National Republican., 1878-01-24
Personal.

measles.
Hon. E. B. wAsHBuRSE is resistered in
New York.
FRANCIS MURPHY will lecture in this city |
next Sunday.
VIRGINIA. Senators have reduced their sala-
ries from $40 to $500.
PRINCE BIsMARcK has nearly recovered |
from his recent illness.
A ACHISAMAN has been admitted to the Eng
lish bar In Hong Kong.
Miss KATE CLAYTON and her 1.-TWO Or
phans" are in Cincinnati.
GARIBALDI will not visit the Exposition.
Neither will Sitting Bull.
THE Spanish truce in Cuba Is to last over
King Alfonso's honey moon.
l.. NJ. Brown, aged sixty, Of jamestown, n.
Y, committed suicide on Saturday.
MRS LUCY, of Houlton, Maine, is 1903 years
old Her sister is three years her senior.
CHARLESTON, S. G., has Huguenot Church,
nearly 200 years old. 1t was organized In
1886
A NEsHoBA comfy, (Miss.,) white girl re.
Gently eloped with full-blooded Choctaw
Indian.
A HANDKERCHIEF Irritation is q very simple
thing; it only requires two fools and two hand
kerchiefs.
SOME Of the North Carolina papers complain
criminals.
i-ps; IsoN is running for judge in Carter
County, KY. lie evidently s.s bis two " is"
about him.
DIR. EDMUND RANDOLPH PEAsLEE, LII. d.,
one of the most prominent physicians in New
York, is dead.
LA TsrGANE" produced in sixty. five repre-
sentations In Paris tho magnificent sum Of
22s, 5000 francs.
Mr.. ALLEN, of Shenandoah, Pa, bitten by
dog on New Years day, died from hydropho-
bia on Sunday.
GEORGE ELIOT has begun a now work, and
will have it in the printers hands before the
end of the year.
Lynchburg Tirginian, Is OIL o short visit to the
natl onal capital.
THE newsboys and bootblaeks of Chicago will
hereafter be compelled to wear badges and
procure licenses.
DELL NoBLITT, highly esteemed citizen of
Wilmington, Del died last Monday evening,
at the age of 10l.
The bust of the late Brigham Young finds
a very poor sale at 81 among the "Latter-Dsy
Saints Of Utah.
DEAN STANLEY has placed In Westminster
Abbey stained-glass window, in memory Of
his deceased wife.
LEVY, the cornet-player, and his wife, for
merly Miss Minnie Conway, are giving con-
certs in Australia.
A DAUGHTER of Mr.. Elizur Wright, of Bos-
ton, is giving limitations of leading actresses
a Ia Helen Potter.
The Bishop of the African Methodist Church
of Louisiana warns the negroes against the
Liberan movement.
Ex-Governor BERIAH MAGoFFIN has been
appointed one of the Kentucky commissioners
to the Paris Exposition.
A CoLoRED man, the only one that has ever
applied, was admitted to tho baI at Montgom-
cry, Ala, few days ago
TWENTY years ago Mr.. and Mrs. George
Adams, of Oswego, were divorced. A few days
| ago they were remarked.
The late Samuel Bowlc's eldest son, Samuel,
is at the head of the business department Of
the Springfield Republican.
Forty new operas were produced in Italy
last year, but not one of the lot appears to have
made any lasting impression.
THERE is rumor of proposed marriage be-
| tween Rudolf, krUn-Prnz of Austria, and the
Princess Beatrice Of Britain.
The Jubilee Singers have been entertained
at Potsdam by the Crown Prince Of Prussia.
They go next to ST. Petersburg.
THE Knoxville Tribune declares that "therc
are no cOlUrs too bright for the painting OF
|
WHITTIER writes friend In New York that
he does not sec why he should be congratu,
lated on old age and rheumatism.
"FATTED calf for one" was message to his
father telcgraphcd by young man from Au'
burn, who went to Texas last spring.
The venerable Peter Cooper ran over a boy
of ten years in Greenpoint injuring his right
leg severely. Fast horses are dangerous.
NEW ENGLAND maidens Of business-liks
habits tack encouraging sentiments like this
over the parlor door: "Loafng is not loving
--LATEST but not least of the lecturers in the
field Is the Hon. Thomas G. AlvOrd, who
breaches salt and Syracuse in the same breath
Mn. =. T. BARSUM is said to calculate that
he has sold since he begun his business o.
amusement, no less than SS3,00000O worth o
tickets.
Mr.. r. J. MEIGs, JR., assistant clerk of the
court, who made u flying trip to New Orleans
has returned in good health, much pleased
with his visit.
MADAME Won STAMwTTZ and II. p. Sauls
bury, her husband and business manager, ar,
at the Grand Hotel, Cincinnati She is play
ing in that city
CLARA BACH, thirteen years old of Bloom
ingtOn, llL' died on the 18th instant from tn,
effect Of eating poisonous candy taken from I
= Christmas tree.
KNOXVILLE absolutely elected as mayor
man who did not seek the Office and was alb
sent during the canvass and at the time. of tn
election. It's refreshing.
+ Mrs PERKINS formerly Mrs. Hardy, well
known spIritualistic medium died in liostol
=, last week. She will be remembered US th
producer of the paraiiine molds.
A LETTER is detained at tho post-oflice Il
4 Independence, No, for postage addressed a
= follows: Thomas j. Duant, ST., FOur-and-a
half street, 223 Washington, d. c.
y, A GALVESTON Texas man has specimen
Brazilian boy; weight one and a.half pounds
J. age, six months. The whole family of sil
{ may be carried In an ordinary hand basket.
KING ALFONSO and his bride have receive,
from the French Government wedding gifts Q
some beautiful artistic GObelins tapestry an
!. two magnificent vases and centre-piece @
Scyres.
W. II. TANDERBILT ran over man name
Riley some weeks since with fast hOrs,
| Riley is dead aud Vanderbilt is held in ~ 90
to answer for his DEATH Riley has had larn