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

secretary RODeS0n Is again az tne Filth avenue
Hotel.
Ex-Governor P. o. Hobart, OF louisiana. is at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Dr.. Ruschenberger, Of the United States Navy, is
at the Albemarle Hotel
Very "Straight- -Out''-The democratic and liberal
parties in Pennsylvania.
Commodore W. Reynolds; OF the United States
Navy is at the Gilsey House,
General HOFFMAN, of the United States Army, has
quarters at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Count @. Won Ttzner, Of Saxony, is among the
recent arrivals at the Grand Central Hotel.
General T. J. Cram, OF the United States'Army,
has arrived from Philadelphia at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Lieutenant Commander J. w. Miller, OF the
United States Navy, is stopping at tine Hoffman
House,
The Hon. Russell Gurney, the British Claims Com.
missioner, will go to Boston to-day from the Bre.
WORT House.
Colonel rorney confesses that Pennsylvania was
not carried by fraud and that the Hartrant victory
was legitimate one.-
Ex-Congressman D.J. Morrell, OF Pennsylvania,
is at the st. Nicholas Hotel. This gentleman is not
the only s.moraln that has lately come from Penn
syivania.
Hon. John Bigelow formerly Minister to France,
returned from Europe. on the steamship Russia,
that arrived yesterday. He Is staying at the New
York Hotel
Sir Frederick Arrow ana Captain. Webb, OF the
Trinity Board, England, are visiting Washington.
to pay their respects to the members OF our Light
house Board.
Baron Won somner is at the Grand Central He
is one Of the travelling party which arrived on the
steamship Oceanic under the charge OF Mr.. Thomas
Cook, the cheap excursion cicerone.
The irish Democrat this week publishes a.good
likeness Of Judge Cunning 8. Bedford, accompanied
by very interesting sketch Of the worthy young
magistrate, from the pen OF Major D. G. Cenyng-
ham, editor OF the Democrat.
The children OF the late Benjamin. Swett Of
Hampden, Me-, had o reunion yesterday at Beck
Cottage, the old homestead Of the family and the
birthplace of oil the children-thirteen,
and six daughters, all living The eldest isseven-
ty-six years and the youngest nfty-three. There
were present nearly one hundred Of the descend
ants and family connections.
The Marquis OF Queensberry and his cousin, A.
Johnston Douglas, Of Scotland arrived on.the Rus
sa yesterday. The Marquis is the head OF the House
of Douglas. He and his companion intendto do the
country thoroughly ere they set out for home. They
will partake OF such sports as they can, making q
specially OF hunting the "wiId bunalo.'' They are
at present at the Brevoort House.
In the notice OF the death of DR.. De Leon, late Of
the Confederate service, few lines. accusing the
Andersonville were inadvertently inserted the no.
tice having been copied from Northern print in
imical to the South. We have good reason to be-
Meve that Dr. De Leon's treatment Of the sick SOL
diers In the federal army who fell under his care
was eminently humane and. praiseworthy.
Miss Emily Faithful. Of England, whose coming
to this country has several times been alluded to In
the HERALD, arrived on the steamer Oceanic, ON
Tuesday evening. Miss Faithful Is fav0raby known
as a lady Of literary qualifications, and as having
been most earnest in. endeavoring to extend tina
sphere OF womans labor, SO as to enhance. the In
dependence and happiness of the working woman.
In ls60 Miss Faithful got together o number Of
female compositors and opened typographical
establishment. or this enterprise and Its results
Her Majesty approved and appointed Miss Faiahful
her printer and publisher In ordinary. The famale
philanthropist finds not only time sufficient to
attend supervision Of her printing once, bat also
to edit the rsctorta Magazine, whose publication
she began in 1858, and to peer into many phases
Of misery and sorrow Of which women are vctims,s
and to devise MEANS II not 20 eradicate at least to
alleviate them. She presldes the Victoria Dis
cussion Society. members OF which ere among the,
most distinguished OF the literary and politcak,
people Of England. Miss FaithfullH claims to ltte.
rary fame are based on novel which she published
in 1858 and her lectures. The novel was entlhed,
| 'sChange Upon Changc.n 1t was praised by the
| press and passed through several edltiona Her
| lectures are mainly upon social subjects and are
said to be almost perfect in composition while her
eocutionary grace gives them power and effect
that the best lecture would lack II delivered by q
less capable speaker. During Miss Eaithfull's leo
turing tour u this country she will take every op.
portunity 10 exc out the knowledge Of the condition
OF wo,nen workers here and to procure such In
formation as Will be Of value In the pursuis OF her
great and lavdah)p project At home