The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-09
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Congressman.elect Charles H. Adams, Of Cohoes,
n. Y, is soourning at the New York HOTEL
Commodore Francis B. Ellison, United States
Navy. Is quartered at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
State Senator Nathaniel Wheeler, OF Connect.
cut, Is residing temporarily ct the Fifth Avenue
Hotel
Mr.. r. B. Angus, Manager Of tho Bank OF Mon.
treal, has taken up his residence at the Brcvoort
House.
Professor Spencer F. Baird aud Mr.. J. Hubley
Ashton arrived from Washington yesterday a. the
Fifth Avenue Hotel
An Grafton over the tomb OF General Robert E.
Lee is to ne delivered by Jefferson Davis, at Lex
ington, Va, in October.
The mysterious Postmaster ". s. King has
been found on a stock farm in Canada That 1t u
only Pacific Mail stock farm there Is reason to
believe.
Tllton wrote in 1868 that he did not think
Beecher as morally great as ne had thought him
once, and now bis opinion is doubtless still moro
emphatic.
The Governor General Of Canada has ADDED new
laurels to his crown. He was the winner in .
recent curling match on the Ice for cup pre-
sented by the Countess OF Dunern.
1t is the Chief Justce Of Rhode Island who asks
the Legislature to reduce his salary, because 1t u
too high. His name is Thomas Duriee and he
deserves to have his salary doubled.
More people nave been frozen to death this
winter in the United States shan are likely to be
struck by lightning this year. Twenty deaths from
cold are reported from Kansas alone.
A Philadelphia painter, HazcltOn, Is said to have
q finer studio than any other American artist
In Rome. 1t Is not the beauty Of the studio, bus
OF the pictures that the public cares for
Genera! Schenck has introduced poker into Eng.
lish society, to indicate republicanism. lie wants
hat wit a tul hqu nj 10 Enrm fos
instance, good player can beat queens or kings
and that one knave may sometimes blum on even
q royal nush.
The report that Worth, the man milllner, oil
Paris, the architect OF feminine extravaganza, the
terror of husbands and fathers, conemplates re-
firing upon his gains. is now believed to be .
strategic movement OF his own. 1t IS like the
resignation OF Richelieu, intended to confirm his
rule.
The furniture sold yesterday at tie Astor House
was rich IN historical "reminiscences. There were
the chairs that Clay and Webster had sat in, the
beds that great statesman had slept In, and even
the sacred glasses from which thousands of tho
most remarkable men in America had drunk their
teddy.
An offcer OF the First Empire aged seventy.
eight, VINO has for ty.one years been living on
the modest pension Of 500 francs year. was re-
Gently compelled TO enter the Hospital Necker,
and was there discovered to be woman. Hel
name Is De Senkeisen, ana the secret being out
she readily related her history. She was fourteen
years old wncn her father. Colonei Won Senkeison,
died, and her grandfather, VINO commanded q
Bavarlan corps IN tho French service. from some
inexpicabe caprice. compelled her TO enter one
OF the regiments OF his division. She served In
Germany and in Spain, and at Waterloo received
two somewhat severe wounds. In 1898 she became
a naturalizcd Frenchman, and obtained retiring
pension. she has congratulatory letters from
Marshais Berthier, Augereau and Suchet, and from
General Dupont tesufytng to her bravery aud
good services.