The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-27

Mr. Potter Palmer, OF Chicago, is sojourning at
the Windsor Hotel.
Mr.. J. X. OsgOod, OF Boston, Is among the late
arrivals at the AlbeInare Botel
Professor Theodore d. Woolsey OF New Haven,
has apartments at the Everett House.
Mr. Samuel Bowes OF the Springfield Repubu-
can has arrived at the Brevoort House.
Senator william W. Eaton, OF Connecticut, Is re-
siding temporarily AT the New York Hotel.
MIR w. Il. Greg's thoughtful book, "Enigmas OF
Lieu has already reached an eighth edition.
Senator Roscoe ConEing arrived at the Futh
Avenue Hotel last evening from Washington.
Mr.. Robert e. Carr, President OF the Kansas
Pacific Railway Company, Is at the Holman
House.
The President will leave Washington next week
for brlel visit TO New York with members OF his
family.
London has cremation society, which Is con-
srructng furnaces and a chapel Tor funeral cere-
MONIES
Baron Won SchlGzer the German Minister at
WASHINGTON. has taken up his residence at tho
Brevoort House.
Assemblymen Thomas G. Avord and f. w. vOs-
burg arrived from Albany last evening at the Met
ropolitan Hotel
Fiscnietto pictures little Alfonso "playing
horse" anu his big sister, the Countess Grgenti,
holding the reins.
Oscar OF sweden, will go TO st. Petersburg in
April, If the ice is gone by that time; otherwise
he will go III June.
Thomas Arnold mas IN the press OF Murray
book on .erhe Ecclesiastical and Secular Aren't.
lecture OF England"
Ofenpacn gave, March IL. a performance OF
"Genevieve de Brabant" free to all the printers en-
ployed on the Paris newspapers and their families.
In the middle OF Marcn 1t was lively at Monaco,
ami the leading losers were the Princess Gortcha-
kor Mme Ratazzi, Amadeus, once or spain.
and the Baron Krupp.
Comlnod IRE wilkes Will be looking up in liter
allure. No other book sold out OF Guizots library
brought so high price as his Narrative OF the
United States Exploring Expedition"
Jrvlng's "life OF Washington which mas out.
sold all his books except the sketch Book" has
been newly brought out in two octave volumes.
over 100 900 copies OF the Washington have been
sold.
M Dufaure the Minister OF Justice In Mac
Mahon's cabinet gets up ut three every morning
ana goes ut his worn. lie once accepted an III
vtatlon to pail, ana went TO H. TO keep mis- word.
for half an hour after he got up next morning.
The announcement that Lieutenant Colonel +. ID.
Grant Is about to be ofilcally ordered on duty Is
nramature This gentleman still remains in Wash
ington a social ornament In the White House, and
draws his pay with gallantry and promptitudc.
George Smith has found In his Assyrian tablets
n history OF the creation and the fall or man es
sentially the same as that OF Genesis, but longer
and fuller IT gives especially more particular
account o, satan and OF his history before the
alton OF the world.
The King of sweden has transmitted to the
Riksdag proposition, asking for 100000 Swed-
ish kronor or about $13O000. for the worthy rep
;esen tation OF that country at the exhibition in
Philadelphia next year. Last year the RlKsdag
ordered ABOUT $40, 900 to be paid out for the same
purpose.
General Shiras, Commlssary General OF tho
United states Army, Is dangerously Ill at his resi-
dence in Washington, it is doubtful, the pbysl-
clans say, II he recover. Erysipelas complexities
his complaint. 1t was thought some time ago that
he would be put on the retired list. but his long
career az a faithful Ualccr nduced His Exce!lency
the President not 10 retire MIN. His successor In
any event, will be tho next IN rank. Assistant
C0mmissarY General Beckwttn