The New York herald., 1872-10-20
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

MT. John Doe has married Miss Mary Roe, in
Detroit, Mich.
The democrats claim that Alabama win give Gree
ley 10000 majority
MIR. George A. Brandreth has purchased the
Methodist church in Ellis square, Sing Sing
Miss Clara Hapgood Nash is a Maine lawyer by
virtue OF an edict OF the Supreme Court OF that
State.
child in Chicago that was born during the
raging OF the great fire has been named Philip
Sheridan.
The negro vote OF South Carolina Is double that
Of the white vote, the aggregate OF each being
SO, 900 to 10000.
The continued illness OF Mr.. Greeley's wife pre-.
vents him from arranging the preliminaries for his
next stumping tour.
We lnd that about every candidate that has been
nominated for ofice thus far is 'the workngman's
friend" Political clap-trap is rs current this year
as ever
The republican papers do not brag much on their
successful candidate for Governor OF south Caro-
lina The democrats say he is q white man, and
that is ALL
Governor Joel Parker s telling the people OF New
Jersey how to elect Greeley, and United States
Senator Frederick l. Frelinshuysen is telling them
how to elect Grant.
John Kerr, OF Ulsterville, N Y, is called mean
whom he had courted for seven years, and married
country girl named Palmer.
The Rochester Democrat nepublican) says that
Cincinnati was the only large city that gave Gree
ley a majority in the october elections. How many
large cities voted in October9
Elizabeth Erwin, OF Lansingburg, N. Y, wants
$1,000 from James X. Stevens, OF the same place
because he has neglected to make good y certain
promise relating TO matrimony
Mother Teresa and Sister de Chantal two of the
most distinguished ladies in the Catholic Church of
America are at present staying at the Convent OF
the Sisters OF Mercy, IN East Houston street They
have arrived from the convent in Charleston s. c.,
and are en- route to Saratoga to recruit their health,
which was severely shattered by their heroic labors
In nursing the sckand wounded of both the Federal
and Confederate armies during the late war.
The Geneva IN. W Gczette relates the story of a
young man named George Waters, who, it Is
stated was assisted by the late Wiiliam II. Seward
ana Theodore M. Pomeroy, of Auburn, to get his
college honors at Hobart College few years since.
He went to California, made and lost two fortunes,
and finally located mining claim at Shelbourne,
New. When it was decided to him he conveyed 100
feet to each OF his former benetactors Seward and
| POmerOy, in remembrance OF their early kindness
The story goes that the lucky miner has sold his
part OF the mine for $4OO OO0 while $40 900 has been
| placed to the credit OF Messrs. Seward and Pome
! roy.
The Union School, OF Westfeld, Chautauqua
county, N. Y, has had a very naughty professor OF
| music and modern languages. few months ago
| he secured divorce from his wife on the ground
that she had been guilty of adulterous practices
with Rev. Dr. Thompson, of jamestown, the latter
testNing to the truth OF the charge in Court. Be-
fore the decree was granted, however, Ansansei
elOped with one OF his pupils. a very respectable
young lady. His latest exploit was to desert his
last victim and hire a livery horse and buggy
which he took to Oean anu sold. He also borrowed
a watch from a Westfeld jeweller, which he took
with him. On former occasion he arrested
for forgery and lodged in jail, and on being released
on bail he hired horse ana rode away, selling the
animal to nay his eXnenSea on the iourney.