National Republican., 1877-12-18
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MEssRs. Drox AND DAILY, 'billiard exports.
arc travelling through tho South giving cxhi-
billions.
GEN. W. t. SHERMAN leaves the city to-
morrow for holiday visit to his family In St.
Louis.
MISS EMMA sTrNEsTEr, one Of tho st. Louis
Repub'ioans best writers, Is here to send letters
to that journal.
CAPT. JOHN TRIBnLR, master Of q coal ves-
sci, inhorits a third ofa million Of dollars.
Let him treble IT,
Mr.. JOSEPH X. EMNEr, In his inimtablo
speciality Of "Fritz' is appearing at the Mil
waukoe Opera House.
A KENTUCKY farmer has succumbed to
"Bunko' 10 the tuno of LILO. They found
a stranger aud took him in.
Mrs. OATES tho operatic songstress, has
sued the Cincinnati Commercial for libel, and
wants $4,000 for damages received.
MISS LILLIAN BAILEY has been engaged TO
travel as vocalist with Theodore Thomas this
winter, starting from New York January 1.
TIE police commissioners of Syracuse, N. Y,
have taken vrtuous turn of mind, and in
tend to close oil immoral places in the city.
AT Austin, Texas, bidders are squabbling
for the lease Of tho pontentiary. Those in
side would doubtless like to change places
with them.
VERMONT judge sentenced aud fined n
young lady In that State for receiving stolen
kisses, on the principle that the partaker Is as
bad Us tho thief"
Miss LOUISE PoMERoY, who appeared here
last week In number of Shakespcrian char
acters has gone South under the management
Of John Il. Ford.
THIS time 1t Is the Westdiche Post, Of Ills
souri,, that has libel suit on hand, and Mr..
Ben f. Smith thinks that $4,000 worth Of his
character has been injured.
THE Louisville Courier Journal suggests that
Bob Toombs and Bob Ingersol bo yokod and
sent as commissioners to the French Expos-
ton. Rather balky team, that.
SENATOR BLAINE will leave tomorrow for
Florida, where he will spend the recess for tho
benefit Of his health. He will probably be ac-
conpanied by Mr. Halo, Of the House.
A ScoTCHMAS has proposed that everybody
who drinks alcoholic liquors should be com
PEELED to take out license. This, at s. head
year, would raise very pretty revenue.
r. s. BARTLEy, special agent of tho General
Land Office is in the city. He reports that
there arc seized IN Mississippi logs and lumber
cut from tho public lands to tho value of
1884, 900.
THE'Duchesse de Galliera gave her mansion
| In the Rue Varenncs, Paris, with its eleven
acres, to the Comte do Paris, as place whercat
| to give garden parties As q means toward re-
storing the monarchy.
GEORGE JONES, alias the Count Johannes,
alias the "Uncrushed," has accepted an invi-
tation from the manager 6f the Bowery Thea
tire, New York, to play Richard ILL., at that
theatre on Christmas eve.
The neuralgia that attacked Mr.. +. c.
Bangs, in the legs, at Cleveland, Ohio, while
acting, Is moving toward the spine, and as
suming q dangerous form. Fears are enter
tained that 1t will pOnetrate the brain.
| A CLERGYMAN In Madsonvile, KY, was an
noyed whilo preaching by gigglng girls. He
reproyed them sharply, and said that they
the girls parents, and arout half the members
of the church have withdrawn.
A coLoRED deacon In Newburg was on Sat
urday sent to Jail to await the arrival Of three
mothers-in-law, whose daughters he had mar
ried. The old darkey says he don't mind GO
ing to Jail, but asked Judge Kilbrcth to keep
dem mudders-in-law from him, suah"
EMMA BAILEY and Emma Colby are billed
to run foot raoc In Virginia City on Christ
mas day. This will be, wesuppose," remarks
the st. Louis Journal, what the printers call
a twO-em DASH" And tho two Ems arc what
printers would call o "bold-face type" Of girls.
-Norristorn Herald.
CAPT. JOHN WILLIAM, formerly assistant
adjutant- general on Gen. Clusters staff during
the Indian war in "a, and afterward treasurer
| Of the school land fund In Minnesota, Is now
staying at the Howard House, in this city
This person Is the famous witness for the Gov.
ernmcnt ipthe Craig and Briant case recently
tried before Judge Macarthur.
JOHN G.. WHITTIER was seventy yesterday
He was born on tho banks of the Merrimack
in New Hampshire, of Quaker par entage. Hi:
poems are the simplest, the purest, the truest
the noblest, the sweetest and most courageous
Of all Americas productions in that line. May
his old age be rs green and peaceful as his life
has been unselfsh aud useful.
ScHoOLBoYs usually doubt the textbooks
statement that tallow candle shot from
gun would go through board. Mr.. Blondel
Is convinced on that point, He was acting In
q border drama in Baltimore theatre A
blank cartridge was fired at him, and some
tallow that had adhered to the charge passed
through his nose.
A BEAUTIFUL young heiress In Moscow, o
twenty-five could not enter upon the full en-
joymeut of her property until she was married
So she made IN arrangement with an old beg
gar Of eighty-six, to whom she had often been
liberal, to marry her and then retire on a pen
sion This he was glad to do, and tho youni
lady obtained her fortune, and, we suppose, Al
soon as she finds her truo affinity, will be i'm
patient for her old beggar of q husband to die
THE revivalists arc having busy season.
Moody and Sankoy are awakening interest In
Providence Needham and Cato are devotinp
particular attention to children In Newport
Whittle and McGrannham claim 800 converts
in Rutland, and have just gone to Lawrence
Earle and Hodges are stirring up the sinner
in Agawam, Mass. The Widow Van Cott |
laboring single handed in Illinois. Rev. L. 7
Hammond is in Washington.