National Republican., 1877-03-15
PERHONAL.

John E. Earle. of New York, is guest at
the Arling gton.
r. Watts, OF Philadelphia, Is registered at
tho Arlington.
Charles G. soulc, of st. Louis, Is . guest At
the Arlington.
Charles II. Chase, of England, is a guest
the Arlington.
William N. Beach, of New York, is stoI ping
at the Arlington.
Rev. J. W. Clarke and family have rooms
| at tho Arlington.
II. Z. Tremsin was among the arrivals at
the Arlington yesterday.
II. c. IIigginson, of Newburg, N. Y, Is reg
istered Al tho Arlington.
General George A. Sharpe, of New York, IL
| quartered at tho Arlington.
G. W. Amory end +. J. Amory, of Boston,
| have rooms at the Arlington.
General Rush c. Harkins, OF New York, Is
quartered at the Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Aldrich, of New York,
are stopping at the Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Erickson, Of Rochester,
| have parlors at the Arlington.
DR.. W. J. Duncan and wife, Of New York,
are sojournng at the Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Mulford, of New York,
arc soiourning at the Arlington.
Joseph Karges aud @. T. Bracket, OF Prince
ton College, are at tho Arlington.
Judge r. d. Rice ard A. s. Rice, of Maine,
| havo apartments at the Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Osborn, Of New
York, arc stopping at the Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Clarence and Mrs. Hen
| riqucs and family are domiciled at the Airing
| ton.
Charles E. Rand, New York; Mrs. d. II.
Harkins, New York; w. X, Baker, Huntington.
Pa; NJ. Ford and wife, Psnnsylvania; ]. M. But
Ter, Pennsylvania; NJ. +. Wentworth, Maine; II.
r. Curtis, M. p. White, aud Charles Joslin, Phil
adelphia; Edwin Walker, Evansville. Ind; S.
W. Greene, Savannah, Ca; Benjamin Mur-
doch, Virginia, and George Hendricks and wife,
South Carolina, arrived at the Imperial yestcr-
day.
Theodore Hook, at a dinner party one day,
was charged with stealing from . farce written
by one Of his friends the expression "You are
down upon me. as the candle esid 10 the extfn-
guisher." He Immediately proceeded to show how
little he was under the necessity OF stealing BY
supplying the same species Of witticsm to every
thing that was said to him for the next half hour,
e.g. :"You are very pressing, Dean, as Ithe III
berts said to the nutcrackers Pray pass the
wine," he continued, "though an sorry 10
trouble you, as the pin said TO the pcriwinkie"
"Bravo, Hookems," shouted tho Dean, ayou
must give up your plan Of going abroad; We
can't spare you" "Oh, It will be all the same
ole hundred years hence, as the American aloe
said whom It came into bloom" "But your song
Hook; only few verses" "You really reduce
me to e1tremities, as the rat said to the trap
which cut his tail off. I've bad cold, but viii
try my best, and hope to come OF with flying col
ors As the English general said when he ordered
his niggers, to retreat. I'll attempt stave dent
make butt Of me-"
| rtyfrt
Lenox, has been writing about the celebrities
whom he has known during his long life and in
the course OF his "reminiscences tells this story Of
the Duke Of Wellington 1.-THE late Lord Derby,
when having one Of his country mansions decor
stod, was having the central hall hoor either
painted or tesselated. A young man was At work
on enc Of the walls, when the earl ordered num-
bsr Of slippers to be thrown on the door-nat,
desiring this young man to order any one thai
came In to put on pair before crossing the pass
age. and adding TO the order, If any ono falls to
attend II, you must take him BY the shoulder and
turn him out Soon alter party returned from
hunting. and the Duke with his spiashsd boots,
opened the door and rushed along the hall. The
younE man Immediately Jumped OF the ladder on
which he was painting, and seislng his Grace BY
the shoulder, fairly pushed him out OF the holse.
In the course Of the asssrnoon Lord Derby sum.
} nonsd all the household and men II work into
tho study, and festing himself beside the great
|
push tho Duke out Of doors. The painter, all o
atrembie, came forward and said: 1t was /, my
lord And pray" reioined the earl, how came
you to do nT' BY your orders, my lord.' On thii
his Grace turned round to Lord Derby, ana
smiling, drew n sovereign out Of his purse, which
he gave to the workman, adding, You were right
, to obey ordsrs.'"
. Colonel Thomas A. Scott, president Of the
Psnnsylvanis Railway Company. and at tn,
| -.
. the railway Affairs Of the country, commenced
= carly In life the business Of railroading, and
knows from experisuos how to sell tickets, :.
Q take packages Of freight, to choose . tie. to In
spsct rail- 10 eritieiss locomotive, and TO meas
:. ure with the eye the contents Of . warehouse,
mass Of freight, or train Of cars. His sxpsrisno'
began even earlier than this. HIS know all abou
raining on the Susqushanna and Its tributaries
all the secrets Of the lumber business, booms
canals coal mining, and the ratio Of incrsas
. OF production. Amer accidents or STORM
i he was always out the quickest with his gangs o
L traekmakers and bridge builders, restoring In
integrity Of the road. His equable temperance
accommodated Itself to the rough enthusiasu
ofs crowd Of aborers the oarefal studies Of tn
II engineers. He was Of that Scotch.lrish stosl
which had passed in pioneer days beyond the 90,
tied limits Of the commonwealth, and cut dow
N the forests, commenced the roads and sta ted tn
- towns. His Acquaintance was universal and ever
u whore ne was . mastor-spirit. He knew ever
man Of capital or rising consequence In the ssrvc
Of the company, ana met one alter another IN
abls men whowere 10 come forward In the grovt
y OF railroads. His temper was democratic, hi
Y will imperial. He was familiar with lsgislatlv
7 - with practical work. and saw mr. ahead int
the schemes Of ambitious avaricious politician
whs were constantly iaborng TO make the raj
d road ~ adjunct Of their owa fortunes. Aithoug
n, he has bean invited into many enterprises, an
- has been prsddsnt st one time Of probably NOR
J, railroads than aay human being, he never 10,
w sight Of his prior relation to the PsnnsyivanI
railroad. A genial nature and capacity asd lov
Of work have kept him young, and he never frs,
is POLITICAL NOTES.
re sympathetic Democrats are thrown into 0
N agonising sweat becaute, as they predict Pres
dent Hayes course will ''disrupt" the Rspul
10 loan party.
"a change in methods Of Administration
demanded, but no Republican can effect Il.
" This was the most plausible campaign cry Of th
T. Democrats. what's their opinion nowr
A. Just because the President did not atten
I. DIR. Newman's church, In Washington, on SUI
10 day, 0 few busyb are inferrnE that he wi
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