National Republican., 1877-12-07

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DANBuRy Nees .-"Judr dring-from the MINER
Gus samples Of his work, Cupid must be drunk
about two-thirds of the time"
BoUNoT, the great artist Is painting por-
trait of Victor Hugo, the great writer. Price
to be paid--tho autograph Of the poet.
A LONDON correspondent says: "Gsn. Grant
has, more than all other agencies, restored
good feeling between the two countries"
Ex-Gov. PACKARD, Of Louisiana, left this
city last night called to New Orleans by the
probably fatal illness of one of his children.
THE Cincinnati Gazette believes the Senate
declined to confirm Sanford, because the MON.
bers wanted to have another chance at his
dinners.
THE latest phase of the Ohio Senatorial con-
test is an attack Of the Thurman clique upon
General Morgan, the candidate recommended
by William Allen.
F. r. PonTER, q reporter, who organized the
Newark baby show, has decamped with the
ing for their prizes
WINTER Is preparing TO spread his white
fleece over the landscape, but II Is nothing 10
the fleece the gold-bugs are preparing for
long suffering mankind.
The only defect In the Presidents Southern
policy is that II does not take into account the
cussedness Of the Southern Democrats.-
Norrfstotcn Herald, (Rep.)
SUcH an absent minded man is Judge Davis
He sat up all night TO vote for Butler and then
went into the cloak-room and forgot it,
tChicdgo Inter Ocean, (Rep) .n. H
BARON HAUssNAN, tho celebrated Prefect
and robuilder Of Paris under Napoleon III, is
one Of the fifteen ,Protestants elected to the
French Chamber OF Deputies. DO
IT. Mr.. Tilden aud Charles Francis Adams
would make q concert tour, singing the great
Fraud duct with variations, the troupe would
draw better than Patterson % q lecturer.
Mr.. RfsE, . temperance lecturer OF Canada,
desires to correct what he says is an erroneous
belief that there Is no fascination In drunken
ness. He insists that there Ia Joy in II, and he
speaks from experience. Hnar
BRowN, Of slauRhteuvillc, Ky, heard rat
tlesnakes about his house night and day, and
after killing twonty -scveu without apparently
diminishing their number, moved his family
and goods from the ncighborhood.
THE Erening Ts,egram .-"Mr David Dudley
Field, having recovered from the long and Sc
we're cold he caught by watching the American
flag in his nightgown last winter, has resumed
his lsbois on an International code"
THE Baroness do Bussiere, well known In
New York society, and the daughter Of Ben
jamin Holladay, Of overland stage fame, has
arrived from Europe In the steamship Britain
mic, accompanied by her son, Master Paul.
\ Col. p. DOMAIN. who was corruscated In the
Brick Pomeroy style as editor Of the Metro
politan Record, Lexington Ousoas;aw, and Ra-
leigh IN. CO. Sentsnel, now turns up II Benton
vile, Ark, where he will run . newspaper
called the Adpunoe q.
Hon. CLARKsoN POTTER, Of New York, who
was prevented by an accident from delivering
promised address ut Roanoke College, Va, in
June last, has accepted o second invitation to
deliver tho annual grafton before the literary
societies Of that institution at the commence-
ment next June, that being tho quarto-cen.
tsnial anniversary of the college. q,
Mn FRANK MARsHALL, the author Of the
delicate and charming comedy Of False
Shame'-just now current at Wallack's
Theatre-says: 'In everything that sppcr-
tains, however remotely, to children, there
should be an atmosphsre as divine rs possible.
They are the only glinlpses Of angelic life
which God vouchssfcs to us here-fowers
fresh plucked from his garden"
ME- JonN s. CLARKE, tho comedian, owner
Of the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia,
the lessee and manager Of the Haymarket
Theatre, London, and owner Of the Folly The
atre, in the same city, has just purchased the
property known ~ Kirrlfy's Alhambra and
Garden, in Philadelphis, aud will shortly cos,-
mence an engagement there. Mr.. Clarke
married sister of Mr.. Edwin Booth.
Hon. EhoRY BEAucHANP, formerly . dis.
tinguished lawyer Of Terra Haute, and now
consul at Cologne, has been presented to the
President BY the Indiana delegation for the
mission to Brussels. This gentleman will be
remembered - having met Con. Grant on his
late visit 10 Germsny at Vcrviers, from whence
he conducted him over the border to Rheinish
Prussia, whore he was received by the Kaiser's
Governor General and fetsd by the American
consul, Mr.. Besuchamp has distinguished
hospitality, and is eninently fitted by his
command Of the foreign languages, his accom-
plished manner, and diplomatic eIpsiencs for
the Belgian mission.