The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-16
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Only eight articles dutiable at British ports.
Mr. James r. Osgood. OF Boston, Is staying at the
Albemare Hotel.
Judge Charles wheaton, OF PouRhkeepsle, Is re.
siding at the Filth Avenue Hotel.
Assembly, an George West. OF Ballston, N. Y. Is
stopping at the Grand Central HOTEL
General John n. Knapp. late OF Governor Dtx's
staf1 Is sojourning at the Windsor Hotel.
Chief Engineer Charles II. Loring, OF the United
States Navy, Is quartered at the Union Square
Hotel
State Senator Daniel II. Cole, OF Albion. N. Y,
has taken up his residence at the Metropolitan
Hotel.
Mr. Z. r. Chapman. OF the Treasury Department,
arrived from Washington yesterday at the Fifth
Avenue Hotter.
Delmonico in Berlin has been eaten up by lion.
Many lion has exhausted his appetite with our
Dem nlcos, but they rather enjoy It,
Ex-senator Nye Is PROSTATE with favourable
soltening OF the BRAIN" which disease, 1t Is
thought VIII IN this case be OF rapid operation.
It Is our opinion that that man Berret did not
deaf handsomely with Sam Ward; In Short that
he chiseled him out OF $1,000. Isn't he the cham
pon mean man Of the United Statesf
At Liverpool an IRISH girl, aged thirty years,
sueu soldier for breach OF promise, though they
had never seen one another, but had exchanged
photographs and kept up some correspondence.
The new German North Pole expedition, II tho
necessary funds can be procured, Is to leave in
June for the eastern shores OF Greenland, and to
follow the route explored by the lat German ex.
petition under Captain Koidewey.
England notices an enormous increase In the
number OF her rats, and attributes It chiefly to
gameKeepers who, in their successful endeavor
to preserve game, have nearly exterminated Wild
cats, weasels, owls hawks, magpies and other
natural enemies Of the rat.
Still remnant in the Paris courts OF scandals
left over from the Empire. Nine. the Princess de
Ia Moskowa sues her daughter, Nine. Lemoynne.
widow OF the Duke dc Persigny, for money which
It is alleged on one hand Is the property OF the
mother, and on the other was given to the Duke
by The Emperor.
In the Bank OF France they have got brick for
which they paid 1000 francs In specie. 1t was
taken from the ruins Of burned house, and the
image and figures OF note for 1000 francs are
burned on the surface. transferred BY the heat
from real note. THIS brick the bank redeemed
on presentation, as II II were the note ITSELF
Nx Robinson, who settled In the Grand River
Valley IN 1915 and married an Indian maiden, has
lust died at Grand Rapids. He was President OF
the Settlers Society. Two other pioneers OF
the West are also gone to their long homes-Danel
CosQrvye, the FIRST settler OF La Sale, ILL.,. ana
Richard @. Murphy. one OF the early settlers Of
Minnesota.
France annually consumes a. 900, 900 pounds OF
tobacco. All this tobacco Is bought BY the gov
eminent from the growers, Manufactured and
sold In the government interest, Tor the tobacco
franc Is In France az much government concern
AZ the Post once Ia here. In 1874 the gross re-
cetpts from sales were 2s7 oo0, 0oof or $751;
In 1915 Il was only S6.ooo.0oo.