The New York herald., 1872-10-08
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Count r. de Grasset, OF Italy, Is at the Fifth
Avenue HOTEL
A. P. Miller editor OF the Toledo Blade is at the
st. Nicholas Hotel
Attorney General George Il. Williams Is at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Nathan Appleton, the American banker Of Paris
is in the city, at the Albemarle Hotel.
General E. B. Alexander, Of the United States
Army, is in quarters at the Astor House.
Colonel the Honorable John Stanley of England,
yesterday reached the Abermarle Hotel
Ex-Secretary OF State Homer A. Nelson, OF Pough-
keepsie, Is again at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Justice stephen J. Field, or the United States Su-
preme Court, yesterday arrived at the Brevoort
House.
General A. s. Devin. OF Elmira the Vice Presi.
dent of the Erie Railway Company Is at the Hotf.
man House.
1t costs only seven hundred dollars in Chicago for
q cobbler to beat his wife nearly to death with
base ball club. "To what base uses do we come at
last.n
Prince Yturbide, son OF an unfortunate emperor
OF that ilk, Is at the Brevoort House. He is
on his way to Mexico having been in this country
for some time.
School teachers in Massachusetts, have organized
an association for mutual consultation and i'm
provement. An example that might well be fol.
lowed in other places.
General 7. L. Clingman, OF North Carolina, is at
the st. Nicholas HOTEL General Cngman was
member of the United States Senate from North
Carolina at the period of secession.
1t Is stated that II. A. Swope was one of the prn.
cipal movers In obtaining the pardon OF Yerkes in
Philadelphia. IL was sort of political coup d'etat
successfully performed by one fell swope.
John L. Gruschard. the most prominent republic
can candidate for the office OF Sheriff Of Kings
county, received the entire vote of the delegation
from that county in the Utica Convention 1or the
office OF state Prison Inspector.
Major General Mott, of the Egyptian army, who
Is now staying in this his native city, leave OF
absence, has been confined by Inflammation Of the
lungs to his apartments at the Gramercy Park
HOTEL The gallant General is happily now in fair
way towards complete recovery
The republicans In Boston are rapidly pushing pre-
morrow. "Don't count your chickens before they
are hatched," especially when the breed Of
"Botherem Po0trems" are already cackng.
Tomorrow october 9) is the anniversary OF the
great nre In Chicago. The poor and the suffering
whose wants were relieved by the generous contri.
buttons Of the benevolent in other cities, should
commemorate the day and its sad remembrances in
some suitable manner.
Saloon keepers In Maine have been excoriated by
some poor fellow who forbid them selling him
liquor under penalty Of the law 1t was probably
matter Of scores all round, and the broken ram
rod had no reason to issue his warnlng-the saloon
men would trust him no longer.
Colonel William Gowans, OF Boston, Is stopping at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The Colonel will be re.
membered as the engineer who raised the Russian
fleet that had been sunk In the harbor OF Sebasto-
pol, when many failures to effect that result had
been made by the best engineers In the service Of
the Gear.
BENJAMIN d. Emerson, well known to the pupils
OF our schools as one OF the compilers OF "Emer.
sons Arithmetic" died at his residence In Jama q
Plains, Mass, last week. He left an estate valued
at quarter OF million, the bulk OF which he be-
queathed 10 educational purposes. Dartmouth Col
lege gets 100000.
William J. AcAlpine, OF Pttsfed, Mass, Is regis
tered at the Holman House. This gentleman was
employed about year ago BY the Austrian gov
ernment to erect the improvement OF the naviga-
bty Of the "Blue Danube" He returned to his
home several months ago without having
thoroughly completed his task. but 10 soon to 60
beck