National Republican., 1877-11-17
PERSONAL.

senators.
Mr. DARWIN is to receive the degree of
Doctor Of Laws from Cambridge,
In these days of literary piracy it's a wise
pun that knows Its own father.
SARA JEwErT, the actress, is also poet
also u prim conversationist
STUART RoBsoS says all our leading actors
have worked at the printers case.
NEWTON BoorH never married because he
docs not believe in whipping children.
LIZZIE CoLEY, of Portland, aged seven. has
been fatally poisoned by a painted slate pencil.
MEMBER of an Illinois jury that con-
victcd a man of capital oifense has become
insane.
SITTING BULL and Chief Joseph read with
pleasure the action of the House on reducing
| the army.
W. l.. HAwLEy, of Indiana, has been ap-
pointed to first-class clerkship in the Post
Office Department.
A Young Englishman, n son Of the painter
| William Gale, has been murdered near Jeru-
salem by natives.
Gov. CuLLoM's thanksgiving proclamation
carries off the palm. 1t calls plainly for tur-
key, and plenty of 1t.
THE Cincinnati Commercial says that impu-
tations upon Gen. Howard's personal courage
are simply infamous.
Miss HELEN POTTER introduces songs and
chancter-acting into her lecture course, and
has made decided hit thereby.
| Mrs. MCNALLY. of Chatham, Ont, aged
eighty four committed suicide yesterday by
jumping from a third-story window. Insane,
Henry +. TAIToR, the expert who was en-
| gagged to examine the accounts of the Tweed
ring, tcstiies that he was paid $4,000 for his
services.
+. w. ALEXANDER, of Indiana, has been ap-
pointed special agent of the Post Office, and de.
tailed for duty as assistant superintendent OF
railway mail service.
Gov. CARROLL of Maryland, has signed the
death warrant of Henry Norfolk. convicted
of the murder of his wife. He is to be hanged
on Friday, the 2lst of December noxt.
Mr.. GEORGE s. BANGS, late superintendent
of postal railway service, Is lying very Ill in
this city. Mrs. Bangs, who was in Chicago
was telegraphed for on Thursday night.
In Refuge street. Allegheny City, Pa, three
children of Mr.. End were severely burned by
the explosion Of coal oil can. One of them
has died, and another is In a critical condition
WHILE suffering under delirium, from fever
John Wagner, of No. 1925 Lawrence street
Philadelphia, leaped from the attic window o
his residence, and sustained injuries which re
suited in death.
Mrs. BROOKS the artist in butter has beer
moulding to tho music of big organ at
Western exposition companion. piece to hel
Dreaming Iolanths "a mans head, called
"Thc Coming Man"
Mr.. ID. r. ANTHONY, Of the Leavenwortt
Kansas Times, writes to a friend in this city
asking him to expose the fraud Of one A. Leib
scheitz, who attempts to pass himself of as q
representative Of that paper.
CAPT. JOHN BELCHER, who was q famoui
turfman and owner of the Fairfield (Va) race
course, died Saturday, in the eighty first yea
of his age. Red Eye" was one of the many
famous horses he formerly owned.
SLIPPERY DICK CONNOLLY, the ring Comp
troller of New York, says that under the law
of Switzerland neither transcript of judg
| mcnt nor O requistion can reach him, and h
proposes to live and die at his chateau, nea
Vevay.
JAMES QUIGG died at Wheeling on Tuesday
aged seventy years. He was contractor OF
the Washington branch of the Baltimore an,
Ohio Railroad in tho years 1885, 1887, an
1888 Since 1851 he has been respected citi
) zen of Wheeling.
ERNEsTo RossI is not coming to America
According to the Italian papers he will renal
in Italy until the end Of the carnival season
then he goes t. Vienna, Bucharest, and Kiew
) and in the spring of 1873 he is expected In 81
Petersburg, where he made great success las
year.
Gov. VANCE, in a recent address at q fair /
North Carolina spoke of the large number Q
fairs that used to be held in the State, as CON
pared with tho present, and gave his opnio
! very decidedly that hOrse-racing, three-car
, monte, and prize-candy were the three thing
I that have killed them.
THE will of Henry Mcggs, the South Amer
4 can railroad king, has been made public. ii
directs that all his contracts shall be carrie
on by directory, composed of two of his son
a sOn-n-law aud three others, aud the profit
arising therefrom shall be divided among h
c heirs. The funeral services of Mr.. Moigl
4 were very imposing
j. Mr.. JAMES r. Dubois formerly an associat
, editor of the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, and T,
f Gently connected with the National Union |
the same capacity, has resigned his position o
the latter journal to accept Il consular appoint
nent at AK la Chappelle, Germany. Mr.. d.
.; Bois is gentleman Of good attainments, hig
character, and will reflect credit upon the pr,
fessiOn of journalism, the country and himse
in any capacity he may be called to AL eiths
ut home or abroad. He will sail for his de-
tination on the 18th proxino, and take wit
T him the best wishes Of his fellow Journalist
I and hosts oil friends.