National Republican., 1878-04-27

stenographer. Rcfersnces-Gencral Shsr inan
and Mr.. Justies Swayne. 8 II
W. @. sHnLABER, Of Boston. Mass, b at the
Riggs House. n N
Ex-LIEUTExANT-GovER GLEAsoN, q
Florida, is in the city. ug g
GENERAL GRANTS cottage at Long Branch
has been leased at 49, goo for the summer sea-
son.
Rev. c. W. HAwLEy and wife, Of Amherst,
Mass, arrived In the city yesterday and located
vt the Ebbitt.
TIE Buffalo Express, appealing to the
sentler sex, cries, "For. mercy's sake let those
poor clergymcn alone p
MARK HOPKINS, the California millionaire
who died recently, made $l5,OO0,OOO In ten
years. He had million to begin with.
GENERAL PHILIP SHERIDAN Is in New York
awaiting the trial Of the suit against him In
the United States Circuit Court for having
seized . Louisiana plantation.
SEcRETARIIs ScHURz AND SHERMAN re-
| turned from Philadelphia and resumed their
duties yesterday. The rest of the Philadelphia
junketting party will return tonight.
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS got lost In the
United States Senate chamber few days ago.
After . long search he was found seated In one
corner Of David Davis chair-SL Louis Jour
| nal.
PREsIDENT HAYES has gone to Philadelphia
again /; but the most astonishing fact about IL
| Is that noted by our associated press dispatch
that he Is accompanied "by Mrs. Hayes and
his two sons and four other ladies. - Cincinnati
| Tines
Mn. T. N. LAMONT, formerly Of the Inter
Ooeon, succeeds that bgight paragraphist, Cat
lin, on the New York Commercial Advertiser.
Those who remember Mr.. Lamonts work on
the hter-OceaH will recognize his eminent ht-
ness for the place.
A LADY said that this was the finest COM
plimont which sho had ever received. She
was on horseback, and Us she rode past an
| Irishman, who was standing by the roadside,
she heard him say II wish't I was in prison
for the stating ov ye."
| CAPT. DENNIS, the Little Giant" of Alachua
| County, Fla, so called because Of his diminu-
tive physical stature and somewhat colossal
abilities MS politician, will reach Washington
tomorrow or next day. The interviewers are
beginning 10 sharpen their pencils.
THE most beautiful Indian girl, according
to all accounts, now living, and one who, by
reason Of her beauty, intelligence, and spirit
has attained 10 a unique influence which Is ac-
knowledged among the warriors and defended
/ by twenty fiery brothers and cousins, is Etisca,
tho White Forehead of the Uncapapas."
| CHARLES A. JEwETT, father of Miss Sarah
Jewett, the actress, died Of paralysis on Satur-
day, at No. 1 Grammercy park, aged sixty
three. lie held for many years position in
the Treasury Department at Washington, but
had been for two years incapacitated for en-
ployment He married a sister Of DIR. Austin
Flint, Of New York city.
COLONEL o. L. SHEPPARD U. 8. A., SEN
fenced TO imprisonment at Fort Adams, New
| port, for one year. for breach of trust and
who was allowed to go to New York to remove
his family, has returned there and reported to
General Vogdes, commandant Of the fort. His
quarters arc limited, and are far inferior to
those which he expected. He outranks the
commandant, who will make determined ef-
fort to have his place Of confinement changed
to New York harbor.