National Republican., 1877-07-21
PERSONAL.

The thorough comfort of the traveller na his
journey the riiirnNds NJ lea are seeking = pro
70 journey Ia Niagara Falls, can tIkca drawing
rpOm car IN the morning. or Il slrCpiHg-car icIlh
the former for the latter place before every one
had 10 change ears at Schenectady or Albany.
The gentleman whom Miss Thackcray lately
married is connection of her family. ns his rarlC
Richmond Thackcniy Ri,chic-implics. III IL
twenty-five years old and his wife is thirty-eigl;
lie Is n Cambridge undergraduate, aud has Just
gained an appointment, by open cHmpct!i!un: IN
the India House Mr., and Mrs. Richie are said to
be devoted to one another
Mrs. Minnie VI. Mott, of New York, sues for
a divorce from her husband, Dr. Alexander Il.
Mott u leading surgeon, the son and successor of
Dr. Valentine Mott, who has been called the
fnthcr Of American surgery She also asks for
aiimony. Two years ago br Mott was n dashng
Ndpwer and the present dissatisfied wife was Ms
smith. uf Smlthville, l.. l., niece Of A. T. Stewart
Mrs. Miller, wife of Judge y. F. Miller, one
of the judges Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, Is of striking appearance though not hand
some above the medium height. decidedly in
clined to embonpoint dTcses with much style.
is quite enthusiastic society woman and Is seen
~ all fashionable gntherings. She is the second
wife and devoted stcpmothCr.
Mr. Maurice Strako5ch, has gone to Europe
to arrange II possible. for series OF concerts with
Nine Adelina Patti as tho chief attraction. this
fall. The money needed for the enlargement is at
of visiting The United States; her presence hero de-
pends wholly upon the willingness Of NJ. Escudic-,
the lessee of the Paris ltaliens to release her from
the immediate fultlment Of her contract with him.
The assun,mces of contemporary to the effect that
| Nine. Patti will probably be engaged by another
European impressario are devoid of foundation.
A distinguished Quaker wedding is reported
In the English newspapers-the marriage Of Miss
Irias Ashworth, niece or the RI. Hon. John
| Bright to Mr. T. q. =. Hallett, Of Bristol. The
bride is q ouakcress; the groom Churchmnn; but
| the marriage took place at the Friends meeting
house, Bath. Both John and Jacob Bright were
present The former conducted the bride and
| upon his nrrivnl was loudly Chccrcd by n great
with tne discipline OF Friends Afterwards there
was wedding breakfast; at which Friend John
The Los Angeles (Cal.) HeraH Of July f.
| says: AN IrishmHn made his apncaralioe at Mr.
Weds house the other dny from tho direction ci
the CGhuenei rass h's hGnds and stnm@cii wcre
Il appearS that our ndvcntuTcr had len his lunch
basket while seeking some cool nook with water
| During his absence young bctr made his appear
| ancc. Bru!n ut once applied hiprSo.f to dis;atch
| ing the viands Our friend seeing that tho hiT,i
was only a ycarliug, thought hc would TICKLE him
| They took two or three rolls ON tho CrnrEd with
| tho result stated. They both had enough of the
fight aud rctrrnted in opposite directions"
His Imperial Majesty of Brazil seems to be
doing in London very much as he did in Now York
TN the nth of June ultimo, for instance he visited
the Temple and Temple Bar, made call 1T scvCrR
private studios went to the DOre Gallery, EgyPt'a'
Hall, PicCAGilly. then drove tO the CEaring CrIs
Station, where he net the Empress. and pruccclct
TO Seven Oaks to attend Mr.. Spotteswode's garden
party. returning TO town az !l5 P. m. After dlnnc
he attended the Vaudeville theatre, to see "Ou
Boys" and then, with the EmpresS went to th'
state concert at buckingham Palace. History ere
tainly makes mention of no other Emperor with
such genius for perpetual motion and ceaseles
Sightseeing.
According to Mr. smaliey Gep. Grant pro
nounced his dinner with Mr.. John Russell Young
OF the New York Herald, one OF the most enjoyable
OF the many given him in London. II must hay
been an unusually brilliant affair. Among tn
} guests were Mr.. Thomas Walker, the former ed
Daily Ne,rs and Mr.. Robinson, its able manager
Mr.. Macdonald, business maneger 9f the TING,
G, A. ssia Of The Telegraph; Mr. Dlcey editor O N
Obserper: Mr. Edmund Yates editor OF the HOrid
Mr.. Conway, Mr.. Winter and a lot more ofleadin
were Mgr. CGpel, Mr. Conklng: Sir Joseph Fayre'
Mr.. Norman LOckyer, Mr.. Macmillan, the pull
Usher, and Others Of equal prominence.
Victor Hugo never learned the art of think
} ing upon his feet and so is compelled carefully
prepare his parliamentary efforts beforehand, an
TO read them In public from manuscript. In cor
mseed"te' The timS was after ISIS and one day
Victor Hugo, being In the tribune, read II manu-
script on which had been noted at a certain pa
) would take place. the following words All! yo
, interrupt meI But on the contrary, not n menlbC
md word The orator orator PsTsea and ,TSPGSted
NJ Dupin who presided, leaned a little toward hi
r and said to him In tone 20 be heard both by q,
i deputies and the public Not ut all Not tho lea
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/ HOTEL PERSONALS.
y Ednia Wells U. s. n, Is registered at tn
c Ebhitt.
$ Hon. l.. c. Carpenter, s. c., is guest of ii
i Ebbitt.
Capt. Charles o. Boutelle, U. s. C, s., Is regi
tered at the EbbitL
p Gov. r. X. Scott, of Columbia, s. O., III
- apartments at the Ebbit,
Col. T. II. Carter railroad commissioner
= Virginia; Gen. T. NJ Dogan, Of the Chamber
! Commerce of Richmond, Va; Hon. X. &. Ora
:, president Tobacco Association Of Virginia; q
y Alexander O. Holiday, OF Richmond, Va NJ
y Gen. II. Heath, Of Richmond, Va, have apMtmei
at the Ebbiu
Hotel Arrivals
le A he Ebbfh.-W W. Halbert Phtladelphia M
.e r. Price, Kenmeky p. Il. Voorhecs, Philndeinh
af =. M Hayden and wife and Miss Relic Hayden, y,
- York; ChaA +. Gregory and John f. Town, CamdS
m ". j., and O. u. Fagan and wife. New York.