National Republican., 1878-04-24

will take place at the Metropolitan Presbyte-
rian Church, Fourth street southeast. 4
Miss CELIA LodAs has written play fof
Mr. r. B. Verde, with which he intends 10
star next seison. II
VALENTINE BAKER PAsHA has left England
,or Constantinoplc for the purpose Of writing
history Of the late campaign.
Ex-senator PoMERoy, Of Kansas, who has
been In the city for several days past, leaves
FOR Kansas tomorrow.
SECRETARY THOMPSON Is advertised In this
city for lecture, at the Mount Vernon Place
Church, on Friday evening next,
A LADY In Portland, Me-, on every snniver.
sary Of President Lincoln's assassination
drapcs her house, inside aud out, In mourning.
sLADE, the spiritualist, Is having but cool
time at the Russian capital, where II was ex.
pccted that he would be received with great
warmth.
Hon. JosHrH sEaAR. Of the Spanish 1ndem.
nifty Commission. has been confined TO his room
for several days by illness, but was much bet
ter yesterday.
SENATORS HAMLiS and Kirkwood return ed
with the postal excursion party yesterday
morning, and were In their seats In the Senate
during the day.
GEORGE A. ARMEs. Of this city. has been re.
stored to the United States army with his rank
Of captain, the President yesterday having
approved the bill.
MRs DIR. LITTLE and daughter. who have
been guests at the White House for . feg days
past LEFT for their home. In Delaware. Ohio,
yesterday morning.
Rev. FRANCIS II. WALL, who has become
vice.rector OF the American College at Rome,
was a graduate Of st. Francis Xavier's College
in 1872. He Is very eloquent.
GENERAL CARLOS BurrERFIELD, known In
SVi ah Ana Ia
In Washington pressing claims In that direo.
tion through Congressional action.
A SINGULAR murder trial Is going on In
Newark, Ohio. The accused Is an old man
who murdered his own daughter for the crime
| of adultery. lie pleads As his justification the
injunctions of the Old Testament.
JOSEPH KERR Is a very diminutive man. o
resident Of Alabama. He recently broke of
an engagement because his girl hid him under
thimble, and offered to bet the crowd that
they couldn't End the little Joe Kerr-Rsoknk
| Constitution.
Tue Sandusky Register thinks that Zach.
Chandler Is q model fathor.in.law. Not con
tent with giving his son.in!i law 100000 as u
wedding present, he gives to each grandchild
a snug little nest-egg which foots up twenty
thousand In long time bonds.
NEW YORK Star Some years since, when
Miss Eytinge was leading lady at the theatre
as he disiked her bitter repartee exceedingly.
One day, when he took onense at q short an
swer OF hers, he retorted: you needn't bite
my head OFF, Don't be alarmed" she re-
piled. with provoking deliberstion II am
Jewess. aud can't eat a hog in any shape"
THE ro-opening of the Fitz John Porter case
recalls the terrible line in General Pope's dis
patch describing Porter's conduct at the second
Bull Run battle--a line that sounds like the
cadenced tread Of retreating battalions-"And
hs marched to tho rear to the sound Of the
enemy's cannon" That sentence Is con.
dcnnation Of Porter which all the evidence
he can produce at this late day will not wipe
out CisrclInd Herald.
THE appointment Of Mr.. Colburn to be con-
sul.general to Mexico created vacancy in the
position of chief correspondent Of the New
York Times, which has been filled by the des-
ignatiou Of Mr.. j. NJ. Carson. Mr.. Carson has
been regularly connected with tho Times staff
| in this city since the fall Of 1874. He has es-
| tablished n reputation for careful and cOnsci-
! entious work as a correspondent. and is one Of
the most industrious and active men in the
profession. He has earned the promotion to
his present position, which he will, no doubt,
| fll to the satisfaction OF his paper and with
| great credit to himself.