National Republican., 1877-12-19
"All he'll shall stir for this
PERSONAL.

WILL Carl Schurz resign9
WHO will be next Secretary Of the Interior
MARRYING q widow Is sure way Of do
stroying weeds.
"DLIsD TOM" at home, is Thomas Greene
Bethune.
FRANK MAYO, with "Davy Crockett" ia in
Boston. Mass.
Miss MAGGIE MITCHELL appears this week
in Louisville, Ky.
THB Kelly & Leon Minstrel troupe are in
San Francisco, Cal.
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Pa, boasts Of turkey
weighing fifty pounds
MTss VoN STAMwITz, tho tragedienne, is
playing In Philadelphia, Pa.
Con- MEaRuE, ST., of this city, is stopping at
the Gibson House, Cincinnati, Ohio.
0LEARY, the pedestrian, is showing the
Louisville, Kyy people how to walk.
New JERSEY shows evidence of advancing
civilization. She has q savings-bank failure.
HAVE you an enemy you would destroyr
Get modern p. /. man to gazette him In his
column.
JOHN MoRRIssEY has informed his friends
in Gotham that he will eat Christmas dinner
in that city.
Ton THUMB and Minnie Warren are show
ing the Buffalo folks how TO play The Mis-
chievous Monkey"
PRESIDENT BRoADwELL, of the Clairmont
Savings Bank, was arrested and jailed in Jer-
sey City Friday night.
THE jauuty English girls have stolen the
fashion observed by gentlemen of raising their
hats in acknowledging bow.
THIS is the last week of Miss Mary Ander-
sons engagement in New York City, which
has been one series Of successes.
Is 1T the fair thing to say that Alice has been
sowing wild oatesi mol She only farmed
them out at low rent, (Laurcnt.)
MADAME JANAUscHER is playing the third
and last week Of an engagement at the Walnut
street Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa.
THE wife of ex-Gov. Myron H. Clark, a
lady Of great excellence Of character, died at
Canandaigua on Wednesday morning.
REV. DR. SAMUEL SPRISo, one Of the oldest
Congregational clergymon in Connecticut,
died at Hartford Wednesday morning.
FIVE dollars per week, until otherwise or
dered, is what the council of Covington, KY,
pays to a mother that gives birth to triplets.
HARD. p.HEARTED creditor in Baltimore has
seized a monkey for debt. Now, If he will
capture n hand-organ his stock in trade will be
complete.
A DAUGHTER of Major Gen. Richard Butler,
one of Washingtons most trusted commanders
in the revolutionary war, is living at Union
town, Pa.
FoR two years past Miss Susan B. Anthony
has proved the best drawing card at the Mil
waukee Academy Of Music. No accounting
| for tastes.
WATERBURY, Comm baby is said to be
blessed with six grandmothers. This may be
all right;'but pray, how many were its mother
and father2
FALsTAFF lies in Ludlow street jail Iago
has gone to Europe, and Connolly the property
man, beholds from his chalet the sunset CLEAN
upon the Alps.
u WOULD not live always" is an old song,
but nowadays, remarks the Whitehall Times,
there are u great many persons who are trying
all ways to live.
Dom PEDRO is the most successful drummer
of modern times. He drummed up enough
trade by his trip to this country last year Il
found a new empire
J MRS. SAMUEL MAY, Of Boston, the niece Of
the late Nathaniel Goddard, was ninety year,
old on Saturday, and has withal clear mint
and charming spirits.
A LIBERATED French soldier, who said Mac
) Mahon was not wounded at Sedan, but paid
doctor to say he was, has been sentenced to 81,
months imprisonment.
MAN in Louisiana has had four wives g
1 of and leave him. The fifth he swapred fol
Q an old shotgun, and now he has got something
Q that wont 90 oif.-EfchdRge.
4 lHE uthln VI hbTdnuui DuChNulttT, utl
Kimberton, Pa, in his eighty first year, NOV
leaves six of the family, whose ages are re
Q spectively IS, 81, S2, 10, II, 70.
: BARONESS DE BRussIERE, daughter Of Ben
jamin Halliday, the California millionaire, die
in New York from pneumonia. She wa
L about twenty live years of age.
= THE Waiter Girl is the name of paper to b
q published shortly. Bad namol The proverbs
- politeness of the average ncwsboy will notpeI
| IA A., 90 all tar ri
u OPIUM eating prevails in o terrible degrc
at Atlanta, Ga, say our exchanges. Wo thin
y it Is radical SANDER. Southern beautit
7 would not countonance such habits.
: THE Oldest man in Minnesota is said to b
n Joseph Pcrron, aged Ill years, who resides |
: Wright County. He has outlived two wive
. > aud is the father of eighteen children.
EX-SENATOR JAMES X. KELLY is talked {
y for the Democratic candidate for the GOvornt
Is of Oregon. The election will be held neS
,s June, aud James will, ut that time be about q
d near elected as now.
Mr.. JONI RusKIS does not wholly agr,
with Mrs General Sherman on the subject ,
dancing. He has found out-and says SO
!, Fors--that music and precise dancing" al
: safeguards of morality.
d In Wheeling, W. Va, last week, a widow
"a thirty Aye wanted TO marry u STRIPPING boy
twenty, just to take care of him; but, beir
without the requisite Incense, the ceremoh
v could not bo performed.
70 THE San Francisco police have just broke
J. up gang of boy burglars, who were lead by
v girl Of only twelve years. Thois burglari
"a were committed at night and most OF the
plumber consisted Of toys and pistols.
q LORD DERBY, while out driving on Satu
Is day, at TunbTidge Wells, made narrow c
to cape from death. His horses ran away fro
B. fright, aud his coachman was killed, but 10
tunately Derby and his companion escaped.
A maxim Kansas City, while feeding stea
en- cornsheller, carelessly slipped into the machi
=. cry, aud was torn to pieces. The local pap
- deplores the loss to his family, but says th
~ will DO consoled by knowing that he di
CO doing his duty.
ly JoHN u. GouGH states that In thirty-a
An years he has delivered 1900 speeches, but
~ never faced an audience yet without wishi