National Republican., 1877-03-10

among It's members who have gone over TO tho
majority were W. II. Prescott, George Ticknor,
Judge B. r. Curtis and Judge Story.
Mr.. Wackeen Miller appears to be the
most inspiring and Irresistible subject to tho re-
porters ard the letter.writcrs that Washington
ever saw. 1t Is now stated that he is SO pleased
with this city that he intends to tako up his per-
manent residence here. His latest poem-one
on the inaugural-conciude with the line, "Ohl
statesmen, be statesmen at last"
Frederick Douglass is reported to have
said ON Inauguration day to colorcd representa-.
tive who asked him for counsel: "TaSo tho
ground that We better die than support the Dem.
oeratc party as 1t is at present constituted. Ad.
vso your people to stick to the Republican
party he said. "Don't bo divided on the
principle OF spois. Forget everything but the
right"
The Due d'Aumale has parted with his
British residence at Twickenham for s225, ,O)o. Il
is to be made pleasant out. Flown resort for the
'glldcd youth" OF London. There will be gar.
den parties, flower shows, and balls there, and q
stage-coach Is to he run daily between tho club
and Hatchcr's house, Piccadilly. The subserlp.
tOn is to be very small-only fivo guineas. Tho
admission will be carefully checked and restricted
to the elect
o. V. Dwyer and Richard Lawyer, of
New York; W. d. Eustis, Of New Orleans; ]. II.
Millnrd. of Omaha; Mrs NJ. l. Brown, of New
York; S. Sprgg Campbell, of Richmond; Robt.
Moore, OF Baltimore; Mrs. Dickinson, Samuel
Furman, 7. NJ. Peters and DR.. Cadwslader, of
New York; F. L. willard and wife, OF Boston;
W. II. b. Bennett and s. s. Stillwcll, of Brook.
lyn, N. Y; Henry w. Hart, Of New YorR; q. d.
Noonam, OF Iowa; NJ. Il. Blake, Of New York; ].
M. Brookfeld, Of Brooklyn; Leo Stein, Of Rochcs-
ter, N. Y; 7. T. Woodruff, of Pennsylvania; J.
II. Drake, Of New York; +. U. Mates, of Penn.
sylvania, and q. W. GcoiIrey, of Ohio, arrived at
Willard's yesterday.
Poor Bartholomew, the American sculc-
tor, used TO give IN amusing description OF n
visit Gibson onco made TO his studio Barthoi.
omtw was an exceedingly tall, thin young man,
who had received an injury to his right knee, In
consequence Of which he stood sometimes six
feet high and sometimes fvo feet eight inches,
according to the leg he rested upon. "Glb.
son sat down In front Of my statue" said
Bartl olomow, "and silently examined II for
some few minutes, while l stood nervously
waiting to hear bis opinion. At last ho began, IN
his usual measured manner: Now, Mr.. Bartholo.
NEW, when your stauc reaches London or Now
York'-and as he said this gradually rose in
pride upon my long leg, confident he was going
to tell mo my fano would be ished-'yos,
when II reaches London or New York, It will be
smashed to pieces-ycs, smashed TO pleces;' and
dropped at once to tho lowest level my short
leg would let me-" Bartholomew had neglected
tolgive his model the necessary support required
by the frngility Of marble, and that was Gibson's
manner Of drawing timely attention TO the omis.
sion.
The Bible on which President Hayes
took the oath at tho white House on Saturday
evening has been presented to Mrs. Hayes. 1t
was new one, purchased especially for the pur.
poso by ID. W. Middleton, tho clerk of the
Supreme Court of the United States. On Tues.
day morning MIR. James II. McKcnney, the de.
putty clerk Of the Supreme Court, called at the
White House in behalf of Mr.. Middleton to pre-.
sent the Bible to Mrs. Hayes Mrs Hayes was In
the Red parlor, surrounded by a large number of
callers As soon as she saw Mr.. McKonnoy
she said, "oh, there's the Bible" recognizing
It at once. MIR. McKenncy then presented
II 10 her With the compliments of MIR. Mid.
dleton. On the fy-lcaf was written, "Mrs.
Hayes, nom ID. W. Middleton, clerk OF the
Supreme Court of the United States. Used for
the administration OF the oath on the Inaugura
ton of Rutherford b. Hayes as President OF the
United States. SEQ llsth psalm, 18th, 18th and
18Th verses" Mr.. Middleton had marked the
verses at the spot where Governor Hayes had
kissed tho book. Mrs. Hayes asked Mr.. McKcn.
ney to read the verses, and the ladies all
crowded around whllo Mr.. NcKenney read the
three verses, concluding with the following:
"They compassed me about; yea, they compassed
me about, but In tho name oil the Lord will de.
stroy them" Mrs. Hayes laughed gayly, and
said, "Ob, no; guess he won't destroy any
body" She then took the Bible and desired that
her thanks should be given to Mr.. Middleton.
This presentation is q regular sequel to the In.
auguration. In 1873 Chief Justice Chase sent the
Bible to Mrs. Grant, with touching personal
note.