The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-23
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.


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M. Ernest Renan has returned to Paris from
Italy.
Judge W. F. Allen, of Albany, is at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
King Oscar of Norway Is to be crowned at Dron.
them on July 10.
Major James Heuton, OF Arizona, yesterday ar.
rived at the Grand Hotel.
Colonel J. H. Butler, of the United States Army,
is at the Grand Central Hotel.
General G. +. Powell, OF San Francisco, Cal is in
town at the Sturtevant House.
Senator William Sprague, OF Rhode Island, Ia
staying at the HOFFMAN House.
General o. NJ. Poe, OF the United States Army,
has quarters at the Hoffman House.
Count Beneto Gonzales Of Havana, is among the
late arrivals at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Congressman G. L. Merriam, OF Locust Grove,
N. Y, has arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Lieutenant Commander Goodrich, OF the United
States Navy, is registered at the HOFFMAN House.
Colonel D. J. Williamson, United States Consul at
Calao Peru, is registered at the Sturtevant House,
Rector Payne, one OF the ancient landmarks OF
Poughkcepsie, died on the 18th inst, aged eighty
two years.
Prince Alphonso, of Spain, is still at the Maria
Theresa College, in Vienna, under the title Of the
Marquis OF Covadonga.
A French Professor of Theology named Sabater
has been expelled from Alsace for speaking i'll OF
the women OF Germany.
King George says that brigandage is "annihi-
lated in Greece" but travellers and the London
journals are increduous
Judge John Augustus Beardslee, we'll known
democratic politician of the oden time, died at
Mannheim n Y, on the 18th inst.
The Legislature OF Wisconsin mas censured Sena-
tor Carpenter and Representative Eldridge Tor
voting in favor OF the back pay grab.
Mr.. Anthony Musgrave, g. NJ g. has just been
appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of
the British colony Of South Australia.
Colonel Hunt, an American officer in the Khe-
dives service, was recently killed in Alexandria.
Egypt, by being thrown from his horse.
Nat. Wheeler, one of the Sewing Machine Com.
pany has been nominated for the State Senate Of
Connecticut by the democrats Of the Tenth dis
trict.
The letter lately published by the European pa
pers as from Victor Emmanuel to Amadeus, ap
proving Of his abdication, is now pronounced
forgery.
Mr.. Plimsoll, NJ p. has called up violent storm
by exposing and denOuncing the practice of Eng
hsh shipowners to make money in disregard OF
loss OF life.
The downfall of Mr.. Gladstone's government was
pre1gured by his carriage breaking down in Pail
Mall and compelling him to walk in court costume
to ST. James.
Mary Ann Cotton, OF West Auckland England.
charged with several poisonings, has just been
convicted and sentenced TO death for the murder
Of her stepson, a child OF eight years.
When Father Tom Burke landed at Queenstown.
Ireland, the TIN inst, he was received with en-
thusiasm and presented with an address of thanks
for his arguments against Mr.. Froude.
General Won Moltke thinks German successes in
the late war 'must be attributed in many respects
to the fact that the French made more numerous
and grosser mistakes than ourselves"
Hugh Wightman q London barrister has been
sent to Jail on a charge of stealing volume OF
Sickes American law cases. If the proof is clear
he is likely to reap an unpleasant reward.
Mr.. william clifford Palgrave, the Oriental trav.
eller, has been appointed British Consul at St
Thomas, W. /. AS Mr. Clifford knows more about
Asiatic matters than any other Engishman the
proprety OF sending him to the West Indies Is un.
questionable.
"Honest Joe Hawley" of the Hartford Cowant.
having been questioned on the subject by the
Springfield Republican, confesscs that better ap.
pointment than that OF Casey as Collector OF the
port OF New Orleans might be made, and hopes the
Senate will not confirm him.
The Quebec Journal publishes an Ottawa letter,
in which 1t is stated that a Mr.. Dodge an Ameri.
can last year very much diverted the House by his
vocal displays and eccentricities. He Is true
vender OF marine stores, paradng at the same
time soaps, laces, umbrellas, diamonds and porce
lains.
The fifteen sailors who refused last December TO-
60 to sea in the English steamer Peru, and have
since been imprisoned therefor in an English jail,
have just been liberated. BY this slight punish.
ment they have expiated the offence OF DESERVING
ship which foundered almost within sight OF the
port OF departure.
Amadeus, wife is very ambitious, and so he did
not inform her OF his intention to abdcate for fear
Of her opposition. when little girl, studying in
Paris she dedicated herself to Notre Dame des VIC
torres, after being told that the Empress Eugenie
had been from childhood a devOut votary Of the
Virgin, and had been rewarded with crown for
her piety.