The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Thirty-nve persons committed suicide at Vienna
in the month OF July.
Congressman william Loughridge. OF Iowa, u
staying at the Grand Hotel
Ex-Governor Leland Stanford, OF California, u
residing at the Windsor HOTEL
Professor E. N. Horsiord. OF Cambridge, Mass.
has arrived at the Albemare Hotel.
Ex-Congressman F. r. Woodbridge, OF Vermont,
is stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Comptroller John Jay Knox arrived from Wash.
ington yesterday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
General Spinner leaves Washington to-day on .
brief tour of recreation among the Northern lakes.
Ex-COngressman stephen SANFORD, OF Amster-
DAM n. Y, Is among the recent arrivals at tho
Glsey house.
Mr.. George 8. Bangs, superintendent OF the
railway postal service, is soourning at the Sturte-
want House.
Four thousand Americans live in Paris. 1000
Englishman, $1,000 Germans, 200 .Begians and
1900 SWISS
Mr.. John Williams wallace. President Of the
Historical Society OF Pennsylvania, is at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel
General A. a. Humphreys, Chief Of the Engineer
Corps United States Army, Is registered q: the
Hoffman House.
Judge Theodore Miller, OF the New York Supreme
Court for the Third Judicial district, has apart
ments at the Windsor Hotel
General John Meredith Read. Jr., United Statea
Minister to Greece, arrived In the city yesterday
and is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Baron Ferdinand james de Rothschild recently
bought 2,763 acres OF land In Buckinghamshtre
from the Duke Of Marlborough for 81. 900. 900.
Many British officers, who were on the Ashantes
expedition and retained their health while IN Az
RIGA, are now suffering from diseases then con-
tracted.
Joseph sunni Ruizeko, an Italian has obtained
paten: In Russia for a machlnefor manufacturing
Russian cigarettes, that one OF these days they
may be cheaper.
Justine Durut has just died at Paris aged forty.
three. She was remarkable only Tor her appetite.
She ate every day six pounds OF bread and pound
and half OF meat
All the British Lords OF the Admiralty got sea-
SICK on the trial trip OF the new ship Enchan tress.
save Mr.. Ward Hunt, the First Lord who was tho
only gentleman who came up to breakfast.
William Jordan, citizen OF the United States,
has obtained patent In Russia for ship espe-
ciay constructed for the transportation OF petro-
leum or other highly lnnammable substances.
The London Spectator, which Is certainly far
enough away to De out OF the passion OF the
Beecher row, thinks It strange that II innocent
he yielded 10 the demands OF criminal ex-
tortioner"
The Polish journals OF Posen publish q commu.
nlcation from number OF Poles in Chicago sd-
vising POanders to remain at home and not como
to America, and not 70 ''permit themselves TO DO
seduced by Tie fallacious promises of emigration
agents."
Rev. Dr.. Deems pastor Of the Church OF tho
Strangers has accepted the Presidency OF Rutgers
Female College of this city. DR.. Deems has for
many years been actively Identified with the cause
OF education. ana Will bring into his new field Of
usefulness a large experience, coupled with ability
and energy.
Mile. Aloanl was nearly "knocKed out OF timer
on the London stage lately by something thrown
to her by an admirer in the boxes. It was one OF
those lit lie cases In which jewels are placed and
was attached TO bouquet. The case hit her fair
on the forehead and she was compelled to leave
the stage; but the sight OF the contents OF tho
box-a tiara OF diamOnds-completely restored
her.
Judge Victor {. Barrlnger OF North Carolina.
who has been residing at the Grand Central Hotel
for seyera! days past, win sail for Europe to-day
in the steamship Republic On his arrival In
Europe Mr.. Barringer Will at once proceed to
Egypt where he Is to represent the United States
govern ment as a member of the Court OF Appeals
organized to try ali civil and criminal cases In
which foreigners resident In the Khedive's do
miniOns are interested.
Victor Emmanuel Is hunting the wild boar In the
Alpine valleys. lie generally starts at three in the
morning. mounted on one OF the little Sandman
horses so sureiooted and so ardent, and does not
return un-u nightfal. Sometimes he loses his
companions and hunts alone. II seized with
hunger after long excursion. he enters the house
OF the first peasant he meets, asks for an omeles
and pot OF light wine, and, while eating, con-
verses with the host and the family round him
about the neighbors, The crops and the petty Incl
dents OF the village. HIS quality Is only known ~
the price which he pays for his breakfast. Where
IS the italian brigand OF the periods