The New York herald., 1872-11-11
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
DR.. OBrien, Catholic Bishop OF Waterford and
Lisfnore, Ireland, has resigned.
Princess Dora d. Istria has been made honorary
Vice President Of the Association Of Greek Ladies
for the education of women.
The King OF Denmark lately gave q grand recep-
ton to Prince Hassan, third son Of the Khedive,
who Is now travelling In Europe.
The President, accompanied by General Porter
and Lieutenant Grant, left Washington last even.
ing for Philadelphia to attend the funeral of the
late General Meade.
The Brussels papers announce the death of NJ.
Charles Auguste Vervier at the age of eighty three.
The Independence Beige speaks Of him as the Nestor
olFlemish MWerateurs.
DR.. Wilhelm schirer OF Vienna, has received
from Emperor William the appointment of Pro-
lessor Of Philosophy and Natural Science in the
University Of Strasburg.
How the types could be so twisted as to make 'Mr.
G. Lewis, of the Cincinnati Enquirer" out of Wash.
Mclean, of the Cincinnati Enquirer" would puzzle
the spirit OF Faust to divine.
The Louisville Courier Journal, in the alb
sence of political TOPICS discusses the history of
Adam and Eve. 1t has painful realization Of
paradise Lost' In the defeat Of Greeley.
Minister Washburne arrived here this morning
from New York, and is the guest of the President
with whom he dined this evening" Secretaries
Fish and Beknap were among the invited guests.
IL seems that in Virginia the straight-out DEM
'ocrats received five votes in Richmond, five in
Norfolk and twelve in Portsmouth. The Richmond
Enquirer fears that Mr. O'Conor runs behind his
ticket in Virginia.
N. letter, an Alsatian poet, better known under
the nom de plume of 'Frederc Otte,n was lately
found drowned In q canal in Strasburg. 1t is not
nj hnth thor hia doath ia tho NJ
accident or crime.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean wants to know, now
that Greeley has resumed "the editorial chair OF
the Tribune, will he also resume his high protec.
tive tariff essays or will he stand by the Cincinnati
Baltimore platform ~
Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis, of Boston, has contrib.
uted 800 for monument to the late General
Schouler This venerable relic Of the ancient
se0tnae of the Club" Is always doing some benevo.
lent Cnristianlike and patriotic act.
Sir John Lubbock and Mr.. Grant Dur have left
Constantinople to visit the Troad and proceed
overland to Smyrna. AS the region includes many
remains which are not Greek, but prehistoric, we
may look forward to some new views on the subject.
President Grant has sent o magnificent gold
chr0n0meter to Captain Lechere, for having saved,
on December 1, 1870 the crew of the American
ship Wyman, struck by lightning on the Atlantic.
The presentation took place at Antwerp on the
2lst ult.
The author of "Ginx's Baby" has found rival at
Staley Bridge, England, in the person of an icono-
elastic reverend gentleman named Stevens, who
has taken up the cudgels in defence Of free trade
In whiskey and who holds by the beautifully char
liable belief that all temperance orators drink like
fish.
Secretary Boutwell, sent telegram from WASH
ington yesterday to Mr.. Henry q. Bowen request
Ing him to inform the Committee that the great
disaster in Boston compels him to say that he can
not fulfil his engagement to lecture In the Puritan
church In Brooklyn this evening. A reception
which was to be given Mr.. Boutwell, by Mr.. Bowen
win also be omitted.
The Scotsman mentions report that the Prince
OF Wales and Lord Strathnairn are to be raised to
the rank OF field marshals. The latter Is the gen.
tlernan who blew rebellious Sepoys from the can
mons mouth during the Indian mutiny. lie was
then called Sir Hugh Rose and has risen steadily
ever since The former young man has no such
claims for promotion that we know Of yet.
This Is the way they do up an Enoch Arden ro-
nance in Oshkosh, Wis. THE Western Arden did
not come back and gaze through the window at
the felicity OF the reconstructed household and
then 60 into the green and yellow melancholy
business; not any. He kicked the new husband
out sorted over the children and sent his brats
after him, and then, alter thrashing his wife, set
tleQ QOWn lnJO u pedCelul anu happy uedu VI Tue
family.
short time ago an old man named Dinochau
departed this life at Paris In narrow circum-
stances. He had for nearly half century kept an
eating house, to which all nocked and 1t was only
necessary for Bohemian to bring out tolerable
work to get credit. Dinochau's was the resort OF
all poor authors and newspaper hacks who were
out Of pocket and the consequence was when this
"Restaurateur des Lettres," as he was humorously
called, died, his heirs and creditors found nothing
In his strong box but bills amounting to a goodly
sum. great many OF the convivial scribblers who
tasted Dinochau's good cheer had preceded
him to the grave such as Henri Murger
whose "vie de Boheme" no doubt had tickled the
heart OF the tavern keeper for the author died ow
ing him 125o In the list Of debtors too, there are
many victorines, Ernestines, Armandines, &C., one
daughter Of Eve imposing on the galantry OF my
host for over 3,00OI About fortnight since these
interesting documents were put up for sale, and
though there was fair attendance Of old clothes
dealers from the Temple the unredeemed paper
representing over 100, ,000f, was knocked down for
4,350f. to M de Vilemessant, The editor OF the
Figaro has already published the names OF several
OF the most notorious creditors, dead and alive,
and his object in making the purchase Is to force
certain noisy demagogues OF the press to settle
their outstanding accounts Is there such q gull
bic old gentleman in New York; IL so, wonder
whether he could not show "a lengthy list OF un-
paid bills In fifty days as Dinochau dfner chaud
had after fifty years II sold at his death would
they bring nftieth Of what Figaro paid for them