The New York herald., 1874-10-30
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

Admiral Topete's condition Is improving.
London is actually tired OF Dundreary. There -
hope, therefore.
Baron and Baroness Won Schwarz-Senborn n.
turn to Washington tomorrow.
Ex-Governor Edward F. Noyes, OF Ohio, Is resid.
ing at the st. Nicholas Hotel
state Senator A. @. MCGOWAN, OF Frankfort, N. r,
is staying at the Astor House.
Captain w. G. Temple. United States Navy, u
quartered at the Everett House.
United States Minister to Hayti, the Hon. Nr.
Basset is lying sick at New Haven.
The Earl OF Caithness sailed IN the Havans
steamer City OF New York yesterday.
The Prince and Princess OF Wales have returne6
to England IRON their Continental tour.
Judge Edward G. Billings OF New Orleans, yos,
terday arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The King or the Sandwich Islands will arrive ss
San Francisco by the Benicia about the last OF
November
The Earl OF Rosebery arrived from England in
the steamship Algeria yesterday, and is at the
Brevoort House.
Baron de SAINT Anna, the newly appointed Portu-
guese Minister to this country, has apartments at
the Albemarle Hotel.
Mr.. Haywood, an American, is singing soprano
parts In opera at Berlin. He has had great sue
cess as Leonora In "Trovatore."
rev DOOkS udVo Dccu 80 HdHy times IeprInbo0
as 'Keble's Christian Years" ana Cassell, OF Lon.
don, will bring 1t out for the Christmas holidays In
quarto, sumptuousy printed and illustrated.
The number OF Chinese students in Massachu.
setts and Connecticut Is now upwards or 60.
and will soon be 100. These 'Emperor's boys,n %
they are called, are allowed about 500 year foE
expenses by the home government.
Councillor A. p. de Carvalho Borges, Envoy Ell.
rraordnary and Minister Plenipotentiary Of
Brazil to the United States, arrived yesterday
with his wife, in the Algeria from Europe, where
he has passed the summer for the advantage of
his health.
One OF the most ndtre and charming books Of
recent travel was Lady Dun Gordon's Letters
from Egypt" We now to have from the same
pen "Last Letters from Egypt" to which are
added "Letters from the Cape"
The French government has issued decree
that henceforth on all ships OF the navy or mer-
chant marine the signals "pabordn Qarpoard) and
"tribord" (starboard) snail indicate, not the move.
ment made by the man at the helm, but the
course to be taken by the ship.
The eldest son OF the German Prince Imperial
has very short LEFT arm, and Is compelled to use
at table q long fork especially adapted to his ne.
cessity. With this long fork he may, under the
rule of the proverb as to long spoon be regarded
as prepared for even more imperial company than
that OF his grandpop.
Apparently the Emperor OF Russia's good viii
toward Don Carlos was directly brought out BY
Bismarcx's little proposition that Denmark should
come into the circle OF the German Empire; foR
the possession OF Denmark Is the command OF
the mouth or the Baltic ocean, and at that point
Russia can comprehend the Prussan spirit Of
aggressive absorption.
The Prince de Joinville and the Duke d'Aumale
were endeavoring to arrange with M. Thicrs when
he was driven from power the removal to French
soil OF the remains OF Louis Philippe, VINO bur.
led In England. Tney arc now soliciting the sams
permission from MacMahon. They promise to ee
feet the removal SO quietly that 1t cannot give
rise to any manifestation.
In one OF the Paris prisons convict who for
good behavior was given some liberty and waited
on more privileged prisoners. requested one OF
these, as a great favor, to procure him a pack OF
cards. "wnat do you want CARDS for ?" "whv.
my fingers by so many weeks OF idleness will be
quite out OF practice and when leave the prison
| won't be able to earn my living.p
Lord ana Lady Dufrerin, accompanied by several
OF the members OF the Board of Education. pa,d
visit yesterday to the Normal College, where the,
remained for considerable time. After which
the party visited the Grammar School in twenty
seventh street. At both places the visitors were
given full explanation OF the workings OF the
institutions as well as the particulars relating Il
our pubic schoo! system, and at both places thcI
were entertained with the exercises peculiar t6
such occasions. Lord DlIcrn expressed himself
as mucn pleased not only with our school system,
but with the manner In which he was entertained
by the teachers and scholars. He and Lady Duf
ferin left last evening ior Boston.