The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-06
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr.. Columbus Delano, Secretary Of the Interior,
Is visiting at Matanzas.
Mrs. Harrison G. Otis, Of Boston, is In preca-
rious state OF health.
George A. Edes, Collector of Customs, District Of
Alaska, has resigned.
Moses d. Handy has been placed in the position
OF managing editor OF the Richmond Dispatch.
The trial OF Mrs. Wharton for attempting to
poison will commence to-day in Annapolis, Md.
Over oneshalf Of the members OF the Kellogg Leg
islature Of Louisiana can neither read nor write.
Ex-Governor L. b. Church. OF Montana, ana N. G.
Gussett, Of Texas, are at the Metropolitan Hotel
Ebenezer Coggswell has tolled the church bell in
Derry N. H., for two thousand funerals in thirty
two years.
Major Pauline Cushman one Of the herones Of
the rebellion, Is lying quite sick at Virginia CITY,
Nevada Territory.
William H. Aspnwall, OF this city, is in Egypt,
with his family and several friends. They are
about to ascend the Nile
The opinion is very prevalent that DR.. Cornelius
A. Logan will beat Samuel G. Pomeroy in the race
for the Kansas United States Senatorship.
Governor Smith. OF Georgia, will refuse to be in
augurated for his second term until after the Leg
isature raises the salary to $40, 900 year.
H. Conquest Clarke has resigned his position as
Secretary OF the City Council Of New Orleans. Mr..
Clarke was formerly reporter in this city.
Fred Douglas calls ]. Sella Martin q miserable
subterfuge for colored man, and Martin calls
Fred cross and crazy old niger. spot calling
kettle black"
General Francis P. Blair, Jr. left St. Louis on Sat-
urday last for the State capital of Missouri to look
about the election of his successor in the United
States Senate.
Rev. John Erell, pastor OF the Macedonian Baptist
church, near Lewiston Springs Spartenburg
county, s. G., has gone to Albany, N. Y. where he
has been recommended to soj0urn for five years In
order to get cured Of an attack Of Ku Klux.
Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson. who was married to
Jerome Bonaparte, the youngest brother of Napo-
leon Bonaparte, on the oath OF December, 1903,
sixty-nine years ago, Is now lying at the point of
death In Baltimore. She Is now about eighty eight
years cid.
Among the passengers for Cuba on the steam
ship City of Havana, that sailed on Saturday. were
the Earl and Countess Of Caithness Count de Po
mar and Lady Fanny Sinclair. These notables
had been in this city for the past six weeks. They
stopped at the Fifth Avenue Hotel where the
Earl was an active assistant Of the fremen during
the late fire. The Earl Of Caithness, who is
ScOtchman, Is man OF science and an inventor
whose practical mind is highly appreciated cover
the pond"
The term Of service OF Hon. Thomas W. Osborn as
United States Senator from Florida will expire
with the present Congress. Among those who as
pire to the position are Chief Justice Randall,
brother Of ex-Postmaster General Randall; Horatio
jenkins, Jr; Harrison Reed, the present Governor
of the State; John Tyler son Of the late exPresi.
dent Tyler; General Sanford, and F. A. Dockray,
formerly Collector of the Port of Jacksonville. All
these are white men. Among the negro candi-
dates are State Senator Meacham, OF Jefferson, and
Assemblyman' Scott, OF Duval. There arc other
portions Of the State yet to hear from.