The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-28
Personal Intelligence.

r. H. Gllett, the counsel associated with Charles
0Conor IN the trial Of the rebel President is
Of Columbia county, this State At an early age before
he the study OF the law took up his resi-
dencc at ogdensburg, St. Lawrence county. where he
sided for many He studied law the Office Of sas
Wright at Canton, when Mr.. Wright postmaster
using part OF his law Office for post Office. II was not
many years before Mr. ;Glett became of the most
prominent lawyers and politicians north Of Albany He
was member OF Congress- and member OF the State Lee
gslature for many Under President Polk he was
Register OF the Treasury and So licor Of the Treasury
AT the time Jefferson Davis Secretary War; under
President Pierce he counsel TO the Attorney General
Commissioner of Claims Commissioner OF Patents and
since has held several minor Offices at Washington As
public speaker NJ the bar or on the stump he the
most Preston Kingof any in that part
has had much experience In military life
The Japanese ambassadors now In England have been
struck Of hesp By the steam plough Fourteen or A.
teen OF them would get upon the engines at
travel over the ground and they seemed tired Of
the amusement
The will of Richard Thornton the millionaire merchant
document There apparently end TO the bequests
when Mrs Ellen smEson has xloo, 900, and Mr. ".
and the servants from f20o 81 0o0 and the Leather
sellers and Christs Hospital and Hetherington's
Charity are mentioned" TO the tune Of 100000,
down for E2oo0 each; and Mr.. r. N. Lee, OF The
Middle Temple Barrs'er has got his f4oo ooo
In $500 GOO only hole has been made in the vast rea
sure There is enough remaining TO set up Mr. Thomas
and Richard Thornton West, nephews and executors,
ceased put down at f2 500 600 There was only one
weather. man in London
August was the sixty. seventh anniversary OF the
battle OF the Nile. Five British veterans who wc;u
shssged Va the night still survive vz:-Admra Sir A.
o ooroon, o. . b then mdshipman Governor Of
man captain Philips, then midshipman: Com.
manaer !. Connolly then midshipman, and First
rank, promotion Of any kind having passed him by.
Prince Alfred second son Of Queen Victoria came M
age on Sunday, the 9th inst -' N"''e W
The Egin (scoand) Courier chronicles the death NJ
an old lady who for years cherished the pleasing nj
pernaps erroneous impression that General Grant
appears TO have been that she had two sons who ami
grated 70 America One Of them Peter after having Mt
famed the RANK OF Major, was killed In Mexico Mrs
Grant subsequently won't TO America in search ~ aaS
ander the other son, where sho remained for n;na
months, when she learned that he was then in tho ss,o
'f Ohio, but at such distance that was Impossible Foe
her TO get hts length since she had not heard of him
This Alexander, person OF great muscular strength
md who stood six feet four inches high II alive Il now
seventy SIX years Of age II surmised by many OF Inc
Ian that one Of these two brothers may be the father Of
General Grant. "
The King Of Portugal like Napoleon Ill., is deeplv in.
crested 10 the improvement OF artillery II IL stated
hat be intends coming TO Paris in order 10 be present NJ
ome trials which are shortly 10 be made al vncennes of
projectile invented BY him.
Mise Edmonia Lewis the colored sculptor, from Rich
nond Virginia, vii take passage Tho steamer Of the
yth from this city, and proceed 10 Florence ITALY,
mere she VIII DO under the instruction OF competent
sschs she mas been teaching To- some time past In
singular spectacle vac wtresrsa n london on tho
0p uit the Queen Of the sandwich J.ispds and her
NV ~. ,,noipg service 10 st. Psul's Cathedral The
usvn VINO is described as sinsulsrly handsome and
'sp"@ hS'NaD' w@ dressed y dep mourning |