National Republican., 1877-12-13
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MEN will give enormous gifts to women
they wouldn't take a. gin.
THE London society Of compositors possesses
q library containing over 1000 volumes.
Mr.. ELIHU BURRrrT Is seriously i'll he has
had several hemorrhages within tho past few
days.
IT was the spade Of tho engineer and not the
sword Of the general that conquered Osman
Pasha.
Mn. Porter proposes to have law passed
directing John Sherman to obey law already
In existence.
WILLIAM TAYLOR, the editor of the Woods
town IN. u Register, has been acquitted of the
charge Of libel.
THE Mobile (Ala.) Register informs Senator
David Davis that no man can be President
who lodges o vote.
Mn. JAMES y. MURDOCH Is striving to teach
tho Cincinnati people the value Of tho art Of
reading and speaking.
The Rev. John ID. Morris played Macbeth un-
der the auspices of the Baltimore Young Mems
Christian Association.
Mr.. JOHN PEDDRIcK, we'll known for seve-
raj years as superintendent in the Philadel-
phia post-office, Is dead.
KATE FIELD Is telling tho Londoners who
Charles Dickens was, but some Of them are still
asking who the Dickens Kate Field Is.
GEORGE FUcHs, aged fourteen, Of Belmont,
died yesterday Of lockjaw, caused BY stepping
on q sharp stick Of wood OH tho 1st instant.
JOHN PHILIP SToSER, an actor and drama
tist Of some note, died last Friday evening Of
consumption, In the thirty-third year Of his
age.
THERE Is perhaps no time when adorable
woman looks less like an angel than when
she Is walking on her heels through mud
puddle.
RraNoLD recently pitched supe across the
floor. He will be quarreling with his mutton
next.-Bostu, Post. Was II a iull.grown supo
or only broth Of boyf
SENATOR DENNIS, of Maryland, has ro-
turned from brief visit home. He says that
the people Of the Eastern Shore of Maryland
are generally In favor Of the silver bill
JOHN II. BARNES, member Of q travelling
dramatic company, accidentally shot himself
in the head during rehearsal at Tuscarora,
New, recently, and died from tho injury.
ARCHIBALD FORBES received o doucsur of
f2,OO0, in addition to his stipulated remunera-
tion, from the proprietors Of the London Ns,cs
on his recent return from the scat of war.
GEN. GRANT embarks ut Villafranca on Sat-
urtiay in the sloop-of-war Vandalia for Con-
stantinople, from which he will proceed to
Athens, tho Archipelago, Alexandria. and
Cairo.
THE King of Wurtomberg has directed his
hunting master to present to the Geological
Society Of Cincinnati three specimens Of what
are known ~ Axis deer, u species said to be
exceedingly rare.
Ben You has gono back TO China after
making 100000 In the cigar business in San
Francisco. Considering the relative value of
money in the two countries, he will be enor-
mously wealthy at home.
Miss LYDIA THOMPSON and troupe, at the
| Eagle Theatre, are making extraordinary pre-
partitions for Christmas paatomine.-N. y.
| HeTdB 1t might be moro of novelty if
they would put oil pant.lettes.
| THE celebrated prima donna, Marie Rozc,
will sail for New York on tho Goth instant.
She will make her debut in the Academy of
Music, Philadelphia, in tho ro,e of Leonora in
"Ls Favorita," on January.
Mr.. boutwell, has been looking over the
ground, and, rs result Of his observations
preiicts that the silver bill will pass over the
| Presidents signature, and will contain pro-
vision for unlimited legal-tender.
Miss FANNY DAvESPoRT Is confined to her
room at the Russell House, d, troit, unable to
fulall her engagements in Michigan, in con-
sequence Of injuries received by y stage fall at
the Opera-House. on Saturday night.
THE spiritualstic and anti.spiritualistic
scientists are keeping things warm in the Lon
don magazines. DIR. Carpenter pitched into
Mr.. Wallace savagely in the last number of
Frasor's, and in the coming number Mr.. Wal
lace will reply.
THE number of newspapers published and
sold In Germany, according to the Printing
Times, amounts to 2,30O, ,OOO, 900 per annum. OF
foreign newspapers about 100000 copies
passed through the post for distribution in
Germany in 1875.
A CLEVELAND widow has had three hus.
bands. She has on hand lawsuit to break
the will of the first, another to recover the in.
surance money on the life of the second, and q
third to obtain alimOny from thelast, and she
doesn't know what q day may bring forth.
IT IS SAID that Mr.. Charles Nordhoff re,
ceiyes from the Herald a salary of $4,000 q
year; and a writer in the Denver NeWs add.
to this statement that he used to "hold copy
for Mr.. Nordhoif "when the Indianapolis Sen
tinel only paid him s12 week, and grumblet
at that"
Hon. HILARY A. HERBRRT Is the proudes
man of the Alabama Congressional delegation
Ho walks with head erect and says, hi!
pleasant countenance beamng with happines.
all tho while ats q boy, sir; the first one
and, tell you, the finest you ever saw" May
he, the boy, live long and prosper
Miss ELLA STOCKTON, the accomplished
young actress, will give readings on Tuesday
evening next at saropta Hall. Alexandria
5 "Humors of Dickens scenes from Rome,
Q and Juliet" and other choice selections will
be given. 1t is probable that Miss Stockton
will appear here during the holidays unde
, the supervision OF Manager Ford.
PrOPLE will not bo so very foolish that tIey will