The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-20

sin, ia In st. Louis
President Grant win exhibit nine horses at the
Missouri State Fair.
Bishop Simpson, OF the Methodist Episcopat
Church. Is In favor OF female suffrage.
Samuel Bowles. Of the Springfield tMass) Repao-
Hcan was In Portland. Me-. on Wednesday.
The President and his family will return here In
the latter part OF next week for the season.
Ex-Vice President Schuyler Colfax Is on the bills
for lecture In Oneida, N. Y, ON Monday evening
next
John 8. Thrasher, Of the Galveston Texas)
CJutltan, was In st. Louis last week en- route for
homo.
son-in-law OF General Won Motke is on plea
sure tour In this country On Thursday he was In
Utica, N Y.
R. A. Palmer has been trying to commit suicide
by going up in balloon az Beloit, Wis.,, without
car or basket.
Solicitor e. G. Banneld OF the United States
Treasury Department. is stopping at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
Rev. W. Hickman Smith Aubry Of the editorial
corps OF the London Advertiser and London Graphic,
is at Trenton Falls, N. Y.
Secretary OF War William W. Belknap has left
Washington for Keokuk, a., whittier he was called
by the sickness OF his son.
Vice President Wilson attended the laying of the
corner stone Of q new church In Boston on Wednes-
day. His health Is nearly restored.
Ex-President Andy Johnson has promised to
knock Judge Advocate Hollis statement about the
execution OF Mrs. Surratt into smthereens.
Alexander Davis. the colored candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor Of Mississippi. Is carpet-bagger,
few years ago he was barber In Memphis,
Tenn
Lieutenant Commander Samuel l. Wilson has
been detached from the receiving ship Vermont, At
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and ordered to the
Saranac.
Mr. Samuel Levy the Mayor Of Shreveport, Is
one OF the best butchers In the State of Louisiana,
and Is untiring in his efforts to stay the progress
OF the yellow fever.
The suit of Elizabeth Parker against the Boston
ana Albany Railroad Company, for personal dam
ages has resulted in q verdict In favor Of tho
plaintiff for $1o,5oo.
The monastery, near Fort william Henry, on
Lake George N. Y. which is the summer retreat Of
the Paust Brothers, OF this city, was gift to the
Order from the distinguished lawyer, Charles
O'Conor.
Mr.. Sidney Webster ana family, son-inlaw OF
Hamilton Fish, Secretary OF State, arrived on
Wednesday from Europe BY the steamship Scotia,
and immediately after let for Garrison's, on the
Hudson, the country seat OF Mr.. Fish.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Pinchbeck returned
homo to New Orleans last evening from an extern.
Slve European tour. he was ENTHUSIASTICALLY re-
ceved by his friends there who assembled In large
numbers at the depot with music, and torchlight
procession escorted him to Mechanics Institute,
where he was greeted with applause.
Judge Samuel Nelson who, before his retirement,
was the Senior Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court, is in excellent health ar his
home, In Cooperstown. N. Y. on Saturday last he
was the recipient OF testimonial from the Bench
and Bar OF the State Of New York.
Mrs. Ann Ward (colored) had heard great deal
about women being burned to death in attempting
to fill lighted lamps with Kerosene. She insisted
that 1t was occasioned by ''durned carelessness."
She said she could do IT, and last week she tried.
Ann had a large circle Of acquaintances In and
around Dixon Springs, Tenn, and her funeral was
numerously attended.
Southern gentleman, who was at Greenville,
Tenn, short time since, tells the following A
countryman came into town last week with bun.
die OF jeans to have suit OF clothes made for his
negro. He saw Andy Johnson standing on the
corner. and said, "Well, Andy, you used to be the
best tailor In these parts, and wish you'd cut out
this suit OF clothes for my boy Jim here" "All
right" says Andy, and they stepped into shop
near by, and In I'VE minutes an ex President might
have been seen swinging round the circle OF a dirty
negro, taking hts latitude, longitude and bearings
for suit Of clothes