Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-17

49, DOucIcault makes Al, 900 a night
Victor Hugo proposes to marry again.
-"what Shall HINDER" Is Anna Dlckenson's
new lecture.
-Pere Hyaclnthe and his new wife are going
to start a newspaper.
-MarshalI BaSlne's private fortune ls cstl.
mated at 1000 900 francs
Mile Nilsson. Rouzaud ls In Paris making ar
engagements to return to America.
- Laura Fair huds It pretty warm In CalIfor.
mia, and talks OF settling In Chicago.
- MIR. OolfaN will hardly DO invited to the
Stanley dinner.
-Thlors md Gulzot are the only Frsnchmen
who still cling to the white hat, which was fash
ionsblo In France hity years ago.
Hess, the Chicago theatrical manager, has
soured on the business and gone to manufaotut-
Ing vinegar.
nj. Ramsdell Is wearing Grantand VIII
son badge, and says he always has been for
Grant
- Charles +. Benjamin, Of the southern
Claims Commission, Is burning to load an army
into Mexico.
90 The Prince and Princess OF Wales, with
| their children, are enjoying themselves IN the
scotch Highlands. The Prince goes out deer.
| stalking nearly every day.
Mira Boyce, daughter Of the Judge Of the
| High Court Of scotland" Is 10 Jail In chicago,
charged with numbering, by poison, Charles
| Johnson.
Mr.. william Everett, son Of the late Hon.
I n
/ has applied to the Boston Association Of Minis
ters Tor their license to preach the gospel.
- The secret Of the authorship Of some papers
In Harper ascribod to an "Old St9ger,' has
| been revealed. They are BY MIR. Parmelee,
private secretary to John Tyler.
Postmaster General Creswoll ls In active
demand asa campaign speaker, but No hnds II
| impossible to speak In Boston and Baltimore on
| the same night
w. b. shaw, sometime. called the Nsstor
| Of tho Press, 10 still absent RON the city. HIS
friends Of Theatre Row watch for him at every
train.
- BlanquI. the arch.consplrator and orig.
| lnatOr Of the Partisan commune, Is danEerousiy
| in, and cannot live long. He Is already quite
aged
w. W. Story lately sold two parlor statues
| Of his SemlrAmis," one to an English pur-
CHASER, the other to an American Tor fs,O0o In
~ Cafi5tta Is constantly sending kilograms to
| Napoleon Ill, htmly TetuslnY to believe that
directly Interested 10 the tate Of her unfortunate
| husband
- That other "Nestor" Of the Press, Major
/ Ben Perley POOre, Is still absent from the city,
S SS SIhIm 10 the NsStorship, and the affair
| will probably DO decided at Bla1ensburE.
Captain n. !. Burnham, Of virginia, len
/ here last night to enter upon the political can;
| known as a young and active Republlcan aud
his services will be Of great benefit TO the cause
| - Hon. John W. Jenkins, Of virginia, is ct
the Ebbltt House with his family, where no has
| been detained for some time on account OF
severe accident to one Of his boys. He will re
turn to Virginia in day or two for hnAl work
in the campaign for Grant and Wilson.
- The election Of Mr.. Richard Parsons TO Con.
RreFs will make vacancy In the marshalshlp
/ Of the supreme Court. A we'll. known Newspaper
| man IL q candidate for the position. The Ap-
| p0lntment is made by the court and not by the
| UhieG Justice, as some people seem 10 Imagine
81 ~ AaNN a
| AIeck Mcclure 10 the Philadelphia Post. The
| Post, when It came out for Greeley, owed Young
| some three thousand dollars. Young was 90 In
| dIRnant that he threatened TO bring In the
sheriff unless he was paid. Aleck gave him
| check for the amount
| - HuIEOt, aged eighty-hve, lately attended an
| art exhibition and saw a beautifully sculptured
Venus. The Snowman, with view 70 natter
| the obi statesman and author, told him that the
| artist who made the Venus was over eighty
years Of age. "what a memory he must pos.
sess" - answered the venerable Frsnchman-
| French to the last.
The Hon. Samuel Hooper ls making quite q
| vigorous campaign In the Fourth Massaehusetts
district. There is not much probability that
there will DO vacancy In the chaiTmanshiP Of
the BANKING and Currency Committee unless
| Mr. Dawes should succeed Mr.. Wilson In the
| Senate, when MIR. Hooper would, In all pTobabil.
Ity, take mis- place on the Ways and Means.
- A remarkable instance Of the reward that Is
said to follow good actions Is the following:
Furty.nve years ago Mr.. u. 7. Hanley, mer-
chant Of Cincinnati, failed in business but was
assisted to engage IN It again BY stranger
named Mr.. S. W. Davis. Shortly after this Mr.
Hanleys place Of busineIs was burned TO the
ground, and Mr.. Davis again advanced him
money, with which he LEFT the city and went to
seek fortune. He IL now reported to be dying
In Texas, and has len his whole fortune, valued
at A., 900 OOO to Mr.. Davis.
Mile. Mallinger, the prlmR donna Of the
Berlin Opera House, whose engagement xplrod,
has been negotiating for new one. She would
| huvR M RRunuRmRnl for limited extended