The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-22
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Senator Roscoe Conkling Is residing temporarily
at the Stevens Apartment House.
Jamaica Is showing signs OF Improvement In the
erection of iron markets all over the island.
State Senator William H. Robertson, Of West.
chester county, Is registered at the Windsor Hotel
Lieutenant Joseph r Sanger, military Instructor
at Bowdoin College, is staying ct the Everets
House.
Senator william NJ. Stewart, OF Nevada, arrived
at the st. James Hotel yesterday morning and
left for Washington last evening.
Senator Brownlow has purchased oue-half inter.
est IN the Knoxville Daily and Weekly Chronicle
the principal republican paper OF Tennessee,
which will hereafter be known 40 the Wing and
Chronicle.
Mr.. II. Dyhrr, OF the German teleRraphic service,
who has been sent out by the German government
to examine the telegraphtc system Of this coun-
try, arrived in the city yesterday and is ct the
Union Square Hotel
Lady Grey, wife OF the Governor OF Jamaica, has
consented to 10y the corner stone OF q new Metho-
dist church In Kingston. the building to be under
the pastoral care OF the Rev. Mr.. Grfhths. Sir
William Grey has contributed 500 to the building
fund.
N. WALTON, whose amendment to the ventavou
bill Is the foundation stone Of the French Republic
succeeded Guizot IN 1910 as Lecturer on History
before the Faculty OF Letters. He was active in
retirement through the times Of the Empire.
w. U. Walcott, OF Jamaica, West Indies, who had
been convicted OF embezzling large sum Of
money from his employer. absentee lady pro-
prietor OF landed estate, has oeen removed from
the commission OF the peace and his name erased
from the list Of the magistracy OF the island.
At Mons, In Belgium. they had scene IN court
that would have made Montana man feel at
home. The prosecuting attorney insulted the
accused, wnereupon the accused drew revolver
and polluted the muzze toward the attorney-who
lett. He then pointed it in deliberate succession
toward all the other iunctionaries OF justice-and
they all lett Then the accused left, and they have
not seen him since.
Lately the French government sold large guam.
tity OF arms by weight-that 49, for the old metal.
ana on condition that The purchasers were to break
them up or melt them. But alas, they did not do
IT, and the police have recently seized from them
10000 pounds OF oayonels, which they were SELL
ing. Every circumstance OF this sort In Parts
conjures up vision OF barbados and communists
and tribes OF that Sort
N. Alexandra Dumas is plaintiff in q queer
case, now before the Paris courts. Last year Nine.
Mara,stSusan published book, entitled the IRE.
turn Of Christ" concerning which Dumas wrote
her q natterlug letter. In which he said
much Of Christianity and the relations OF re.
lgious doctrines to the people. HIS letter was in.
serted as q preface 10 subsequent editlons. Ho
now sues for the suppression OF this preface and
for damages
Here Is an account OF the dress that tho Bel
gisn Princess Royal wore ut her wodding:-"ltM
OF the richest white satin, decouetee. with short
sleeves, In accordance with the etiquette usual on
royal marriages. The train, winch ID very long. 10
trimmed with lovely Brussels lace, embroidered
with silver. Tie tablicr. entirely made or lace
was much admired: IT, Is trimmed on each side
with crepe lisse. embroidered with silver, and the
trimming Is repeated on the corsage. The whole
dress is covered by u magnificent veil OF Brussels
lace, winch reaches from the head to the extrem.
ity OF the train. TUFTS OF orange flowers VIII 0rna.
ment the robe when the ceremony takes place."
Tbc award IN gold coin OF over si97,O0o. made BY
the late British aud American Mixed Commission
10 Augustus X. Mcdonald. citizen OF Great Brit
a,u. but for some years past resident OF Louis.
willie Ky. mas been paid by our government 10
Henry Howard, Esq, agent OF the government a
Her Britanulc Majesty, and by him to Mr.. McDor-
aid. This claim was brought for losses sustained
IN the burning OF cotton during the late civil war,
and was he second largest claim ted BY the
late Mixed Commission. An idea OF its magnitude
may be gwen by the statement that as originally
presented II was for $4,000, 900. Five hundrsN
witnesses were examined, and their testimony
covers 5000 printed pages Of the record Of Tho
Commission.