National Republican., 1877-12-21
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JOHN BRouaHAM Is better.

SENATOR Conkling is at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, New York.
WHEN John Mccullough was born he over
looked the Lakes Of Killarney.
McKEE RANKIN, with "The Danites," did
an immense business In Chicago.
LoTrA has boon playing in New Jersey un-
der Henry +. Abbcy's management.
MANY ladies of fastidcous tastes reject the
variegated jet trimmings md embroidcries.
THE Gipsy ring, with the Jewel imbedded in
gold, Is the engagement ring of the moment.
SENATOR Stanley Matthews of Ohio Is in Now
York city sojourning at the Windsor House.
SoTiIERN has been doing DiRdiedry at tho
New York Park the past week, with his usual
success.
CASTELAR, thinks that he will yet live to
see Spanish rcpublic-but he expects to reach
q good old age.
WENDELL PHILLIPS Is ovorjoyod at hearing
that Kansas is to send u statue Of John Brown
to this city.
GouNoD Is Catholic, and q very deyout
one. He Is, moreover, one Of tho most good
hearted of men.
REAR ADMIRAL REED WARDEN, Of the Uni
ted States Navy, has gone 10 New York city
on a brief visit.
WI. GILMORE of the Holiday street Thea
tire, Baltimore, has taken Fox's Theatre In
Philadelphia.
DURING the next two weeks New York Is to
bo treated to "Grand National Colorcd Baby
Show" in Gimoro's Garden.
THE Cincinnati Enquirer says the Wild Mon
men of Bcrneo, recently with Barnum's Show,
were born near Toledo, Ohio.
The Robert Mcwade Combination finally
went to peices In Danville ILL.,, last week 1t
was nou SO, couldn't pay expenses.
GESTLEMEN's dress coats, frock coats, waist
coats and ovcrcoats are all worn longer than
they have been for several years past.
Mr.. AARON Word, Of North Carolina, meas.
ures ninety-siS inches around tho waist. Ono
Of tho kind Is sufficient for a dictionary.
PosTMAsTER-GENERALD DAVID NJ. KEY and
Assistant Postmastcr-Gencral Abraham ID.
Hazen are ut the Gilsey House, New York
City.
Mr.. BARTLRY CAMPBELL is trying to rcor-
ganize his comedy company at Pittsburg, Pa.
They were compelled to disband at Clo7eland,
Ohio.
CHARLES STUART. fathcr of Stuart Robson
the actor. died at Valdesta, Ca, last Wednos-
day, aged seventy-nve. He was a Maryland
lawyer.
THUS far 24G people have been thrown out
Of employment thid season by tho breaking up
Of combinations and stock companies through
the country.
A WEALTHY gentleman of Manchester, Eng
laud, who is noted collector Of curiositics, has
purchased the piano upon which Nirdi COM
posed aida"
JUDGE THOMAS SHACKLEFoRD, formerly
Chief Justice ofthe Supreme Court of the State
Of Mississippi died on Wednesday morning in
New Orleans.
QUEEN NIcToRIA's name figured In the India
famine relief fund-list for 81 ,250, and just be-
low il was that Of tho Baroness Burdctt- -Coutts
lsecoad donation), -, 500.
The death of Bishop Marvin. Of the Mctho-
dist Church South, will necessitato the cleo
tion of three bishops by the General Confer
ence, which meets in Atlanta.
IT is reported that Senator Hitchcock, of
Nebraska, is to be appointed Consul General
ut Paris, in place of General Torbert, whose
commission expires in January.
ONE hundred nnd twenty-five citizens of
Indiana have forwarded q request to Col. Rob-
ert Inqcrsoll, asking him to deliver an Grafton
on tho life and character of Senator Morton.
Mr.. CHARLES STEVENSON writes to the
Dramatic Nens denying the statement made
In the Savannah Ners and several other pa
pers that he had been married to Miss Kate
Claxton.
IT Is announced that there Is no truth In tho
report of the engagement of the Earl of Wick
low to Miss jerome, sister Of Lady Randolph
Churchill, and o daughter Of Mr. Leonard
W. Jerome.
MRS MURAr HALsrEAD, the wife of the ed
itor of the Cincinnati Commercial, Is tho mother
of eleven children. 1t is said that her hair
which Is of golden hue, reaches the ground
when she stands upright.
BoTcIcAuLTs terms for playing in "The
Shaugrauns' aro 5000 a week certainty
John p. Smith paid him 81, 800 for eight per-
fOrmances last week in Brooklyn, and the re-
ceipts were $11 900. Smith made s., 900 net.
The name of the Marquis of Normandy is
mentioned In connection with the next Gov
crnor- Generalship Of Canada. He formerly
held the position of Governor of Nova Scotia
as Lord Mulgrave, and is now Governor of
New Zealand.
On account of the active, though secret, part
taken by the Vatican in the recent elections
in France, the position of the present Papal
nunco at Paris has become so intolerable to
the incumbent that he is to be removed and
made q cardinal.
MRS KATE CHASE SPRAaUE, who has been
in Europe most of the time since her husbands s
failure, several years ago, will spend the win
ter at Edgewood, Chief Justice Chase's coun-
try place, a couple Of miles out Of this city,
which he bequeathed to her.
ACCORDING to London correspondent there
arc rumors 0fa compromise between Patti and
the Marquis de Caux. 1t is believed ho will
forego the legal settlement of her income in
his favor and that she will elect to marry
again If SO disposed-and she seems 80.
Hon. ROBERT 4. WITHERs, United States
Senator from Virginia, Is confined to his bed
at his residence, in Alexandria, Va, by a Sc
we're attack of neuralgia of the head. The dis
ease has attacked his eyes, which are naturally
weak, and he has suffered great pain.
IEv. GEORGE Fox SEYMOUR, d. d., dean of
the General Theological Seminary, of New
York, has been elected bishop by the Diocesan
Convention of the Episcopal Church of the
| Springfield, ILL.,, diocese which was created by
the late General Convention at Boston.
AMONG the guests in attendance at the din
| ner given in New York City on Thursday
night by Mr.. Albert Bierstadt to Earl of Dun
roven were the railroad kings, John W. Gar
rett, of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co.,
and Thomas Scott Of the Pennsylvania Rail.
| road Co.
THE Spanish Duke dMedina Coli Is the
champion aristocat of the world. Ho Is a
duke four times over eight times q marquis,
| and six times count. His house Is said to
have descended by a direct line from the fam
lily of tho Virgin Mary, which, however,
nobody is required to believe.
JOHN SULLIVAN and Annie Glen, aged re-