The New York herald., 1879-10-09
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Secretary Evarts is at the Brevoort House.
The Utes are receiving army in homeopathic
doses.
The Marquis do Placetas. of Havana. is at the New
York Hotel.
Professor Bell inventor Of tho telephone. is in
Washington.
Secretary Thompson returned to Washington
Tuesday evening.
Send squad Of policemen into the country to
club chestnut trees.
Senator Matthew H. Carpenter of Wisconsin, is Al
thu Hoffman House.
Nine. Musard's castle in Normandy has been sold
to Portuguese Minister.
NJ. Francois de Corcelle. Secretary Of the French
Legation at Washington. is at the Albemarle Hotel
General Edward McCook, ex-Governor of Colorado
has offered his services to that State against the Ute
Indians.
Bishop Stevens. of Pennsylvania. who has been i'll
at Wilkesbarre convaescent and was to return to
Philadelphia yesterday.
Louise Michel. who was the COMMUNISTS vvan-
diere in the days of their triumph kept school for
their children in New Caledonia.
The French Minister OF the Interior has been to
Monaco to express his disapproval of gambling. He
came away with pocketful of louis
The Princess Louise and her husband, the Mar
quis of Lorno. who travelling through Canada. are
mirers.
A French p,oyincale writes of country pleasures
to her friend In Paris:-"Enfn chere. tous les
jours des enterrements magnifques Je m'amuse
enormement."
The correspondent Of the New YORK HERALD now
in Iquique has recently. says South American exc
change. had painful experience of the fire of the
Huascar's gunners, and certainly would have lost
his life had their aim been trle more correct.
At some little distance from africa there lies tho
wreck of tho United States steamship Waterec.
stranded during the earthquake which occurred on
August l3. 1868. Everything has been stripped from
it of the least value. and there remains nothing
save the iron hull Still the character 1t bore when
afoat and the circumstances under which it was
lost combine to give it attraction which leads
to it being frequently visited and Mr.. Bliss. it ap
pears. determined to see If pleasant mornings
stroll would not be rewarded by a fcw lines for his
correspondence. On arriving alongside he climbed
up by the remains OF what had once been paddle
wheel. and thus succeeded in passing into
the hull. But hardly had he time to look
about him when he astounded by two
shots passing in the close vicinity On looking
through the sides he at that they had pro.
ceeded from the Huascar. which undoubtedly'had
selected tho wreck for target and. as it appeared
to him he just likely to be hit in the open
while sheltered by the vessel, he returned by the
ladder he had used ascending crawled under the
keel. and, lying his back quietly awaited events
While in this position nine shots were fred by the
Huascar. three of which t3oO-pounders) struck tho
mark while the others fell in the close vicinity.
After she had finished the batteries opened fire and
their shot to the danger he had already escaped.
Before returning to the town Mr. Bliss made sketch
of the vessel, showing where she had been struck.
and this sketch he presented to the staff by tho
bers of which he received. Tho
truth of this anecdote is vouchcd for by tho
respondents Of all the papers and many others who
wsro on tho spot at the time Mr. Bliss is much to
be congratulated having escaped unhurt and also
for the remarkable GOODNESS ho appears to have ex
hibited under most trying circumstances.