National Republican., 1877-08-15
PERSONAL.

tfONERNph Ol hNcNtHusttts, Wt5 ht'i
ously III during the week Just passed but has sine:
improved u health, aud Is now believed To be out
Uf danger.
Two WOMEN fought duel with swords
few days ago IN the forest Of Chapultcpec, near |
Mexico. They were separated by two coachmen
before much damage had been done. |
A MONUMENT to Owen Marlowe one Of the |
actors who was burned 70 death in the Brcok,yn |
theatre last winter will be dedicated on Thursday
next at Forest cemetery, near Boston. |
THE Able Casyriin, u wcll-kuown Canadian |
literatcur, Is about to publish otpugr Tory o.
funded In l6a by Rchcl,cus niece the Duches,s |
dAguilon. and snmc o: tie buildings now sunh-
ing date back to 1851.
Mrs. HuGH J. HAsrINGs has been collect |
Ing hInis for the benefit nf the Episcopal church
at Long Intnch, Asa rc.ult. the announced
last SUNDAY the largest oHrrtory ever known In the
history O. The church AnnE The SUNS sSsased e
slUD ifom George W. Childs.
Mr.. LouIs VAIL, wealthy Chicago '71nu.
fnrtnrcr and local politician proposes BY yoi
relieving distress among the poor OF the city Ia set
them at work upon the streets. not howcvc- al
public but at private expense. He offers to give
large sum % pay r such labor at s a and SS nSS
will pay for 5000 days work at this rate.
MR TtLpEN innorcntly enough, draws from
n writer In the london Borld the following bitter
comment on General Grauts visit: II wonder
whether he will claim precedence before royal
dukes? or whether he win have All aide-dc camp
IN waiting, with = collar? and whether anyeod,
lister Pierrcpont and family likewiscT
Two graduates of Trinity College, who with
great difficulty secured q diploma are now Coy
crnor. of State: Mr; Van Zandt ip Rhode Island
pnted to have becn merry aud good;naturcd boy
very popular with his classmates, hnt frowned
upon by the Faculty at class time owing " his too
obvious neglect Of his buoks before coming 70 reel
| tation. This may explain the Governors hilIire t
| distinguish himself in exploring the seas oi
| rhetoric.
| THE national monument to the forefathers
Mt Plymouth, Mass, was placed To position upon
It's pclcst' IN THURSDAY last. / colossal figmre
Of Faith cut from block Of lite granite The
monument was begun in 1876, aiter plans designed
| by the late Himmcu Billings. Since his death the
work has h"cn carried forward under the direction
Of his brother. The figure. winch cost nearly SlD
OO0 has been paid for by some one whose name has
been kept secret at his own desire.
THE Russian journals arc exceedingly enter.
prising. One of them has special correspondent
| Mt ConStRntnnplc. Disguised ns nolish dcSrrtcT
he has penetrated rs far as Pcra Sc ends two let
| trrs a week 10 st. Petersburg, keep N his
tbs Surp nc ,nISc I'M e ~ bn "v w"rsnp Of MSbammcI
| and cursed his country. His dialogues with the
Turks are racily written. particularly one which
he had with ar old priest, who compared Turkey
TO a ball tossed between two kitten md de-
nounced England for her shabby treatment OF the
Porte.
Mr.. KEELY says that he has Just about COM
plctcd his new machine which is made of wrought
iron and cast steel cost sdOO OOO and weighs twents
tons He says that he has obtained pressure of
1000 pounds tn the inch. and then stopped be;
cause the gauge would not stand more, and that IL
the metal would hold he could work his present
engine up To 1000 horse power. ut Is" he told
reporter 9nSr maehpe ,b as ,S q ,sy tbs eI
! have now nearly comDlete, will make that quart
Of water produce l 900 horse power motion OF sum
ccnt duration to run steamship across the
ocean"
ri MECHANICAL horse has been showing hi.
