National Republican., 1878-10-05

fortune, although five years ago he was worth FIVE
millions The recent lift in mining stocks has
however, brought him million and ahalf
HAROLD q. UNDERWOOD, ESQ, Of the Patent: Office
has returned from al two months soJourn IN Eu-
rope, where he has been in attendance upon tie In
ternational Exposition.
FATHER A. J. RYAN, the poet priest, Is not dead,
says the couricr.JOwndl The Father Ryan who fell
at Chattanooga was OF the Nashville diocese and
an altogether different though Just as heroic man.
Third ASSISTANT PoSTNAsTER.GEsERAL HAZES
made his appearance at the Cabinet meeting yes
terday, his supcrors being absent aud he the act
Ing Postmaster General. lie filed the bill admlra'
CHfcAGo's barking girl is put in the shade by the
cat. baby Of Racine, Wis, which news like a cat
In distress, has claws instead Of nails mouth like
that Of cat and an arm resembling that Of cats
paw.
Mr.. GEORGE 8 HrLLARD. who, according to Dan.
icl Webster was once the smartest boy In Massa-
chusetts, but who Is now getting on In years, has
suffered from paralysis; but his brain Is as clear as
ever.
MONDAY, the nth inst, will be the sixteth ami.
versary of william Lloyd Garrisons apprenticeship
y the printing trade and i Is TO be Observed by the
New England Franklin Club, who will entertain
the great reiormer at q dinner 10 DO given ut
lOung's Hotel.
oy. a railroad train that went through .utlca
last Friday were Senator Blaine long john Went
worth, Of Chicago, and Miss Clara Louise Kellogg
| The senator and the prima donna had friendly
chat in pnrlor car about Southern negro melo
dies, which Miss kellogg illustrated by humming a
line or two.
RoNErINEs tho widow Of Macmillan, now rcsd.
| Ing at rervnevcn, near Brussels, rises above mel
Rncholy, has herself robed with queenly rniments,
her rooms brilliantly lighted, and her fancinl
guests to move before her before q throne. The
King and Queen Of tho Belgians, her brother and
sster.in.aw. treat the poor creature with the ten.
derCst sollcitude.
| RICHARD GRANr,wHrrE the'great woriologst,haS
resigned the chief ccrkshipO of tho revenuC-marine
| Office In New York which he had held for seven
| teen years. He will devote himself hereafter 70
| literary pursuits In extenuatiOn Of Richard s
crime Of being custom.hOuse officer, Il should be
| remembered that Hawthorne was similarly guilty
White will now have plenty OF time 10 torture the
Presidents English cFuss.cxamine Shakespeare,
and play the violin, these being his fayorite recre
alton.
A PLEASANT little nnccdo,e Of the Crown Prince
of Germany Is told by Mr., Hooper II was at the
h,eginning, OF the FrancoPruSsiGn war that the
| King aud Prince passed thrOsgh Hamburg on their
way to the field. A young American girl, staying
with her parents OF one Of the hotels hung large
American flag from her balcony, and as the ruya!
couple passed waved an enthusiastic handkerchief
The King and his son looked up and bowed, and
like the courteous gentleman he TO- the Prince sum
mOned All aid-deCamp aud gave an order which
was passed down the linc-an order for each regi
ment as 1t went by To salute the Stars and stripes.
DEAS STANLEY, while staying in Baltimore as III,
guest Of the trustees Of Johns Hopkins University
called at the residence Of Madame Boraparte and
oppressed great deal Of Interest In examining tho
collection Of objects associated with the BOnnpOft'
| family. In the evening the Dean was taken to til,
University, where many citizens were presented Il
him, aud where he addressed the students In few
sensible aud kindly sentences He dwclt upon thI
influence OF great teachers in forming the charaC
ter of young men, A good pastor of any Christian
Church and q sound teacher did more lie said, II
moulding and elcvating the character OF yOunl
men than any influence with which they nigh
come In contact IL connection with this point ht
referred to Thomas Arnold, his own teacher.