National Republican., 1876-12-08
PERRONAV.

Hon. James w. McDni Is registered at the
National hotel.
Tweed's only my flour. one year younger than
Wade Hampton.
Hon. Vim. S. Jackson, of Colorado. Is quartered
at Willard's hotel. .------
Edward Vigil, of Chill, is among the arrivals
at Wormley's hotel. I
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Van Renssler, of n. Y, have
parlors at Worrley's hotel.
Don Carlos and wife are IN Gratz, Austria, Wis.
ting the Pretender's mother.
Hon. W. H. Stowell and wife, Virginia, are
stopping at the National hotel.
Gen. G. n. Geddings, Texas, is in town and is
stopping at the National hotel.
William e. Chandler is nothing but a third
rate alligator. Townsend says.
Prof ]. R. Soley, United States Naval Acad-
emy, has rooms at the Ebbitt house.
UP English, Of the Chicago Tribuns, is in
town, and is stopping at the National hotel.
Sidney Bartlett and Frank Bartlett, of Bas
ton, have a suite ofroo at the Riggs house.
They call John Kelley's marriage into the fam.
lily Of Cardinal Mc0loskey union Of Church and
State. .rl. 11'
Hon. Thomas Murphy and Salem H. Wales,
prominent New York statesmen, are at the Ar
lington. .-- a'
3 Jof. Davis says the Adriatic is nice steamer,
but after he got sck he would have preferred a
dry attic.
u A. Gazena, jr., @. Dursndo, Of Italy, and E.
Gozzolla, of Venice, arrived at Willaro's hotel
yesterday. ~. -.
Capt. A. Lowe, Of N. Y, have taken rooms at the
Ebbitt house.
Major r. W. Hunter, Virginia, arrived in the
city yesterday, and has taken rooms at the
National hotel. ''" s'''.
The vicomtesse Pernetty daughter Of Baron
Haussmsnn, has broken her arm by fall In a
Paris skating rink. -E - ~
The Lord Mayor Of London intends giving a
banquet to the crews OF the two Arctic Exploring
ships just returned to England.
The London World states that the obstacles to
the marriage ofthe King Of Spain with Duke de
Montpensler's daughter have been removed.
The old Countess of Montijo has gained her
case against the Paris journals, which asserted
that hor daughter, the ex.Empress Eugene was
an illegitimate offspring. .H- sr. t-H.. -..
Captain Burnaby was asked by his Turcoman
guide which an Englishman loves best, his horse
or his wife; but the author answered diplomati-
cally, "That depends on the woman" a.,
Col Samuel Colt, although he made rerolyers,
was himselfa digniied man. Professor sumner
"Ouiu ucfcI uuIcu " otdp ulul VI tuc UbCA
and say, 'How are you, old hoss?"
SIR John Lubback wants to have England buy
a big slice of Asia Minor, which would secure her
route to India. Then she could leave Russia to
catch a Tartar by taking ConstantinopIe without
. tremor. ..... -r...- .ra.
Somebody said that Watterson had cslla lily
check, and now we want to know why you should
callalily by that name. Obviously because lilies
are born to blush unseen, and nobody ever saw
Watterson blush. r.,---r. .-.-.- = ...-
Miss Nellie AveriD, daughter Of Gen. Ayerill,
st. Paul, is sojourning at the National hotel
The arrival Of Miss Averill here creates sensa-
tion In society circles she is one Of the reignng
bellies of st. Paul. "' -r.r.~ s.b .. .@.
Mrs. Christopherson, wife OF the Norwegian
Commissioner, whose marriage at judges hall
last July formed one Of the most pleasing incl
dents Of the Centennial season, Is suffering from
an attack Of typhoid feyer. r ..... ..
Baron UxKuIl, the Russian ambassador at
Rome, has surprised society by appearing with q
chasseur In full fig, with pointed hat and white
eockade, reEiving an old privilege accorded only
to Roman princes and ambassadors near the Pope.
