National Republican., 1877-08-08
PERSONAL.

EX-PREsIDEST GRANT has arrived at Varese.
There was grand concert and display OF fireworks
In his honor on Monday night
THE Cologne Gazette tells Of how during tho
recent riots the Governor OF PttsburE' was
obliged to appeal to the President for troops
NJ. l.. DENAYRousE, the wcll.known French
dramatst, sadly denies the rimor Of his approach.
ing marriage with the daughter Of Alexandra
Dumas.
CHIEF SECRETARY EVERETT, Of our Lega-
ton in Berlin, is the oldest surviving son Of Edward
Everett, and an accomplished man. He has lived
abroad for the past ten years.
COMMODORE JONATHAN WILLIAMS SWIFT,
U, s. ~, died a few days ago at Geneva. When
asked by q friend how he felt, the old sailor re.
Piled my log Is ready, have only to hand II IN"
Mr.. DANIEL W. VOORHEES,, OF Indiana, has
entered into contract with the American Literary
Bureau TO give a seres Of lectures before lyceums
tho coming fall and winter. Ills subject Will be
Thomas Jefferson"
DIR. KARscu, professor of natural science in
Munster has written work on mi, rhe bs MaSI sayI
is now quite old, bald and purblind few brief
years from now and Dr. Karsch will know better.
PRETTY little Isabel Batenian offering straw
berries to ancient Madame TagliOni-thst Is a
graceful picture for book on actors. Mis- bate
man slightly resembles her elder sister Mrs. Grove,
and Is one Of the prcttest most simple and girish
OF young actresses
LORD GRANrLEy, the second son Of Mrs.
Norton, LADY stirling. Maxwell who died short
| time ago, has quickly followed his mother into
tho place Of shadcs" lie was forty-six year. old
and had lived for many years IN the lsland Capri
where he married signorina Maria Chnra Elise
| FEDERICO.
| PRoP. II. v. HAYDEN has arrived at Denver
with brilliant party Of scientists, including sii
Joseph d. Hooker Prof Asa Gray and Lieut. Gen
Sir Richard strachey, r; T., the last Of whom i
studying the gcognnhicul and Chronological ica
lures Of the Rocky Mountain region and the work
Ing of the narrow.gauSc railroads, so successfully
| introduced by him into India.
The Due d'Albnfcr,, q godson of Napoleon
I and son Of Marshal snchHt, Duc 4 Albuiern. died
At rart; counIs o, wcckS ~ ~ the ngG ot @ sixty
halfcmbarkcd In politics as a mild lmpcrialist
lie will nc bcst remembered however. as one oi
| the PRINCIPAL promoters of the SncZ canal scheme
and first vice president of the company.
HuGo Is credited with new trait o
amiability towards children. lie inyitcl a friend
| to bring his young son 70 dinner and the friend $;
Of the honor conferred upon him that he sat silcn
| aud uneasy all through the social meal. MY
Snd N@l finally said @ gF9 VIM VIM key WSS a2esmt sSe
| "Oh, he's broken nothing yet-he doesn't feel Il
home"
THE statement that Mr.. Jefferson Davis
| in his forthcoming work on the late war. woul'
| severely critciSc General Joseph Johnston
charging upon him the full responsibility of tht
| failure To pursue the Federal forces Into Washing
ton after the disastrous defeat at Bull Run" Is ac
upon the best Of authority" The Rcpisrr add
that the originator Of the paragraph "hGd cvdcnt
no authority to speak for Mr. Davis, and no knowl
edge Of his opinions or purposes"
| IDA LEWIS, who has recently been i'll, II
consequence Of her exposure In rescuing tw
drowning men some time ago, Is to have an cfIni
made next winter to secure her pension. Id
was married u few years ago, but found her hu'
hand shinc.S fellow and woudn' live with hin
| There are sCvcrnl young men In Newport VIII
would Jump 1T the chance OF securing her hant
but Us she says she wouldn't marry the best ma
| who ever walked In boots sentimental yOun
men will only waste their time in journeying
Lime Rocks with matrimonial intent
! COUNT HERBERT BISMARCK, the elder so
| of the statesman, has entered the diplomatic G
. recr, and is ut present attached by the Foreir
| Count Wilhelm. the more popular and the mo-
beer. loving of the two, Is co-refercn,!ar at Il
! District Court and Is now preparing to pass h
. | examination an assessor" Bpth SONS. lieutc
e ants a Ia sN1e Of the LIST regiment of Drngoou
: fought I'm the late war with great distinction NJ
! | were decorated with the Iron Cross Count,
! Marie. Bismarcks only daughter Is her father
favorite and his almost constant companion.
, CHARLES F. West, a painter at Dlnvci
| Mass, would furnish a good text for CHAR
+ Rcade. A gang Of burglars aud sneak thieves hG
in the town. and most of their thcts had been col
4 mittcd in buildings whereon he was engaged. St
X picion, naturally, was attached to him, and
though q search Of his dwelling failed to ident
him In the slightest degree with the authors Of q
i, thefts-his business was destroyed and his fricn
,s fell of. Reduced to absolute destitution. he
fused to leave town and begin life anew. and e
out the thieves and cleared Mr.. West, whose fello
: citizens appear unable to do too much TO atone
the unintcntional injury they have inflicted up
: | him in the past.