The New York herald., 1872-11-30
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

General N. r. Banks is again at the st. Nicholas
Hotel.
Ex-Governor william Giipin, OF Colorado, is in
ST. Louis.
Judge j. r. Clarke, OF Boston, is at the Grand
Central Hotel.
Congressman G. W. Kendall, of Nevada, is at the
ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Senator Trumbull left the Holman House yester-
day for Washington.
Senator L. M. Morrill,, OF Maine yesterday ar
rived at the Filth Avenue Hotel
Chief Justice Chase does not feel sufficiently de-
bilitated to abandon his judicial duties Just now.
General Patterson, Of Philadelphia, who was dan
gerousy Ill short time since, has fully recovered.
Colonel Il. J. Looniis, Sergeant-at-Ar Of the
State Senate is stopping at the St. Nicholas Hotel
Ex-Governor Joseph R. Hawley, Of Connecticut,
was at the Holman House for short time yester-
day.
]. Young Scammon, the proprietor of the inter-
Ocean newspaper at Chicago, is at the Brev0Ort
House.
Colonel Richard +. Mason OF Reading Pa, Ia in
town. He distinguished himself during the war
and bears many scar in memory Of honorable
services rendered
Mrs. Grant, OF oregon, wife OF Mr.. Jack Grant, a
Representative in the Oregon Legislature shot and
trapped three hundred and ffty-eght squirrels last
year. Young men about to 60 West will please
take notice.
John H. Flagg, Principal Legislative Clerk OF the
United States Senate, who has been stopping in
the city for few weeks, left yesterday for Wash
ington to resume his duties in the Senate Cham
ber. His health is much improved.
Mr.. M. r. Waite yesterday arrived at the st.
Nicholas Hotel from his home at Toledo, Ohio,
where he went Immediately after his late return
from Europe. Mr.. Waite was one Of the counsel OF
the United States at the late Geneva arbitration.
carson Brownlow wants President Grant to have
the Presidency for life Folks down South attribute
the Parsons desire in this matter to an unchris-
tian feeling, as. his own mortal coil being nearly
shuflled, he doesn't care what may happen to his
neighb0rs after he is gone
There Is at Mr.. Stewards house at Auburn
gorgeous silk banner from China (such as men Of
rank have borne before them there in processions)
with the portrait Of Mr.. Seward in the centre, his
sons at the top and grotesque crowd of hypotheti-
cal ancestors OF the late Secretary around the bor
der.
Minister Thornton is great walkist, and can be
seen perambulating at all times in the vicinity of
Washington. correspondent for Chicago paper
says that whenever an Englishman comes to
town he makes him put on his boots and go on a
walking trip" Mr.. Thornton has still some re-
gard for the s0les OF his countrymen.
The Indianapolis Journal says that the average
height Of the Hoosier lawmakers is five feet ten
inches, with six foot three and half inch Pres-
dent--the aggregate avoirdupois OF the forty-fve
gentlemen composing the Legislature being 7,407
pounds, or 1854 rs pounds to each man. There must
have been considerable difficulty in bringing such
heavy weight as this to such fine point.
The ST. Paul Pioneer says the people OF that State
will be sorry to hear OF General Hancock's depar
ture to another field of duty. During mis- residence
here, continues the Pioneer "his social and official
intercourse with all classes has been such to win
the highest personal regard. lie has become. to
some extent, identified with the interests Of our
people, and in losing him from our midst we lose
the visible presence Of a distinguished friend.n