National Republican., 1877-08-03
PERSONAL.


Secretary and Mrs. RobesOn.
Mr.. Tennyson has written o poem for the
| next number OF The Ntndonh CcrfuTy.
Senator Ingalls, will give the oration at the
| dedication Of the John Brown monument at 0ssa-
wattomie, this month.
Hon. Lyon Playfair, c. B., F.. r.. s., LID.
will sail from London, August q, for several
months tour In the United States.
| Emil HopGer, the literary critic Of the Ham
burg C6rrc3Ondent, has Just died of pulmonary
disease at wiesbadcn in his thirty nnthycar.
Commander " l.. Cameron, G. b., the dis
tlng,,shed African traveller has been appointed to
the screw frgaie Narcissus, Of the English detached
squadron.
Mr.. Holman Hunt has nearly completed the
time past and will shortly take il from Jerusalem
| to England.
The death is announced at Freiburg Of DR..
Alexander Won frantzius, well known to the scen.
| and anthropology
Fanny Nathan, the founder Of tho Hebrew
| Orphan Asylum for Westphal Ia and the Rhineland
was buried at Paderborn on the 18th Of last month.
| She was born I'm 1s3.
NJ. Meissonier has 70 restored his picture of
Napoleon Ill, in the Luxembourg. thai no traces
OF the wilu injury done 10 it. by an act OF politi
| cal vandalism, can he perceived
The Duke of Edinburg Is called "Alfredos"
by the Greeks, who arc very fond Of him and are
always glad IN sec him. They elected him King In
90 as much from personal as from political consid
| erations
| Everybody knows what a terrible explosive
| dynamite L. but Few know that IL Is powerful
poison. a woman named wollny has just been
sentenced To death at Oppeln, Germany, for poison
| ing two persons with It,
Robert Fulton. who invented steamboats,
invented also the term torpedo" the submarine
engine OF warfare. Il was Captain David Bushnell,
| an American, who first attempted to use torpedoes
| for the purpose OF blowing up ships
Ex-Governor F. ]. Moses, who has been i'm
| prisoned In Columbia, S. c.. for week past while
testifing before the Investigating Committee rela-
tive To the recent political history Of the State was
| released on Wednesday, on $1,000 bail.
Tho Hon. and Rev. J. W. Leigh, a brother
Of Lord Leigh, formerly Vicar Of Stonelcgh. who
married Miss Fanny Butler, daughter Of the late
Mr. Pierce Butler; o. Georgia and Philadelphia,
Mrs. Butler. lately Miss Elizabeth Thomp-
son. shows herself To be conscientious artist She
has started for Adrianople with the intention Of
crossing the Balkans to the scat OF war, where she
will probably make excellent studies for pictures.
Mr.. Whistler, the distinguished American
artist In England, threatens to bring action for
libel, or something analogous to that against Mr.
Ruskin because OF opinions recently expressed by
that candid gentleman In regard to the artist and
his works
Keith BAH appeared at the Aicester Petty Sessions
charged with stealing two pawnticke for a gold
watch and diamond ring, at Bideford, on July o,
1875. The case was adjourned for week by con
sent. The prosecutor Is Henry Hawthorne, u
farmer, who married Lady Balls niece.
Mr.. Hans Brictmann Leland has presented
to the British Museum copy Of President Lin.
coins emancipation proclamation bearing the su.
tograph signature of the President himself counter.
signed by Mr.. Seward, Secretary OF State and with
his AUTOGRAPH Only few copies were issued with
now excessively difficult to procure.
The late George Brinley was the owner of n
Muzarin Bible for which he pald si2 G,N This with
the rest Of his valuable library, will shortly bc OF.
the Elliott Indian Bibles, which cost him about a
81 90 each OF late years he devoted his attention
principally to early books published in the United
States, particularly TO those publed In Connect
cut and relating To It's history. The Briney library
was also exceedingly rich III the Mathcr works of
which he possessed more than any one collector.
General Rosecrans and wifc have been called
back To the neghborhaod OF their old home In
Ohio, To attend their dying daughter. Miss Mamie
Rnsccrnns, who lad become nun in the Ursulnc
Convent, st. Martins. Brown county. Ohio, aud
was known in her community as Sister 81. Charles
She has been dangerously H. and has recently
been having frequent hamorr!ages aud falling
rapidly Her parents were tclt graphed for at once
Mn. koseCTiis len S'.T lfanc'c2o On the 2ih ult
and the General wa, "a meet her at ElsO station
He has been cngnGrd N super intending important
mining operations In California,
Minister Picrrcpont desires II to be under.
stood that he has not had armoral bearings on his
carriage, nor anything but the initials T. p" Oi
the absence Of General Grant and himself from the
funeral OF Mr.. Motley no writes IL a personal let
ter 10 his father -in.law Colonel WOughby of Sar.
Gtnga: Mr. Motley had been Minister 10 England
knew the etiquette well. and no one was greater
stCklcr for It, lie never called upon me, although
| had met him aud cOnycrsed with him. Notwlth,
standing That the day heard Of his death called
ut the house, len my card and coincidence and
although II was well known General Grant was my
guest neither Of us received the slightest notice o
where or at what hour the funeral was 10 take
place"
Miss Julia Iansdoune, q Kentucky young
lady who distinguished herself during the war by
projecting Confederate prisoners from The fury Of
mgh-they were afteTward safely conveyed Il
DriSDi,-has In her possession a curious medal
u. 'semtcd 10 her by General John G. Brcckinridge
On the lace is carved "BatIona, Bayariae l772 In
| a 'lrCn'ar form. within tic circle is tho Virgin
Mary holding on her LEFT krCG the infant Jesus heI
feet resting on crescent Ur half moon, A halo o
light surrounds the head If the mother and child
On the reverse Is Inscribed: Presented TO MIS-,
Julia IAns1Ounc h! Grnrn,i J. e, RftCkinrilyn
August lH1l," CmclrVRti j@Tscr sd the work
aud the coin was oHc given I'cEenA; RrcckinTdrt
by u Confederate sDdrf pn h!A frLih. .JHd md car
ricd by the ek.liCe PTsNt!cIt al Though the Con
| itdCrary and his European exile. 10 that rs h,
innvely remarked II nsver was without dollar II
my pocket"