his coachman tricolol
cockade.
Sehor Don Julio Carrie. Argentine Charge dAnairea
at Washington is at the Abemarle Hotel.
Pauline Lucca has been stung by fly. The news
papers lost no time in announcing her death.
Congressman Alexander II. stephens has left
Washington for the South via Louisville, KY.
The cotton factories in and around Augusta, Ga.
use 81, SOC, 600 worth of raw cotton per annum.
Mr.. John W. Mackey. the Bonanza King, ia re-
ported at the new mining town Of Leadville. Col.
Bishop Colenso says that the Zulu is not YET
over and Sir Garnet ought to let Cetywayo of easy.
Chevalier Zelche Cassli Consul General of Italy at
New York. who has been visiting at Montreal. left
for home yesterday.
The Russian government is getting afraid of Gen.
erals Skobelof and Loris Melkof. who are both Of
very liberal tendencies.
Lady March is dead. She was the Duke of Rich
mond's daughtern-aw. and one Of the acknowi-
edged beauties of London society.
The Philadelphia Times believes that in the long
run the exercise Of conscience in politics is not only
the right thing. but the paying thing.
Lord Beaconsfeld's private secretary. says tho
London World is going to Constantinople to press
on the Sultan the necessity OF reform.
A Canadian journal thinks it would take at least
ten thousand men by day and another ei thousand
by night to prevent smuggling along the border.
King Alfonsos marriage day Is fixed for the 2Ssh
of November. The vessel conveying the Arch
duchess from Trieste to Barcelona will be escorted
by four iron-clads.
Sir Evelyn Wood having returned from Zululand,
some Essex farmers met in the rain. played ''See
the Conquering Hero fired sixty three fog signals
and presented the General with sword and an ad-
dress.
Mr. George G. Gorham, late Secretary Of the
United States Senate will. 1t Is reported, take
editorial position the San Francisco Chronicle.
Although a republican he opposed his party in tho
recent campaign in California
London Funch:--'If the not broiling, and
tho sand didn't get into the salad and the rocks
soft and smooth. and there hornets, and ono
hadn't to go three-quarters of mile for water what
q tame affair picnic would bell
Emile Chevalier. who lately died at Paris,
exiled in lS4s. He did literary work at New York.
edited democratic journal at Montreal. returned to
Paris in 1s6o and wrote sporting novels In the style
of Gustave Aymard and Mayne Reid.
The Archd uchess Christine is described by Ger.
man lady as having tall and slender figure. low
able face. blue eyes, dimpled cheeks somewhat fair
hair, small hands. almost like child's. ditto feet
and . silvery voice. Altogether very graceful
picture.
A special cable despatch from London says:-"Sir
John Macdonald and Sir Alexander Gait sailed for
Canada by the steamer Peruvian on Thursday. Sir
Alexander Gait will return to assume the position Of
Canadian Commissioner in Great Britain. with per-
manent residence in London. Hon. Mr.. Armand.
the present Canadian agent will be retired.
The garden at Vile d'Avray in the suburbs OF
Paris and called when owned by Balxac Les Jardies
is now owned by NJ. Gambetta. He paid $4,000 for
1t. There in strict retirement no will work about
his garden for n few days. wearing slippers and
straw hat. Suddenly of an evening he departs and
travels under an assumed name. In his absence his
coschman walks up and down the garden In the
same clothes,
London World:-''There has long been great AMI
mostly between Prince Gortschakof ana the Grand
Duke Constantine. the Emperor Of Russia's BROTHER
the commander Of the Russian navy. Observing on
one occasion recently the lmpine gait of the Chan
cellor, who was suffering from his chronic gout. the
Grand Duke remarked aloud. 'Helasl notre dploma-
tie boite toujours.' "Oui. monseigneur, ellie n's
ou'uus jambe, c'est rarmee; la fotte. CONNIE vous
10 sayez bien. no ui want ren. was the ready repy
nj the celebrated dplomatist"