The New York herald., 1874-11-30
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Congressman Charles A. Eldridge, OF Wisconsin,
Is sojourning at the Hoffman House.
Mr. John S. Clarke, the comedian has taken mp
his residence at the Coleman House.
state senator F. w. Tobey, or Port Henry, N. T.,
is staying at the Fifth Avenue HoLel
Professor Bonamy Price, of Oxford, England.
has apartments at the Westminster Hotel.
Right Rev. William H. Hare, Bishop OF Niobrara,
Is among the latest arrivals at the New York
Hotel
MIR. Saunders has received his exequatur a.
Vice Consul 1or the United States at Berlin, Ger
many.
Mr.. Nathan Appleton, OF the firm Bowles
Brothers. Is passenger on the steamer Abys-
sinia, which sailed from England for New YORK on
the 2Sth inst.
In Milwaukee they have experience, and they
say that when owe Logan acted people wished
she would lecture; when she lectured they wished
she would act.
Messrs. Richard Harrington and A. b. williams,
heroes OF the sale burglary farce IN the District Of
Columbia, recently closed, are residing at the
Metropolitan Hotel.
Style OF the good ola times in France :-"A stag
was brought to bay at Chantilly, ripped up two
dogs, and was finished with the carabine by the
Prince de Joinville."
In France they compare the centre Gauche In
the recent elections to "tnose women and chill
soldiers firing on them"
The "Book OF Kells," valued at 500, O0O which
was announced as missing rom the library OF ST.
ColumoKi, IN Dublin, has Ueen found IN the British
Museum. How 1t got there Is mystery,
Mil-on Turner. United States Minister to Libe-
ria is now IN this city, leave OF absence having
been granted him Tor the purpose Of recuperatlng
his Eeatn when has been seriously affected by
the severity OF the African climate.
Finally man has actually caught a nsh In the
Seine, at Paris. Many men have. however, been
after that 1sn great many years. 1t was salmon,
which sold 10 the keeper OF a restaurant ON
the Palals Royal for lorty.three francs. This will
give new impulse to hshlng from the quay, the
pursuit which Paris "loas and INDUCES It's soun
Protection IN full bloom. In Germany the grow.
ers and sellers OF Rhine wine are about TO petition
the Relcnstag to lay heavy duty on French wine,
because their own trade suffers by the competition:
that is. they intend to ask government to compel
the people to give up good and cheap beverage
out OF regard to the commercial interests OF .
class.
In France the papers rejoice somewhat over q
TACT which they do not see Is TO the honor Of Ger
many-tne fact that at Mayence Cologne and some
other cities there committees framed for the
decoration OF the graves of the French soldiers
VINO died IN Germany. 1t would not be we'll for
any one TO undertake to decorate the graves OF
German soldiers in France.
on his arrival in London Bazaine called at tho
house OF the Duke OF Cambridge the commander
OF the British army. and inscribed his name In the
visitors book. And IL is further chroniced that
"on learning the fact upon his return home HIS
Royal Highness expressed his feelings In that
forclbe language in which he IS said TO be accus-
toned to indulge when highly incensed or an
noyed."
Next Easter an international congress for the
promotion OF geographical science will be held In
Paris. Baron RichihOen, President OF the Berlin
Geographical society well known for mis- expora-
tons In China: Professors Petermann OF Gotha;
Kiepert OF Berlin; Peschel, OF Leipzig, and Wap-
pans, OF Gottlngen, the greatest authority on
South America since HUMBOLDT, are among the
Germans who will attend.
Lieutenant Lubowirz who bet that he would go
from Vienna to Paris on the same horse in 1fteen
days, mas won mis- bet, and his horse was severely
kicked in q stable on the way. In the time OF
Louis XVI the Prince de Llgne went from Vienna
to Paris in six days lie was allowed 10 change
horses as often as he liked, but was never TO pue
his loot TO the ground. His saddle. with him IT.
was nftcd from horse to horse.
Here Is an important fact In chemistry: DealerA
IN kirscnwasscr test It's purity with gum Quaacum.
and this test Is accepted as absolute in the whole
trade. hit Is kirscnwasser made from cherries H
turns the po"oereu gualAc olue' uut - ~ %
counterfeit made OF navored alcohol 1t does not
have this eject. Recently. however, one OF the
best distillers has made known that his krscn-
wasser made from cherries with every attention
to details, does not give the required reactions
Upon inquiry he finds tnat the ordinary kirscn'
wasser made on small scale IS made In copper
Kettles, takes up copper rom tho vessel and thas
1t Is TINS co.. per In Kirsch which turns guaiacum
blue. But the prejudice has SO frm hold OF tno
trade that he has 70 poison MS LIQUOR In order %
ael IT.