The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-05
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

General J. G. Stone. Of Kansas, is at the Metro
politan Hotel.
Judge b. s. Compton, OF Michigan, is at the Grand
Central Hotel.
Jonathan Trumbun, Of Connecticut, is staying at
the Astor House.
Colonel John NJ B. Lowell, Of Savannah, is stop
ping at the New York Hotel.
Professor J. b. Wheeler, Of West Point, yesterday
arrived ut the HOFFMAN House.
Ex-Congressman Thomas H. Garfield, OF YER
mont, is registered at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Ex-Congressmen James F. Wilson and F. w.
Palmer OF Iowa, are at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Thomas w. Conway, former Superintendent of
Public instruction Of Louisiana, is at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
Thomas Hughes, NJ. p, has succeeded the late
Professor Maurice as Principal of the Working
mems College in London.
The Akhoond OF Swat wants troops. but being
unable to get recruits, has taken to cursing all
who refuse to enlist with him. That's what's
troubling the natives.
The family Of Casimir Perier have decided to add
his Christian name to their surname to keep alive
the memory OF Louis PhilIppe's famous minister.
The family cognomen has thus been rendered
Casmir Perier.
The London Morning Post wants to know "has
corruption crept into Prussa2" We give it up, but
announce our belief that there Is something rot
ten in the state OF Denmark There was in the
Poland Committee.
female patient in st. Georges Hospital, Lon
don, recently died from the effects OF dose Of car
bolic acid, given by mistake instead OF SIENNA.
Better keep poisons in bottles of peculiar and
known character to prevent such mistakes.
The Japanese expect to rate some time as thor
oughly civilized after our fashion, but for the
present prohibit expectoration In the streets of
Of dvtn fhoir tin fno
high,n they won't allow any kites to be nown.
Cakes Ames has again taken up the shovel and
the hoe, and will delve in another field than Con-
gress He didn't wait in Washington for the final
adjournment OF the House, but posted for home,
only stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel for short
time.
Birmingham papers notice the death Of Mr..
Henry Van wart, at the age Of eighty-nine years.
He was mainly instrumental in securing the estab-
lishment OF the Birmingham Exchange, and he
was prominent in the agitation which produced
the Reform bill OF 1882.
Bishop Mermiilod, persst.ng in exercising the
functions Of Bishop of Geneva In spite OF the pro-
tests of the Federal Council was arrested on the
nth Of last month and politely conducted to the
frontier, near Fernex France, BY the police OF
Geneva This was Gaul-ing.
Genera, Changarnier narrowly escaped violent
death few days since. In returning TO Paris from
Versailles he stepped from the train before 1t had
fully stopped, and, falling upon the line, was
rescued from being crushed by an approaching car
| by the exertons OF several railway servants
James Harris, aged fourteen, an engine cleaner,
lately crawled into the furnace Of locomotive at
| Paddngton, England, for warmth. After he had
fallen asleep 'lighter" threw into the furnace a
quantity OF red-hot coke, which instantly set the
boys clothes in blaze. burning him so severely
| that he soon died.
Frcncnman asks why people wish to see the
Hotel de ville the Legion Of Honor the Louvre the
| Tuileries, the Porte-Sant Martin, the Theatre
Lyrique &C, restored in Paris why not leave
them, ne urges, as moral lesson for Frenchmen
and foreigners and as evidence OF the ruin &C.
complished by the most stupid pQpulace that eyer
] rose against ciyilizatiQn.