The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-02
PERs0NAL INTELLIGENCE.


Dr.. Roubesrtne, Of Washington is at the Astor
House.
Captain Robert Catlin, of West Point, is at the
Everett House.
Samuel Clemens mark Twan) is sojourning at
the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Captain W. d. B. James, OF Montreal, Is guest
of the New York Hotel.
Senator Jarvis Lord, Of Rochester, is sojourning
at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Colonel Mansfield. OF the United States Army, Is
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Judge Douglas Boardman, of ltacha, is staying
at the Grand Central HOTEL
Congress sman w. II. Barnum, OF Connecticut Is
again among the arrivals at the Filth Avenue
Hotel
The claimant, Tichb0rne, has removed to more
lpleblan quarters from Brompton square. The
subscriptions TO the "defence fund.- have almost
ceased.
The French census enumerates 81, $50 more mar
rted men than married women. How Is this ? Do
that number Of French wives keep duplicate hus-
bands or are the men wldowersf
Among the saddest episodes in the late storm In
Minnesota. according to Western paper, was the
freezing OF the hands, nose, forehead, everything
except the cheek, OF life assurance agent
Rev. Henry venn, Prebcndary OF ST. Paul's, Lon.
don, editor OF the Christian Observer and Secretary
of the Church Missionary Society, died suddenly
Gently at his residence, MOrtlake near London.
Lord st. Leonard, the Oldest member of Queen
Victoria's Prvy Council, has counted ninetyone
years OF LIES pilgrimage. His youngest colleague
is His Royal Hghness Prince Arthur. aged twenty
two.
Miss Emma Dover, daughter Of a surgeon in Lon
don, keptomaniac, who steals boots, carpets and
other miscellaneous articles Wherever she can lay
hands ON them, Is to try the reformatory power Of
,eix months in Jail.
Sir Robert Anstrother, Baronet, M. p, presided
lately at a womans suffrage meeting in Dundee.
Professor Mason, Of Edinburgh, Rev. George Gil
lillian, Rev. Mr. Knight, Miss Beddy, Miss Wigham
and Miss Benton made speeches.
Joseph H. Ford, who killed a man named Beach
in ST. Louis in 1871, tried for MURDER acquitted on
the ground of insanity and sent to an insane asy.
1um. has just been discharged from the asylum on
q writ of habeas corpus and is now free man.
Mr.. William Skeen, who has been for many years
one OF the editors of the London Standard and for
thirty years parliamentary reporter, died few
days since on his sixtyhrst birthday. He reported
debates in the House Of Commons with Charles
Dickens.
Even the mildmannered Mr.. Gladstone, the
London GLOBE admits, may be reused to 'simu-
aate'' decision and severity, and 1t advises Prince
Rortschakor not to continue perilous experiments
IN aggressive Angophoba. w. E. G. might prove
. Maidstone" we suppose.
Herr Sid0w, who during the last fifty years has
been counted one Of the most talented and popular
preachers of Berlin, has been excluded from the
pulpit by the Brandenburg Consistory for rational
pstic tendencies in his teachings. He has appealed
TO the superior ecclesiastical court and has the
popular sympathy. Drs. Seemish and Bruckner
voted In his favor.
N. Revel, tax collector In La Rochelle, France,
was recently murdered in his own bed three savage
wounds having been inflicted on him with q
Ratchet. In the ante-room was found the dead
body ofhis housekeeper, and, in the courtyard her
sister, insensible from similar wounds. Ten or
twelve thousand francs were stolen, and the assas.
Sins are entirely unknown.
Calcraft, the English hangman, is robust, be-
nevolent-looking old man, vito a slight stoop and
trine shaky In his gait, who clericaly cut
black suit and long white hair and beard. His as
bistant, and probable successor, Is a well.to-do
Welshman, OF thirty-fve, who has q morbid fond
ness for witnessing last scenes. They both are
amateur gardeners when not professionally en-
ployed.
Edwin @. Bailey, formerly Of the Boston Herald,
has purchased the Concord IN. H. Patriot one OF
the oldest democratic papers In New England.
Justin Andrews, who was copartner with Mr..
Bailey in the publication of the Boston Herald, has
Just sold out his interest to the other partners and
retired. Perhaps the twain are to hitch horses
again and take hand In trying to run the New
Hampshire democracy.