National Republican., 1877-09-01
PERSONAL.

Ex-Gov. WILSON SHANNON died at Law
renee, Kansas, at Il o'clock on Thursday night
SENATOR MORTON Ia said TO be not at all o
wealthy man, being the possesor Of only about
$4,000. He has never been ektravagant nor a
money -maker.
WHENEVER Mr.. Henry Irving has q benefit
the Baroness Burdett. Coutts, who admlres his act
ing extremely, sends him purse OF iiity Ruineas.
She lately sent him valuable diamond ring
CARRIE, youngest daughter Of Judge Pierre
ponl Chief Justice Of VERMONT, was married Thurs,
chicago. Senator Edmunds, +. j. Phelps, Trcnor
rark, and other distinguished guests were present
GEN; GRANT aud party arrived at Edinburgh
Wss al epcrS town sre sSna sn'nu tbs
route Of tho Midland railway. At Carlisle tho
General received telegram offering him the hos
pitalties Of the Lord Provost Of Edinburgh, which
"SLIPPERY JoE' PORTER, Of Atlanta, Ga,
who escaped year ago from the Penitentiary coal
mines has written from london TO friends at that
@ The Russian III s army. ~ has % lots OF money % and easy
times, and intends writing his memoirs when the
cruel war Is over.
WAS at Blue Rock, Ohio, that Gen. Gar.
Sd when boy S shSen taught sh
him there that he rode for The llrst time upon 3
railway. The school. house was built of logs, and
stood Just under the brow of a steep bun filled
with coal From this bluff the young scho jlmastcr
mined the coal for his fire.
A LETTER written to the Chicago Times from
Helena, Mon, tells Of niece of Mr.. i,aine, who
graduated with high honors at Notre Dame. Ind.
two years ago. and on her return home found her
self compelled TO obtain employment e teacher
in the public schools, her father tonce an officer IN
large family Of children. Though she was popu.
lar and efficient teacher she has this year lost her
school: reason allcged-her being a Catholic.
AMONG tho wounded in Gibbons fight with
the Ncz Pcrccs WAS the Generals famous scout
l'eldlcr, known far and wide rs the most daring
scout in the mountains. II was he who pllOtcd
Gonners IN the hcSEing cold Of Utah winter ~
Snakes, and enabled him 10 gain his rcmark kablc
victory over the savagcs. 1t was he who tracked
the Piegans Into the Teton mountains and marked
ont the route which BAKERS column pursued when
he surprised LOnghUrscs band In the grny dawn oi
4 winters morning and literally swept them from
the face Of the earth. lie followed Gibbon last
year to the Yellowstone, md tracked for him a
pathway across the Blg Horn mountains up To tho
scene, OF the Custer massacre, and when no one
would volunteer TO carry dispatches back % Fort
Ellis through country swarming with Sioux, and
Gibbon was about to order Ills nephew upon the
succeeded In his nsi. He Is man of forty stoutnnd
grizzlcd but with tender mouth, u voice as sweet
ns u womRn's, delegate hand md other romantic
accessories to heroes of Western adventure. When
not on duty as a scout he can generally he found
around Helena: At night invariably In newspaper
Offices reading the cxchange, aud listening eagerly
70 the news OF the great outside world, which Ia
has not seen for twenty yeats,
HOTEL PERSONALS.
DIR. J. Y. TAYLOR, U. $. N, at the Eb
btt.
M. scHooNMlKEE, U. s. N, is at III,
Ebbitt
GEN. I. r. BROOK, U. s. A., Is guest of tho
Ebhilt
DR. A. l.. GIuoS, medical inspector U. s. N,
Is at the Ebbitt
Hon. II. l.. MARTIN, of Ohio, Is among I'll,
guests of the Ebhltt.
W. II. RHEEDER and DIR. q. W. Moore, U.
N, have apartments at the Ebbitt
HOTEL ARRIVALS,
4ths EbhHt.-w T. Evans New Orleans. Tn,; q
Kentzienger, Chicago H.: = ". wcncs. springfield
ILL., H. NJ Scrnhy, Philadelphia. ], L. Seymour. NCv
York: J. W. Howell New Jersey; Mrs NJ. SiRnlc!
Goodwin, Bnlhleham, Pa: Miss Alrrks, Itnrrisburr
Pa, Hon. John DALEY, Oakland. Md; J, +, Coon
Wilmington, Del. George strong, wm. II Buckley
baltimore, Nd q. W. Jenkins, III.