National Republican., 1877-12-25
PERSONAL.
,nxrAny THoMpsoN is In Indiana.

oECHETAHf AhOMPsoN IL IN luufunhs
CHATTANOOGA has "Grasshoppsr Club"
Oakley HALL has closed his lecture bureau.
SENATOR BECK has arrived at Louisville,
Ky.
FLorow's "ombre" is soon to be given in
Paris.
MILE. RoDAsr is engaged for the winter at
Florence.
AMADro vERoER, the manager, has Just died
"RuY BIAS" has been failure in London
this season.
The Washington diplomatic corps includes
thirty-two bachelors.
SECRETARY SHERMAN has gone to New
York to spend the holidays.
The California Theatre, San Francisco, has
closed. Cause-business don't pay.
CAPT. EADs Ia on his way to this city to ro-
ceivo the second payment on his jetties,
Mrs. c. v. WILLIAMS colored tragedenne,
Is delighting the Pacific slopers as Eeadne.
A Mr.. PrNTs, of Whitehall, has four lovely
daughtes-just half gallon of sweet lasses.
MAX STRAKoscH says he intends to do a
long season Of italian opera in Boston in the
spring.
CARLoTTA PATTI has just undergone sc.
we're surgical operation. She is as well as can
be expected.
Mr.. SAMUEL BowLEs, of the Springfield
Repubticdn, Is improving gradually In strength
and comfort.
IT WAS at tho concerts Of the Conservatory
that Beethoven was first introduced to
French audience.
THE Cleveland Vocal Society of Cleveland
has an honorary membership Of over two hun
drcd and fifty. =
VERpI's Requiem Mass is to be given by
one Of the Catholic church choirs in Boston
carly In February.
GOVERNOR CoSSoR, of Maine, who Is about
entering upon his third term, is not yet thir-
ty-nine years Of age.
JOHN KELLEY charges Samuel J. Tilden and
Mayor Ely with an attempt to form new
anti-Tammany party.
NINE. CHRISTINE NILSSON has been re-
engaged for the summer season at Her Majes-
ty's Theatre, in London.
FoREPAUGH's circus is in California, waiting
for funds to come East. Adam has been rough
ing II and came out worsted.
FRANK MILLwARD, Of Cincinnati, Is in the
city, looking after an appointment rs commits
soner to the Paris Exposition.
We know now who the petrifled man is. He
Is the fellow who last summer asked Jane
Grey Swisshelm to marry him.
VICTORIA WoopHULL has been lecturing
in London, and II is reported that her viola
tion of decency did not equal English expec-
tations.
RoBERT STIcKSEY and his sister Rosalie,
who is an accomplished lady rider, have en-
gagged to travel with ID. w. stones circus next
season.
THE small embroidered kerchiefs of crepe
de chine are choice to protect the throat in
stead Of laco scarf and silk handkerchiefs seen
so long.
| JOHN WELSH and Miss Josie Stevens Zone of
the Wade sistes), well known in the theartri-
cal profession, were married last week. in Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
ECONOMY to suit the times is the excuse
given by New Jersey clergyman for marry
ing a second time and giving away his first
wifes children.
Miss MINNIE DILTHEY, daughter Of the ed
| itOr of the New York Beilefristische Journal
made her debut on Friday night at the concert
Of the Williamsburg Turn Verein.
| Z. p. STEWART has been arrested in Dora
vile, Ca. after having married and deserted
three young women of respectable families
He pretended to be rich and pious
Rev. HENRY WARD BEEcHER has reduced
his terms, In consideration of the tight times.
from $500 to $500 per night for lecturing. 1t
Is shame that he should be SO poorly paid.
| AMONG the daughters of Senators who are
most frequently seen at our gay assembages
4 are Miss Lizzie Herman, Miss Bayard, and Miss
Cameron, all three of whom may be reckoned
among the bellies of the capital.
| GENERAL SHERMAN declines to lecture, be-
cause he long ago made 1t n rule that all his
public tongue-wagging should be Of profess
sional character and at army meetings-which
means army wagon-tongues, we suppose.
MAJOR GEORGE HILL, postmaster at George
town, supposcs that, in accordance with civil
service reform rules he will be promoted 10 be
postmaster of Washington, upon the expira-
tion of Judge Edmunds' present commission.
Sarah Bernhardt, the distinguished French
actress has fully woven her right to a high
position as sculptor, SO fully that the French
Government has given her an order for 4 mar
BILE bust of Felicien David forthe Versailles
Museum.
Mr.. WILLIAM II. DOUGLAS, agent and sales
man for trees, vines, and ornamental shrub
berry, has been lying dangerously III for the
past ten days at his residence, on Capitol
HILL suffering from severe attack Of pneu.
monia. He is now convalescing.
Hon. GALusHA A. GROW is at Willard's. He
thinks good faithSequires that in the remone-
tization Of silver If Congress decides to 30
legislate the standard silver dollar should be
made of weight and flnoness equivalent to the
present value of q gold dollar, which Is the
present legal unit Of value.
SENATOR PATTERSON Is pronounced out Of
danger now, provided no relapse occurs, and
while his medical advisers think he will get
well, If he continues to recover strength, they
arc reported to have declared that his system
is incapable of standing successfully such a
shock as 1t received last Saturday. Now, what
do the people think about it, ehS
Miss Kleinofen, of Chicago, pupil of Prof
Goetre, of Leipsic, recently made her debut in
a modest way at the Court Theatre In Alien
burg. The opera was "Somnambula," and the
debntdnfs performance Of Anima was warmly
praised. The Leipsic Signale, which brings
the news, says that Miss Kleinofen justifes
the greatest expectations, and has started for
America, where she expects to follow the
career Of q concert singer.
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