National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28


-. Admiral semmes ia city attorney Of Mobile.
- Senator Lot NJ Morrill,, Of Maine, ia quite
ILL.,
Henry Ward Becohers lecture price Is
q, 800.
- Mrs. Minnie Myrtle Miller, ox.wIfc OF Joa-
quln, IL In Chicago.
George William Curtis Is under an engage
ment to the Harpers for two years longer.
60 The Harvard students were vacclnated by
cOmpulslOn at the point Of pollcemAns baton
A cod-llyer oil sign IL the latest epltaph In
scribed on the tomb OF the Father Of his country.
- Josiah Mason, Of Birmingham, England, has
given 10000 600 TO his town and been knlghted
therefor
- The Newport estate Of Nathan Appleton, Of
Boston, the special partneS Of the bankrupt
Bowlcs Brothers, has been attachedby the credl-
tors Of the arm.
80 The 81. Louis Democrat says that Gen. +. p
Blair II slowly improving lie takes a Turkish
bath every other day, and feels much benefited
by them.
- Mrs. Julia W. Hunt is before the courts Of
san Francisco pleading for divorce from her
husband, Oliver ID. Hunt, brother Of Laura d.
Fair, the Cnttenden killer.
- Dr.. Mary Walker Ia In town, preparing to
press before Congress, upon It's reassembng, the
claims Of the women nurses in the army during
the war, to payment for the services rendered.
AT Leeds, England, a service Of plate, value
ci, 400, has been presented to Mr. Alderman
Barron In recognition Of his services In securing
ROundhay park a. peoples PARK.
- The wife Of wcll-known New York par
veuu purchased the other day, at a fashionable
iewelfy store, $3.50 900 worth Of diamonds, giving
| her husbands certined check for the amount
! - The opening Of Fechters Lyceum, In New
| York, IL once more deferred, and many persons
| think II will not be opened at all. The proba-
! hllity IA, that Fechter is at least for the time,
| financially embarrassed.
! - Private q. Bryant, slKty-second foot has
| been declared the hest shot In the British army
for the year lsIl-T2, and has been awarded the
prize Of c2n and a silver medal. Private Smith
held the same honorable position tho previous
year.
Mr.. Morgan Case has found new will made
by his brother, Seymour n. Case, the late eccen'
tic lawyer, Of Hartford, which makes anothel
disposition Of the estate, and relieves Morgan o.
the responsibility Of taking care OF fl5O,OOO, o
which, under the previous will, he was the lcga
tee.
Mr.. JOS Macfatland, who wrote the able AMI
heightened Washington letters to the Dispdteh o
Your city about year ago over the signature o
| 'COmanche,r Is no longer connected with tina
paper. In bis place they have engaged Mr.. Jas
Il. Young. Dir. mcfarland 10 bright and genla
and honorable, and he writes with elegance ant
force. lie Is the correspondent Of the Freed
HaSh. Cor. PhR CStgiien.
"A touching Illustration Of the deep ant
tender feelings Of our people toward Mr.. Gree
ley was afforded on sunday, when gentleman
aud his wife visited Greenwood In dTlzzllnl
rain, and placed magnificent wreath Of natura
flowers upon the grave OF the great Journals
and sage. There was nothing to place the beau
tiful emblem upon, and the unknown mOufne
drove his cane into the ground and hung hi
Offering upon that,-Goldsn Age