The New York herald., 1874-12-23
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Professor f. j.. Ritter, OF Vassar College, yestor-
day arrived at the Everett House.
Mayor ID. NJ halbert, OF Binghamton, ia So
journlng at the ST. Nicholas Hotel
Professor J. II. Pepper, of London. is among the
latest arrivals ct The Grand central Hotel
Ex-Governor Frederick Smyth, OF New Hamp-.
shire, Is staying at the Filth Avenue Hotel
DR.. X. J. Gatng, the gunmaker, not OF Moscow
but OF Hartford, Is stopping at the Gilsey House.
District Attorney Nathaniel @. Moak OF Albany
is residing temporarily at The st. Nicholas Hotel
Major V. Sanchez, OF the Spanish Army. mas
returned to his Old quarters at the Hoffman House.
Messrs. George W. Childs and A. J. Drexei, OF
Philadelphia, are registered at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Ex-Governor Andrew G. Curtin and family. or
Pennsylvania, have apart rtments az the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Johnson
United states Army, is quartered at the Sturte-
want House.
Colonel A. X. Mcclure, OF Philadelphia, arrived
in this city last evening and took up residence
at the Hoffman House.
The Paris Figaro says that red velvet mantle
worn by the Empress Of Russia is lined with sable
fur, valued at $40, COO
Hon. George Brown has returned to Ottawa,
Canada, from Washington and Is the guest Of the
Premier at Rdean Hall.
The engineers in charge OF the British Columbia
section OF the Pacific Railway survey have reached
ogden, Utah, en- route to ottawa.
The "BlacK Crook" has reached Guadalajara, in
Mexico, and yet there are people who think the
Mexcans lacking in civilization.
AT the inquest OF two men killed by fire damp
explosion IN the WincobanK coiliery, England, It
was testified that smoking was common In the
pit
Sir walter Stewart Master of Biantyre, Scot
Rnaw 0f 10 MI lQcc
nave arrived at Niagara Fails route San Fran
CISCO and Japan.
Colonel Jerome Bonaparte and wife are about to
return to Baltimore, after . two years. residence
IN Europe. Nine. Bonaparte was Miss Appleton,
or Boston. and At the time OF her marriage to
Colonel Bonaparte was MRS. NewbOd Edgar.
she is a granddaughter OF Daniel Webster, ana
her husband Is q son Of Prince Jerome Bonaparte.
In Paris the Empress OF Russia was the good
fairy. Driving one morning IN the Paris streets
The imperial carriage was stopped at corner BY
the funeral OF very poor person, In which .
young girl was the deepest mourner. With her
symparnies excited the Empress caused inquiries
70 be made, and became so much interested as to
take che girl into her service and the latter lefS
Pa.is with Her Majesty.
Rogers, the sculptor, Is engaged on group or
"Tne shaughraun." II Will consist OF Con and
! his dog "Tattersn who seems destined to share
4 his masters faMe. COn IL Seaseu Ou d loBs uObu-
ING his fiddle IN the left hand. He Is represented
in the act OF teaching .'Tatters" his military exer
cise and sTatters," shouldering the bow OF CONS
fiddle gravey and intelligently listens to the IN
structions OF mis- master.
Commander Cheyne, Of the British Navy, has
written TO the Admiralty, offlcialy suggesting
that, as soon as the North Pole IS reached by the
now expedition, the fleet should divide into three
parts one OF which should come back at once by
Smiths Sound with the dispatches, another
should return via Spitzbergen, surveying the
coast OF Greenland, while the third should come
by Behring Straits. that the observations may
be as complete as possible and the means OF tax.
ing them should be increased.
collection OF paintings containing many works
OF interest viii be sold ut the Clinton Hall sales
rooms this evening. The majority OF the works
are from the easel OF Professor Carl Hubner whose
/ earlier paintings found many admirers in America.
But the chief interest OF the sale will rest on well
chosen examples OF other painters. Several OF
our native artists not only hold their own In thiS
collection, but Overtop by head and shoulder the
/ works OF more pretentious foreigners. Among
these we mention several works oy J. u. Brown,
| OF more tnan ordinary merit. They illustrate
American life and show clearly that there Is al
! much human interest-in the fields and farms and
streeJ corners Of our own country as can be found
abroad IL only the artist can bring himself to look
under the costume. Our lite is not picturesque
as that OF Brittany or OF Italy or Spain but the
humanity Is the same everywhere. WinslOw
Homer also has charming picture OF home life,
"The Fnrtation," and Dawson deceased) soms
! clever landscapes. f. L. Henry's ''On the Road
I IN plarn avS is fi and charm.