The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-04

Judge r.. d. Rice OF Maine. Is staying at the FIFTH
Avenue Hotel
Vice President wilson will remain in Massschu-
sets several weeks.
Wendell Phillips arrived from Boston yesterday.
at the st. Denis Hotel.
Four newspaper reporters are candidates for tina
Nova Scotia Legislature.
Mayor Charles M. Reed, Of Erie. Pa, ia regis.
tered ut the St. Nicholas Hotel.
Judge Israel s. spencer. OF Syracuse. has apart.
ments at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
General John f. Milford, OF Richmond ia quar-.
tered at the Grand Central Hotel
sam Bowes OF the Springfield (Mass) Repssott
can, Is already sick OF the Centennial.
Assistant Adjutant General J. b. Stonehouse ot
Albany, is again at the Hotel Brunswick.
The Duke OF Edinburgh is the first English prince
ever commissioned in the Prussian army, wherein
he Is now colonel.
Mr.. Antonio A. Muhoz Of this city has been ap-
pointed by the government OF Venezuela to act an
Vice Consul OF that Republic.
Senator William Sprague, OF Rhode Island, ar.
rived at the Hoffman House Yesterday. and len
last evening for Washington.
Troy IN. " paper says domestic In that city
has recently become heir to q fortune IN England
and puts the figures at $2,5OO,OOO.
DR.. Helen W. Webster has decided TO accept
professorsnip in vassar College She will assume
the duties OF the position in a few weeks
JEFF Davis has not yet selected permanent resi-
dence in which to pass the remainder OF his life.
He is still hanging around Memphis. Tenn.
Judge jeremiah Smith. OF Dover. has resigned
his position OF Associate Justice OF the New HaMp-
shire Supreme Court on account of Ill health.
Amadeus ex-King OF Spain, and Francis H. ex-
King OF Naples, recently met at the SrrasbOurg
rail way station. They were in the waiting room
together twenty minutes spoke not word and
looked away from each other.
The Marquis de NOailes, late French Minister.
arrived from Washington yesterday, with his
family at the Albemarle HOTEL He is about to
start for Europe, having been recalled from Wash
ington and assigned to the Court OF Rome.
If jeff Davis and Henry s. Foote come to pistols,
seconds and surgeons, the public will view the
fight with about the same dsinterestedness that
the woman looked upon the contest between her
husband and q bear-tt was immaterial to her
which gained the victory.
The wickedest men, the handsomest men and tho
homeliest men have all been shown up in pI OpeE
newspaper colors, and now comes the 'stuD-
bornesr men, who are represented to be the two
Comptrollers Of the cities OF New York and Brook
iyn Green and Schroeder.
Ex-United States Senator James Shields for
meriy Of Illinois. then iof Minnesota, subsequently
a leg broken in May last, Is able to walk about.
General Shields was in the Mexican war and In tho
late rebellion ana 1t used to be said OF him that he
never went into battle without getting shot.
Sir Richard Wallace has endowed Paris with
drinking fountains. All Parlsians are not grateful
to him, however A gentleman OF an enterprtsing
character went to him and asked for loan OF
So O0Of for particular cause Sir Richard laugh
ingly said mo, thank you," upon which the In
jured individual rose, took up his chapeau and
reyenged himself with the remark "A1ter all, your
fountains are very poor affairs"
Lord Chief Justice Sir Alexander Cockburn, OF
England, has left the Reform Club in London. The
club men of the city, as well IS the members Of the
Reform are excited over the matter and attrbut
it to the conduct OF Mr.. Whalley, M. p, ana N.
Onslow, NJ p, who have used the club house Wa
place for conference with the Tichborne claimAt.
Jean Luie and other persons connected witrtha
great trial. This act OF the Chief Justice AM the
comments upon 1t are new evidences Of th In
timacy between social affairs in London ard tue
| circumstances Of the TichbOrne trial.