National Republican., 1878-09-06
PERSONAL.

Mr.. S. 7. RIDDLE, of Florida, is at the St.
James.
AuGusrIS DAILY is going to Europe
Ir seems lonesome without the Potter Com
mittee.
GENERAL A. PERRY, U. S. A., is at the Eb-
bitt House.
CArrAIN FRED WARD. of Canada, is stop
ping at Wormley's.
The staff of the Memphis Araldnec,e is re.
duced to one man.
II. HOwsoH, sr. aud jr., of Philadelphia, are
at the Riggs House. !
DIsrHICr-ATToRNEY DusKIN. of Mobile
Ala, is at the Ebbitt House.
Mrs. TILToN's new book Is to bo entitled
"Tales of the Elizabethan era"
PRoFrssoR Z. G. PoPE, of Cleveland, Ohio,
Is stopping at tue St. James Hotel
LET Thomas go. I'll make music enough
for you before lOng.-SdmHeiJ. litdeH.
THE country around New Orleans was never
50 free OF tramps as 1t Is just at this season.
C. H. SIMPSON aud Herbert Percival, Of Lon
don, England, Is sojourmng ut the Arlington
Mrs. A. 7. STEWART, it is said, contemplatcs
founding diocesan divinity school ut Garden
City.
Mr.. AND MRs. J. X. GRACIE and Miss c.
Rosevelt, of New York, are stopping at Worm.
ley's.
C. E. HAsKISs and DIR. Arthur Schustcr, of
Cambridge, England, are guests at the Ebbitt
House.
VI. A. ToRRY, tho celebrated soap manu-
facturer of Chicago, H., is soourning at the
st, James.
c. @. GOODMAN, Mrs. F. y. Gray and son,
and Miss Lottp Lotion, OF Texas, are at the
Arlington.
n..I D.I,z
Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, are guests at tho
Arlington.
GATH threatens to sit down hard on some-
body pretty soou. Gath must avoid concus-
sion of the brain.
Ex.GovERSoR SEYMOUR raises big water
melons. His associate Oh the ticket of '6S
used to butter them.
Mr.. CARLYLE, although now past eighty
three, Is so well aud strong that he has been
making n summer visit to Scotland.
WILLIAM TWEED, the younger, Is In New
York, settling up his affairs preparatory to Il
final change of the family base to Paris.
| REV. DIR. RANKIN will preach In his own
| pulpit sunday morning ncXt lie returned
! from his Northern trip Wednesday evening.
"WHY WE SMILE Is a headline in the Utica
! Republican. The answer Is evRsivc, but we
should think, because some fellow asked you
Hon. JOIN +. DEZESDoRF, tho Republican
candidate for Congress from the second Vir-
ginia district, Is u guest at the National Hotel.
| OF Miss Genevievo Ward, an English ira
| gedeune it is said she is much Overratcd both
! in point Of talent, appearance, aud previous
| success.
BowERY hair.dresser has this sign in hi
window: Neither English, French, German
nor the United States spoken here" Perfect
/ calms reign within.
ACCORDING to the Buffalo Eypress, S. J. Til.
den says he hopes to gracious that when A. q
| Thurman tries to get over tue fence again he
will tear his pautaloOus.
Mrs SARAH THOMPSON, of Clover Grove,
\. e.. has borne to her husband, u delicate
man Of l2O pounds weight twenty children in
US many consecutive years.
II. W. FITCH, Of Massachusetts, Henry c..
Ellis, stephen j. Gold, and Cornelius b. Gold,
New York. and Joseph Cox. OF Philadelphia
are registered at the Riggs House.
The mayor of pittsburg goes into bank.
ruptcy IN style becoming mayor His LA
hlitcs II Is said, will rub closely" on 800 900
The city loses $4,000 of this amount.
THE Bishop of Gibraltar will this autumn
visit Cyprus There are already existing in
the island Christian churches, with which the
Church Of England will, Of course, in no way
interfere.
Mrs. CArHARISE BUCKLEY is wealthy, ed.
ucatcd, and belongs to one Of the mort respect
sd families in st. Louis yet she was so drunk
in the street that an officer arrested her. She
was subsequently, fined in police court.
VICTOR SAUNDERS was married in Rocking
ham, Va, four years ago, aud on the next day
killed a man. lie was sent to prison on a con
vietiOn OF manslauyhter. His wife got divorce
and married another man, but she was wild
Ow when Saunders was discharged recently
and on meeting, they were remarked.
The mortal remains of 4. T. Stewart, tn,
merchant prince, arc to rcpOse In a magnih
cent burial vault which it is said, will be tn,
finest piece Of sculptor, from an artistic point
to be found In the country. The marble alone
will cost $4,000. The carvings are exquisite
in design and finish. Thirty-seyen skilled