The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-13
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Horace Greeley's birthday.

Horace Greeley's birthday.
Postmaster John +. Smyth, of Albany. ts at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Rev. Chandler Robbins, Of Boston, has arrived
at the Windsor Hotel.
Vice President Henry Wilson arrived last even
ing at the Aston House.
Judge w. F. Allen, Of the Court OF Appeals 10
staying at the Hotel Brunswick.
Collector James F. Casey, Of New Orleans, u
again at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Ex-senator H. W. Corbett. Of Oregon. is regis
tered at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Ex-Revenue Commissioner David A. Wells mas
apartments at the Albemarle HOTEL
Lieutenant W. G. Gibson, United States Navy,
has quarters at the st. Nicholas Hotel
General G. II. T. Coils, of Philadelphia, ia tenn
porarily residing at the Windsor Hotel.
Mr.. Radcliffe Baldwin sails for Europe to-day.
carrying important government dispatches.
General r. F. Stockton OF New Jersey Is ameng
the late arrivals at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Assistant Adutant General J. B. Stonehouse ar
rived from Albany yesterday at the Hotel Bruins
wick
George Anderson, member of Parliament for
Glasgow, Scotland, has returned to the BrevOert
House.
Professor BENJAMIN Pierce, OF tho United States
Coast Survey occupies his old quarters at the Bre-
WORT House.
T. B. Blackstone. President of the Chicago Alton
and st. Louis Railroad Company, is stopping at tho
st. Nicholas Hotel.
Major W. j. Twining, Captain A. A. Harbach, and
Lieutenant ]. F. Gregory, United States Army, are
chartered at the Glenham Hotel.
Minister Bancroft intends to leave his post In
Berlin in July. he will return to this country and
reside In Washington. where he has just bought
house.
hn
good idea to send Mr.. Williams as Minister to Ma
drid because the Senate has given him such hne
lesson in ''walking Spanish"
Chief Justice Church has been to Washington for
brief relaxation from oficial duties. He was &C
companied by his wife and daughter, Miss Nellie
Church, and Miss Hattie Leland.
"Many people of Massachusetts" says the Bos-
ton Transcript, "fondy hoped that Judge E. h
Hoar would be made Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court.n s'Twas ever thus from childnood's
hour, &C. >.rrr'
The last speech Caleb Cushing made in Boston
was at the banquet given to Mr.. Burlingame and
the Chinese Embassy. On that occasion the Chinese
| Ambassador spoke in broken English and Mr..
| Cushing IN broken China.
curious fact Is related in an Eastern paper. In
! an old family homestead in Essex county, Massa-
chusetts no death had occurred for 90 years. After
the spell was broken eight persons died within It's
| walls the next dozen years.
| sThe sudden appearance Of the man on horse
! back would not have excited more surprise In
Massachusetts than the nomination Of Caleb Oush-
ing" Has it not come to some republicans much
| like death on the pale horse9"
Among the prominent survivors Of Mr.. Cushing's
class at Harvard may be named George B. Emer-
son, stephen Salisbury, Alva Woods. Charles H..
Warren, Samuel E. Sewal ]. D. Green, David Lee
| Child stephen II. Tying and George Bancroft
quite strong list for 81 years after college days.
The Emperor OF Germany has conferred upon
Miss Anna Thacker, of Northampton. the War
Medal, with riband, and the insignia and diploma
I OF this decoration, for services rendered TO the
sick and wopnded in the hospital at Cologne This
Is in addition to the cross already received By
| ThaCker.