The New York herald., 1874-09-01
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr.. D. HuD|ey Ashton, OF W WaSnlngtons ID AZ tne
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Rev. A. B. Leeson, OF Baltimore is stopping 1t
the Hoffman House.
Assembyman F. A. Aberger, OF Buffalo. is stay.
Ing at the Asior House.
Mayor D. NJ. Holbert, OF Blnghamton, has apart
ments at the st. Nicholas Hotel
General John G. Hazard, OF Rhode Island,
residing at the Albemarle Hotel.
General II. W. Benham, United states Army, IA
quartered at the Grand Central Hotel.
The Governor General, Lady Duferin and suite
arrived in Toronto from Niagara yesterday.
Assemblyman Warner Miller, OF Herkimer, N. T.,
Is among the recent arrivals at the Gllsey House.
Lieutenant Commander H. O. White. United
States Navy, is registered at the Brevo0rt House.
Ex-Governor H. H. Wells, OF Virginia, arrived
from washington yesterday at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Mr.. G. W. Remington, formerly prominent on the
Produce Exchange lett for Europe on the Oceanic
last Saturday.
Sir James Paget, the great London surgeon. pub
licly protests against The high heeled boots that
ladies now wear.
Mr.. Galusha A. Grow. OF Texas, formerly Speaker
OF the House Of Representatives, YESTERDAY arrived
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
British papers are full OF "the national game"
and the writer's are apprehensive lest this country
should get the credit OF having invented It,.
Two English ladies we're suspected Of completely
In Bazaines escape, and the gendarmes nave since
ingeniously lnsulted every English lady in France.
Plymouth church has stood by its pastor
"through thick and thin" The thick was Moul-
toms evidence and the thin was Beecher's de-
fence.
Captain A. Harrison, Captain Il. Beckwlth, Lieu
tenant +. Lane and DR.. Arden, OF the Fifty-thrd
regiment, British Army, are at the Grand Central
Hotel.
Tennysons tragedy is nearly ready for the
stage, Nothing less than tragedy from Tenny-
son could ever prove how utterly undramatic u
his muse.
Frederick pabury retired from the position OF
Assistant United States District Attorney IN
Boston yesterday. He Is succeeded By Prenttss
Cummings, q member OF the Suffolk Bar.
1t has been thought that to turn the Desert OF
Sahara into sea would injuriously affect the eli
mate of Southern Europe; but Nj. Grad writes to
the French Academy OF Sciences that the evapo-
ration might increase the rains but would not
otherwise arect the atmosphere, as the prevalent
winds are Independent OF the physical condition
OF the Sahara.
Geographical circles In England are excited over
the discussion as to who is entitled to the credit
of bringing Livngstunes body to the coast and
saving the journal. Credit on both points Ia
claimed for Lieutenant cameron on the one hand,
ana on the other 1t Is alleged that Lvingst0ne's
negro attendants really brought the body. and
would have brought the journal ere this II lefe
alone.
Alexander Dumas was invited to the literary
dinner recently given by the Lord Mayor OF Lon
don and replied as follows MY Lord, thank
you for having thought OF me; but you should
understand that cannot 60 to dine in country
which authorizes the literature OF M. vermersch
and foroids mine" vermersch was one OF the
worst OF the literary Bohemians who wrote up the
Commune and is now fugitive in London.
1t is argued In France tnat as the death penalty
for political offences is abolished, and as Bazaine
was sentenced 10 death, therefore his offence was
not political and he is subject to extradition from
any country with which France has an extraditi0n
treaty. On the other hand 1t Is argued that his
offence is one against the military code and not
agaipst the municipal law and therefore he Is not
subject to extraditon. Thus the doctors disagree.
Sir Mutt Coomara Swamy, OF Ceylon, on whom
Queen Victoria has just conferred the honor OF
Knighthood, is u gentleman Of distinguished post
ton In the East He Is also remarkable as having
been the first person who, being neither . Chris
tian nor Jew, was admitted barrister OF one OF
the English Inns OF Court; his "ca" bears date
January 1858, Al Lncoln's Inn. He has also done
much toward making the literature OF India known
to the western World, having published several
works relating to Indian and Buddhistic philoso
ply; ana he has given to the public an English
translation Of an interesting Hindu drama, named
"Ar,chandra,n which he dedicated to the queen.
The New York correspondent Of q French news
paper. who had read sll the evidence and state
ments which came before the investigating COM
mittee upon the Beecher-Titon scandal, wrote
the following brief summary OF the AFFAIR to his
pa apcr Three prominent New York cergymen-
Rev. Messrs. Moulton. Beecner and Stilton-are at
present involved In grand quarrel 1t seems
that In the possession OF Mr.. Moulton were found
some love letters which revealed the OF i'm
proper intimacy between Mr.. Stilton and the wife
OF MIR. Beecher, Mrs. Harriet Beecher stowe. tas
mother OF Uncle Tom, the bind pianist, and Mr..
Stilton accuses Mr.. Beecher OF having seduced his
daughter Florence, for which he claims $4,000
damages. New YORK Is greatly excited over The
snair.-lInoork A0rntn0 RAzfaSr.