The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-19
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

So Fred Douglass wishes that Grant may be the next
President
The Secretary Of the Navy returned to Washington
yesterday.
General Robert Z. schenck, Of Ohio, is at the ST.
James Hotel
Judge Jeremiah 8 Black, Of Pennsylvania, 10 at the
Astor House
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Secretary Of tho Navy Thompson has daughter who
is a very tine paniste.
Senator Voorhees, gives musical sociabes, which
fact shows that he is Of taste.
Lieutenant General Sir William O'Grady BAILEY,
British Army, IL dangerously III a. Halifax
Lieutenant n. Sabree Is detached from the Hydro
graphic once and ordered to the Coast Survey. a..
Hons X. r. Bland, George q. Cabell and John
Goodc. members OF Congress, stopping Tor a short
time at the Hygiene Hotel. Fortress Monroe.
The President has reoosnizsd Jacinto Gutierrez
Coll as Consul General OF the United States Of
Venezuela in the United States OF America to reside
In New York.
United States Marine service, at Greenport Long
Island, has boon directed report at San Francisco
CAL, for duty on the Hartley
General e. X. Warren, United Statos Engineer
Corps, has LETT Newport for Washington after the
completion OF his exhaustive report tho Mississippi
River, the result OF many years. labor.
The following gentlemen have boon elected officers
OF the Blooming Grove Park Association for tho en-
suing year:--Prosdon Dudley Field; Vice President,
John Avery; Treasurer, Cassius Read; Secretary,
John Avery.
Mr. Longworth Powers has written to Charleston,
s. c., that the original entire model OF his ather 8
statue OF Calhoun was destroyed some years before
bis DEATH that be has parts OF Il, nciudng
doc ooft ho fu1l
figure and could without dcslsy, restore 1t, either
in marble or bronco for FL, 800. Ho says that the
marble copy, " ordered, would be, executed BY the
same old orkman who did the original.
Not long ago a man and his vito went to Kansas 10
Settle To enable them pre-empt two quarter Sec
lions OF land they ware divorced; each preempted q
claim and soon as thcir claims were made good
they remarked thus obtaining 800 acres OF land
Tho following promotions In the ONCE Of the United
States Treasurer have been announced to takc place
April mr. James W. whelpley TO be cashier in the
Treasurer's Office, vice southwick Guthrie resigned
and Horace A. whitney 20 be assistant cashier, vice
whopey, promoted.
Ex-Minister Washburnc will 60 to the Hot Springs
OF Arkansas. he has sufficiently recovered.
from his illness make travelling possible. Since
he thrown from his horse his pains have been SO
great keep him confined 10 his bed and TO compel
London World:-"Said Mr.. Hallam, the historian.
godfather OF Hallam ronnyson, the laureates edes,
son, on tho occasion of the christening why not
give the child your own name as we'll as mine
Why not call him Alfred Haliam Tennysoni' For
fear said tho doepvo,ced bard. 1or fear he should
turn out fool Let his name DO halam oniy!'"
Dom Patts Capital Is authority for tho gossip that
number Of capitalists have General Grant In training
for Presidency, keeping him out Of the coun'
try while and yet making him public character
abroad The Capital says that Mr. seigman is paying
General Grants expenses Tell rs another story Of
some kind, please, and tell II without restraint
Marx Twain reporter on tho San Fran.
cisco CALI One day the city editor detailed him to rs
port riot among the stevedores along the water
'front.' with orders 10 get the facts and make column
"Yaas," said Twain, shut how can l get thcmi
There's no street railroad down that way. You
wouldn't want a fellow 10 walk milo to see couple
Of 'Ionesnoremsn Fight, would your" one day. afiol
Twain had been tho paper six months, the man
aging editor remarked 70 him that he out OF hi
line as q reporter and was capable Of betor things
and that In fact he didn't suit 'Yaas," said Twain
"rm surprised you didn't ind that out i've months
ago."