National Republican., 1877-10-17
PERSONAL.

1T IL tUOUBUl '.llltl lu VIII
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES says that hys-
tCriCnl woman Is II vampire.
MRs. STIRLING, the novelist, died on the 2d,
at Edinburgh. aged seventy eight.
ASToINA SCIALoJA, the wcll-known italian
lawyer aud rnlitlrial economist, Is dead.
SINCE the days of Samson many men have
been slain hy the jawh1nc oGA woman.
MAJOR SAMUEL X. BoYKIS, register of the
Virginia Land Ohicc, Is visiting the city
EX-GOv. Brown, Of Tenn. vice president of
the Southern and Texas Pacific railroad Is here.
RICHARD WAGNER has returned TO Bayrcuth
where he Is engaged on a new work, taken from
old heroic legends Of Germany.
"YEs, gentlemen, YOU have done the wiscst
thing IN making Randall Speaker, You cannot
Or
PROF. ANTHONY. of Harvard, now seventy
years old. anh formerly the intimate friend and
romnani"n of Agassiz, is very i'll at his home IN
Cambridge.
FERHANDO WooD Is the only man now in
Congress who voted fnrthc appropriation TO enable
Morse 10 build his experimental telegraph line be-
tween Baltimore and Washington.
Cot. RoRERT INGERsoLL has just printed in
Peoria journal eight columns Of defense Of 1hos.
Paine II is remarkable piece Of work-onc cal
cuatcd II take lasting place In literature.
Brsuor MoRIARTY, of Kerry, one of the
most popular aud conservative Of the Catholic hiCr
archv of Ireland Is dead. His loss Is sincerely
mournch 10y Christians of all denominations.
Mr. SPENCER, who is called Canada's greatest
poet, lost MI hS poems but ono in the ST. John
hrr That ono was pasted on the back of his
daughters picture, which he carried in his pocket.
COMMISSIONER DENNIsoN. who has bcen
absent for several days attending To business at his
HON" In Ohio. Is expected To- return to the city this
morning aud re umC his official duties at the Co
lumbin building.
MAJOR CHARLES STowELL, general business
agent for Ra-num's great circus and mcnngcric, Is
| nj the Impcral Major Stnwel was city editor Of
! tho nurllt ETuITss for II number of He Is
nm accomplished journalist and dcservedly popu-
| lar
Col. FoRREs, postmaster at Richmond, Va,
Is nt Wizards He is In good health, fact TINT
| his hosts of friends will doubtless be- pleased tn
know The Senate Committee on Post OniccS aud
Prst Roads arc unanimously in favor Of his con
| irmniiun.
TuE visit of the Indian delegation here has
gwen the wngs an opportunity to furnish ucw
titles for Carl SchurZ Among them arc these
Tho chief Who Rurrs His Own Wiuwnm, The
Oh Man Who S0nkS Ills Papers. t. Washington cor
| rcspyndrH Ti0y Time.
| Hos. ]. AMRLER SMITH, who while repre-
scnt,ng the Richmond tNal district In Congress
was 50 active aud became very popular here. has
removed to this city, aud has established hi, law
! Office ut No Las PENNSYLVANIA avenue. aS will be
seen by hi advertisement In another column.
WE ARE gratihcd to learn that Mr.. B. II.
Warner, one Or our most cncrpri ing and respcctn-
| bic business men. who has been confined to his
room for some time by severe Illness, Is rapidly
| ConvnlCsciug The prospect now Is that he will
| tool enter upon inc htN' u"''H VI MS cN'c'NNc
| business.
IIoN. j. d. WHITE, who enjoyed the distinc-
| tion of being the Youngest member of the Forty.
| fourth Congress and has been spending few days
| In Washington. left last night for Europe. Mr.
| White spent NIL his college vacations IN travelling
over this continent, aud now goes abroad To com
pletc the programme.
Hos JOSEPH r. HAwLEY arrived yestC rday
| He Is president of the Association OF Merchants
Manufacturers and Others who are urging Con
vress /, at once appoint committee and make M
| arprnprntiun to enable American exhibitors I,
| have every facility accorded them at the ENhih
ton 1t is sRld that Gen. lIawlCy will hcHppnintct
chief commissioner II Congress passes the bill
Mr. SE\ToN GALE who has been appointed
superintendent Of the fuldingroonis not the son -
the late Joseph Gales, cSq editor OF the Nd'iImu
Int,Niy'HrTr. but h the son Of the lato Weston Il
GIic> his hruthcr. who was for many years prnpriC
tor aud editor of the Raleigh RcGistFr IN which pO
situu he had u worthy successor IN Mr.. SrRtOr
tinlcs. the mcwyappointcd officer Of the House o
Representatives.