The New York herald., 1874-09-19
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

General George w. McCook, OF Ohio, is staying at
the Hotel Brunswick
Admiral J. r. Tucker. Of the Peruvian Navy. is
at the New York Hotel.
Captain Hogg, OF the British Legation, and lady,
are at the Westmoreland hotel
Professor J. E. Higard of Washington, haA
apartments at the Astor House.
General M. VI. Gary. OF South Carolina, has ar.
rived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Henry Armitt Brown, Of Philadelphia Is among
the recent arrivals at the Albemarle Hotel.
Brevet Brigadier General Joseph Roberts, United
States Army, Is quartered at the Gilsey House.
Mr.. Richard M. Field, manager OF the Boston
Museum, is stopping at the Westminster Hotel.
Colonel J. Strlcker jenkins, Of tie Fifth Mary
land regiment, is registered at the Hoffman House.
Captain w. f. Peck, OF the Royal Engineers,
British Army, is sojournng at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Senior Don A. 8. Ybarra, Secretary Of the Lega-
tion OF Venezuela at Washington, is residing at
the Hoffman House.
General Van Buren, who once went to Vienna.
has entered upon his duties as United States Con-
sui General for Japan.
An rishman returned from his travels gallantly
compared his landady TO vesuvius because "she
was fine old crater"
England Is agitated about the clearing ren,"
which the horsemen like and which the men OF
Bergh's persuasion oppose.
Philosophers are now disposed to argue that the
fishes have language. This has no relation to
the ancient discovery IN regard to their sounds.
John Lyman, colored, Congressman elect from
North Carolina, was sold seven times while slave.
He will be sold still more frequently in Congress.
Mr.. Clement Hugh Hill, Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral, arrived from Boston yesterday at the Bre-
WORT House. He leaves the city to-day for WASH
ington.
At horticultural exhibition at Belfast. Ire
land, bunch of black Hamburg grapes was
shown which weighed twenty pounds twelve
ounces.
1t is reported that the Empress OF Russia will
60 to England shortly on account OF the occurrence
of an important event in the family of the Duke Of
Edinburgh
Lieutenant BoyEe. OF the Thirty-eghth British
regiment, recently walked from Aldershot to Lon
was seventy miles, e-r
! Bazs!ne WIN l,ys IN london, and has taken the
apartments on King street, st. James, that were
once occupied by Napoleon III. IN the days when
he was called Prince Louis.
Mr. Proctor, the astronomer is urging the adop.
tion in England OF our system Of the publication
daily OF predictions OF the weather, and says that
in his lecturing tour in this country he only knew
these predictions to be wrong twice in three
months.
In England poor curate unable to live on his
salary, supported himself by repairing watches.
This was reported to the Bishop as disgrace to
the cloth. "Tns must be put stop to-" said tho
Bishop, Indignantly, and he stopped it by giving
the curate place worth s., 900 year.
At Ouchy, Switzerland, boatman pulled out .
man who tried to drown himself IN the lake.
Later he saw him hanging on tree, and left him
alone to ENJOY his .'fxed idea" He was summoned
before magistrate for not preventing the suicide,
and said he thought the gentleman had hanged
himself up to dry.
The only thing that Earl Russell ever did greatly
was to sneeze. His achevemenJ in that line Is
thus described by bographer :-"This remarkable
man seemed to concentrate himself, as 1t were.
for q gigantic effort, would be bent nearly double
by the force of the explosion, and would then dive
down into the flaming banner OF red silk. from
which, alter several minutes observation. he
emerged with a countenance as vivid as the back
OF q scalded lobster" The late Lord Clarendon
aid:-"When Lord John takes snun the conse-
quence brings down the House,"