The New York herald., 1874-11-12
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Captain Cook, OF the steamship Russia is staying
at the BrevOort House.
Senator John S. Hager, of California, has apart
ments at the st. James HOTEL
Wanted-A Cabinet Address, In confidence,
U. S. Grant, Washington, D. O.
State Senator D. r. WOOD, OF Syracuse, Is stop
ping at the Fifth Avenue u0Gel.
Lieutenant Governor John G. Robinson IL so
journing at the Grand Central Hotel.
The first heavy frost OF the season in Great
Britain occurred on the night OF the 10th inst.
Mr. George W. Childs and Mr. Anthony J. DrexeI.
OF Philadelphia, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Lieutenant Colonel William Il. Shafter, United
States Army, is quartered at the Sturtevans
House.
CONGRESSMAN elect Chester ". Chaplin, Of Spring.
field, Mass, yesterday arrived at the Brevoort
House.
Mir. J. IT, Devereux, President OF the Atlantic
and Great Western Railway Company, Is at the st.
Nicholas Hotel.
The French Rear Admiral Laperouse Is dead.
He was of the same family as Galaup de Laperouse,
the great navigator.
Congregsmen Stephen W. Kellogg, OF Connecti-
cut, and Eugene Hale, OF Maine are registered az
the Firth Avenue Hotel.
An Engiishman has Just bought at Bordeaux,
for 1900 francs, three bottles OF Medoc wine, OF
the year 1793-$120 bottle.
Mf JOnn MuurOe Gne Oanker, Vi rarls, arTIVeu
from Europe yesterday in the steamship Russia
and is at the Brevoort House.
Vice President Henry Wilson and Solicitor Blu
ford wilson, of the Treasury Department, lett this
city last evening for Boston.
Captain Desclee brother OF Desclee. the actress,
has just been sentenced to transportation Tor par
ticipation in the lnsurrection OF he Commune.
NJ. LIE Marquis Henry O'Neiil, OF the French
army died at Paris IN October His ancestor took
eluge IN France IN the time OF Queen Elizabeth.
Paris likes lair play and resents the settlement
OF Faure's difficulty at the Opera House because
1t was made on basis that outrages the dignity
and rights OF the manager
General J. Meredith Read, Jr., United States
Minister to Greece, has arrived at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel. He will sail for Europe on saturday
next and on his arrival out will proceed to Athens
to resume his diplomatic duties.
Apropos OF Mana Sahib, the Paris Figaro gives
the account OF q correspondent who reports he
had an interview with that distinguished Hindo0
In this city, in Mana Sahib's own drawing room,
.rn little house in Wall street."
Treason again. Paure and Halanzier had mutu.
a,y engaged themselves to accept, teue Queue,"
the arrangement made by their three friends,
whom we called .the three musketeers" Now,
the conclusion reached was humilating 10 Haan-
zler. and MS friend was Porthos-Thomas. 1t 10
fancied, therefore, that Thomas thought more Of
his Hamlet than OF his friend
The queen or Portugal, morganatic wife OF Don
Ferdinand, IN q late visit to q friend admired q
beautiful antique cameo IN his collection OF gems,
and he gave it to her. she took from It's place the
brooch she wore, covered with precious stones,
threw IL out OF the window and replaced 1t Dy the
antique gem. With tastes that have this effect IL
is fortunate she has q king on hand, even IL 1t u
only the left hand.
FIGARO reports little game Of the Paris tailors
The tailor says to his customer, "Sir, had the
honor to see you at the marriage OF Mr.. So.and-so
The coat 1 made for you needs q little change.n
Naturally the gentleman sends the coat, and
few days after the tailor returns It, but change
has been made only 1t has been worn by a gentle
man who had to have q coat or that night, and
there was not time to make one.
II Grant had the political sagacty to accept tho
elections as the commentary or the people on his
administration and 10 make a clean board In con-
sequence to sweep out OF place every FEDERAL
ofice-nolder In the country and to reappoint only
those OF recognized efficiency and honesty, no
might yet congratulate himself on these democratic
victories Bat he is not the man for II. lie will
| still ignore the people, or maybe, call IL all q
| newspaper sensation,u or argue that It Is Do
| meath mis- "dgnity" to notice 1t; and the resuls
viii be that this stond Indifference will be his nrst
| offence In the new record now making ior 10