The New York herald., 1874-12-08
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Judge Israel s. Spencer, OF Syracuse, tS staying
at the FiftA Avenue Hotel
His Excellency the Governor General Of Canada
has gone on a visit to Quebec.
Governor Henry oward, or Rhode Island, has
apartments at the Gllsey House.
MI. Henry Farnam, OF New Haven. is among the
latest arrivals II the Albemarle Hotel
State Senator William Johnson OF Seneca FallA,
N. Y, is residing at the Metropolitan Hotel.
As France and Germany are now ofticially do.
clared to be on friendly terms, look out iof
trouble.
Lieutenant Abner II. Merrill military instructor
at Amherst College, Is registered az the Sturte-
want House.
Mr.. Franklin B. Gowen, President OF the Phiia-
delphia and Reading Railroad Company. Ii at tho
Brevo0rt House.
MI. John E. Barry, Vice Consul for Norway and
Sweden al Quebec, has been appointed French
Consul for the District OF Saguenay.
N. Bernhard de WestenDerg, Minister Resident
OF the Netherlands at Washington, has oeen trans
ierred to the Dutch Legation as Rome.
Mr.. Alexander Sullivan, OF the chicago Board Of
Public Works, and his lady are at the Union Square
Hotel; and the moon is made OF honey
Bishop JONES' Rev. Dr.. Curry, Rev. DR.. woodrhR
and Rev. Dr. Ridge way, OF New York, were at the
Council OF Ministers In Boston yesterday.
Count Pucker, OF Breslau, arrived from Europe
In the steamship Oceanic yesterday. and took mp
his residence at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Mr.eBlanton Duncan OF Kentucky who was ono
OF the leading spirits In the straight Out" Con-
vention OF 1872, is sojourning at the New York
Hotel.
General Sherman had a long conference with
Lieutenant General Sheridan and General Pope
at st. Louis yesterday on Indian and other matters
connected with the army.
Rev. Mr.. Machonocaie the well known ritualistio
NAA
from the exercise OF his clerical functions accord
ing TO cable report from London.
An infantry soldier In the Russian army carries
6s pounds the English soldier 81 and the French
so; the Prusslan 8l, the Swiss 50, the American
So. the Italian So and the Austrian Al.
Professor Baird, United States Commissioner OF
Fisheries has presen ted the Canadian Minister Of
Marine with 10000 eggs OF California salmon. The
Minister says they are "doing splendidly."
Lieutenant Colonel Strange, Major in the Royal
Artillery, has been appointed Inspector OF Artl-
lery and Warlike Stores Tor the Dominion of
Canada. ana MAJOR Irwin Assistant Inspector.
November Is, day OF Sainte Eugenie, there was .
rete at the "Court OF Chiselhurst" The event Of
the day was visit from Alphonso, Prince OF the
Asturias, and son OF Isaoella-no longer OF Spain.
"Practical instruction IN beggary" is given IN
London Dy Professor Rosnoy. He furnishes dogs
taught to lead the blind-twin children Of un-
healthy appearance and other accessories OF the
sort.
France is no longer governed BY the septennat
II is the sexennat now. Frenchmen must find It =
great point in favor OF the resent arrangements
that the government will have new name every
year.
While the Rev. w. II. Kenneson was preaching
in Knox church, In Hamilton, Ont, on Sunday
evening, burglars entered his residence and stole
several hundred dollars worth Of silver and
platedware.
It ia rum0red that Mr.. G. w. Smalley, for some
years the correspondent OF the New YORK Tribune
in London, Will shortly be Withdrawn from his
present post and be put In charge OF the Tribune
interests In Washington.
Important correspondence touching an arbi-
trary arrest.-Bismarck to Dlsraeli--'As to ar
bitrary arrests do you bite your thumb at me ~
Disraen to BismarcS-.I bite my thnmb; but a.
you do not make arbitrary arrests OF course nos
at you, not In the least -oh, mol"
There Is private war IN Pcnnsyivnnia over the
right to put an oil pipe under railway ilne and
IL private war is thus to crop out ~ the disputes
OF our big monopoIics. how long wiz " na pe'oro
IL will be necessary Tor tho peopie 20 kesp on loos
q regularly equipped military fofce tor tao pro-
1 servation OF she peacer