National Republican., 1873-09-16
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COL AuDxsRrrp has gone 70 Philadelphia.
sscRErARr RoBssos Ia expected to return 10
the city this week.
A CLERGYMAN In Pcnnsylvauia instead of say
ing "Let rs pray" says "Lct us Interview the
Throne Of Gracel" The dominic had once been
Q reporter.
Mr. EpwIs l.. STANTON, Of this city, has rc-
celved information that his mother, widow OF the
late Secretary Of War, who was reported DANGER
ously III, Is rapidly Improving.
miss MARaARKT BENNETT, q sister OF the late
James Gordon Bennett, Of the New York Herald,
died the other day at Iuntley, In Scotland. In the
eightleth year OF her age.
A CONNECTICUT admlrcr Of Alexander II. Bts-
phens wrote to him asking II sasssfras was good
for the blood, and Mr.. stephens wrote back on
sixteen pages OF note paper that u was.
| Gks. BAncock, private secretary to President
Grant, accompanied by Mrs.. Babcock, sailed for
| Europe Saturday, by steamer Victoria, OF the
Anchor Line steamship Company.
THE President left Long branch last night for
Pittsburg to attend the reunion Of the Society Of
the Army Of the Cumberland, to be held In that
whipple left here last night and Gen. Sherman
leaves tonight for the same purpose.
ARCHBISHOP BAyLkr left Baltimore on Saturday
TO perform the rite Of confirmation at different
Catholic churches In Montgomery county, Mary
land, and will be absent some time. Rev. Father
Dougherty, vicar general, I, now absent on q
three months leave.
Col. MARTIN has returned from his frog-hunt,
having bagged over three thousand frogs In tht
short space Of ten days. A nnc frog lunch viii
he spread at Klotz's at noon to-day for the Cole.
mel and his numerous friends. A cordial invita-.
tion Is extended TO the newspaper fraternity Ia
he present.
The following reasons arc given why ships arc
A always spoken Of q, "she:" ''rhey are uselcs,
. without employment they bring news from
abroad, they wear caps and bonuets; they arc
| upright In stays; they arc sometimes abandoned
man never knows tho expense I'LL he gets one.
b. The Rev. W. II. II. Murray has published
. vigorous article on "Liars," In which he takes 90
casion TO deny the report that he shot severa
: | deer In the Adlrondacks this summer, thus ylo
Q lating the game laws. lie says he did not shoe
: | single deer, and he commends to all newspape
!, | editors tho apostles Injunction to "L,c not q
Q ali"
. RYv. FATHER T. oGARA, OF Chicago, ILL.,, wa
Q rescued from drowning at Cape May, on Thur
day morning last, by q lad OF fourteen year,
y named Jacob Kneet, Of Philadelphla. They wsr
= both swimming outside the breakers, when tn
J, for help, aud the lad swan to him, seized HI
shoulder and buoyed him ashore. The lad DO
e clines reward and avoids praise.
When HoRIcs GREELEY visited Yosemite h
Is picked up In the trail horseshoe and hung Il o.
Of the knot Of an oak tree for whoever might chos
o " use it. No ono took II, aud In time the kn
grew over the horseshoe, and recently the po
ne ton Of the tree containing it was cut out IN
brought 10 San Francisco As memento Of N
Greeleys economy.
"A. GRO. F.wILLiAMs, ESQ news editor Of the Ne
pp York Times, aud the manager Of the successf
Of series OF poor childrens excursions given
-. that paper during the past two summers, has
,e signed his position on that paper. Mr.. Wllliar
're isa prihter-editor, and one Of the hardest Ai
OF most conscientious workers In the professic
ne Iu point Of executive capacity he has few equa
ne lie proposes to rcst awhile before going into I
ii- harness again.
,ur MAJOR STEVENS, clerk Of the House Commit,
on Appropriations, arrived here yesterday fr,
an extended trip TO the far West. While In II
section he explained 10 the authorities at
at United States mlnts the provisions Of the gene
zen mint law passed at the last session Of Congre
-. with which he Ia thoroughly familiar. Ms
M, Stevens will bring hls family (Which has sp,
rus the greater part OF this summer N Newport,
L) to this city about the ist proximo TO REM
during the winter.