The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-19
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Baron Klsnck, OF Germany has apartments al
the Albemarle Hotel
Major G. w. Hutchinson. OF Utica, is sojournina
nc the New York Hotel.
Ex-Governor John Evans, OF Colorado, ID stay.
ing at the 81. Nicholas Hotel.
Judge r. d. Rice, OF Maine, Is among the late
arrivals at the Filth Avenue Hotel
Senator John a. Mitchell, of oregon has taken
up his residence at the ST. James Hotel.
Boston has had its 1rsi bobolink, and IL now
seems very probable that spring has come.
Very Rev. W. b. Bond, Dean OF the diocese OF
Montreal, has arrived at the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Mr. Daniel Needhsm, National Bank Examiner,
arrived from Boston last evening, at the Filth
Avenue Hotel.
Captain Edward simpson. Chief OF the Torpedo
Corps. Unired States Navy, is CHARTERED &c the
Everett House.
AdIutant General Franklin Townsend, OF Gov
ernor Tilden's stan, is residing temporarily at the
st. James Hotel.
before the war. says French publisher, 1--WE
never sold more than 1000 copies OF manual Of
geography. Now we sell l4,ooo almost before We
kno9 it."
AT spiritual seance in Paris lately, the spirit Of
cartoucnc, the famous thief, was called up and
came so practically that nearly every one present.
subsequently missed a watch or purse.
II the same army we're put IN active service u
would require 900 horses. Hence the impor
lance OF that German decree IN relation to
horses.
Upon the death OF her husband the lady married
his brother and when a friend saw the portrait
OF the irst husband in the house he said, as this
a member OF your family ~ '1t is my poor brother.
iu-law,' she said.
Duke Edmond Louis Rose d'Achery has Just been
raised by the Pope to the dignity OF Roman
prince. Tnis gentleman is . descendant OF Pierre
d,Achery, otherwise known as Peter the Hermit,
OF Crusading lame.
Max Muller happened at Florence into the Insti-
tute Of superior Studies when Professor Trezza
was expounding Cicero 10 his class and the whole
audience rose 20 It's feet and gave MIN round OF
applause which lasted some minutes.
That IL strange story OF a practical joke with
a fatal result. That a man might be shot IN such
a case Is In the highest degree probable; but to
come SO close az 10 have his throat cut with
= carving knife without discovery seems in
credible.
A heutenant In the Russian Navy has invented
device for quickly stopping holes made IN ships 81
coIlisons II consists OF a waterproof, phabls
match. with mechanism By which IL may be readily
adjusted on the outside OF inc leaking surface
Tae Russian men-of-war arc being supplied with IT,
some one has several good diplomas for SALE He
advertised In Paris that he would lend money e
physicians upon tue presentation OF their diplomas.
Many young doctors left these treasures at ms
establishment to be verified, and he disappeared
next day SO the diplomas win be offered shortly
Louis XVIII. wanted to see Bo.ldieu, ana when
the composer came His Majesty sad, "How DC
ron manage to md all these charming melodIesr
Boildieu said, Your Majesty, have no merit IL
IL. seek them, It is true, but they ind me-n
n B-The reason why Boildieu comes up inst now
is that his centennial occurred the other day.
An article n the Journal dc 81 Peteysoourv calls
Germany '.he electrical machine" Of Europe, and
says:--"Let Germany no longer charge hsr pile !;
the Continent will then be no more shaken BY her
EXPERIMENTS. and the nerves OF the Teutonic
people viii be relaxed in very satisfactory man
ner.-
Pretty variation to have battle In your parof.
They we're a lively aud polite company, In tbs
height or their enjoyment, and an enormous New
foundland dog, evidently mad, made bounce
through the window. Fancy the scene. Six shou
from reviewers, &C., were necessary TO bring him
TO terms
Mr.. Henry Howard, Secretary OF the British IL.
cation AZ Washington, has been transferred to Q
corresponding position In the British Legation
NJ The Hague Mr.. Howard arrived ~ the Bre
WORT House last evening from Washington, ans
will sail for England with his family to-day In to,
steamship Scythia.
Artists in Italy are excited over the suit
Tommaso Gagliardl against Larkin g. Mead foI
sixty per cent OF the money paid for the Lincoln
monument. 10 Is claimed that GagliarGl not only
made ali the designs, but first induced Mead 10
become a competitor, the latter not being inclined
TO enter because persuaded that the order would
be gwen % Miss Hosmer.
i'm the recently published Memoirs OF Odiilon
Barrot," IL Is recounted that In the course Of inc
fight OF Charles X. his party encountered one ire.
mendous difficulty. They came to "a town in
which there were only round tables-1ot a square
table In the wnole place. At round table all are
equal. Only square table permits king to 81,
alone. For little while II was apprehsnded tina,
they could not dine, but they solved the grea,
problem they cut round table aud ms1s II
4 snuara.