National Republican., 1878-01-16

ments for the early production Of sardou's
Exilcs" at one Of the New York theatres.
THE Rev. Arthur Tooth, the Epglish ritual.
ist, Is the father Of . pair of twins, who ars
facctiously termed his little doube-tooth"
Miss ADA GAsroN, oS yinton, formerly Of
iowa City, Is u candidate for engrossing clerk
Of the lower house OF the General Assembly.
Mr.. ID. q. CRoLY. the editor-in-chief Of the
Graphic, and his wife Jennie June" are ex-
pected in Washington this week to make a
brief visit.
Mn. HENRY BOYER, Of Richmond Township,
Pa, has an unbroken collection Of almanacs
for sevcnty-four years past, and is very happy
| in its possession.
Miss ELEANOR AUGUSTA STUART, eldest
daughter Of A. II. II. Stuart, after a protract-
cd Illness, died Of pulmonary CONSUMPTION on
Saturday morning last.
Mrs Hicks married for the Lords sakcs.-
Dayton Journai For Mrs. Hicks pleasure IN
the Lords company, more likely, aud to have
the lingering of his treasure.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, father of DR.. Campbell, of
Des Moines who died recently at the age OF
III years, attained the greatest age ever
reached by any one in Iowa.
JOIN b. TYTus. who was sued In Cincin-
natl for breach of promise by Miss Dickey,
has In turn sued the Cincinnati Commercial for
libel, laying his damages ut $4,000
THE grave of cx-Presdent Taylor, jefferson
County, KY, L. unmarked by a suitable mon
ument.-Er. His most appropriate monu-
mcnt is the memory Of grateful nation.
| THE first work of Shakespeare translated
into Plattdeutsch has appeared in Leignitz.
Dr. X. Dorr is the translator, and the Merry
Wives of Windsor" is the drama selected.
TWENTY YEARS ago Gail Hamilton was
governess In the family of DIR. Bailey, pub
Usher Of the National Era, Washington, since
when she has been heard from .variously.-
El.
ISAAC VAN NosTRAND, an American OF IT.
crazy tastes, with most substantial bank ac-
count, is living the life of barbarian prince
on his manila plantation, in the Philippine
Islands.
A LADY who lives fn the Thirty third
Ward has had the smallpox for couple Of
weeks. The other day she gave birth to
babe, which had the disease when born.-
Pitilurg Gazette.
WHEN Governor Holiday passed through
Gordonsvile the other day an old darkey, OBJ
serving the large number of the soldiers, ex-
claimed, Fore de God, did you ever seed SO
many gubnersf"
TIE Smith sisters, of Glastonbury, Conn.
have framed in their parlors some flowers
made-of the hair of their imported cows
"Notie" and "suffie,' which they proudly
exhibit to pilgrims.
A GEORGIA paper thus early announces its
grand purpose" Of making General Robert
Toombs the next Governor Of the State How
can he take the oath to support the constitu-
tional amcndmentsH
MISSES NELLIE AND MAGGIE SMITH, the
handsome and accomplished daughters of
Manager Smith, Of the late Brooklyn Theatre,
arc visiting their cousin, Mrs. Collette, at her
residence, IO1 Ninth street northeast.
A WARRINGTON jenkins says that at the
last White House reception Mrs. Key hung
on the arm of the Postmaster-Gc General, who
was in black silk, and Miss Thompson accom-
panied her father, who was in lavender silk,
with cardinal trimmings" The old men must
have looked stunning -HdrrisJmp Telegram