National Republican., 1878-01-24

funeral and much uotoriety at the million
aires expense. Mr. Vanderbilt has paid for
his medical and nursal attendance since his
injury.
A RESIDENT Of Hanover, N. H., has sued
young townsman for 800 for room-rent, fuel
and light during the defendants courtship Of
the plaintiffs step.daughter-a period Of over
four years.
M. JAMES Cow aRpIN, editor of the Rich
mond Daily Dispatch, Is in town, tho guest Of
General Beverly Tucker. Mr.. Cowar,iin Is
congratulated by his numerous friends upon
his youthful appearance.
MEMBERS Of the "Shaughraun" dramatic
company quarrcled with n conductor on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and two Of the actors
guarded the doors while John A. Mackey, the
star, whipped the official.
Miss ELLINoR r. MEDILL, daughter of the
editor Of the Chicago Tribune, was married
on the 18th instant to Mr Robert w. Patterson,
jr., one Of the editorial writers of the same pa
per, and young man Of much promise.
WHEN Longfellow was presented to Mr.
Longworth, of Cincinnati, the latter remarked: :
There Is no great difference in our names 5"
YES" replied Mr.. Longfellow, but worth
makes the man, the want Of 1t the fellow"
CHIEF JUSTICE PEARSON left eleven of his
pupils judges or exijudges Of North Carolina:
Three of these attained the rare honor of
sitting on the Supreme Court bench by the
side Of their old preceptor-Judges Settle,
Dick, and Bynum.-Rateigh Neus.
Mrs. MYRA CLARK GAINES Is thus described:
"Her brown eyes are as Qnick and bright rs a
birds, and her laugh has ring In 1t which
shows that much fun remains halo Of au-
burn crimps around her face lends her still
brighter look, and to the unknowing she
could easily pass for half her age. Some year.
ago. in speaking her mind to Chief-Justice
Chase, Mrs Gaines told him that she should
battle before the bar until she was $50 year.
old. And to think, madame, that this Is te
be kept up for 1876 years longer said the Chief
Justice rs he bowed to the active widow"
THE following account Is given Of the poet
Hawthorne's experience at Brook Farm somt
years ago: HE began with q eat zest, chop
ping hay for the cattle, milking the cows, hoe
ing potatoes-everything was entered into a
first with sort Of fresh belief that there wa
going to come some real enjoyment from tn,
labor itself. But very soon became disguised
B. and declared that manual labor was part o
tho primeval curse and that 1t brutifed who
r ever had to do with It.. He did this all, how
ever, in quaint, humorous fashion, and die
not Immediately act upon 1t to withdraw"
Ex-GovERNoR JAMES B. GRooME, the
, newly elected Democratic Senator from Mary
land, Is forty years Of age. He was a membe
of the convention Of 1867 that framed the pres
; ent State constitution, and took an active par
House Of Delegates from Cecil County, and re
: ceived large vote for United States Senator
In 1872 he opposed the nomination of Horac
Greeley, but after the nomination had beer
Q made he gave the ticket his hearty support
: When Governor Whyte was chosen Senator tn
Legislature elected Mr.. Groome TO succeed hin
q as Governor
y ARTEMUs WARD, when on the Cleveland
Plaindedler, used to be incessantly whittlin
r his chair and desk. In writing, when funn
" idea struck him, he would laugh with
.ntiaw which seemed to shake him from hi
heels upwara. lie sat in an armchair Away,
y with his left leg swung over sse arm Of hi
chair. When the joke came he used TO poun
\ the table with his fist, slap the long, thin le
Il that hung over the chair and explode wit
- laughter. It was his habit to share a goo
joke with his associates in the office at one,
y lie wrote rather rapidly, and writing SCENE
D to come easy to him. lie laughed nearly al
the time he was writing.