DR.. McCosh having protested against their
use, the trustees Of Princeton College have or
dered the removal of the billiard tables lately
presented to that Institution. After awhile the
presidents Of our American colleges will protest
against boatracing. and then there will be no in
ducement left for our young men to enter col
lege.-Norr. Herald. .
Rev. Stephen H. Tying, jr., wanted his ladies
to give up three-button kids and thus raise $1,000
for his orphanage, but wicked Cincinnati paper
says that, instead Of building Jouvin.ile orphan
ages with three-button gloves better let the kids
alone until the big debt Of the church itself is
paid OF. Which shows that wit and wickedness
do not flourish together.
Captain Boyton, the man with swimming ap-
paratus, has been for long time unheard Of
His latest feat was a recent attempt to swim
down the river Po, from Turin to Venice, a dis
tance requiring from seven TO eight days After
elghty-six hours in the water fatigue induced a
fever, which neeessitated his landing and re-.
linquishing the attempt.
According to the Liverpool Albion, Mr.. Glad
stone said to the box keeper at the Theatre
Royal, the other night that ii was just fifty years
since he had been there last. He came now to
see his Protege, Pennington, personate Hamlet.
Pennington was formerly a soldier, and Glad.
stone, hearing Of his histrionic talents, enabled
him to enter upon dramatic career.
The King Of Sweden, the King of Saxony.
Archduke Charles OF Austria, Grand Duke Con-
stantine of Russia, the Grand Duke of Baden snd
the Crown Prince of Denmark have become men,
befs Of the International Association proposed by
the King of the Beigians, for exploring and civil
izing Africa. The Prince of Wales has accepted
the Presidency of the English Commission,
James T. Field begins a courseror six lectures
at Chickering hall tonight on as many English
literary celebrities. His subject tonight is Al
fred Tennyson, whom he knows personally as
well as POLITICALLY, as one poet should know an.
other. Mr.. Field has spent his life in literary
pursuits and in close relation with literary peo-
pie, and his lectures abound with personal Incl.
dents and observations which are exceedingly in
terestlng and entertaining.
The Grand Duke Michael, brother of the Gar,
formerly commander of the Guards and of the
military district Of St. Petersburg, has arrived In
Kichinev, In Bessarabia, and assumed command
Of the Russian army Of the South. He has di-
rected that a greater number OF men than usual
in the battalion Of sappers and miners be instructed
in the use OF the galysnIc battery and in the work
of mining.
Perhaps one of the most remarkable proph-
ecies of modern times was that delivered by
Mr.. Goodwin Smith, in 1859, after the battle Of
Magenta, although not exactly uordsd In the
prophetic form. 'Ireland," said Mr.. Goodwin
Smith, "has given hero, and may give a ruler.
to France in the person of MacMahon." Few
men at that time, when Napoleon III was at the
height of power and fame could have looked so
composedly forward to the certain day OF his
downfall.
Hon. Fort Pillow Chalmers has replied to a
Times correspondent flames Redpath) through
the Memphis appeal, thereby precludlng the in
seriion of his response in the Times. If he had
really desired his reply to reach the people who
saw the letter of Mr.. Redpath he should have
sent It to the Trmes originally, and awaited op-
pornity for its insertion, before giving 1t to the
appeal. Mr.. Redpath visited Mississippi with
the Boutwell, committee, and knows perfectly
well whereof he writes.
Ex-Treasurer New explains his accidental meet
ing with Mr.. Tilden to have occurred in the d.
rectors' room Of the Third National bank, which
institution Mr.. New had visited on business for
his own bank, Of which the New York bank was
. correspondent. Governor Tilden Is director
of the Third National bank. Mr.. New was rather
a listener than talker. Governor Tilden, how
ever, stated unhesitatingly at that time his full
faith that he would be elected. Mr.. New de-
nounces the statement impugning his fidelity to
the Republican party as "tissue Of lies from
beginning to end
Thirty-eight years ago, the 18th of November,
aterrible fire broke out at q convent school for
young ladies in the town Of Limoges. At the
last stmoment It was perceived that one Of the
pension ndires had been left in her room. There
appeared IS be no hone of saving her when n