The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-15
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

president Grant will leave on Wednesday even.
ing Tor st. Louis.
Judge Israel S. Spencer of Syracuse. is at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Congressman J. H. Platt of Virginia, is staying at
the Grand Central Hotel.
The President has recognized Mr.. Henrick BrOem
"a Consul Of Denmark at New York.
General Hagner OF the United States Army, has
quarters at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
FIX Congressman G. Adams, of Lexington, Ky,
registered at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
General A. J. Myer, "Old Prob.,r yesterday ar
rived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel from Washington.
Judge Platt Potter, OF Schenectady, and Edmund
Rice, OF st. Paul. MIMI, are at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Mr.. samuel Bright, brother of John Bright. the
distinguished English statesman has just died ut
Geneva, Switzerland.
Nine. Bale has forwarded to the British Museums
the original scores of her late husbands we'll
known musical works.
Mr.. Barber, OF Michigan, yesterday entered upoa
his duties as Third Assistant Postmaster General
In place of General Terrell, resigned.
Mr.. Albert Grant, of Kidderminster, has bought
from the widow of ROssni all the Unpublished
works of the great composer for 100, 900 francs.
Professor Benjamin Pierce, OF the United States
Coast Survey and Professor j. Winock, Director OF
the Harvard Observatory, are at the BrevoOrt
House.
The Marquis de Chasseloup Laubat, member OF
the French National Assembly, has just died OF
disease OF the heart. He was many years Minister
OF Marine under the Empire
An American farmer, william Schroeder with
his family has arrived at Rio Grande do Sui, in
Brazil, to settle. He belonged TO Elyslum, Ohio.
but seemed not to consider 1t the Elysum he
wanted.
M. Lockroy, the editor Of the Paris Roppel and
NJ Pelleport, its publisher, have been sentenced
to one months imprisonment and fine OF 500
francs for the violent language Of some of its art
cles against the monarchists.
The British Royal Geographical Society has just
sent to DR.. Kirk, British Consul at Zanzibar, silver
tea and coffee service as a testimonial in recogn-
ton OF his services to his country and to science
promoting African exploration.
Admiral Dion, OF the Haytlan Navy, who arrived
from Port au Prince by steamship st. Thomas yes
terday is staying at the New York Hotel. II the
grades of officers in the Haytian Navy correspond
to those in own, the Admirals must be . post
OF much dignity. That navy consists of one super.
animated tugboat with some untrustworthy can.
non on board
In Pernambuco, Brazil, two old ladies living In
the same house died recently. One was 1O3 years
OF age, and by an only daughter could number
sixty-two descendants. The other was 10s years OF
age, married at twenty-five years, in $780, and has
had fifty six greatgrandchildren through five chit
drcn the youngest Of the greatgrandchildren being
nlty-six years old. Great producers.
Four men have confessed to the murder or girl
named Clausen, at Eltham England, In April 1871,
and asked the favor OF being hanged for the crime.
Yet all Of them have been proven to have been dis
tant from the OF the murder the time of its
commission. The English police now find their
duty of convictng criminals changed for the neces-
sity to prevent lunatics from sacrificing themselves
on the alter.
Communist leader named Honette has been ar.
rested in Paris after having been employed in the
Ministry OF War for over fifteen months He was
recognized. by o policeman as the man who had
sentenced him TO death just before the entry OF the
national troops into Paris. The agent saw Honetts
as he was entering the room Of General Renson.
Chef de Cabinet, and crying, ut is he," tainted.
What a terrible thing Communist must be when
the mere sight OF him makes neOuchard faint
M. CASTOR de Brimont is French ''baron," who
dslikes work. Lately he was routed, in the United
states Court in this city, while trying to compel
his dead wfe's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Penninan, OF
New York, to grant him an annuity for his support.
He now seeks fortune from another source, hav-
ing begun suit for libel against the Parts Anaerf-
Register He feels that he was libeled by re-
port the trial Of his suit versus Penniman, taken
from New York paper and repubshed in the Reg
lister.
In regard to the new and rising political power
in the West, among the rural population 1t may be
stated that scarcely two years have elapsed since
the first grange, or lodge OF the Order OF the
Patrons OF Husbandry was organized in the State
OF Iowa. and now oranges are to be found in
almost every community Of farmers In twenty-five
states of the Union, and the aggregate member
ship Is estimated at 1.soO oOO In Iowa, they claim
1906 600 patrons, while there are said to be stiil
larger number In Illinois
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