The New York herald., 1874-12-02
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Bishop Huntington. OF Central New York, is ~
the Brevoort House.
Senator Roscoe Conkling Is soourning at ths
Stevens Apartment House.
Congressman Ellis b. Roberts, OF Utica, Is stay
ing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Ex-Governor William Biger Of Pennsylvania, IL
residing at the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Rev. DR.. Carmody, OF New Haven, Is among the
latest arrivals at the Astor House.
Ex-Congressman James s. Pike, OF Maine. ID
quartered at the WestmOreland Hotel
Lieutenant Governor John @. Robinson. arrived
last evening at the Metropolitan Hotel.
state Senator John A. King. OF Long Island. has
taken up his residence at the Brevoort House.
MIR. Moss K. Platt, Inspector Of New York State
Prisons, is stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Congressman Clinton L. Merriam, OF Locust
Grove, N. Y, Is registered at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel.
No foreigner whatever will be permitted to
enter the lolts In course OF construction around
Paris.
Mr.. Robert G. Watson, of the British Legation as
Washington, has arrived at the Westmoreand
Hotel.
Ex-Governor William B. Lawrence and family, OF
Rhode Island have apartments at the Brevoort
House.
The Chinese pirate captain who seized the ship
Shark was executed In Hong Kong on the 10th Of
October.
Admiral or General Dot, called an American
dwarf died at the Hotel des Etrangers, Paris, No
vember IS.
Colonel Pitzwygram and Lieutenant Colonel the
Hon. W. R. Treiusis, OF England, are at the Bre-
WORT House.
Lieutenant Commander Cassel has returned 20
journ IN Formosa.
Senior Elmore, Peruvian Charge d'AYaires ar
rived at Ycddo, Japan, and presented his creden-
tials November 2.
Bisnop James +. Wood and Rev. A. McConomy,
of Philadelphia arrived In this city last evening,
and are ut the st. Nicholas Hotel.
M. GafYray, the French Minister in China, IL
about to return home. Count Rochecourt Will act
as Charge d'Anares in the absence OF the Minister.
Chinese contractor, convicted Of swindling by
making false estimates in repairing the imperial
summer palace, has been sentenced TO decapi-
tation.
Sir A. e. Kennedy, Governor OF Hong Kong,
sailed for England October Is. /. 9. Austin.
Colonial Secretary, administers the government
In his absence.
Mr. Avery, United States Minister. left Shanghai,
China, October IA, for Pekin. He arrived at Tien-
tsin on the 18th and resumed his journey on the
2lst OF the month.
Takaki and Tomita, the Japanese Consuls for
San FRANCISCO ana new YORK, are SHH ueLalneu Dy
public business in Japan, but will probably take
the next steamer from Yokohama OR America
The Japanese Consulate at Shanghai received
high praise from American shlpmasters for prompt
and satislac settlement Of collision case be-
tween Japanese steamer and the ship Worcester.
A Mohammedan Chinese general from the distant
province OF Yannon, where ne served In the i'm
perial army during the rebellion. is now of the
lions OF pekn. He fought on the side OF the Budd-
hists and Confuciussts against hts coreligionsts.
There il, 1t is said, serious general complaint
against the United states Consul at New Change,
China for having sentenced pilot, named Hail.
day convicted OF q murderous assault upon q
Chinese woman, to only fourteen days imprtson-
ment-
The Russian government has determined TO try
the experiment OF compulsory educationn In tho
case OF children between eight and twelve yeara
OF age IN the city of st. Petersburg There are
49, 900 OF these children and 900 Of those at pres
ent receive no instruction whatever.
Prince Kung's disgrace and sudden restoration
to honor and favor turned differences OF opinion
| as to the propriety OF China's making war on
| Japan at this time. Prince Kung advocated
| peace, and on the day he was dsgraoed the EN-
peror had determined on war; but wiser counses
came twenty-iour hours 'atpr, and Kung arose
with tnam.