The New York herald., 1874-09-17
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Captain John Leitch, oil the steamship Scotia, Ia
at the New York Hotel.
Postmaster Jonn +. Smyth, OF Albany, is stopping
at the Filth Avenue Hotel.
Senator George Golduhwaite, OF Alabama, is stay
ing at the Filth Avenue hotel.
Lieutenant Commander F. NJ. Green, United
States Navy, is quartered at the Westminster Hotel.
Mr. Gustavus " Fox, formerly Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Navy. has arrived at the Everett House,
Ex-Governor A. E. Burnside OF Rhode Island, is
among the recent arrivals at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Mr.. Richard Potter President OF the Grand Trunk
Railway OF Canada, has apartments at the BrevoOrt
House.
Vice President Henry Wilson arrived in the city
yesterday afternoon and took up his quarters at
the Astor House.
General S. p. Heintzelman and Lieutenant
Colonel W. L. Elliott United States Army, are reg
istered at the Sturtevant House.
Rear Admiral James II. Strong, who has recently
been relieved of the command OF the south Atan-
tic station by Rear Admiral Leroy is sojourning at
the New York Hotel.
MIR. John Crossey, NJ. P; Rev. DR.. E. Mellor ana
Colonel Ftzwygram of England and Rev. Michael
Patterson, of Dublin, arrived here in the steam
ship Scotia yesterday and are at the Filth Avenue
Hotel
Mr.. Narayan WassOdeO OF Bombay, has been
"solemnly crematedr the burning ground at
Sonapore. The pyre was lighted by his son with
sacred fire brought for the purpose. In three
hours only handful OF ashes renamed OF him who
was but that morning the influential leader OF the
Hlndoo community, full of life and hope.
s'IIe prayeth well who loveth well
Both man, and Bird and beast;
He prayeth best who Oveth best
All things, both great and small"
In view of recent clerical complications 1t may
be interesting to know that music book. entitled
"Songs of Love-" is now to be put into the hands
OF sunday school scholars.
They quarreled and he went out never, never
to return. She had not the courage to light the
charcoal until she had swallowed lumber full
OF absnthe. Then size made the fatal fire. He re-
turned in an hour found the door locked, smelt
the gas, burst in, and there she was. Only half
dead, however. She revived, and now they
happier than ever, Rue de Savoe, No. II, an
quatreme.
DR.. Luner who IS the Inspector General OF
French lunatcs because he Is loonier than the
Others believes that IN great political or social
crises there are fewer unatics than at other times.
He means, OF course lever registered in asyums
This is, perhaps because when everybody Is mad
1t IS impossible to make special distlnctIons there
is no standard OF sound ideas. and consequently
no one can be locked up for his vagaries.
IN.
tonal Library in Paris has just died at the age Of
eighty. He knew what was in the Library, al
though 1t contains 100000 printed volumes and
100 900 manuscripts. One day man asked for q
romance. He did not know the title nor the au.
thors name; he only knew that 1t began with the
words "rhe marchioness walked alone In the
park and old vayssard brought it, though 1t was
tine production OF an obscure author Of the eigh.
teenth century.
In the government Of Pleskau, in Russia, a letter
was circulated which reported that the govern
ment intended 10 send 5000 OF the prettiest girls
of the country TO Africa TO be married to negroes.
There was panic, and tho girls made haste to
marry any one who would have them, and there
were any number of marriages. one brandy
dealer made small fortune out OF 1t, for at
Russian weddings they must have brandy. Now
the authorities have discovered that this mer'
chant started the story. and they are not yet done
with him.