The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-29
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

VICE President Cofax wants to have his virtue
investigated.
Judge J. G. Abbott, of Boston, Is at the Brevoort
House.
General J. W. Barnes, OF Texas, is staying at tho
Grand Cantral Hotel.
"Pub. Docs."a are getting out Of favor in Wash
ington. So are the Mo-Docs.
Ex-Governor Theo F. Randolph, Of New Jersey,
is in town, at the New York Hotel.
General F. G. Armstrong, OF Texas. has tenn
porary quarters at the New York Hotel.
Mayor John K. Tarboz, OF Lawrence, Mass has
pitched his tent at the st. Nicholas HOTEL
Professor George L. Andrews, OF the West Point
Military Academy, Is at the Holman House.
Ex-Congressman @. A. Griggs. Of Illinois, is happy
as his namesake, at the St. Nicholas Hotel.
M. r. Waite Of Toledo, one Of the counsel Of the
United States at Geneva yesterday arrived at the
st. Nicholas Hotel.
Miss Mary E. Beedey, M. A.. graduate Of Antioch
College, has been lecturing In Edinburgh on Amert
can schools and colleges.
Two hundred boys under ten years Of age havo
have been discovered at work In coal mines near
Bath England, contrary to law.
Mr.. John Bright recently visited Mr.. Lord at
Leeds. His health appeared perfect, and he was
enthusiastically cheered by the populace.
In the new Earl OF Galloway the British House OF
Lords is said to gain tone Of the best dressed legs
lators Of the day"-a sort Of Bayard tailor.
A party Of Mexican capitalists, among wnom is
General A. Bustamente, yesterday arrived on the
steamship Ocean Queen, and are now at the New
York Hotel.
The Partisan Journalists, Paul de Cassagnac and
M. Rane, feel themselves insulted, each by the
other. but dare not fight, circumstances insure
the death of either OF them.
Tse newspaper reports Of Captain Jacks light
vifh tka afA MT hat
the Modocs fought naked. The regulars were not
to that manner Of lighting born.
william A. West ofCincinnati, yesterday resigned
his position Judge Of the Supreme Court, to take
effect February IS. Walter =. Stone, Of Sandusky,
was appointed to fill the vacancy.
The statement that Magruder. who shot Lock-
wood the printer, in this city, Is OF the family
as the late General J. B. Magruder, is denied By
members Of the family residing In Baltimore.
The Hartford Post complains that no mention Is
made in the report Of the superintendent Of the
East River Bridge Of the Engtneer-in-Chief W. A.
Roebling. His turn may come when the bridge 10
finished.
The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution hints the name OF
A. II. stephens for Congress, from the Eighth dis
trict and hopes he will be elected without oppos-
ton. He may ind his greatest opposition after no
gets into Congress.
Sir Ivor Guest has $4,000, 600 invested in iron
works at Dowlais, Wales, and employs 1900 men,
who are mostly on strike, twelve OF his sixteen
furnaces being "damped down." We should say
they are damped up and down.
LADY Ida Hope broke her arm by fall from her
horse while hunting q few days ago. 1t is hoped
she is not otherwi injured. Lord Grey de welton
also fell and was carried home in q carriage. How
her ladyship got or the field Ia not stated.
Lady Burdett Coutts supports sewing school Of
900 pupils in Spitalneds, and night school In
Shoreditch, where she lately made speech full OF
good advice to the street Arabs whom she hopes to
benefit. She is charitable coute que conse.
John Baker, bright boy Of two years, In the
parish nursery of Maryebone, London, was picked
up in tunnel OF the Metropolitan Railway when
about two months old, having been dropped from
passing train and escaping with slight injuries.
The Dubuque Herald calls upon the Legislature
Of Iowa to pass o resolution asking Mr.. Harlan 70
resign bis seat on account Of his acceptance Of tho
$4,000 Of Pacific Railroad money. Why not let hta
sands Of political life run out according to con-
tract-March 4?
Georgia proposes TO buy Stone Mountain aAd
build State Penitenuary, at the same time se'lin&
enough granite to New Orleans-two millions
worth-to nav the cost. This looks az II Georgia
legislators really had an eye to other business be
sides their own.
An iowa paper administers ''celd comfort" TO Its
brethren In Mtnnesota ~ PupsShih& tho louOw-
ing:-A country paper In Minnesota wants to
know who swindled tho Indians out Of ''such an
internal cold country as Minnesota Ia and who de-
luded the white people into It,"
Ex-Governor James L. Orr, OF Sonth Carolina tho
successor OF Minister Curtin, ia az the Grand Gen.
trail Hotel, having come from Washington with HIS
family yesterday. Governor Orr will not sail to-
day, rs he had anticipated, to the duties Of
United states Minister at St. Petersburg. but wiz
| remain in this city Tor several dayA