National Republican., 1877-11-23
had bcttor begin to lay in your beans and nut

| had bcttor begin to lay In your beans and nut
| megs
VIZ have no doubt that McClelland will
make u better Governor than ho did Gonersl.
We don't very well seo how he can make q
worse.
The lady whom Stanley was 10 marry has
welded another. What shall 1t profit man
| II he finds l5,0ooOO0 hcathens and loses his
best girlp
FRANCIS DAILY, charged with the murder Of
Wallace Armstrong, was acquitted by the
jury at Philadelphia yesterday on tho ground
| Of insanity.
Miss LILLE ScHARr. daughter Of Robert
| Scharf. of Baltimore, has entered the convent
at Mt Washington, with view OF becoming
Sister of Mercy.
| THE Oldest New England Congressman Is
Mr.. Wait, OF Connecticut; no Is sixty-eik Tho
youngest is Mr. Powers, OF Maine, his years
being thirty .nino.
| A PLAY called "The Colorado Beetle" has
been put upon the stage In England IL ought
to run pretty well. Now won't somebody
| bring out a grass-orerat
| Mus. MARY ADAMS, the widow Of Edwin
Adams, has accepted the invitation Of Mr. and
| Mrs. Jefferson to pass som0 time with them At
| their home in New Jersey.
DR.. Robert Brown. author Of Races of Men,"
SC. assisted by u staff of eminent writers, will
| shortly be published In serial form.
| MRs. ROSCOE CoNKLrNu aud her daughter
rarely stay at Washington, US Mrs, Conklings
health does not permit her to indulge In
social gayety. They are going South TO spend
| the winter.
| A YOUNG lady Of Clinton, Ill.,, sent twenty
five cents and postage stamp IN reply 10 an
advertisement OF SLOW to make an impress
tion.' and received for an answer: Sit down
| in pan of dough-
| THE Athletic Club of Baltimore, for indoor
| and outdoor sports, has been organized, with
!. II. Lee president, John L. Semmes secretary,
and board Of managers. A complete gymna-
stun will be fitted up.
MISS ANNA F.. DICKINSON has been III, as
occasionally reported in the newspapers, but Is
now fairly well again. She has given up her
| quarters in New York, and Is at present the
guest of an old friend In Elizabeth, NJ.
| The amiable Col. FOrney says he In going TO
| work abroad for the International Exhibition,
las the most perfect and promising of all the
organizations intended to promote American
manufactures, art, inventions and industry
Hon. NJ LAURIER, Canadian Minister OF In
| land Revenue, and NJ. TOurangcau, conserva-
tive were nominated yesterday TO represent
| East Quebec in the Dominion Parliament
| The election takes place on Wednesday next.
| DEACON EZRA p. SMITH, of Rutland VT, IA
| another good man who has gone very wrong
He Is now on trial for numbering bis wife for
| tho love of another woman. He Is fifty years
old and deacon, and ought to have known
| better.
MAJOR c. c. SSIrrES, who was for some
years secretary To President Grant, isordcrcd to
| San Francisco on the lst of December 10 report,
| and then he will be ordered to his permanent
station, probably either San Francisco or some
post in Arizona.
Cor. JOSEPH HEss, of Philadelphia, the gen
oral agent of the National Emigration Society,
Is soiourning at The st. james Hotel. lie IL
cH route for New Oreaus and his many friends
will be pleased to know that he Is in excellent
health.
JouN GOODWIN, ESQ, the general agent of
the Aimee Opera Company was at the ESeou-
tive Mansion yesterday. He was presented to
the President and Mrs. Hayes. The latter ac-
ceptcd Mr. GOodwins Invitation to be present
Mt the opera during an evening of next week,
to be hereafter determined upon.
THE new play, Fortunes Fool" by Mr.. A.
+. Lancaster, a journalist well known In Phil
adcphia and New York, and author Of the
successful play of Conscience" has been
strongly commended by those who have seen
the manuscript. 1t Is au emotional but not q
sensational play.
Mr.. LOUIS A. GoDEY has finally retired from
the publication of GVdey's Lddys Book, which
, ho has conducted successfully for no less than
| lorty -eight scafS, NM hts 'i"n - Aao, ""'
has been associated with him us editor for forty
!, one years, rctrcs also There are few instance,
of snch long aud prosperous and altogether
crcditable association.
Miss CARIpA PEALE, great granddaughter
of Sir Rembrandt Pealc, and y grandniecc o.
5 Sir Charles Wilson Peale, who painted tn,
famous portait of Washington, is on Q shor
, visit to our city, the guest Of Mrs Cohen, o
Grant place. Miss rcale is young lady o.
great brilliancy, charming in conversation
aud naturally exceedingly attractive.
THE veteran comedian, Mr.. Blackstone, Il
growing very feeble indeed. II Is noted thai
3 at a recent performance in Bristol he had L
be led on and of the stage on every occasion o.
: his appearance ho spoke most of the dialogue
while sitting on a chair to which he wa
: assisted, and he had to he supported Will,
speaking few parting words, and begging t.
be excused from playing in the afterpice.