National Republican., 1878-01-11
Personal.

Mr.. W. W. STORY has sailed for Europe.
Hon. GEORGE E. SPENCER and wife are at
| the Arlington.
EX.SPEAKER GRosvENoR, of the Ohio Sem
auc, is in the city.
IT Is rumorci that Mr.. Manton Marble is
soon TO be married.
ADMIRAL DoUNAT, of the French navy, and
wife arc at the Arlington.
CHIEF ENGINEER Henderson, of the navy
has rooms at the Arlington.
Mr.. GEORGE w. gHILDs will attend the
Daua-Longtcllow wed jding.
CAPTAIN q. G. BAHrRa of this city, Is at tho
the Lafayette, Philadelphia.
NED BUNTLISE, the novelist, Is spending
the winter ut WarrcntOn, Va.
WHITTIER's middle name is Greenleaf which
is about as poetcal as possible.
DYSPEPSIA Is the punishment of prosperity.
Hon. W. L. Chandler has it bad.
A PRETTY widow in Missouri gouged out the
eye of n young man who wunk at her.
MEN" says II witty French writer, only
remember women who forget themselves"
| POSTMASTER WAHLE, of Cincinnati, is here
looking after a second letting Of his position.
GENERAL T. b. VAN BUREN, Consul. General
to Japan, with his family, are at the Arlington.
Mr.. DANIELS, recently editor of the State
Journal, RichnOud Va, is visiting Philadel-
pha.
The color of girls hair nowadays is reg
ulated by the size of her fathers poc'sst-
book.
| JUDGE DURHAM and wife, of Kentucky.
have arrived and will remain during the
winter
GENERAL JOIN ONEILL, the Fenian loader
of 1865, is reported dying in q hospital at
Omaha.
REBECCA RorP has been committed to
prison in Philadelphia for cruelty beating her
husband
GEORGE W. ELLIOTT is announced as asso.
ciatc editor of the Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle.
PROFESSOR Francis WALKER's timely
work on Money" is abOu. ady, at Henry
Holt & Co.'S.
Mr.. SAMUEL J. TILDEN was elected vice
president of the New York Bar Association on
Tuesday last.
BEAUTY's spell is q terrible thing in orthog
raphy 1t spells Mademoiselle R1ze's name
with az instead Of an s.
A MARRIAGE is to occur shortly in WaIling-
fold, Conn, and both bride and groom are
over threc-scOre and ten.
Hon. E. II. FuYsToN Speaker of the Kan
sas House, four years ago, is travelling agent
for II Quincy Cll) nursery.
DIR. EDWIN II. SMITH, a square Republican
of the Virginia House Of Delegates is on O
visit to his son In Washington.
EX-SENATOR JOIN +. LEWIS of Virginia. II
in the city, spending some days with his SON
in-law, Hon. John Amber Smith.
: The songster, Etalka Gerster has just beer
engaged for six representations in Berlin, at q
little over 81 ,0J0 for each performance.
LITTLE FRASKY FLYNN, of Norwich n. Y.
; is four and half years old and weighs only
twelve pounds with all his clothes on.
Mrs GENERAL SHERMAN and her daughter
Miss Ellen Sherman, are expected to reach the
city next Saturday, January IL, on visit
Mr.. GEORGE W. BENTLEY has declined the
position of second vice-presidcnt and genera
manager of the Central Vermont Railroad
MAYOR LIDDELL, of Pittsburg, made nc
speech on assuming Office, but went tn buSi
ness at once aud appointed II chief of police.
Mr.. AND MRs. LORD have gone on thei
wedding tour TO sec Charley Ross. BOtl
, Thomas and Charley seem lost to their families
THE Syracuse cricketcrs want to arrange 70
a game next season between the English clever
and Il twenty-five gathered from Central New
York.
Mrs. SEGUIN says applause is the inspira,
tion of the artist. "Onu can feel it, Not tC
get it Is like pouring cold water down yOul
back"
GovERSOR YOUNG, of Ohio, has rendered t,
Major A. r, Goshorn the appointment of hon
orary Commissioner of Ohio ut the Paris EX'
, position,
/ The Rev. Henry Ward BCcchcr will dclive
his new lecture on the Wastes and Burden
| of Society" at Masonic Temple, in Baltimore
. January 10.
r THE engagement of Miss Terry, of Finl
A avenue New York to Baron Albert Blame, En-
r vOy Extraordinary und Minister Plenpoten
:. tiary of Italy to the United States, is an