The New York herald., 1870-09-01
PERSONAL INTELLIGENcE


Promsnect ArrfvaiB In Ihks City Yesterday.
Juage f. A. stanley and DR.. g. r. Hail, OF Florida.
and Admiral @. II. Poor, Of the United States Army,
are at tho Irving House.
General McGill, of Missouri; G. M. Johnson, OF
Kentucky, and George ]. q. Jenery oi England are
at the st. Charles Hotel.
Captain r. I. Donaldson, OF Toronto; Lieutenant
J. Y. Jameson, of the United States Army; G. m.
Mlddletown, OF Ohio. and DR.. j. Ray, u Kentucky.
are at the st. Elmo Hotel.
Captain McMcken, OF steamer Calabria; T. A.
Clarke, OF North Carolina; J. b. Schmide, OF the
United States Army, and q. II. Emery, Of San Fran.
CISCO, arc at the New York Hotel. . d.
Robert A. Hein OF Kansas; j. II. Hunting Of Long
Branch: w. Miller, OF New York. W. A. Butler, OF
Detroit W. Aston Pringle, Of Charleston, S. c.;
paymaster WIlemough, oil the United states Navys
Admiral Sands. of Virginia, and s. p Sladden, Of
Chicago, are at the st. Denis Hotel. ,..l
Senor Manuel Garcia Argentine Minister; Thomas
s.E Pearce, NJ. NJ Hodgden, Of Philadelphia, and
Henry Bloss, OF Troy are at the Westminster Hotel
Colonel II. O. Logan of California; Dr. Fanshaw,
OF Pennsylvania; Judge II. Smith, Of Memphs; IL
q. Deeds, OF London; o. Ames, of Massachusetts,
ana A. Van yechton of Albany, al the Filth Ave-
nue. Hotel.
II. C. Parlon, II. c. Parker, OF New Orleans; T. G..
Balderson, Major Geo. st. Rogers, AMI Captain T.
Merritts are at the Hoffman House.
Major George Jones, Poughkeepsie; Congressman
W. II. Barnrm OF Connecticut; General J. s. Nitney,
OF Boston, and j. Tillinghast, OF Connecticut are
at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Major General W. B. Hazen, U. S. A. viii sail to-
ln the steamer Batavia for Europe, and VIII
watch the war operations as visitor ut the head
quarters OF the Prussian army.
Personal Notes.
Some researcher after absurdlties Is endeavorinG
n m "A n nAt
"ltaven.n Poh poh
The widow OF the late Secretary Rawlns Is about
becoming the resident Of OF the finest mansions
IN Danbury, Conn.,, purchased for her and the chill
dren OF the late secretary by President Grant as
trustee OF the Rawlins Fund.
Timothy Dodd, the Oldest active business man In
Boston, celebrated his nnetieth birthday on the
inst. He Is not relative of the celebrated "Tommy
DOdd.n
Basil Duke, ex-Conrederate general, has gone into
the life insurance business. Aa
Thomas Hughes, Of the British Parliament, is In
Boston. A-
Bishop Simpson is out Of the lecture ring this sea-
son. Pity there were not more like him. The latest
lecturer announced for the coming season is tho
ebony boothlack who put "shine on' Dickens
boots when ne stopped at the Gait House, Louis
ville
Mr.. Graham, o composltor of the MerI1en (Conn.,
y s 6ee vi aed a t he 9o Of
eight years On two occasions she gave bTth TO
triplets. =
At vote OF sympathy upon the Issue OF the French
and Prussan war taken at one Of the Virginia
springs lately. Generals Beauregard and Hardee,-
together with more than two to one OF the entire
company, voted III favor or France
General Butler has conferred the appointment OF
cadet az the Naval Academy at Annapolis, from his
Parker Bray, Of Saem The father served gallantly
IN the navy and afterwards in the army, and lost
leg In front OF Petersburg.
Mayor Shurtlen of Boston, was In Providence last
week making arrangements for visit OF the Boston
Guy government to Rocky Point early in Septem.
ber. This Will be q meeting OF the "High Court OF
CLAIMS" from the Hub.
Attorney General AkSman is on visit to his
home III Georgia.
1t is said the Prince and Princess of Wales are un-
usually harmonious in their almost open sympathes
with the French. The Princes feeling Is believed to-
rest IN ms great dislike OF his brolherin-law, the
Crown Prince OF Prussia. az
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines has Withdrawn the OFFER of
compromise which she made to the city authorities
OF New Orleans and will now claim the full amount
| amount to nearly $6,O0o,0OO besides costs. ~
George Wood lately deceased, left bequest oh
$4,000 III gold 10 the American Tract Socity The
bulk Of his property ne leaves to his nephew Charles
f. Wood Superintendent OF the Western Union Tele-
graph Company at Boston. x, ~
The widow and ten children of the late John Cart
wright recently met together at Nantucket, the rsc
time they had all been together. The eleven were
weighed, and their avolrdupos was found to be-
1912 peunds-Oyer 173 pounds each. $500
When General Belknap, Secretary OF War, arrived
at the depot In Keokuk the other day his tOwnsmem
presented themselves, with coach and four, to
escort him to his house. But Secretary Beknap did
not think himself any too big load for one pair Of
horses and mad the 'leadersn taken on.
Bishop Williams received giA of $4,000 or
S15,0 900 from the wealthy Catholics OF Boston few
days since. The gift was made up privately and by