The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-21
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Ex-Congressman James M. Ashley, of Ohio, is at
the AstOr House.
Judge II. Sturges of Cooperstown, N. Y. is regis
tered at the Sturtevant House.
Alonzo M. VIII, Italian Consul In Philadelphia. is
in town, at the Holman House.
A Robb family in Missouri have fallen heirs to an
estate in Scotland worth two millions.
Commander william B. Cushing, of the United
States Navy, is at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Lieutenant Colonel Ommanney of the British
Army arrived yesterday at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
d. Mclnnis. Managing Director of the Great
western Railroad OF Canada, Is at the Brevoort
House.
B. f. Torreno de Barros, of the Brazilian Lega-
ton at Washington, has arrived at the Holman
House.
Lieutenant Commander j. II. Tinkham, of the
United States Navy, is registered at the Hoffman
House.
Congressman E. L. Acker, of Pennsylvania, says
he has distinct recollection that he voted nay on
the back-pay question.
General william I. Clark ex-Congressman from
Texas, and Congressional Delegate b. Chafree, Of
Colorado. are at the ST. Nicholas HOTEL
Professor william E. McMaster has returned to
this city after successful western tour with his
lecture on 'Dante and Michael Angelo"
has arrived at the st. Nicholas Hotel. His friends
are going to banquet John on thy 25th inst.
The wild ow of Sir Alfred Joseph Tlchb0rne, whose
estates are the plum for which the claimant fights
was married few days since to captain Wick
ham.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury +. A. Sawyer
was born in Bolton Worcester county, Mass, in
1922, and graduated at Harvard in 1s44. 1t is
stated that he has some family relationship with
Judge Richardson, the present Secretary.
The Hon. Alexander Temple Fitzmaurice, son Of
the Earl OF Orkney, is soon to be married to Mrs.
Riddell. The gentleman is twenty-eight, while the
bride-elect Is ffty-two years old. The lady being
very rich, the gentleman can't be expected to give
that Riddell up.
President Theirs replied to French politician
who, in speaking of Spain, called her "a sister re-
public" of France :s'You may say what you please,
but she Is a younger sister that may cause her
elder to miss her marriage and prevent her from
ever finding an establishment"
Mr.. O'Sullivan, Of the British Museum, was re-
Gently arrested as a lunatic In London. A pair OF
boots, carried under his arm, proved to the
'bobby" his identity with an insane fugitive, as
the latter had an aversion to wet feet and always
had with him a pair Of pedal coverings to put on
| when those he had on became damp.
Augustus Schell, being about to end his bachelor
days. will resign the Presidency OF the Manhattan
Club very proper action will say all good wives
| whose bane. il ''the club" Those particular
cronies of 'Gus" Schen, Samuel J. Tilden and John
Cochrane, are still bachelors, and are said to re-
| gard his matrimonial venture with anxiety.
| About fifteen years ago On Italian named Michael
| Cancemi was tried in this city for the murder Of
| Eugene Anderson: He was tried four dneren,
| times, and finally convicted OF murder In the
| second degree and sentenced to the state Prison
| for life. Through the persistent efforts of his
counsel. the Messrs. Blsnkman. however. he was
hardened In 1854 by the Governor OF the
state, and he at once returned to his native
italy, where he joined the army and gradually
| obtained one promotion after another unit
! now he holds coonels commission ano
Is acting general. His case lasted seven years
altogether, and his counsel avow that they have
never doubted his innocence.