National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-11
MfqCEGIfNY.


-Kupp Is prepared TO manufacture 1874
| ton gun, II need he. The charge would he go
pounds Of gunpDwdcr, and the weight Of the prC-
iccto would liz n ton.
A church in Berlin made Of paper is oc-
tngonal without and circular within The material |
Is made waterproof By saturatIng 1t with vitrio
| lime vatcr, whey and the whites Of eggs. The |
building has fine relief work on the outside, and |
paplcr.nachc statues adorn the interior.
AT the performance of the oratorio OF
Elijah" In Boston last week majority Of the nu |
dicncc got angry. and vigorously Kissed the van. |
dnls who put OH their hats. great coats and water
proof. and with squcaking boot accompaniment |
| len the hall during the final chorus.
| The Liverpool bankcr Mr.. T. p Hey.
wood. who died recently leaving au estate Of ST.,
0O!OJn, bcqucathcd s,OD1DJD TO his nephew. Arthur
| I,onsdnlc. besides making him his rcsiduary leg
ntcc This is said to he the largest legacy over len
| 10 nephew. Mr.. Haywood had no children.
| "A Partisan Snowman, whose daughter WINS
lately married endowed her most characteristic
cally. lie gave her for her portion an elephant
who knew how to dance dog that could reckon
accounts two canarlc' skilifu at card playing aud
a camel ~ po,is that II went down on it, knees OF
sunset, with IT, head 10 the East.
In Paris coorcd costumes are coming into
| vogue for evening wear by gentlemen. the cts
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abandoned ~ builcrs aud walters II will not bc
| long before people will no particular point In
| ip,chs famous interview between two guests In
full drcss at m evening party: "I'ag pardon are
you the waitcrr' M, sir: arr your
Much feeling is expressed In society on
the retirement Of Queen Victoria Ia her highland
retreat At Balmorul during the height OF the Lon
don season, those who love royal show olJccting
that the good lady should grow tired ola parade
which she must feel by this time 10 be the drcarct
Of vanilics. Her Majesty has assumed the new
monogram V. H. I. UTciOrid ReJind n ImIerd'riJ)
upon her letter paper. Thu. is the irst personal In
dicaiion Of imperial dignity.
-Sullys original study for his portrait Of
Queen Victoria Is now exhibited IN an ART shop In
Philadelphia. At the time II was made the Queen
was a pretty young woman Of nineteen. The figure
Is graceful the hair glpssy brown the eyes h,stro,s
gray. the nose urrcinn. aud the mouth lovely The
Queen was pleased with the Americans work
that she gave him her autograph, which Is framed
and hung under the p,rrait This Is said to he the
only oil portrait ever painted Of the Queen from life
by an American artist.
The Poole Of Montreal. Bcuaiah Glib, has
Just died ut the age Of seventy eight having
, fiftccn YEAR ago retired from business founded
over a century ago by his father. lie left great
fortune and an art gallery valued at siiOOoo.
, Some eighty Of his best pictures, besides some
81 "
, ss.GD IN cash have been bcqucathcd for the for
; nation ornu art gallery IN Montreal n Canada
/ possesses eight mnrC tnors Of such quality she
/ may indeed give the world assurance of man.
I A London map.makcr sued another for
. unawfully offering for sale fraudulent imitation
! of his map Of the Ecat Of war. The dcfcuSc was
that all maps Of the same place would IN similar,
h II they were correct The complainant produced
:. in court about May Is the photographic artist WHO
!, hal drawn the map which was alleged 10 have
!, been piracd and had inserted the mamc Of kphm
;. ctiii0il, place aud had al>h dcssncdy put can.
e din IN the wrong place. The errors were rcpr,.
dured IN the pirntcd man, and the mnpstealcr was
convicted. II was an ingenious trade mark, hut
;. was II wise for the map maker to advertise the
a wnrihlessncss OF his work
y The great mansion Of Mr.. Albert Grant, In
= kcnsngtOn. was To he sold at auction IN the 9th
W Instant. II Is said 10 have cost EI1Oyo md tho
grounds cover seven full acres. An elaborate ac
!, count Of the place has been published in the Lon
!. don Tnci There Is portico supported by twt
huge mnnoiths of rel marble stone caryatids s,is
.; tain the roof Of the central hall. which Is sur
~ rounded by hutcd pillars OF white marble. This
,r staircase AMI sklrting. are Of marble: the win
" dows Of stained glass the conservatory Is very
NJ large. with high dome Of glass then there ar,
ball rooms, concert roons, draw Ing rooms, picturr
il gallcric, marble terrace ovcrlooks the lAndscaI
g. chalet II rcmnds one Of Colcridges verses I'll
~ Xhnadu did Kubia Khan, u stately plcasufr.dOn
Is decree"
~ --Buvs enough to shoot himself, but to-
III clumsy to shoot strnight, stranger In an OMAN
hotel made preparations for death OH June .. IT.
called In man who was passing by and dictates
letters to his mother and sister IN Canada nnd to
w friend In Ienvcnworth. He thea invited hi
~ amanucnSis To step into the barroom. and who
VI their glasses charged he struck attitud
and exclaimed. This Is my last drink In this life.
~ "In this lifc There was eyldcntly lurking hop
' IN his heart that there might bc tap room some
a, where In the world TO come Taking the drin
Us aud ganclng tcndcrly at row Of decantcrS bchu
he the bar he fired his revolver five times and hit him
ny self once. The amnuucnss, the landlord aud al
~ the lOafrrS rushed up, and with one accord Rake
az him why lie had done 1t. ITS nobody's business
said the stranger. But II was not the last drink
a this life" brandy was poured down his throa
us and he revived. lie had indicted only a sligl
,I wound In the forehead
ne A young gentleman Of Blandon, Pa
~, has made sonic fearful disclosures. lie has Iii
nat covered a class Of folks who extract the ligi
ire (Which Is electricity from their victims brain
ny surChArgc themselves Herewith inpar II To 9th,
III victims and then control them for criminal pu
lns poses They agree TO cease troubling their ngcn
ity these will do their will and the temptation Is
e.. potent that the agents always submit The rcsldc
" Of BlandOn Pa, says: These tOrmcntOrS acCon
plLsh their foul work In this way. They ha,
two buttons, like aCorns, made Of something III
ties wood. but think they not. They arc jonc
to together by two metal links They are called Ne
op ativc aud Affirmative or sympathy and Antipath
These. In the hands Of the operators, are dangcro
Ny weapons on the subjects Of their diSpeasurc." A
s together II Il very thrilling story, though poSsib
an the readers enjoyment Of II may he mnrrcd by Il
I've announcement of the resident of Bandon, T.
~. that he will shortly publish n complete expose
H. book form.
The AT Uitenhage, Cape of Good Hope, In Sou
~ Africa, magnificent meteor was seen OH Marc
ole Id. II came ont Of the eastern horizon aud ira
are clcd slowly across the sky. In an nbliquc path
lon the westward sending forth streams Of fire,
w II from hundred rockets aud then was heard
cnt low rnmbling noise Of thunder In the dlstanC
the The meteor appeared To hc nearly II not quite
large as the full mOCn, but not round, more Of
obiong shape, and while travelling through the
m II very much rcscmbled a large turpcntine ball.
p0' gave forth bright BLUSH light which III up Il
IVY whole sky and everything around for miles cOu
not be seen Us plainly as IN the daytime, Hottcnt,
zee, and Curcs who happened to be IN the streets
iry terrified that they rushed into the nearest hoS
my for refuge They thought the last day had con
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