The New York herald., 1879-10-01
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Alexander Il. Stephens is q Presbyterian.
Queen Victoria has about twenty-five living grand
children.
Mrs. sartoris Nellie Grant usually spends hes
winters in Rome.
Chief Justice Morrison Il. Waite and family are 81
the Windsor Hotel
Lord Beaconshed, in his old age. does not feel
"quite up to politics in September"
Mrs. Grant says that the trip of tho General and
herself around the world was projected years ago.
The Emperor of Germany hates German cooking.
He sat throe hours in the saddle at Strassburg the
other day.
Mr.. Walker. of Edinburgh. has appeared in Italian
opera as Signor valkeri and Mr.. OMahony, Of Cork.
Signor Omani.
After Row. Newman Hall left the Divorce Court
and got away from tho crowd ho went to Westmin.
ster Abbey and 'had happy season Of DEVOTION
Among the passengers who arrived ut this port
last evening on the Cunard steamer Bothnia were
Thatcher NJ. Adams. DIR. W. H. Draper. Maurice
Strakosch aud Rev. DR.. Tying. Jr.
The Hon. Messrs. Bowel and Aikens, of the Do
minion government. left Ottawa yesterday for Mani
toba on an official tour They will inspect the
Canada Pacific hallway contracts before returning
to the capital.
Miss Moffat. of England, skilful horsewoman and
whip. capital sailor, accomplished musician perfect
singer. fine painter. champion solver of double
acrostics. tall. handsome. with tho world at her
feet-Aiss Mofrat Of England. is dead.
Secretary Evarts with his wife and daughter. ar
rived yesterday morning ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
whore the Secretary will to-day attend the meeting
of the Board of Trustees OF the Peabody Education
Fund. Chief Justice Waite. who is member OF the
Board, will also bo present at tho meeting.
play named ''Heloise Palanquet" was left anony.
mously ut tho Gymnaso Theatre. Advertisements
called for the author. but nobody answered them.
The piece was produced. but no ono claimed 1t. Half
tho French dramatists were the point Of saying
they wrote 1t when the younger Dumas was recog-
nized as the author.
D. M Bennett, tho author and publisher. who was
sentenced to twelve months imprisonment for SELL
ing tho book styled "Cupid's Yokos" is now In the
Albany Penitentiary. He is o mild. inoffonsive look
ng old man, and. being too infrm to work. Is merct
fully assigned to duty in the hospital. Ho is hopeful
that President Hayes viii not forget him. yet beara
his confinement with gentle stocism.
Her Royal Highness tho Princess Louise will sail
from Quebec on the 18th Of October for England by
tho steamship Sarmatian. Special arrangements
have been made board the steamship for her
accommodation. For somo time past she has not
been enjoying good health. and her medical advisers
have II Is said urged change of air. 1t is UNDER
stood, however, that Her Royal Highness Will re-
turn to Canada In time for the opening OF Parlis-
ment.
Tho lato General Hood. who was ono Of tho recent
victims to the yellow fever In Memphis, left twelve
children of whom the eldest was only ten years of
ape. Two died day after him and tho remaining
ten arc I'm great destitution. private letter says
.Therc is somc mention In tho papers Of getting up
a subscription for General Hoods children. There
are ten now living. Mrs. Hood had twins four times
and left twins four months old. They are In des-
titute condition and arc now In charge of Mrs.
Hoods mother, who is sixty years old and ex-
tromeiy delicate. 1f these facts wero known I am
sure many hearts would respond"
Mr.. Boucicault will appear at Booths Theatre ncxt
week in tho character OF Louis XII In the tragic
play prepared by him for tho late Charles Koan. II
has not boon played hero since tho last visit of that
tragedan. Tho version OF the subject that has been
represented occasionally, aud not very successfully
is another affair." Those who romomber the
performances Of Mr.. Boucicault In the Vampire. In
Mana sahb and other such characters before ho do
voted himself exclusively to the Irish drama will
bo pleased TO hear that he will this occasion givo
them taste of his old quality. The occasion will
bo tho debut of his eldest son, who makes his irst
appearance ON any stage before the public as tho
Dauphin in Louis XII" Dion George Boucicault
was born in New York. He educated at Kings
College. London, Maryiebone branch. and was des-
tined for the army. Thepcrformances of MIR. Bouci.
caut at Booths Theatre must be very few. his en-
aaaemont ct wsllacks will commence thil fall.