The New York herald., 1874-10-28
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

secretary RODeSOn arrived laSL evening AZ tn0
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Governor Joel Parker, OF New Jersey, is regis
tered at the Metropolitan Hotel
Judge Charles B. Sedgwick. OF Syracuse, u
sojourntng at the Windsor Hotel.
Major ]. B. Burbank, United States Army, u
quartered at the HOFFMAN House.
The Spanish Admiral T0pete has had q relapse
OF sickness and is now seriously i'll.
A. M. Watson, OF New York, ex-President OF thS
Erie Railway Company, is at Montreal.
Ex-Governor Ezekiel A. Straw, OF New Hamp.
shire, Is staying at the st. Nicholas Horel.
Pay Director J. G. Harris, United States Navy, n
among the latest arrivals at the Astor House.
General J. Meredith Read, Jr., United States
Minister to Greece, is residing ut the Filth Avenue
Hotel
Sir Francis Hncks, formerly Finance Minister of
Canada has apartments at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Vice President Henry Wilson was In this city
yesterday, on his way from Washington to
Boston.
Lieutenant Colonel J. G. Duane, of the Engineer
Corps United States Army, has quarters at the
New York Hotel
Mr.. B. L. Farjeon's new Christmas Story in con.
nection with TinsIey's Magazine, Will be entitled
"The King OF holland"
Lord Dunerin, Governor General OF Canada, who
arrived in washington on Monday, will call on
the President and other Cabinet ofiicers before
leaving the city.
one OF the consequences OF Major Merrilpd
operations in Louisiana will probably be the re-
duction OF the army to five thousand men within
the next i've years.
w. B. Kelly, OF Dublin. will publish this fall "A
Description OF Ireland, and the Present STATE
Thereof, A. D. $685." printed Tor the first time
from highly curious manuscript.
Since the Brussels Nord denies that there is an
amlcable understanding between France ana
Russia on certain points OF public policy the re.
port that such On understanding exists becomes
important and may be true.
Mr.. Evarts Is evidently one distinguished repuh.
lican who agrees with Washington and JEFFERSON
IN the opinion that 1t is not derogatory to the
Presidential dignity for the President to say ne
not candidate for q tnird term.
Amid the avalanche OF trash which pours from
tne steam presses OF the day, 1t Is refreshing ia
fnd reprint OF "Essays Moral, Political and Lit.
eraryn by David Hume. The book is full OF ideas
written In clean cut, vigorous English.
John Crossey, member OF the British Parlia.
ment and member OF the Mississippi Valley So.
c,ety, OF London, was received at the Chamber Of
Commerce, New Orleans. on Monday night by the
members and the Valley Society OF that city.
visit late last evening at the summer resi-
dence OF Mr.. william Butler Duncan. at Castietoa
heights, S. l., revealed the fact that the report Of
the death OF the Earl OF Chareville, who is stop
ping there, Is not true. The Earl is, however in
terribly debihtated condition. His physician, DR..
Day Lowell, OF London, and his aunt the Hon. Mrs
Bury are in constant attendance upon the SUI.
ferer.
Fox hunters must take the modern world into
consideration. Recently the dogs lost fox nea,
to the station OF Ferte Saint Auoin In Franco.
and, though they beat up the neighborhood fol-
two nours could get no trace. 1t was thought
very strange that an old dog was missl also
Next day it was ascertained tnat tac fox had
leaped into the baggage car Of train Just going
out, and the dog had followed and killed him.
Another addition to the history OF the Franco
German war Is shortly to be made BY Marshal
MacMahon, under the title. abe Cnaons 4
Sedan" This book was In the press while Tniers
was President. and the proof sheets were sent In
order TO obtain The authorization to publish.
These sheets we're returned TO the author, "with
corrections" lie refused to publish 1t with the
corrections, and 1t has, consequently, not yet seen
the light