The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-05
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Professor o. G. Marsh, OF Yale College, is at the
Holman House.
Professor Tyndan will leave for home on the
Cuba on Saturday.
Ex-Mayor Hall is now able to move about his
house on crutches.
Colonel Lewis McLane, of Baltimore, is stopping
at the Hoffman House,
Ex-Mayor A. r. McHenry OF Philadelphia is at
the st. Nicholas Hotel
Ex-Congressman Thomas Cornell, Of R0ndout is
at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
ExCongressman @. r. Griggs, of Illinois, Is stop
ping at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Bishop John Sharp, of Salt Lake City, yesterday
arrived at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
ExC0ngressmanT Thomas H. Canfeld, of Vermont,
yesterday arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The Japanese Minister Arinori Mort, yesterday
came on from washington to the Brev0ort House.
Rochester lawyer named Mitchell, well known
In turf circles has been making fast time toward
Canada.
General A. ]. Myer, "Old Probabilities" Of the
United States Signal Service, is at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel.
A Buffalo paper says Philadelphia editors are
comparatively the richest in the country. Com
pared with whatf
General Robert Allen, Senior Assistant Quarter
master General, who has been on duty in Washing
ton for two years past, has been ordered to the
Pacific coast.
Congressman Jeremiah M. Wilson, OF Indiana,
was az the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday morning,
while on his way to Boston, peer into Union Pa
ciic and Credit Mobilier secrets.
Captain J. H. Merryman, Of the Revenue Marine
service, has been designated an inspector Of life
saving stations by the Secretary of the Treasury
under the new regulations just issued.
General Ruger, the cemmandant OF the West
presence Of the corps of cadets at the Inauguration
ceremonies in Washington next mon tn.
Some papers are ungenerous enough to want
Hoax Ames expelled from Congress when he has
proved one of the most valuable mines Of news
paper sensations opened this Winter in WASH
tngton.
The Philadelphia Press remarks that certain
celebrated lecturer on temperance has not been
heard in that city for some time Is the "City Of
Brotherly Love" becoming so dssolute that it must
mourn the absence of temperance advocatesa
The Rev. Mr. Knight. OF Scotland, has been over
come by the darkness of doubt, else the Dundee
Free Presbytery would not denounce his views on
the ef1cacy Of prayer as contrary to the Word OF
God and to the doctrines OF the Church.
Two boys OF eleven and one OF fifteen years at
tempted to poison the master OF an industrial
school In Whitechapel London, by putting precipi.
tate of mercury in q bottle from which he took
medicine. Luckily he only took two doses before
ne suspected there was something wrong.
The Emperor William Of Germany fosters in the
officers of his army that feeling Of honor which in
sists upon duelling between conflicting persons.
1t Is stated that he compelled several Officers Of a
Polish regiment to resign for having agreed not
TO light duels with each other in any case.
Mr.. w. Cor1eld, q Matchmaker In the Market
place, Litchneld, England, was, with his whole
family, wife, mother and four children, sufocated
10y IRE in his house on the morning Of January Ia.
The house mad the Three Crowns Hotel on one side
and the house in which DR.. Samuel Johnson was
born ON the other.