The New York herald., 1874-12-25
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
General e. c. Armstrong, OF Virginia, Is stopping

journing at the Clarendon Hotel.
Miss Annie Louise Cary arrived at the Everett
House last evening from Boston.
Mayor Wickham Is expected to talk turkey to
Comptroller Green on this occasion.
Rev. A. G. Mercer, OF Newport, is among the
latest arrivals at the Brevo0rt House.
Congressman Samuel Hooper, OF Boston, is re-
siding temporarily at the Brevoort House.
Professor u. c. Gilman, OF the University Of
California, is staying at the st. James Hotel.
Senator Henry Cooper. OF Tennessee. arrived In
this city last evening and Is at the st. Nicholas
Hotel.
Congressman Charles Foster, OF Ohio, and Rora-
ito G. Burchard OF Illinois, have apartments at tho
Fifth Avenue Hotel
An acceptable Christmas gift from Mayor Wick
ham-Green's onicial head ION q charger'' or
otherwise.
Baron Barnwell in o recent case before him in
an English court, "complaned OF the practice OF
attributing crimes to mania"
Green has not been good Comptroller, but hem
turn out well on the 1st OF January
or three hounds purchased IN England by the EN-
peror OF Russia. one was brother OF the famous
greyhound Master Magrath.
Ia,nach's cartoon represents the Pope and Cardi-
nal Manning trying to nre on an .anatheman in
the form OF Roman candle. which, however. Is
damp, and won't go on."
land and France. ''Qui va Ia9" 'Je." says (as l
knew the language). 'Comment9" says he.
"Come onr says T. and knocked him down.
Hege Is a conundrum current just now in Eng
land.-"Shade OF Mr.. Grevlle, answer. Is it better
to ly2ye respected memory, or. being forgotten,
become again known as an ungentle ana ungener-
Gus man 2"
Dore was paid sixty guineas each for the draw
lngs made as illustrations of Tennyson's "Idyis."
or 1850 gulneas for the whole. Recently tho
original drawings were all sold at auction and
brought El34
sThat dog OF yours new at me this morning and
bit me in the leg. and now notify you that In
teno TO shoot him the first time see him. "The
dog is not mad" "Mad | know he Is not mad.
what's he got to be mad about9 It's that am
mad"
How can this be Afforded, even by the most
we'll nation II Is shown In returns which
have just been published that the German imports
for the last twelve months exceed the exports BY
500 900, 900 thalers In the previous year the ex-
cess OF imports amounted only to 100000
thalcrs
In the common speech OF the French that is only
half way to slang. cheats are called Greeks, drunk
ards are Poles, fellows to whom owes money
are Englisnmen puny people are Chinese bred
persons are Savoyards, thieves are Americans,
and all persons who are. in any way whatever
deemed ndescrbably bad are called Prusslans.
These are tpe opinions the potest nation in the
world has OF other nations.
In the official account Just issued by the Prus
sans II is admitted that at Graveotte Comte do
Moltke nearly lost the battle. The Official d0cu-
ment says :-"Comte de Moitke was not always so
well informed as II he were the director OF both
armies. He attacked, as he believed, the right
wing of the enemy. when 1t was their centre; the
was of
on the part OF Bazaine but 1t is honoraDly avowcd
that the error might have proved calamitous."
Prince Nicholas Borolajovsk, q Servian noble.
died the other day in the Rue d'Amsterdam, In
Paris. He had been obliged TO leave his own coun-
try, where he could no longer remain, from the
idea among the country people that he belonged
to family OF vampires, the eldest sons OF which
for three generations came out OF their graves ia
suck the blood OF living people, IL is said thas
nve days before his death he was conversng With
his landlord. and told him IL would be well, after
his decease 70 remove his heart SO as TO prevent
his rising from the grave
In the Arnlm trial IL was shown that Count Ar.
MIN caused a certain statement as to his nten-
tons to be published IN Brussels paper. Subse-
uuenty he contradicted the statement thus pub
lished and SAID 1t was made without authority.
Thereupon the paragraph was set down by the
public, OF course, as an invention OF those mis-
cnievouS newspaper people. IL Is 10 be hoped the
next time some great man denies the authenticity
or 'purportcd interview the reader will re-
member Arnim's russ.
Count Jaubert, who recently died, once attacked
Marshal Sout with number OF epigrams, and the
Marshal, meeting him at a reception % the court
OF Louis Philippe, turned his back on him just a.
tho Count coming forward to speak to hun.
and this in the presence OF thirty people. "Mon-
seur lie Marechal,r said Jaubert, quietly IL have
been told that you considered me one oil your,
enemies. see with pleasure that 1t Is not so.'
'why not. sir ~ said Soult. "Because," SAID Jau-
bert, 'you not IN the habit OF turning your
back 10 the enemy" The Marshal held out htA
hand and the Counts success was completes