The New York herald., 1872-12-29
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Judge James D. Colt, Of Pittsneld is at the Gilsey
House.
Colonel Gowen, Of Boston, is stopping at the
Everett House.
ExMsyor W. G. Fargo Of Bunalo, is in town At
the Astor House.
Colonel r. NJ Wallace, OF South Carolina, is stay
ing at the Grand Central Hotel.
Prince K. Yoshioca, Of Japan ia among the late
arrivals at the st. James Hotel.
woman has just died in Coire, Switzerland,
from the efrect Of the sting OF ny.
Major Edgar Seelye, Of New Orleans, yesterday
arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Chief Justice Mcclure, Of Arkansas, when OF the
bench is known as 'Poker Jack.n
Commander Howison, Of the United States Navy
Is registered at the St. Nicholas Hotel
The Prince OF Wales has accepted the office OF
patron of the Statistical Society OF London.
General Robert L. Banks OF Governor Hon.
mans stan. has quarters at the Clarendon Hotel.
The resignation Of Commissioner Walker was &C.
cepted yesterday, to take effect on the 1st Of Feb.
ruary.
General Mcclellan is being talked up as the sue
cass0r Of Joel Parker In the Gubernatorial chair Of
New Jersey.
Wilford L. Wilson, OF Minnesota, deposited the
electoral vote of that State with the State Depart
mont yesterday.
A young Apache, from the band which is now
giving 80 much trouble in Arizona, is attending
school at Grand Rapids, Mich.
George M. Bauder and Mary Elizabeth, his wife,
living At Palatine, N. Y, have been married sixty
seven years. and are pensioners OF the War OF 1872
A young man named John Hurley living at Will
bur, Ulster county, n Y, drank three half pints OF
rum on q wager. His funeral took place on the
following day.
Somebody has said that the warmoth party In
Louisiana gave General Grants pretty tight pinch
at the last election, and that now he has given
them Pinohback.
Oliver B. Leich, the present Assessor OF Internal
Revenue for Brooklyn. 1t is rumored, will be ap-
pointed Collector under the new law aboshing
the once Of Assessor.
It II thought In Salt Lake City that Brigham
Young will never pass another Summer above
ground. When he dies thirty.seven widows will
mourn his loss and III children will be fatherless
Six French Communist convcts escaped, some
time since, from the citadel Of Port Louis. One OF
them, Gallet. has Just surrendered himself again.
He was literally starving and probably too honest
20 steal.
The Marquis Of Ripon, K. G., G. N. and p G. NJ. OF
West Yorkshire, England, has intinated his inten-
ton OF holding his next Provincial Grand Meeting
at Harrsgate in January, 1s73 under the banner Of
the Harrogate and Claro Lodge, No. 1901.
Satsnta and Big Tree, the tive Kiowa chiefs who
were convicted Of murder about year ago in
Texas were taken from the Texas Penitentiary to
81. Louis several months ago. but have been re-
called to their old quarters by Governor Davis.
BENJAMIN Gratz Brown, Governor OF Missouri,
VIII 60 out OF ONCE on the ist Of January. He is
now nshing for the United States Senatorship In
place Of Francis p. Blair, Jr., whose term expires
with the present Congress, on the Sd Of March
next.
A book agent was recently robbed and thrown
into the river at Omaha. Shortly afterwards he
was knocked from railroad train and fell from
high bridge into the water. When last heard from
he was soliciting subscriptions TO . new illus.
GRATED edition Of the Bible.