The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-15
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr.. Beecner begins his cross-examnation with
a very bad memory.
Lord William HAY, OF England, has apartments
at the Brevoort House.
Senator John p. Jones, OF Nevada. is sojourning
at the st. James Hotel.
Ralph wlton's Weird. BY Mrs. Alexander. New
York: Henry Holt Co.
{, Mrs. Gerald's Niece. By Lady Georgiana Fuller
ion. New York: ID. Il ]. SadlIer 4 Co.
state senator Butler b. strang. of Pennsylvania
is staying at the Grand Central Hotel
Colonel Dickinson Woodruff United Statel
Army, is quartered at the Everett House.
Rear Admiral James II. Strong, United statea
Navy is registered at the New York Hotel.
Judge Hendrick Il. Wright, OF Pennsylvania, Ia
residing temporarily at the st. James Hotel.
MI. De Witt e. LittleJohn OF oswego, n. Y. IL
among the late arrivals at the Metropolitan Hotel
sharkey seems to be shirley with regard to the
rope that is waiting for him so patiently at the
Tombs.
Report or the Proceedings OF the First Congress
OF the Protestant Episcopal Church IN the United
States.
Mrs. Belknap wife OF the Secretary OF war, ar
rived at the Filth Avenue Hotel last evening from
Washington.
Judge Joseph Potter OF the New York Supreme
Court Tor the Fourth Judicial district, has arrived
at the Metropolitan Hotel.
the Internal Mission or the Holy Ghost. BY
Henry Edward. Archbishop or Westminster. New
York: ID. ]. Sadlier h Co.
II DIR. Brown-Sequard ever did say that tho
President would die In six months unless he
changed mis- habits then the Doctor miscalcu
lated either the resistance or peculiar constitu
tons or the strength OF the conium.
Messrs. simon Cameron, II. d. Anthony. Zach
Chandler, George II. Dennis and Wayne Mcveign
all arrived nc the Grand National Hotel Jackson
vile, Fla, on the 10Th inst. Does that mean re.
cuperatlon ana green peas, or what?
In Burgundy and Lorraine wild plant grows,
on the root OF which Are tuDcrs ike small potatoes
but which have the taste OF chestnuts, &C
count Of which taste It is called by the people the
ground chestnut. II Is now proposed to cultivate
TINS for food In place OF the potato.
The story goes that VI. THEIRS asked Professor
Ranke-.Against whom are you fighting, now
tina. the French Emperor is deposed ~ .'c'est
Louts NV" was the prompt reply; and Won
Rankes new "History oil England in the Seven
teenth Century, verIhes the assertion.
Volney v. smith was yesterday appointed Con.
sui at 81. Thomas. West Indies. lie is the same
person who was Lieutenant Governor OF Arkansas
and last TALL claimed 10 be Governor on the ground
that Governor Baxter had aodicated and abln-
doned the once permitting Garland TO take pos.
session OF nc.
PRESIDENT bTanb anu parry VIII arrive IN LnLh
city to-day en- route for Boston. when a reception
banquet will be given them at the Revere House
tomorrow evening. on saturday the President
and cabinet VIII be dined by the Commercial Club
and in the evening they viii proceed 70 Concord
where they will pass the sabbath.
The Great South Record or Journeys IN LouisL
ana, Texas, Indian Territory, Missouri, Arkansas,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky Tennessee.
virginia, West virginia and Maryland. BY Edward
King. Proiusely Illustrated By J. Wells Champney.
Hartford American Publishing company.
some Spanish juggery Is apparently on foot.
The Paris Figaro gives the following without
vouching for it:-.A very distinguished spanlard,
THAT the world has believed TO be dead and Durleo
Tor ave years, Is In fact alive and Will be heard
from presently Prim Is clearly the person
limited at but the story Is too attenuata.
NJ Maunolr mas informed Jadgc Daily, President
OF the American Geographical society, that the
Paris Geographical society has voted the la
Rosuette medal 10 Captain Han a. leader o.
rne Poarls expedition, and that IN accordance
with the rules OF the society, ms captain Han s
dead. the medal will be gwen 70 his heirs
TWENTY-FIVE hundred dollars was the remedy
given by a British jury for the damaged affections
81 Miss Nightingale. She had never met the gaI-
liant captain but once; but when she learned thar
he had sailed Tor the cape oi Good Hope wrote
her love. Naturally, the captain answered. anJ
80 IL went on from letter to letter. TIL it reached
the jury as above.
At Pesth they nave in a museum what they sup
posed 10 be the nrst meerscnaum pipe ever made.
IL was cut b. sculptor WOOL named carol
Kowates, from piece Of meerschaum given In
Turkey TO Mr.. Andrassy, an ancestor OF Count
Andrassy. The idea or making pipe or this CUB
stance occurred to Kowates as a happy expert
ment merely.