National Republican., 1877-11-02
PERSONAL.

Gov. CoLQUITT, of Georgia, is III.
TIE New Orleans rifcmen have a Frog
moor"
RrsHor WHrTrLE, of Virginia, is oh visit
To New York
You can get month of agony out of the
sting Of one week humble bee.
THERE is u man in Florida who adver.scs
| for the purchase Of twenty million oranges.
CURTIS GILBERT, the oldest and wealthest
citizen Of Tcrrc IIaute. Ind, died Tuesday night
at Man0tCC, Fla.
THERE is an irrepressiblc conflict between
the editorial columns and the pictorial department
of Hdrper's Weekly.
THE Iowa tramps have placed all families
that use common sorghum mOlasses OH their buck
whcats, Oh their black list.
Mr.. JONI HARMON veteran Democrat,
and one Of the founders of the Detroit Free Pres
| is sulUurning at the National.
Mr.. JEFFERSON, Mr.. Sothcrn. Mr.. Gilbert
| ana Mile. Aimee are the chief stars now shining
| In the New York dramatic sky.
PLACTDE, De Bar, Davenport, Fox and
Adams have all passed away within y TX months.
Tittens and Compton have died in England
Mr. WILLIAMSON and Miss Moore arc acting
at the chstrect Theatre, Philadelphia In struck
OIL" MesSrs. J. W Crane and stuart Robson are
acting at the Walnut.
The prophetic soul of ex.Congressman
Myer', ofrennsylyania, points to II third term for
| during his ramblingS abroad.
| THE Philadelphia Bulletin believes that when
| Gen sherman got back home from kissing all
| those Oregon girls the family rule against round
| dances was suspended for about ten minutes
A YOUNG lady of wealth and social position,
Miss Mary +. BOttOmly, of Worcester, Mass, re-
Gently dOmned suit of boys clothes and len home
for the South because she objected to going to
school.
MR. L. T. BENNETT, of Elkton made brag
shot at snipc one daY last week. While cunning
| for these birds six Of them punched ard passed
| over his head lie fired one barrel at them and
| killed the bcVy.
COLONEL T. W. HIGGINsON has just read Il
paper before the Rhode Island Historical Society
| npOn Il very intcre ting subJect-this: a Rcvolu'
| tiOnary tOugrcs man on HOr cbaCk. IRON Ms
diaries Of William Ellery."
MINISTER SroUGHToS gets what may be
! termed "a beautiful notice from the Albany
/ JpUrHdi. HIS snowy head II says. will match
the of St. Petersburg, and glitter In the salon,
| Ot the trig id but stately capital"
ITwAE very pretty compliment for the
Senate To unHnmpusly confirm Mr. Hayden Ed:
| wards as secretary ~ Brazil. Mr.. Edwards will
| present month going by way of England. Rumnr
has Il that he is to take one Of NaShngOn's fair
| bellies along with him rs his bride. He will be
much missed In society this winter.
Gov. RICE employs gentle sarcasm in
speaking Of the Journals Of his native land. lie
was asked while reading his newspaper the other
morning: DO you always read the papers before
| you 20 down town In the m0rniug?" aud he an
| swCred: "Why Of course do. How else should
know how to go down town. How should know
what kind of man | am this mOrning?"
Cor, Il. A. ALsToN, of Georgia, is at vii.
| lGrd's. This gentleman declined the place OF
| United States marshal for the State Of Georgia
prOfcred to him last spring by President Hayes
He was for years leading journalist of his State
simply on professional business. Col Aston gives
glowing accounts OF the bright business prospects
| Of Georgia.
Hon. JOHN A. CAMPBELL, who has been
nl IlRgfn ktttt
| officer on the stalT Of Gen Schofeld during the re
| bclliOn, and was made Governor of Wyoming Ter
rtOry by President Grant. AitcT two or three years
service in that capacity he resigned, and was ap
| pointed Third Assistant Secretary of State under
| Secretary Fish. Bad health caused by close con
| hnemcnt is the cause Of his leaving the Depart
| mcnt.