National Republican., 1877-10-31
Personal.

DANIEL WEBSTER has been dead just quar-
ter of n century.
IT is said that Mr. Whittier will hereafter
live In Danvers.
c. A. LYNCH, esq, editor of the Sedalia (Mo.)
Times is In the city.
"HE swoRE like a savings-bank depositor,"
says Chicago newspaper.
PATRICK HENRy's grandson Is candidate
for the Virginia Legislature.
Mr. J. BANCROFT DAVIS, late Minister to
Berlin, has returned Ia Washington.
MRS. BOWERS, who played last week success
fully In st. Louis, has gone TO California.
Miss NELSON has been playing in Twelfth
Night" at Birmingham and Manchester
Miss ADELAIDE Phillips and Signor Tag
liapetra have joined the Fryer Opera Company.
The good health and the cheerfulness Of the
Pope are noted by the Roman correspondent of the
London Globe.
GENERAL KoTZEBUE said at the beginning
OF the war that Russia would need to put G0OOOJ
men into the field.
JOE JEFFERsoN's re.entry upon the Amer
lean stage at Booths Theatre, New York, was
greeted by crowded house and great enthusiasm.
Miss RosE EYTINGE has been making great
preparations for the production OF Antony and
Cleopatra" in which she will appear as the queen.
LOUIS GAGSER has been appointed internal
revenue gauger for the hflh Kentucky district,
and william Newstead for the third district OF
| Illinois.
| MR.. HARRY STANNELD, who recently sang
the leading tenor roles in opera IN Florence and In
Malta, under the name of Santa Croce Is to make
his debut shortly in New York.
THE acting British Minister, Mr. Plunkett,
gave dinner at M0rmlcy's on Monday night to
the member Of Parliament Of the same name, and
among the guests was Chief Justice Waite.
THE late librarian of Michigan University,
| proi. Andrew Ten Brook, has removed to New
| York. lie held the chair of mental aud moral
philosophy In the university from lsii To ISL
EDWIN ADAMS, among many talents, had
the one for writing pretty little poems. They were
simple and graceful, aud chiefly to be remembered
| us one of the evidences OF II sweet and manly
nature.
Miss CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG, who is play,
Ing at Montreal. has been robbed of $3.50 worth u
JeweIry and silk dresses. Miss Lulu Jordan is O
sufferer to the same extent The articles were
taken from the theatre.
The venerable Prof Dana, of Yale College
has distinguished himself by chasing through the
streets II sharper who nearly cheated him out o
81 by prOfesscdly soliciting for a sick fireman
catching him and lodging him In jail.
GEN. JOHN A. BRIDGELAND, of Indiana
consul at lIavrc, lelt for New York on WedncsdH,
night, and sails thence for Huvrc to-day, having
been assured by the President that he will he re
tanned as consul ut that point during his admins
traton.
Mr.. HEMPHILL JONES, for twenty year
Chief Clerk, and then Deputy First Comptroller O
House Committee on Ways and Means Mr. JOne
has resided In this city for over aqu0rter of n cen
tury, and has host of warm friends who viii
doubtless be pleased nj his good luck He was thu
Treasury official u whom Gen. Dix, then SeCrctarI
of the Treasury, directed the famous order IN 1851
Jones being then on temporary duty In New Or
leans! 1T any man dare pull down the American
flag shoot him on the spot"