PAGES at Berlin. The rider is mounted on a hobby
!, between two high wheels and moves his legs II
rising and falling In the saddle, and the machin,
goes along as fast as fast trotting horse Il is al
the stones or moves swiftly on the hard high road
| and the facilities with which the strange steet
x turns around corners excites the admiration Of al
beholders. The inventor believes that his hors'
loads and he has confident hopes that Il will b
highly appreciated by the numerous classes VIII
= are fond Of saddle exercise but are too poor :
q buy and maintain horses OF hcsh and blood. II
| even suggested that the mechanical horse will
i make an excellent charger on the battle fields as
e is an animal that can neither eat nor die.
If JEAN GEORGES VIBERT, the French satirica
painter is beardless, ccareyed and rather stou
B. and dlminutive man. His study is one that penni
y less painters dream about. As one enters the doc
Is the eyes SEQ against the opposite wall maSsiy
| chimney piece, taken from some old chateau.
Il 1t Is large enough for logs as big as ones bod,
10 The logs rest on pair Of grotcsque and irons an
beside them Is tall pair OF tongs and fire. shove
v quaint in deSigl--made in this very studio b,
,rl Viberts own hands. In the corner Is forge 70
. the artist Is an amateur blacksmith, and ha
T. wrought out many real work of art In iroi
e Above the chimney II a large japanese dragon
> from whose open mouth is vomed fame In sundr
|, Jets of gas There are antique chairs and cOuchc
and one side of the roomis given up to Il wild
l. glazed cabinet which contains very curious col
lection of japanese and Chinese carvings In ivorl
y Cages of birds hang from the ceiling and u gran
'e piano occupies a corner Of the room. Nibert hG
not missed days hard work In this studio durin
tina past hve years.
's RICHARD DALE OWEN, the Indiana Stat
L. 49, nod at,h t1,f oil
gentleman, as benevolent and gentle ns his fnthe
: the famous Communist one OF his brother
T. David Dale owen, was for SIX or seven years un
10 ted States Gcologst and In this capacity suryeyc
~ and apportioned n vast extent Of mineral land
III II was his custom TO give free scientific lectures
T. the inhabitants of New Harmony, and shortly b
n fore his death he built at cost Of $1,000, Il,
is labratory, now On the properly occupied T By one
~ ~ his nephews When the Grand Duke J., NiShoias
ls he proposed To take the young David To his Cou
', and pledged fine future for him, but the faith
II could not be persuaded to give up his son.
na ,o PRESIDENT MAcMAHoN rises at 0 oclo,
nc throughout the year. When up he rings for Fra
co.'s his valet, an old African soldier who has be
his attendant for years. Francois brings with h
'' and after dressing desccnds TO his study where
works until 1880, except the days on which min
tcriM councils take place. At ll3g he break 70
Nncr spending a few minutes With his wife a
children he returns to his study for another hor
,h+ work From / to o'clock he receives the HI
'"' flnctiOnaries who wish to consult him somelr
he receives few visitors in the morning. VIII
ever Il Is possible he takes a ride on horsebi
,rt- about O'Clock frequently visiting camp or
ose viewing q regiment, Sometimes he goes on hu
lie habitually returns about $50, and rapidly rel
the newspapers. At dinner he again meets his fl
ich ily and sometimes few friends. His Official d
the ners and receptions arc given on Thursdays.
FROM the time he entered the Confeder
army until he lost his arm at Cedar Mountain,
md Frederick W. N. Holiday, the Virginia Conser
~ ~ tive candidate for Governor, was never absei
ihe a day from his command. (the "Stonewall
gadcl and missed none Of the battles In which
regiment took part He entered the Coniedcr
Miss Congress because his wound prevented him IN
aas returning To the field Col. Holiday Is about
''o feet In height straight aud finely formed. III
fifty years old, a successful LAWYER and wido,
without children Gen. James A. Walker, the c
ask didate for Lieutenant Governor, II also law
zoe. and an cx-Confederate He Is tall, squarely bu
Il of aud bold.lnoking. No officer In the Confedor
''i army stood higher In the estimation Of "StOnew
Jackson, whom he succeeded ~ commander OF
49, "Stonewall Brigade" Raleigh Travers Daniel, v
on Is again the candidate for Attorney General, Is
the old Clay Whig He did not take very active I
ON In the war. but after II was over he became
the leading organizer of the Conservative party In
ippi ''"'e'