National Republican., 1878-11-01

in New York, representing 81 AIMS, which is sur.
rounded continually by visitors
II; s. wARRISG and q. Goldsborough, U. $. n, arc
anchored at the Ebbit House.
ouEES VICTORIA Is buying up all the land she can
around her Scottish home, Balmoral.
MARSHAL DoroIAss addressed a Republican mass.
meeting In Petersburg, Va, last night.
THE Misses Minor and George Minor OF San Fran.
cisco, Cal, are stopping at the Riggs House.
s. b. PLINProN, of Hartford, Conn., aud E. Nor.
gan, OF Springfield, Mass are stopping at the Riggs
THE Rev. Isaac Riley, who died at Bufalo, n. Y,
last wednesday, was the class poet OF the class OF
1858 at Yale College.
DEAN STANLEY was guest of Ralph Waldo En-.
erson at Concord Mass. last week, and visited the
graves Of Hawthorne and Thoreau
A. p. KErCuuM, S. @. Clarke. l.. 8. Mosely, r. NJ.
Payson, q: NJ. Jenkins and wife. and william e.
Taylor of New York are stopping at the Arlington.
J. @. COOKE and j. II. Breslin, OF New York, the
essees Of Wilards Hotel, and H. b, Mower, OF New
York, the manager, are registered al the Riggs
House.
WILLIAM II. VANDERBILT has bought the trottng
wonder. Maud s.. for SCI 900 and the man he bought
her from paid only $3.50 for her. She trotted mile
In 2l7h
sERoPE A. GuRpyI.s, the distinguished Armc
nian, Is In town. lie leaves In a day or two for
Constantinople OH All important educational mis-.
sion, in which many OF our best citizens are inter
ested.
DIR. J. MARION SINS Of New York, who has been
abroad for several months, is said to have been en-.
gagged in Paris as physician to MacMahon, Pres
dent Of the French Republic a position he held
GENERAL BEAuREGARD. OF Confederate fame, has
been In town for few days and has visited the
clubs and places OF public resort with southern
| friends who are now residents OF this city. The
General Is growing old graccfully-NeW iork Star.
CAsToR-oIL has been introduced into the Texas
schools Us an instrument Of torture. A teacher In
punishment for smoking. and rubbed castor.oli
over girls lips for swearing. The punishment
was effective, but the people swell with indigna.
| tlon, and pronounce II barbarOus.
GENERAL PHIL SHERIDAN met with an accident
| In Chicago last sunday which involved a narrow
escape from serious injury. While in the act OF
| closing the door Of his room at the Palmer House
the heavy transom over the door fell on his head,
inhictng an ugly scalp wound about three inches
in length and penetrating TO the skull. The wound
was M stitched che up 6ya physician and the General
THE shooting accident by which Rev. W. il. H.
| Nurray's hand was shattered occurred NJ follows
sceSepax SscsaraeS Sis bana ns one' w"s owe,
| the end OF the muzzle, and the two middle fingers
were blown of at the second joint and his little
| intact II was some time before the wound could
| be dressed, as when the accident happened Mr
Murray was in boat, three miles from shore. The
wind dying away, the little cram drilled slowly In
at point mile away from his house, and over
that distance the gentleman was obliged to walk.
CONCERT. under the patronage Of Nine. La
Baronne slidell d Erlanger, Nine. Ferd Blschotis
| helm. Nine. la Comtcsse de saint-Roman, Mrs.
| Mackay, Nine. Dugue de Lvaudaus, and Nine
Leon Ferret was given In Paris on the l2th instant
for the benefit OF the yellow fever sufferers in the
United States. Mile. CaTotta Patti, Mile. Rosavelu
| blanche Tucker, Mile. MonTose NJ. Bellari, NJ.
Keten. and other artists rendered their services
and the concert was In every way great success
Many Americans were epresent-prominent among
them being Minister NOyes, Consul.General Fair
childs, and other members OF the American LegR
tlon. The programme included some Of tht
choicest productions OF Verdi Rubenstcln, and
Donnizetti, our iayorito air. Home, Sweet Home
sung by Mile. Rosayela, and our national hymn
The star spanglcd Banner" by all the artists.