The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-12

Judge of the High Court of Justice vice Sir Anthony
! Cleasby. resigned.
Englishmen naturally cannot think Of the Chinese
as conquering people.
| In six years in Italy there have been 1852 bnni-
! cdes and 4.563 arrests therefor.
| 10 the Paris fair there went 4.0i4 En2lishmen.
81 900 Belgans $4,000 Germans. 10000 Italians and
| IA. 900 Americans.
| New Orleans Picayune:-.'The man who Wills his
body to medical college for the benefit of science
| gives himself dead away"
The Standard says that it has reason TO believe that
Mr. Gladstone has decided to accept the invitation
to contest Midlothian at the next election.
In Burmah British soldier had himself tattooed.
that when he returned to England he might pass him
self of as man who had been captured by savages
Schooner Elizabeth Smith. of Portsmouth. N. H..
Captain Raymond. has for part of her crew two
girls. who do the work deck us handily able
bodied men. They the daughters of the captain.
New Orleans Iimes:-"One of our handsomest and
most impressive citizens the other day. on hearing
that somebody had struck stray case of fever re-
marked, Dear, dear! He must have had the gems of
the disease in his midst all summer
London Truth The fact is that the age is becom-
ing far too mealy mouthed. To take away the char
acter of man by innuendo. or to betray him with
kiss, is regarded legitimate; but when spade is
called spade there is outcry from all the spades
who want to be called by other name"
The Ogdcnsburg Journal says that although the
country round about there is famous for it's splendid
cheese none of the home people get any of it.
the best going abroad for sale and travellers
who heard of the great daires leave Disguised
because they never see good bit Of cheese in the
vicinity.
Reading the Washington gossip correspondence of
provincial papers is struck by the similarity of
all that has appeared during raj years. The only
variety in them is in the references to 'the best
hotels" the correspondent putting the which
suits his heart The reader would think that there
is nothing in Washington but the correspondents
pet hotels.
London World:--"To the man of letters, sitting in
his library it matters little whether the fresh odor of
hay is waited in q. tho window the crisp crackle
of the fire forms the accompaniment to his labors;
alone with his friends in Russia and Morocco he
tastes the sweets of intellectual enjoyment. He is
superior to the alterations of the thermometer. and
unless he be engaged in the pursuit of scientific
problem is perhaps unconscious of the state Of the
atmosphere"
The Saturday Reciep is or opinion that while intel
lectual like the pleasures of eating. and that
while grave philosophers at Swiss hotels will
enthusiastically discuss the merits of national
dish wine is pretty certain that If ideal wise
man could prescribe for course OF life. he
would have to lower the customary average posi-
ton of gustatory enjoymcnts and would seek to
the exaggerated estimate of these pleasures which
is embodied in the common expression Ito live
we'll"
Evening Telegram:-"The New York press bears
witness to the genuine esteem in which Theodore
Thomaswa held here by the good nature with which
it eniures his scolding since he has emigrated to
Cincinnati. New Workers. says Theodore, have
money for ecclesiastical quacks. Jim Fisk parades,
spectacular gcwgaws, bad whiskey and worse women.
while for true art they will only dole out their stray
bones and cold potatoes. When Theodore comes
back to from Porkopolis he will be sorry for this
little outburst of his temper and it is only ques
ton of short time how he will return. No genu
inc artist Of the first class-and Thomas is onecan
long he happy away from the stray bones and cold
potatoes Of New York"