National Republican., 1877-08-11
PERSONAL

THERE Is a remarkable report going about 10
tne effect enc shS, Mis- Clara Louise Rscgg Intends to
ment in foundinga musical college for young
American women.
MARGARET HAuaHERY, the generous
woman whom all Now Orleans knows as Mar.
garei," has presented General Augur with a 500
sword In appreciation Of hts law-abiding bchayi yior
while In command In that city last spring.
DISPATCHES received at the Department Of
State from Hayti, contain Information Of the death
Of exprcsideiit Dominguck and OF the serious IN.
ness Of President Cabral Dominguez died In exile
at Kingston, Jamaica, June "a last aged seventy.
seven years.
WEEDEN, the pugilist who killed Philip
Walker In apr,ye-fght At Salem, n. j. and was
sent 10 prison with Sam Collyer, Fiddler" Neary
and Clark IS fast wearing away. HIS condition Is
soon aner his arrival at the prison II was noticed
his health was hailing, and now his whole system
seems To be wrecked.
Ma. DION BoUcIcAuLr has appeared In an
entirely new character-that of a candidate for
Parliament for County Clare, ireland. lie will
have many hearty wishes for his succcss--and
deserved wishes, too; for Mr.. Bouccault Is ex.
would probably be a good speaker, even IN that
grave but hardly reverend body, the British Parlia.
credit TO the country he has so delightfully."- repre-.
scnted already upon the stage.
AN ATTEMPT will be made in Congress this
winter TO secure pension for Ida Lewis, who Is in
indifferent health. She II still Of the lionesses
OF Newport, and has recently came within one of
adding another To her resciics gale blew up,
Smd pssy Of gentlemen 1 , who were sailing in ihS
on one side and half filed with water. Ida arose
i,,, nun SEX bed and was preparing % lower her
went to the rescue Of thdimperiled men.
GEN FIELD, Of fredericksburg, Va, has re-
high position in the army Of the Khetiive. His
Russian complications. In which Rsypt .; III through
her vassalnge 10 the Sultan has been forced to take
part. The American officer could not conscien-
tiously take the field for the Crescent against the
Cross aud 80 resigned. In faet, Is Is stated that
about all the American officers In tho khedives
service have been gotten rid Of I'm one way or an
other.
Miss Lillian CONWAY, second daughter Of
the late Ms. T. y. Conway, for many years mana
ger OF the brooklyn theatre, wns married. on We'd
mSiaay mS asrnGon last last to NJ Charles Camoo H.
Chestnut.strcet Theatre Company last year. and
has also acted In many OF the principal theatres of
the country since her debut about four yenrs ago al
the Brooklyn theatre. Her elder sister. Minnie. was
married some time since to the celebrated coruct
player Levy. The groom Is a young man, the son
broker, doing business on Third street, The cerc.
mony was very quietly performed at st. Clements
s5Ss IN Not o. vsry Limited rnmSsr ~ h Of
yesterday on their wedding tour.
SIR JOHN BowRISa, in his recollections Just
published, describes Mehemet Ali, whom he visit.
fair hands and fiery eye The great Pasha related
that when the instruction broke out In Syria the
Russian and French consuls told him he should
study history In order to learn how TO govern. MY
son wrote 90 me-" he said for orders but thought
| II best To 20 myself and solved everything in a
week; That was practical government better than
could have learnt from history" The fact Is that
he went 10 Saa and simply hanged ali the leaders OF
the revolt He was fond Of talking OF his plans for
thE improysmeut Of Eeypt and said to his visitor
pin or Tiled II with hoe, but mean TO 20 over II
with plough" An English lady was introduced
to him and asked him for a lock OF his hair as
memento. He refused the favor probably think.
ing u an improper concession to a Christian wo-
ma man, but said, No, cannot give you a hair now,
your service"
VICTOR HUGO celebrated his name day on
the 2ld Of July by great dinner, at which his lit.
tie granddaughter Jeanne dressed as u rose TO rule
payne, and said Ia peiite rose dec0le,e bort AZ,
gSSad . d esne @ - Ag.opo' q which pretty story, Ta
best tables in Paris: "The eusias Is in the old fash
Toned French taste. female cook prepares the
dishes, which are served by two neat Guernsey
are no wines with great names but ali arc old and
than soap bubbles, from co5wehled boitiss. The
sugar basin and dcssert.snves and forks, curiosl,
| ties OF art; and the nartiDs of fine saxony; hut
there rs no linen spread upon the board u Is re-
| placed by white, daperod oilcloth, and from
which asponge removes wine stains Victor Hugo
dislikes coarse table linen and he says he Is not
|
every time he sits down 10 table When foreigner
Is the poets guest he is, be his rank however hum
| BILE, given the place Of honor"
ALL the Bonapartes having palaces and
villas in Rome, let lodgings. Prince Tarlonai',
great palace once the property of Cardinal Wolsey
| Is entirely let To loisers. Prince Barherini let
| part Of his palace to Mr. story-in short the King
\ the Pype and the cardinals are the only hous.,
| owners In the dirty, magnificent old city who dc
not let apartments. Prince del Drago, who Is mar
ricd To Princes OF Spain. lets rooms In both hi
Roman palaces and In his country villa, and has
m ,reover, the reputation of being rather graspinJ
f. his dealings with his tenants There II n stors
| told concerning him which Is piquant but proba
| bly, not true. They say his exCellrnCy has all hi
| servants on hoard wages, and gives his cook /
| certain sum daily for supplying his lortlshipI
table. The meals are sent from the kitchen IN
tin case which has a1ock, of which one key h KEN
/ by the Prince and another by the cook The cool
puts the dinner In the case and locks II. When tn,
case Is carried into the Princes dningroom II 4
unlocked by his Ekcellency, and what Is not eater
al the table is put back into the case which Is asaiI
| locked and sent back TO the cook. This plai
prevents the servants from pilferng any of the oot
to the loss Of The Prince or OF tho cook.
| HOTEL ARRIVALS.
| ~ The Metropoiiidn-w. Chamberlain Missouri: /
Glleson a. y. Corson, Boston: N. H. Adrich, Miss NJ
T. Alirch, Harrisburg; J.. Fairfax Maryisnd: a n
Goodman. A. y. Barron, q. w. Phillips Tex &c e.
/ Meyer, vile and cid. virginLl r. e, La Fnrge jr
| Mss La Fargo, New York; II. Meyer Fort Worth
Texas.
| DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.