The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-17
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

TIE phYlloxera has reached Switzerland.
Mr. W. d. Bishop is at the ST. James Hotel.
In . railway car ladies are to be judged only BY
their gloves.
The Duchess OF Edinburgh is the better for
little son and heir.
Mr.. Nathaniel Hooper, OF Boston, Is sojournin9
at the Brevoort House.
Lord Borthwlck. OF scotland, has apartments at
the Westminster Hotel
Captain Bald win, United States Navy Is quar-
tered at the Windsor Hotel.
London has had Its first fog for the season. II
was the color OF green ginger.
Rev. DR.. william Patton, OF New Haven, Is stay
ing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Captain Noodle, OF the steamship Bothnia, Is
registered at the Brcvoort House.
Mr.. +. O. Perrin Clerk Of the Court OF Appeals,
has arrived at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL
state senator William Johnson, OF Seneca Falls,
N. Y, is stopping at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Ex-Congressman w. H. Epson, OF Ohio is among
the recent arrivals at the st. Nicholas HOTEL
The number OF school and university libraries In
France Is 15,623 containing /, 474, 1897 volumes.
s'Did you ever see the Catskiil Mountains,
Sambos" sNo, Sah but I've seen lem kill MICE"
Ex-Mayor Medel, Of Chicago. arrived home yes
terday from Europe, in greatly improved health
It Is proposed by the Memphis Avalanche that
Tlton's mother -ln-law shall marry Toombs. Of
Georgia.
Spain purchased from England the recognition
OF her present government BY paying virginlus
indemnity
N. Michel Cnevalier is writing a series OF papers
on the financial system OF France in the Revus des
De,sZ M0ndes. ..... ...- ....., ,..t,.1
The Earl Of Caithness and Captain Keith, OF
Scotland, have taken up their residence at tns
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Mr.. J. H. Devereux, President OF the Atlantic
and Great Western Railway Company, Is residing
at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Vice President Wilson arrived at Chicago from
Springfield yesterday morning and LETT immedi-
atey for nome by way OF New York.
Bayard Taylor's translation OF "Faust" sells In
England to the extent Of 800 or 400 copies year.
and is accepted there as the standard translation
Dom Pedro, Of Brazil, has not yet received the
representative OF Spain but will, perhaps, now
that some OF the great Powers have recognized
that Republic.
SO much noise is made In the English papers
over the Marquis OF Ripon's conversion that his
double title is likely to be changed to the Marquis
OF Rtpon and Snortin.
London gossps are dealing in lively way with
the fact that Disrael lately had lilies and forget
me nots In his buttonnole. They say that marriage
is the least possible consequence.
Mr. George Bancroft, having concluded his "His-
Revolutionary period, will now write the history
OF the formation OF the constitution In series Of
additional volumes.
Paris had sensation, OF o few hours duration.
yesterday by the circulation OF report which a.
legged that ex.Presidens THEIRS, who Is in Italy, had
been captured by brigands. The statement was
subsequently pronounced to be false.
TagIionps last peneht In 1874 produced $4,000
francs $4,000. Jules Janin expressed his con.
tempt for this sum and a penurious public by say
ing 1t was hardly money enough to buy bushel
oil charcoal with which to commit suicide.
Gar.baidfs new book, ~ Mllle," treats OF the ex-
PLOTS of the thousand volunteers, rom which is
taxes its name. II appeals to the youth OF Italy In
long preface, reminding them that politics are
every mans concern. 1t concludes with an ad
dress to the 1922 subscribers for the book, assur
ing them that the authors active share In political
events IL over.
Rocnefort who is stopping at Geneva lately took
q cab in the street for drive to Pregny, In the
suburbs. The driver not knowing bis passenger
ana without communicating with him went BY
short cut which took him across piece or French
SOIL He said 10 him moment after they passed
the frontier, "now sir, you are Ia your own
country" RooheI0rt got out safals mat ~at's
! fri0htened