The New York herald., 1874-11-17
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

General Wade Hampton, OF South Carolina U
residing at the New York HOTEL
The government OF Saxony has f0rDldden tn0
practice OF cremation at Dresden.
Judge RUFUS p. Spalding, OF cleveland. Is So
journing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Congressman Jonn o. Whitehouse, OF Pough-
keepsie, Is staying at the Albemarie Hotel
Ex-Congressman John B. Alley, OF Massachu.
setts, has arrived at the Filth Avenue Hotel.
General Israel vogdes, United States Army. II
among the latest arrivals at the Astor House.
Captain Charles w. Kennedy, of the steamship
Baltic, 10 quartered at the Winchester House.
Mr.. Stephen Preston, Haytian Minister at wash
ington, has apartments at the Union square Hotel.
General sherman was At the Executive Mansion
yesterday ana had an interview with the Prest-
dent.
Major Juntus W. MacMurray. military instructor
at Cornell University, is registered at the Hotel
Brunswick.
Publications from abroad are detained in the
post ONCE OF Guayaquil at the order OF the Com
missary or Police.
The Peruvian government ia taking every pre-
caution to see justice done to the Chinese hela
under labor contracts.
General J. Saluzar has been named Ecuad0risn
Minister OF war and Marine, in the place OF Gen.
eral Darquea, resigned.
The shpbuilders and proprtetors OF engine
works ON the Clyde have decided to reduce the
wages OF their employees.
Late revisons OF the pension list in France show
that there are still living $4,000 men who served
In the armies OF the First Napoleon.
The Czar Alexander has conferred the Russian
Order OF st. Alexander Newskt on Duke Deca8es,
Minister OF Foreign Anairs OF France.
By the recent report OF the French Commission,
organized for the public distribution OF charity
dAu
5000 OoOG $1,000, ,0o0 was sent from this country.
The Chilian Consul At Mendoza, in the Argentine
Confederation, has been arrested and the arma
torn down nom the consulate. II Is believed this
action was taken because the consul sympathizeA>
with the insurgents.
In the republic Of Ecuador new paper called
II Befn Pu0lico has appeared In GuayaquiI, man.
aged by government employees, and two other
journals, the Verdad, Of Quito and the Pr0utnOts
Of Guayaquil, have become extinct
From the course taken BY Mr.. Beecher's counsel
1t appears that they are OF opinion chat Mr..
Beecher's "tnnocence" can only be properly DEM
onstrated when Mr.. Moulton's testimony snail 10
invalidated by his conviction in the Proctor suts.
Marshal Bazaine, who sailed from Southampton
on the 9th instant on the steamer Nova, landed se
Lisbon. 1t Is understood that his destination is
Madrid, where he intends to reside - private
individual. He Is expected 20 arrive there next
Thursday.
Here a sentence from the Waterbury An,eyt-
can vh,oh win indlcate-for people who wish to
know-whst the word republican" means In these
days:-.Isn't IL Q strange revolution when Massa-
chusetts the cradle OF liberty, goes democratic,
and South Carolina, secession's viest nest, re-
mains republican,"
Mr.. Thurlow Weed, the veteran journalist tho
warwick among politicians, &C., celebrated his
seyenty.ae seventh birthday on Sunday last, at his
residence, No. 10 West Twelfth street. The occa-
sion was o very pleasant one. and among his
numerous visitors were ex-Mayor OpdyKe. Alder
men jenkins and Van schaick Postmaster James.
ex.Uollector Murphy and others. Mr. Weed bears
his years bravely.
London has had o sensation In the letter line
n, the indian mail came q mssive addressed In q
language with which the Post ONCE authorities
we're not acquainted. They sent 1t TO the British
Museum. No one there could read 1t, but they ex-
c,uded from consideration all the ancient tongues
and the Chinese language. II was In none oi
,hosa At the Indian ONCE 1t could not be read
INIT there, also, many languages we're excluded.
Il was tried at Richmond oriental College with
the same result. Finally 1t was read by private
gentleman at Bayswater, and was In Telegn and
addressed to the Queen.
Alawyer was in country town on dying trip.
He was accosted in the hotel by 'urummer.n
who thought him one OF the fraternity, and In
quired For what house are you travelling -
"For my own.u "You are May l ask yous
namcw "You may" Pause-enoyable to the
lawyer, embarrassing to the other. "Well tdes
perately), what Is yor name ~ Jones"
"wnat line gre you inSn IL don't understand you>
sIr.n "wbat are you seIling" Qmpatiently)
'Brainsr (cooly). The mercantile traveller saw
his opportunity and, looking at the other IRON
head 10 foot, be said slowly, "Well, you appcar
carry deuced small lot Of sann'eA'