National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-23
Personal.

ROBERT ToOMBs Is to discuss the finances In
Atlanta, Ga, on Friday evening.
FATHER SEoCHi, the noted Italian astrono-
mer, is lying at the point Of death.
JUDGE W. @. RILEY, of Virginia, will stump
New Hampshire for the Republicans.
THE Cincinnati papers report that Senator
elect George II. Pendleton is very i'll.
CONGRESSMAN LORENZO DANfoRD, OF Ohio,
declines a n omination for reelection.
Rev. WILLIAM GooDELI, an early aboli-
ZIONIST, has just died at GAINESVILLE, Wis, aged
THE Irritation train" between Boston and
ono of its suburbs, is the one on which school
girls ride
BIsMARcK's latest mot-"Will England fight
Russian Ya'as when the fishes make war on
the horses.'
THE Marquis of Lornc, who married one of
tho English Queens daughters, is getting de-
cidedly stout.
Ex-MAYoR PRINCE, of Boston, fractured his
knee few days since, by slipping on the
courthouse steps.
EX.QUEEN ISABELLA. IL Is said, has ex-
changed atiectionRte messages with King Al
fonso and his bride.
Til. Catholic bishop of Vancouver's Island
has made a tour Of Alaska, with the view of
establishing mission there.
Miss NELLIE HATFIELD, pretty Philadcl-
phia blonde. is in Washington, adding to the
social attractions of the season.
A NASHVILLE lady deposited 800 in n Phila-
delphia bank twenty-scven years ago aud this
week received thcrerrom 1927.
BIsHoP WHIPPLE, of the Episcopal Church
Of Minnesota, has been obliged to go South
again to recover his lost health.
IT Is said that Cruikshank never drew an
agreeable female figure, though uncqualcd in
sketching types Of London men.
Mr.. RICHARD II, DANA, 81, of Boston, last
summcr-was offered and declined the post of
Secretary Of Legation at London.
NJ G,Nprrr, the yroat Fro,cb Ropuhli.
can leader. Is rcported TO be In poor health,
dropsical, and not likely to live long
Gnyrpxop IJo,,,n,v has ,,,oi,tcd Ge,cral
Ioscpb r Johnston Tho Ar, Commissioncr
from Virginia to the Paris Exposition.
GrxrR,1 sroxrN,y renowned duri,y tbe
war ne a Leader or Tho Federal cavalry h nov
cng,ycI in Tho grams cuIturc In California
Mn Gpopcp " Cur,ns who ia n COLLECTOR
os Mi that IL rarc aud curions has some or
the mnst valuable mnnusrripts 10 he found In
America
r, ou, ,rr reI,t;ves n uod,linc c,rcmonv
In 81 Ioniq wns Recently ncrfnrmcd three
ti,,ns hy Ranti,t f,ntholic and Eniscon,l
clcrgvmcn
Tur Landau Ladies are liop;zipg Mr. Stanlcv
N snch m cytent tLoi be will have IN Az
from the nctrono,is in order IN And t;mc 10
write his book,
wu,,,N Rrpsr os Ir,;c, No, l.,tcr tho
other dny which WIS mailed to Kim in Cali.
C,rni, In Is73 II had bnen In Tho Svracus.
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Ch,rin,tn ~ ~ 05,srrs. " has henm In Tho c;ty
a Cry Jnvs ne n deIeyntc to tho National ~.
nor,ors' Gnn,.crtinn
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rhof iso ~ i S,'c FeoioH,s, oi
cyc"ed ,hn.n If CsIicnrnia The void now il
onIv son on n month
No., go. r.,,.,:,..,.-.. $500. A.. A.. ..,,..
i"L h'' ", So's'"Ht'on says t""' guy N1'ee
Oh hopcr' loo'i r % worth niorc Notcs 'o,,ay
10 any rnuse in ucoLsiI t""u 'iat Vi any o'hcr
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Keep Tue NeW dreams Peop'e cool. nc u
aE i'a,h so'ia y. .uo '"' III wiz"
NC" '''ac"'he ho o"hs.
MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG, Tom kari,
anu am. Mlnc. Marel@ek iast week sang at pr
n"'v ,ti.nI lol '"e oeoh' u '"o "o
man ii"Sl'i'"i' 'h'c'eo'
The researches near Nineveh, interrupted
by the death OF George smith, the Assyriolo-
gist, are to be resumed, says the dme"@a"'
uhucr the ehurse oi MI h''ss'"'
GEORGE FRANCIS iRAiN was announced TO
denver lecture IN new YORK, SATURDAY AFTER
noon, TO ladies only. AS TWO ladies only com
priscd the audience, he gave up the attempt
Miss NELSON has arrived in London, her
health much Improved by her holiday s0ourn
IN the south o. France Inc rehearsais OF
Shakspeares I"egM NVh had commenced
vigorously at the Haymarket.
Her MAJEsrY QUEEN VICTORIA and the
Princess Beatrice nave sent their photographs
to Mile. AiDani, win the expressions OF re-
gard ana admiration, with request That the
vocalist VIII SEND heis III return.
THE phenomenal boy soprano, Richard Coke
has blossomed into powerful baritone. The
Italian papers warmly praise the strength and
beauty OF his voice aud the excellence of his
method. Ills professional name Is SignoI
Della Rosa'
COUNT ORLoFF the new Russian Minis.
ter to Great Britain, is One-eyed and one
armed man. One would think, from the
present outlook that he would need to be
fnlly armed ana possessed oil eyes clear
around MS mead.
| GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS was surprised to
| find that most of the guns captured from the
Turks had the English or American stamps
ON them. He was consolcd, however, by the
information that the English guns had never
been paid for.
HoN. AMOS Tuck, of New Hampshire In a
recent alterdinne speech congratulated him
| self that he bad been q member of Congress.
when II was possible TO be elected without
packing ataucus or soliciting votes.
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