The New York herald., 1874-12-18
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Havana possesses o satirical periodical devoted
to theatrical affairs.
Captain John Fl. Upshur, United States Navy, ID
quartered at the Everett House.
Congressman elect John L. Vance, OF Onio, u
sojourn.ng al the Hoffman House.
Judge E. c. Kattel. OF Blnghamton, has taken MP
his residence at the Astor House.
Assemblyman Cyrile S. Lincoln. OF Naples. N.
Y, is staying at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
General David B. McKibbin, United States Army,
Is residing temporarily at the Astor House.
Congressman elect Charles Hughes, OF Sandy
Hill. n. Y, is stopping at the St. Denis Hotel.
A. Hailstone, from England, was among the sea-
sonable arrivals at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesser-
day.
Chief Engineer Edwin Fitnian. OF the Washing
ton Navy Yard, has quarters at the Union Square
Hotel.
Sir Hugh Allan was q passenger BY the steam.
ship Prussan, which arrived at Portland Me-, yes
terday.
Colonel Thomas C. Baylor and Captain Robert
Catlin. United States Army, are at the Metropon-
tan Hotel.
Congressman Robert 8. Hale, OF Elizabe thtown,
N. Y, arrived from Washington yesterday at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The Russian government has ordered eighteen
iron sloops or for the Aral Sea, and two steam
ers for the AmoO Daria.
M. Emile Olivier. ex-Minister, is reported as
anxious to obtain authority for the issue in Paris
OF ne " political journal.
Brevet Major General A. A. Humphreys, Chief Of
the Engineer CORPS United States Army, is regis
tered at the HOFFMAN House.
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel B. Holabird, OF the
Quartermasters' Department, United States
Army, Is at the Everett House.
John Lawlor, the London sculptor, has very
beautiful marble bust on exhibition at Goupus.
Its subject is "The Willow Wreath"
J. Il. Phillips OF Prospect Park, L. l., well
known trainer Of horses. objects to the spread Of
the report that he recently died OF heart disease.
Lieutenant Wheeler OF the exploring and sur
veying expedition to the Territories, will deliver
. lecture on that subject before the Geographical
Society Of the United States, at its hall In New
York, on the evening Of December %.
The American water color artists have passed
resolutions excluding shadow frames and similar
denominations from their exhibitions. They prob
ably think that II the carvers and glders want ex-
nibltions they should organize one..
In the recent Italian elections the Right gets,
on vote OF 4S6, majority OF 10. There are
eighty mine titled members, eight of whom are
princes, four dukes and ten marquises. These are
all with the Lef-that is, they are In opposition
the government, which they regard as too liberal.
The Pau Adu Gazette has published some statis-
tics 10 sho9 that france consumed IN prOportlOn
to population, less coffee than any other nation.
Will the Gazette now set on foot an inquiry as to
what it Is that the French consume under tho
name OF coffee, or Is that sufficiently well known
Is proposed to set up In all the streets OF IS.
Petersburg tablets inscribed with points Of local
Information. Such as fire signals, the where
abous OF police stations, the house OF the nearest
DOCTOR the location OF the nearest apothecary. |,
&c. Indications OF this sort are already given. )
but on less extensive scale, in many European
cities.
Jonathan Sturges was q wise old man. He left
his money to those he loved, and enjoined on them
the duty OF charity. They. therefore, are left to
administer hts benevolence. HOW much better
this is than y series OF requests to the machine
benevolence OF charitable institutions, whe re the
old mans charity would all 60 into the pockeuoi
presidents and secretaries.