The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-20

General Sherman left the Astor House for Wash
ingt0n last night.
General G. ii. Prentice. Of Hartford, is stopping
at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Ex-Governor Rodman M Price, of New Jersey, is
stopping at the New York Hotel.
Congressman william Whiting, of Boston, is in
town, at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL
United States Senator James A. Bayard. OF Della
ware, has arrived at the New York Hotel.
Major BeresfOrd has been appointed Assistant
Adjutant General Of the Madras. India, army.
United States Marshal william Gouverneur
Morris. of California, is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Solicitor E. O. Banteld, of the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington, Is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The Marquis OF Stafford Lord Grosvenor and
Lord Lewisham have arrived in India from Eng.
land
The First Baptist church, OF San Francisco wants
the Rev. DR.. Lorimer, OF Boston, to become its
pastor
Ex-Congressman John Lynch, OF Portland, Me-,
is to be banquetted by his admirers on the 18th
instant.
The Cincinnati Commercial refers to Minister
Washburne as "the next President of the United
States"
The Japanese Minister Arimsri Mort, yesterday
came on from Washington and is staying at the st.
Nicholas Hotel. Minister Mort is on his way to
Japan.
Sir Salar Jang is about to build large theatre
at Haidrabad, India, and keep a theatrical COM
pany at his own expense. A good act for poor
actors.
Spurgeon dislikes the prefix "Rsv.," and has
Informed his friends that he will send to the dead
letter ONCE all letters to himself having it in the
address.
The newly-appointed United States Consul for
Aspinwal J. S. Th0rington, arrived there on the
Henry Chauncey on the 2Sth OF February, and at
once entered on his Ofhcial duties.
Charles F. Adams, Jr., Of Quincy, Mass, Is regis
tered at the Brevo0rt House. Mr.. Adams has been
appointed Commissioner from Massachusetts to
the Vienna Exhibition by Governor Washburne,
and will sail on Saturday.
Four thousand English ministers urge the Arch
bishop Of Canterbury to support in the House Of
Lords the bill to legalize marriage with deceased
wife's sister. Why should the parsons be SO par.
tial to their sistersinlaw9
The Cincinnati Times is troubled with Congress
slonal goblin called "Dodds," and prints his name
in big black letters, so that people, when they
the same, may be prepared to exclaim, "Avaunt
thee, Satan!" Dsdds voted for the back-pay steal.
An incident for Sardou might be found in the fol-
lowing, which we copy from Southern ex-
change:-'The jurors at court in Clarion come in
with loaded guns and sit with them in their hands
during trial. Death to the first lawyer who tells
q lie Result-No court" Also in the Coroner's
verdict in Missouri-"Death from calling Bill jack
son liar"
william Morgan must be brave. Not the good
enough-Morgan Of the old Anti-Masonic war; but
matrimonial William, lately before the Central
Criminal court in London for bigamy. Being only
charged with marrying nine different women and
gaining his living by the business, he was sentenced
for ten years-one year for each wife and one for
himself He has already served four years for the
same crime.
A few days ago several young men were amusing
themselves firing blank cartridges in q lead ware
house in Manchester when Roberts, aged twenty
fsur, handed a rife to Walter, aged nineteen, ask.
ing him to fire at him. AS the piece had just been
discharged Walter supposed it harmless, and
fred, whereupon Roberts fell mortally wounded.
Upon him was found note by which it appears he
purpOsely procured his death by this singular
means at the hand Of his companion.