National Republican., 1877-02-18
PERSONALITIES.

ized Christian Indians.
Daniel Boone's grandson, Morgan Boone, is
now living in Indian Territory.
A Vefmonter, who has had 3,s14 fits, is q
living proof Of the survival OF the attest.
Mr.. Edward Atkinson has consented to bore
Boston with an argument In favor OF free trade.
The Norfolk girls think Alexis is impolite-
at least the plain ones complain that he stares at
the pretty ones.
Mr.. Tilden thinks he won't hold Hayes's
hat At the Inauguration. He may set II down on
the Returning Board.
A letter addressed to "Robert Burns, poet,
Heaven lately reached the return letter branch
OF the Glasgow post.office.
Mrs. Frances Jeanette Lord, the wife of
Scott Lord, lady. whc has been for many years
an invalid, has Just died at Clifton Springs.
Mr.. Joshua N. Sears, the wealthy young Bos-
tonian, is engaged to marry Miss Choate. also q
Bostonian, aud niece OF Mr.. Joseph II. Choate.
Mr.. Erasmus Wilson, I. r. s., intends to
land ofthe obelisk known aS"C "Cleopatras Needle
President Eliot, Wendell Phillips, Col.
Henry Ice and others are to lecture on American
history, in Boston, In connection with the Old
South collection.
Rev. DR.. Nicodemus is what Mr.. Moody
calls him. But nevertheless as he was not ma.
even the ID. d. could save him.
Princeton Is trying to entice Professor
Young, the astronomer, away from Dartmouth
u Is very naughty to attract the bright partIcu.
Purman deserves execration for suggesting
a score ofexecrablc puns to the newspaper para.
Rraphists. And he affords living illustration Of
the muddled condition OF Southern politics.
Col. J. J. Hickman, Right Worthy Grand
Templar Of the Grand Lodge Of Good Tcmplars,
who has been on a missionary tour in England,
has sailed from Liverpool for New York.
George Eliot and her husband are going,
after next June, to live in Surrey, in which coun.
ty they have purchased house. They will prob.
ably give up their London house altogether.
Secretary Morrill, and Admiral Colds.
borough are steadily improving In health. Sec.
il Is expected that he will soon resume his du.
ties.
Gen. Ichernaycff, after staying a short time
in the Isle Of Wight for the benefit Of his health,
will 20 to London TO visit Archibald Forbes, spe-
clal correspondent OF The Ncws in the Turco.
Seryian war.
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett will hardly long
remain abroad, as he has already made inquiry
about different cottages for rent at Newport, and
the Newport people expect him to be there du.
ring the season, as usual.
Sir John Lubbock has been dcvoting his at
al
cecdlngs In the ant.room during tho day, and re.
port progress IL he has been absent.
"Burleigh" Is quite sure Commodore Van
dcrbllt is in comfortable quarters now, he quoted
Scriptures so freely; indeed, he had quiver full
of apt texts and could bring down an opponent
in set.to at twenty PAGES nine times out OF ten.
No part of Mr.. John W. CARROTS gift of
$4,000 to the Peabody Institute at Baltimore has
yet been mied. The fund will be devoted to tho
purchase of casts, busts, and copies OF the best
pieces ofscuipturc to be found In foreign gale.
RES.
Daniel Pratt, the G. A. T., challenges
Henry Ward Beeeher to q dialectical encounter
to determine which has Invented the most yalua.
bic and original ideas. Respectfully referred to
the Electoral Tribunal when II has made Presl.
dent.
The Michigan Legislature has bill under
way IrChibitng the marriage Of hrst cousins,
lots Of them who never dreamed OF marriage are
hmIrylng mp their nuptials to get the start Of the
The Rev. DR.. Bartlett was heartily gree'ed
by the students of Dartmouth College aner his
address to them on Thursday morning. lie will
return TO Chicago In few days, and will then de-
eide whether he Will accept the Presidency OF the
college.
Mr.. Murat Halstead is proposed for Mayor
Of Cincinnati Watterson says Halstead contem.
anything by what these Western editors say
awiuliy.
Mr.. Blaine says he isn't sorry yet. Time
enough to repent when Hayes Is declared elected.
II Tlden is made President, with what emphatic
and oyerpowering JUNCTION VIII he shake his elo.
quent hand at the honorable Senator from New
Iork and say, "Didn't l tell you so:n
They gay Of the Rev. Mr.. Tooth, the Eng
lish rltualist, that when he was boy, being fond
Of display, and Of very susceptible feelings, he
allowed to wear scarlet gown, privilege which
was denied to him.
The second daughter of the Grand Duke
Constantine OF Russia, and sister to the Queen
OF the Hellencs, the Grand Duchess Wiera, has
been left n widow ut twenty.three by the death
Of her husband, the young Duke william Of
Wurtemberg.
James Russell Lowell is giving A course of
lectures in Baltimore, where he gets Invitations
to hye dinners every day. and receives more at.
tentisn than he knows how to stand. Thinks
Baltimore the hospitablest place In America
and the appreciatlngest too. Beats Boston.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., heir-apparent to
the Vanderbilt estate, has been seen calmly pay.
Ing his fare on his own Fourth avenue railroad,
senger, punched buff slip for q six cent fare, and
good.
Mrs. Mary z. Cotter. of East Cambridge,
Mass, showed her wiieiy fidelity by taking pol.
son TO avoid giving testimony against her wicked
husband; But two cruel bhyseisns saved her
to forget what she knows and rem nber what
she doesn't know, as though she were a member
Of returning board.
Figaro seizes the opportunity afforded It
ance Of MIR. James Gordon Bennett (sic), propri.
etor Of the New York Herald" TO recall the In.
al Paris was IN ne habit a snW wa
every morning accompanied by a large black
deg, Pluto, given to him by one Of tue present
Tupper was disappointed in Boston. A
publisher refused to bring out an edition Of Miss
Margaret Ellnora's pOems, which her father
thinks superior to anything that Tennyson has
written And this, too,ln the face Of the fact that
thirty-two editions OF his famous and tempOrar-
ily immortal poem was published In that migrate.
iul and unyodly little town. No wonder he was
disgruntled and disgusted.
Mr.. s. r. Crocker, editor of the Literary
World, has become insane and been taken to Nc
Lean Asylum. He was here recently and ap.
Peared as we'll as usual. After graduating from
Harvard he was connected with the publishing
house Of Fields 4 Osgood, and became literary
correspondent oi two or three papers The LII.
6rdry World was started by him and became
quite successful under his judIciOus and indus.
trious management.
Mrs. Charles Astor Bristed was deyout
Roman Catholic before her marriage, but her
husbands prejudlces were such that she as oh.
lged to give up ut least the practice Of the forms
Of her religion, and conform 10 tho faith he pro.
tessed. AS soon as possible after the death Of
Mr. Brlsted, she went abroad, and In Rome was
again received In the church in which she s now
so devout and so consistent q member. She is
now In Washington, and her life is devoted 10
deeds OF mercy and charity, and she seems 10
take but little note Of what Is passing about her
The Hon, Sidney Breesc, the Hon. John d.
Cation. and the Hon. U. q. skinner formed many
years ago the supreme Court Of Illinois and one
day while talking together. discovered that all
three were natives OF Oneida county In this State
They were discussing this curious coincidence
when Mr.. Lincoln entered the ROOM and they
mentioned II to him. Said Judge Cation; "III.
coin, we have discovered the singular fact that wa