National Republican., 1877-12-14

and editor law publicatiohs, died, seadesly
at Salem, lass, recently, o. heart dissaset< <scd
N sixty-eigp years. "a < tl
i ANEyRrAL to NJ. Darwin either > bust or
pictuy Of hi%sslf,is proRos:sd y the rs'i'
Il cyl. LowERY, for thirty years on the Now
YoD police force, has just been dismissed for
dr,ikenness and conduct unbecoming an
dibor. as.aaas-r ~
fHE Rev. 8. L. Harris, d. D., rector Of st.
Jhmes' Church, Chicago, has been unanimously
hected bishop Of the new Episcopal diocese OF
Quincy, III.
I Ex-SEcRErARY BaIsrow now declares that
he don't caro- what the newspapers say about
him. He has no longer any sensitiveuess en-
that subject. ..7 ~ b. .".'
GEN. Jons s. LAVENDER, of st. Louis, NO.,
| Is now in Washington to attend the meeting
Of the managers Of the Homes for Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers. HlH H... H.. .I
Mn. CoNKLINa Is y man with no namby-
panby nonsense about him; there are no cob
webs In his head, and there is no dough In his
face. .--Boston Traveller.
THEY say the Indian name for an editor Is
"wo-rack- ia he-rish-he-ka-haw." II means
Old Man who wears-out the- Basement-of. his
Pantaloons, Worcester Press.
GEN. SHERMAN attended Aimee's perform.
ance of "0ne Hundred Virgins" ut Washing.
ton recently; but that's nothing Five hun
dred couldn't scare him.--Boaor Post. .
Mn. GEORGE Z. HowE, superintendent Of the
Ohio Reform School, has been unanimously
chosen by the trustees of tho Connecticut State
Reform School TO take charge Of that institu-
| ton. .'' ..
Miss THpRsBy reminds correspondent "ofa
pesrl-a milk white pearl, frosty, pure, opaque,
Her lace Is pale, her stage dresses pale, her
manner unimpassioncd, her execution fnult.
| loss. ~ '..s. ...H... I- .' fE 's o.
TnK musical critic Of the Boston Courier says
o very pat and concise thing, in speaking both
\ Ill and well of performer; in listening TO
his playing ono is brought face to face with an
| idea" .....,
| A VETERAN aged seyenty-sir has been fined
$50 and sent to Jail for q month for asserting
that Marshal MacMahon is addicted to absinthe,
and was under Its baneful influence when he
resolved to make coup detat.
ALrHoudu Marshal MacMahon aud Con,
Gnnt are both great smokers there Is one
marked difference between them in this re-
spect-Gen. Grant paid for his cigars, Marshal
MacMahon has his charged TO the country.
l THE people are determined to have all the
ground covered by the silver bill, ,'and they
will secure it, even IL they have 70 elsct Con.
gress expressly TO extort 1t from Mr.. Hayes
rreluctant gnsp.-St Lonis RcpwbIioan (Dsm)
| Mr. JOHN w. rOhNEN, Jh., tHt tiuCSt huu VI
John w. Forncy, and long time managing
editor of the Philadclphia Press, went to Europe
on the Illinois yesterday morning as the corre-
spondent Of several leading American journals
THE enemies of Mr.. Justice Harlan, of the
United States Supreme Court, now seek to be-
little him on account Of his handsome physique
and splendid proportions. He can stand that
sort Of thing, for he is not responsible for hi,
good looks.
The Rev. I. s. Kalloch,. formerly a Bostor
preacher, who waa slencod for adultery, ant
later because a Kansas politician of unsavory
reputation, but now preacher at San Fran
, Lcsco, has como out with vehemont anti
, Chinese pronunciamento.
Mr.. HAMLIN Is the oldest Senator nov
serving. He is sixty-eight. Mr.. Dorsey i
! the youngest. He entered the Sehats whei
only thirty years old, and has served hv,
, years Mr.. Edmunds, who Is forty. nine, i
the senator who looks oldest.
CHARLIE JONES, Cherokee Indian, raises
racket around tho reservation until tn,
{ other morning he was found dead. The In
Q dian newspapers obituary of tho disturber o
8 reservation tranquility simply said: "W
a know not nor do We care who did the deed"
Hon. HENRY L. PIERCE, who was electe
mayor Of Boston on Tuesday Lest is Repub;i
can of tho advanced Massachusetts, schoo
: who voted In Congress ngninst giving tho vot
9 Of Louisiana TO Hayes, and is an outspoke
r advocate of tho reconciliation and reforr
! policies Of the present Administration. .
BURLINGTON Haukeye-"A man, howevs
:. innocent he may be, is always enveloped In
u thick cloud Of damaging circumstantial ev
u dence when he leans up against the hot,
a pick and tries to light 1t ON the top Of q glas
a cigar-case."
!, No, THE President does not intend to injul
the Southern Republican party. Ho cannot d
VI that now. 1t is dead. Dead by the hands ,
n so-called Republican President. Even NJ
Q Hayes cannot now, with the best Of intention
slay corpse. But, some day, the life-giviu
touch Of the Republican party of the Mort
. . Will stand by Its dry bonos and waken It TO
. glorious resurrection.-Utica Repubiican Rep
u PETER TAYLOR, who was killed at Canaa
10 Conn.,, by the Gall offs derrick in the QUAR-.
Q had u romantic history. He was one of ii
"a followers of Kossuth, and fed to this countr
!, He had wealth and social standing In b
. native land, but before it was safe for him
/ return he met with such reyerses that
y spirit was broken, his lady love in HungaI
i married another, and he finally sank into
l. common laborer, and SO lived aud died.
l. LEsPEs, the Paris hair-dressee, has had ba
luck with his decoration of the Order Of Chris
When the cross was. sent to him the Frenc
q authorities informed tho King of Portugal thu
y Lespes was barber, and the King revoked IL
h appointment. Lespes, anxious to have SOM
.. thing to testify that he had been appointe,
~ tried to get back his parohments, which
- had confded to the Chancellor of the LegiC
l. Of Honor, but the precious documents WEI
Is lost" and the courts decided that they wcl
Il not competent to pass on the subject.
d The Rev. DIR. Cuyler publishes, In the Ind
II pendent, his annual appeal for total abstinen,
!, on Now Years Day. He says that coffee iar
II lemonade will satisfy the demand for hospita
ity, and he appeals to women not to
tempten. He takes ground against Mood
and Murphy, who hold that piety will obli
er1ite tho appetite for alcohol, although
thinks abstinence is easier for Christian tha
for u sinner. He asserts that insbriety Is 9
n the inc rease among women. -.H