The New York herald., 1874-11-01


Fifth Avenue hotel.
Ex-Governor Alvin Saunders, OF Nebraska, Is
staying at the Astor House.
Mr.. Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain, OF Hart
ford, Is residing at the New YORK Hotel.
Gail Hamilton's new book in the press Of Harper
4 Brothers Is entitled, "Nursery Mornings"
Mr.. Henry Howard. Secretary OF the British Le-
CATION at Washington, Ia s0j0urning at the Bre
voort House.
General LIE Gendre has published at Yokohama an
argument that the Chinese claim to F0rmosa Ii
without Just foundation.
A new work by President Noah Porter. under
the title OF "School and College Education" will
soon appear at New Haven.
Ex-Governor william Beach Lawrence, OF Rhode
Island, and his son n-aw. Baron de Klenck, o.
Germany are at the Brevoort House.
Generals Rufus Saxton and Stewart Van Vliet. OF
the Quartermaster's Department., United States
Army, are quartered at the st. James Hotel
Mr.. George Harrington, OF Washington, formerly
United States Minister to Switzerland, is among
the recent arrivals at the Westmoreland HOTEL
translation Of the 'Histoire gde la Guerre
Civile dams les Etas-Unis." BY the Comte de Paris
Will be published by Porter Coates, OF Phtladel-
phia. L. r.. Tasistro OF Washington, Is the trans.
lator.
In Belgium fruit grower has had great success
fruit He punctures the fruit and keeps 1t a few
seconds In q solution OF che navorlny substance,
and permits It 70 ripen subsequently.
One must take care how he takes pity. In France
farmer found little gypsy girl OF eleven years In
the road. She said her sister had deserted her.
Out OF pity he took her homeland two weeks later
she ran away with his baby. eight months ola.
The Imperial Memorial once in Pekn has re-.
ceived the following verbal decree from the EN-
peror:-'In nonor Of the birthday OF Her Majesty
the Empress let dragon clothes be worn for three
days. beginning from the 10th Inst. Qlth August.
From the Throne"
The clever sketches OF "Men and Manners In
Parliament by 1.-THE Member for the Chiltern
Hundreds which appeared In the GentlsmGn's
Magazine. are to be republished in o collected
form. These sketches are from the pen OF Mr.. Fl.
w. Lucy, OF the Daily Ne,os
Corruption in Prussia also! General Moltke'e
accounts were recently found TO be wrong Ho
had drawn during the war one wig and one paper
OF smoking tobacco for which he had never ac-
counted to the proper authorities. Demand for
remuneration has been made.
Ata meeting OF Free Masons recently held at
Palermo, In Sicily. the brethren removed from
their rolls the name OF their former associate,
Masta Ferreti. Ferreti had been previously cited
to show any cause ne might why this should noe
be done; but ne did not appear. Mastai Ferreti L.
the present Pope, Plus TX.
Btsmarcks real grievance against Won Arnlm lies
deeper than the mere possession OF those letters.
Rome lights the Prince very hard, even In Berlin,
and the game OF the ultramontane opposition 10
to get the Chancellor out OF hts once and another
man in it; and their candidate Is Won Arnlm. This
is the real source OF the animus.
Funny decision in France on an insurance case.
II house Is insured for the total value, the value
AnA tn
be deducted by the company from the payment OF
loss. so that one must pay premiums for the In
surance ofthat which cannot be destroyed, though
he cannot have the benefit OF that insurance.
Our hard times have reached China. In thas
country the demand for siikworm eggs is so
much smaller than usual that there is great dts
tress throughout the country so II one's resources
are shortened on this side the world his numer-
Gus daughters buy fewer silks and the manufac-
turer makes fewer calls for his raw material, and
so 1t goes from point to point. and the last ripple
OF our panic Is felt, perhaps in the middle OF the
Chinese Empire.
Mgr. Theodan, the Pope's Chamberlain. pre-
viousy reported captured by brigands has been
released upon the payment Of the ransom de-
manded, 1000 He was captured at the Abbey
OF Trivulti, near Frosinone. There he had been
accustomed after dinner to walk in the woods to
spot where chapel to the Virgin has been
erected. On the last visit ne went beyond It, out
had not proceeded more than Eve minutes when
Ave brigands. armed with guns, seized him aud
led MIN to the top OF an adjoining hill.
Ff0aros reporter always saw at the Paris exc
cutions an old man dressed In black OF dissn-
guished appearance, and who always took an tn-
tense interest In all the details and was on IA
mar terms with all the mnctonares. For q long
while the reporter was mystlned, and finally re-
sorted to an interview. His man proved to be an
ex-dgnitary OF the guiilctine. He had been the
assistant TOR many years OF Heindreich, the former
exccutioner. He attends the executions out OF
feeling OF home sickness for his ancient occupa-
tion.n He nnds the present executions only $780,
and says that Heindrech was more dsstfn0ue. IN
his retirement he has made himself q lltse guiio'
tine, and guillotines rats and mice At hw nomss
No. 13l Boulevard Mont Parnasse.