The New York herald., 1875-08-22
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr.. Peter H. Watson Is staying at the Grand Hotel
Paymastcr Robert d. Clarke, United States Army, is
quartered at the Windsor Hotel
Professor Edward H. Griffin, of Williams College ia
sojournng at the Everett House.
Governor James b, Groome of Maryland is residing
temporarily at the New York Hotel
Mr.. Lyman TrumbuI of Illinois, arrived in this city
yesterday and is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Brevct Brigadicr General Thomas j. Haines United
States Army, is registered at the st. James Hotel
Mr.. L. w Humphrey, President of the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad Company, is stopping at the
Grand Central Hotel
JEFF Davis has evidently got something his mind
about agriculture and he intends to say it at fair in
Tennessee. No apple trees there.
Governor Tdcn has appointed DR.. William Noble, Of
Albion, be Coroner for the county of Orleans place
Of A. B. Botsford, removed from the State
Gottschalk, youngest brother of the famous pianist
will join the Camilla Urso troupe in this country next
season. He is said TO be a remarkably fine basso
The London Standard thinks that 'hisory will say
that Andrew Johnson was the one great man who ar-
pearcd upon tho Northern side during the progress OF
the of separation
Nlasell calls the charges against him the mouse
that the mountain brought forth He could not have
conceived that the against him should
have been smmered to that.
Miss Susan Augusta Fenimore Cooper daughter Of
the novelist is at the head Of ophanage Otsego
Lake, Cooperstown She devotes her life to the
support and training of the inmates.
Engineer Richmond thought that all the law required
in the canal contracts that the flnctionary who
acted on them should look at a map-any map would
do; and, of course, they had atlas in the Office
Indifference to duty, ncaplcity to perform it prop
crly and cupabe completely with corrupt schemes and
and violations Of the low-thcse are the points
of fho tlo po1ico
load the with irrelevant trivialites to weaken it,
The Washington Chronicle points that the assas
snaton OF State Senator Johnson of Florida gives the
democracy majority in the Senate II not
what is called political murder bat it was Of
those strange dspcnsatons Of Providence favorng the
democratic party by crimes committed.
Ex-Governor Page, of Vermont having been charged
with falling for about s2500O0 Of the money
that passed through his hands during the war; when
State Treasurer, at his request John A. Page the
present Treasurer has thoroughly examine his accounts
and pronounccs them wholly correct What relation is
John A. to the other?
Ono Of the Paris engaged in trying the qucs
ton whore Michect the historian, shall be buried He
died Hytrcs in the Mediterranean and inferred
there His wife wishes to bring his remains to a family
tomb in Pcre la Chaise, and other relatives wish to
leave the body whore it is Each claims for its view
the authority of WILL and tho Court called upon to
decide
II is proposed TO have critics determine in their OBJ
scrTations on plays who owns them and who has the
right 70 play them But If a French novelist writes q
story and French dramast makes play of 1t and an
English dramatist makes play Of that play and then
adopts edition for this city, and then some 'terary
pirate" here does to him he has done to others il
will be difficult. Perhaps the managers will furnish ar
abstract OF title
1t is hincd that the President when he travels cx
pcnsively breakfasts in hotels. We do hope that IL is
not true We should be loath to believe that the head
Of the nation had far sunk himself in pro1gacy to
pay 81 each for meals at public table when he might
take large enough cold snack his pocket upon leav
ing home, to last him the length any of his journeys
This hotel story probably OF the wicked inven
tions Of the lying opposition. Inter Oceon
Ex-Governor Groomc, OF Maryland who candt
date for Governor before the late Democratic Convcn
ton, and very reluctantly withdrew in favor Of John
Lee Carroll viii soon be made President Of the Chcsa
pcakc and Ohio Canal salary Of $4,000 per year
Furthermore, hc has promise of a seat in the United
States Senate four years from The republicans
charge that the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Ring
trood the Convention and that Governor Groomo had
his price.
Tho Marquis dHarcourt tho new French Ambassador
at London is by birth half an Englshman. His mother
was an Enqlishwoman hcrcss Of Mr. Harcourt the
owner of property in Sussex The Marquis here
during the nrst French revolution, and became
naturaizcd British subject and served IN the English
army His eldest brother always lived in England lie
was page honor to George Ill., in the cavalry
ana Guards inherited the near Windsor Of Field
Marshal Earl 1Iarcourt and married daughter Of the
late General the Hon. Henry Cucndish
The Imperial Academy of Sciences at Vienna has
taken mp the question Of the decrease Of the quantity
OF water in springs streams and ryors. In circular
the Academy calls attention to the fact that for
years past a dmInuton Of the waters Of the Danube
and other great rivers has been noticed and especially
since the modern practice Of cutting down forests with
out regard to consequences has prevailed The Aus.
tran Engineers and Architects Union have also taken
the question in hand and appointed a 'hydr0tcchnn
committee to collect facts aud prepare report To
Danube, tho Elbc and the Rhine each assigned 70
two memberA