The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-09
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

ing at the Aston House.
Major John Tyler, United States army, Is quar-
tered at the Hoffman House.
The anniversary OF the birth or Abraham Lincoln
is to be celebrated in Buffalo on the 10th inst.
Ex-Queen Isabella, OF Spain, has offered to pro-
vide for the education OF Marshal Bazaine's chill
dren.
General Keredine Prime Minister of Tunis, Az
RIGA, Is Crcassian, and was formerly slave OF
the Bey.
Bishop Wberforce's memorial is to be an Epis-
copal throne, in Christ Church Cathedral, oxford,
England.
There are two Mexicans In the Colorado Legisla.
ture who can neither speak nor understand the
English language
Nancy Glenn will be tried this week (the nth
time) Tor murder in the Boone county Circuit
Court OF Indiana.
Miss Fanny U. Roberts, Universaist preacher,
was ordained to the ministry OF Kittery, Me-. on
Friday evening last.
John s. Hager, United States Senator elect from
California Tor the short term, has not yet left the
State for Washington.
DIR. Charles Mcknight Smith. who was Collector
OF the port OF Perth Amboy, N. j., for the past
twenty-five years, died last Monday.
Governor Hendricks and several State officers of
Indiana have been visit to Springfield. ILL.,, to
take a look at the new capitol.
during the past sixty years has Killed 2,955 deer
and 43S bears. What destructive Phin!
David Stiles, Of Minneapolis, Mimi, is 1OS years
old, having been born In Woodbury., Conn.,, in 1885,
He has been Master Mason for seventy-dve years.
Benjamin Newhouse, one OF the principals Of the
Oneida (tree love- Community, Is making arrange
ments for stocking Oneida Lake with salmon trout
Franz Wltke, a son Of a wealthy German Baron
living near Dantzic, is working q farm hand
in Illinois. Franz was cavalry Oflcer in the late
war.
OLD John Aarper OF Woodford county, Kentucky
the owner OF the racehorse Longfellow, is very ill.,
and, Is said cannot recover. He Is nearly eighty
years old.
Dudley Whitney Adams, OF Iowa, the head OF the
Changers of the United States, is native OF Win.
chend0n aud relative OF Governor Washburn, OF
Massachusetts.
w. F. Storey, manager OF the Chicago Times, it
is said. has turned Spritualist, and IS now firm
believer in Rochester knockings, trance mediums
and table tipping.
Hon. Samuel F. Hersey Representative in Con-
gress from the Fourth district OF Maine, has been
sick and unable to leave his home since the present
session commenced
Another coolest Freemason" has turned up in
Detroit, Mich His name is Stephen WOverton.
He is ninety years DID, and was Initiated In Erie,
Pa, sixty-one years ago.
"Ginx's Baby' ia willing to again be candidate
for Parliament In Dundee. Scotland. Mr.. Edward
Jenkins has written to this effect from Canada
where he Is now visiting.
Daniel Pratt, Jr., the great American traveller
and editor OF newspaper called the GridtrOn
accuses the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher OF stealing
an article Intended for the G1'idirOn and publish
ing it in the Christian Union.
TWO Of the oldest Freemasons in Massachusetts
reside in Spencer, Worcester county. They are
both over eighty years old. Their names are
Cheney Harrington and Orrln Worthington. the
last named having been member OF the order
dty-eight years.
On Monday last Rev. W. F. Poor Lutheran
preacher at West Land Lake, N. Y, essayed to
cross the Hudson at Troy lie broke through the
ice and saved himself with some difficulty from
drowning Yet he still refuses to commune with
the Hard Shell Baptists
An editor, who knows him, gives the following
sketch of Withers, the new Virginia United
States Senator :-"He was shot In the war, and the
lead In him has been cork, and not o slnker. He
was born In Campbell county, resided in Lynchburg,
doctored in Appomattox, was Know Nothing, had
q heap OF claims don't drink is poor speaker,
and clever fellow, plain family nag-safe and de.
cent"
Professor Tyndan has written a letter in reply
to Professor Goodwin Smiths recent assertion that
Americans hate the English. He says that his ex-
perience among the people OF the United States
teaches him hat:-"Either they do not hate us,
as alleged; or, II they do the manner In which
they suppressed this feeling. ont OF consideration
Tor guest, proves them to be the most courteous
OF nations.n