National Republican., 1877-10-06
rgc house, and is said to be mssniaccntly fur.

large house, and is said to be masninccnty N,r-
RANDALL, Morrison aud Cox are here for tho
season. They have buckled on their nrmor for
sefSnfi Sniy sSs $500 per "nnom while the members
MATTE STRICKLAND, the 81. Johns (Mich.)
girl who was married a few years ago TO Leo NIL.
Of their own drawing mp, said 10 have arisen and
gone homo unto her father.
A WRITER In the Tahier says: II met George
Cruikshank the day Off Thiers funeral Another
OF your generation gone, I remarked No business
70 have died promptly rcplied the veteran. Why,
he was mere boy To me-"
Mr., REEVE, c. b., Register Of the Privy
nSeS sna editor tSrm Of 5e aseye ,s MsG r
tmde under the Queens order cutting him OF from
the list OF persons 70 be invited to Court.
MATTHIAS sNYDER, ESQ.,, of New York, Is
strongly fndorsed by Northern Representatives for
e position of postmaster Of the House ofthe Forty
mn Congress. Mr.. Snyder Is native OF flSSen-
city.
HENRY MAcKENsrE, better known as Henry
Compton. the delightful personator OF dnfotysts,
T6uchstone and Doob1ry, Is dead. short time ago
Queen Victoria sent him $50 with the kindly-ek-
pressed hope that he would recover from his ILL
REV. McDuFF SIMPSON, late pastor OF the
Scco,id Presbyterian church, Staunton, Va, has ac-
ccpteda call to the Richmond presbytcrian church,
week. He Is talented young Irshman and an elo-
qucnt speaker.
MEssRs. A. B. CoRwINE, of New Rochelle,
n y, and John W. Clampitt, Of Chicago are here
as hspirants for postmaster Of the House George
Wedderburn, Of Virginia, a well known journalist,
L working hard for this place, and his friends say
that he will win.
WHEN wilkie Collins appeared before the
curtain AFTER the first performance OF his own play
the "Moonstone." his attire wasa protest against
the conyentionalities Of dress. He wore pair OF
brown trousers. black frock coat, and carried In
his hand soft bowler hat
Mr.. SAMUEL @. ROBINSON, who died few
days ago Mt Augusta, Me-, at the age Of seventy
years, was the best player upon the fife piccolo and
sand tunes from memory. And yet that man was
allowed TO live three score wears aud tcni
No ONE can be honest who eats buckwheat
cakes This -four not only heats the blood, but the
cater to believe he has made away with more cakes
ut break fast than he really has and IN say
The buGkwhcat liar is tho m0st uncompnopising of
liars.-DdhbHry Mrs
4 MAINE newspaper, in reckoning up the
distinguished natives Of that state, finds among
can muse composer; Miss Cary The best Amerissn
painter. and simmons the best American sculp.
tor" Why not include Senator BlaineT
Mr.. W. p. COPELAND, correspondent of the
New York BgHttiH has returned from his European
trip In excellent health and spirits although ne is
asuferer from spraned ankle which he received
In Scotland Mr. Copeland s dcscrvcdly one Of the
most popular journalists Of Washington and re.
ceivcs n cordial welcome from hosts OF warm
friends
A GEORGETOWN party were cnjoving the
evening breeze on hoard yacht. The V ind has
made my motlStnchc taste quite salt" remarked
Young man who had been for some time occupied
In biting the hair that fell over his upper lip. IL
know Il" innocently said a pretty girl And she
wondered why all her friends laughed People
are so childish" she remarked.
MICHAEL ANGELO, when painting in the
Popc's chapel the picture of he'll and the souls Of
the damned, made one Of the latter 50 exact re.
scmhlaBce of a cardinal, who was his enemy, that
everyone immediately recognized It: whcrcupOn
the cardinal Immediately applied IN Pnpc Clement,
desiring II might be effhced to which the latter
replied: You know that | have power to deliver
a soul out of purgatory, but not out Of hell"
A ROMANTIC San Francisco couple were
married on the scashorc the other dnv. which gave
the reporter n chance 10 remark: THE mad waves
heating on the shore the ctirfews ceaselcss cry
the millinuous chorus from the seal rocks Rnh the
sonorous breeze all mingled in a stupendous bent
son upon the happy couple. The bride was Gle
gantly nttired In nltrnmarinc silk. founccd with
icezy lace resembling successive lines OF breaking
surf while the groom wore n sca.grccn cravat
with the prevalent style of hylngjib collar"