National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-21

- Hon. Ely Pierce, postmaster OF Portsmouth,
N. H., is In this city, stopping At the Ebbltt.
= Isaiah Woodbury., Of New York, Is among
me guests at WIZARDS.
Mr.. William Castle, the American tenor, will
remain In England for Two years.
- The Secretary OF the Navy Ia compelled to
remain ut home In consequence Of a severe cold.
-"sam Slick's" son, Arthur Halliburton, is as
alstant account general OF India, and gets $1,000
year.
- It Is denied that Helmbold Is clerklng IN a
drug store, but Is said to be living quietly In Phil
adelphlA.
r. 4. sothen, the popular comedian, has
bought three lots at Eleventh avenue and Seven
ty-third street, New York, for t3O,OOO.
- Tennessee boasts of an eleven-year.O old
burglar by the name OF Solomon David Reed
who goes TO the peniteutlary for twelve months
- Anthony TrOlOpe has compromised his law
suit against Tauchnltz, the Leipzig publisher,
and receives $4,000.
- Mr.. Charles X. Tuckerman, our late Minister
to Athens, II In London, 10 remain there during
the greater part OF the winter.
- The Boston GiObs says there seems to be but
very little real doubt regarding the honest cleo
ton Of Mr. Pierce ~ mayor Of the city Of Boston.
- Hon. Israel washbum, OF Portland, has
been suddenly called to Minneapolis, MINI, In
consequence Of the dangerous illness OF hia son,
Charles A. Washburn.
-sympathizing subscribers 20 the Boston Pilot
are sending In paid subscriptions for I'VE, ten,
and even twenty years 10 advance, To help .Pul-
dehceh OF their rgIIglyus faith, newspaper regard
and personal friendship.
- Sergeant Bates win still further lmmortallze
himself next spring by marching through the
| State Of New jersey with the tail OF his shirt
/ nutterng In the breeze. lie does this upon 4
wager Of sixty cents that the youth OF Jersey will
| not mOlest him nor volunteer the information
that he has letter In the post OiiiCe.-St. Loui.
| Democrat.
! Senator Patterson has received letter from
Gov. hoyes, OF Ohio, Offering him, on the explra-
ton Of his term Of ofice, on the 9TH Of March
next, the presidency Of the State Agricultural
| and Mechanical College at Columbus, Senator
| Patterson realgned prOfessOTshlp In Dartmouth
College to accept the senatorshp, and IL Is re-
ported that his old chair awaits his return II he
| desires 10 resume It..
- Kate Fields ssnslhly says: "Opera-gOers roll
/ In fne frenzy over the false sentimentality Of
Nilsson and the imperfect phrasing Of Lucca,
while Adelaide Phillips, the iinest eontraltO Ia
| the world, who, now that Madame VlaTdOt has
retired, has not her equal On the lyric stage, IA
comparatively ignored. Most Rssuredly we are
provincial, for, II we knew what we pretend to
know, an opera troupe would not be tolerated
| that had not Adelaide Philips among its stars"
The Rev. Hugh stowell Brown has heen
lectutng IN Liverpool on ''Ihe People Of
America" In speaking Of tho physique OF the
American people he said the proportion Of tall
men was much greater than In England, although
IL was very rarely that fresh, iolly-lOoking lace
was TO be seen In the United States. The people
OF America, he considered, were distinguished
for their sObnety, but among our weaknesses the
| reverend gentleman particularly specified the
| love OF nnery. In personal cleanliness the
Americans seemed TO him superior to the EnE-
| lsh people In conclusion, he noticed the eX-
IRENE afabillty Of Americans.
speaking OF the Christmas Carol" by Dick
ems, Mr.. Forster says: at told the selfish man 10
rid himself Of selnshness, the Just even TO make
| himself generous, and the gOOd-natured man 20
enlarge the sphere OF his good nature. It's CHEEKY
voice Of faith and hope, ringing from one end Of
/ the island TO the other, carried pleasant warning
alike 10 all that N the duties o. Christmas were
wanting no good came OF Us outward OBJ
| BeTyancea; that II must shine upon the cold
hearth aud warm u, and into the sOrrOWfu
heart and comfort II; that II must he Kindness,
beneyOence, charity, mercy and fOrbeaTance, OF
its plum pudding would he turned ~ bile aud lis
roast beef indigestible,'