National Republican., 1877-12-15

and has sent two f them 10 the President.
They are said to present - .engaging appear
ance. Is this an attempt d bribery
Mr.. LAWRENCE BARRErr is herd student,
sponding several hours each day in close road
ing.
MAJ. 8. M. YosT. editor of the Valley Virgin
dan, at Staunton, was at tho National yester-
day.
THE latest style In women's hats Is the
Cinqse Mars. 1t would probably sink Pars to
pay for ono. ...-........
"IoprpE of potassium did she; well, now,
will you please tell us what the Cartbagcnian
Queen Dido3
THE amateur Wave has just made its ap.
pearanos at Newburg We trust It won't end
In bill.owc.
CAPT. BoYNToN has been padding from
Amiens to Abbovillc, on the somme. He must
wish II were summer.
The post-mortem examination Of Pongo was
made by Prof Virchow, and yirchow had his
reward as has been stated.
THE phrase, mo removals except for cause
and no appointments except for Merritt ap.
pears to apply to New York.
THE telephone has been tried between Do.
yer and Calais with perfect satisfaction to the
inspectors Of the submarine cable.
TIE roof Of the female prison at Sing Sing
has been raised. There is nothing that car
raise roof like female prisoners.
Mr.. STORY says he con improve tho Wash
ington Monument. So could any man with q
stone-wagon Cincinnati Commercial.
MRS. sHopDY puckered up her mouth gen.
teelly and told gentleman that one Of hel
lovely daughters was "bunet" and the othsl
"bronze.n
LYDIA THOMPSON and her blonde beauties
bid goodbye to America to-day. They sail
from New York for England, and Lydia says
she isn't coming back.
MRS BRowN, tho matron of a baby show in
New York, was recently presented with 9
handsome bouquet from the mothers. The
judges were, however, overlooked"
PRor. A. GRAHAM BELL has read paper
on the telephone before the Society Of Arts at
London. There was crowded audience, and
the liveliest interest was manifested.
The crew Of Russian ship, taking in a
cargo Of petroleum, at Philadelphia; had q
drunk on hot coffee, and the captain thereof
fired off his horse pistol, whom the news came
of the Plevna victory.
THE three girls who became the wives re.
spectively Of Secretary Evarts, Hon. George
P. Marsh, and Mr.. Baird, United States Com.
missioner of Fisheries, were classmates to-
gether in a school at Burlington, Vt.
F. c. BANGS, the actor, while performing at
tieNeihnu, on1O, DrOke uOWn lnsb n1gnb III
Corporal Antoine" from physical exhaustion.
He has been troubled some days with neural
gia in the legs, and a point In the play where
the most physical exsEtion 70 NODDED he fell
down and was carried off the stage. After the
curtain was down he could be heard 10 groan
from behind the scenes.
THE injury to Fanny Davenport at the De.
troit Opera House last week was caused by q
stage fall' in the play of "yesta," which VA
made so carclessly that her nose was badly
bumped on tho floor. The blood gushed over
her hands in an instant, but she remained
prone upon the floor until Lucius had deliy.
cred his speech, when, rising to her feet with
face avcrted, she walked beyond the droT
curtain. BY the time she reached her apart.
ments her nose had become very much in,
famed and her right eye was also affected SC
that she could scarcely sec out of it.
THE author Of treatise on 1.-THE Mule y
has recently presented copy Of the work tC
the President, with the following inscription
on the fly-lcaf: "The author, In presenting thi,
small token of his high esteem for His Excel
lency, President Hayes, bcgs leave to add that
his much-lamented predecessors, Andrew Jack
son and Andrew johnson, both took kindly to
the study of tho mule and his many amiabl,
qualities He hopes, therefore, that His Ex
cellency will treat with great kindness tho &C.
centricitics Of an animal that has been SO use
full to mankind"