National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
aust, in many things, put us practically be-
,,,d ,rotition
PERSONAL.
Ex.sEoaErARY RoprsoN is at wormley's.

Ex-SEcRETARY RoBEsoN is at Wormleys
JoHN McCuLIoUGH is playing in Philadelphia
Hos d. b. DOUGLAS life was insured for 5000
COLONEL GEORGE w. HOOKER, of Vermont IS n
Wllards.
REV. J. NJ. THOMPSON of Philadelphia, is at the
Arlington.
GENERAL J. n. MARrISDALE, Of Rochester, is at
Wormcys.
GENERAL Mackenzie, U. o. A., is booked at
Wormlcy's
SAMUEL ELMoRE, OF san Francisco IS registered
at Wizards.
C.YAIEYrrNE and wife, of New York. are guests
at Wizards.
JoMX A. ADAMS, of Rome, Italy, lg sojournng at
the Ebbitt House.
IT is stated that Dean Stanley contemplotes re-
MAJOR II. W. GREEN, of Philadelphia, is booked
at the Ebbitt House.
DIR, AND MRs. .FARNAM, Of New Haven, Conn.,
are registered at Wormleys
J. o, WooDnuFF. of the Woodruff scientific ex-
pedltion, is stopping at the lbbtt House.
REV. T.. p. HAMMOND, the evangelist, is conduct
ing series of meetings ut Pttsburg, Pa
HESRY WARD BEECHER has announced that he
should not make any more lecturing tours.
REV. GILBERT DE la MATYR, Congressman elect
from Indiana, registered ut the Metropolitan yes
tcrday.
"TnE Solid South" Is the name Of new song
which Senator Lamar finds inscribed to him by
w. L. Birdsong.
MRs. HARRIET BEEcnER srowE's son, Charles L.
Stove has lust been ordained to the ministry at
Hartford, Conn
sGSATons SHARON and Jones, of Nevada, were In
New York on Monday They VIII probably reach
Washington to-day.
| The Cincinnati papers announce the death of
Mrs Robinson, wife Of the old Snowman, John Rob-
inson, of that city.
1sHAM G. HARRIs JR., youngest son of the Ten
ncssee Senator, was married in Memphis Thursday
| to Miss Funne Ferguson.
| THE little Japanese acrobat AN Right died of
fever some months ago In New Zealand, where he
was performing with u circus
IT Is said General Grants old friend cN.Secretnry
BOrc, will join him IN his East India trip on the
United states steamship Richmond.
| A FIRE broke ont In the room of U. s. Grant jr
| IN New York the other night during his absence
and did damage to the extent of 500.
TnE United Congregational Church and Society
ofNewport II. L., have unanimously voted to invite
to the paNtorale the Rev. Henry j. Van Dyke, jr of
| Brooklyn, ". Y.
| JUDGE IGENRY g. SMITH dropped dead few days
| ago at his residence In Madison street, Memphis,
! Tenn. lie was at one time Judge Of the supreme
Court of Tennessee.
| Hos. G. c. WALKER, of Virginia, arrived in this
city yesterday after brief visit to Binghamton
\; Y and engaged apartments at the Metropolitan
| His health Is much improved.
| Mr.. GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS Grafton "On the
| Life Character, aud Writings of William Cullen
Bryant viii be published in q few days by Charles
Scrbner's Sons in both pamphlet and book form.
OSE day last spring William Cullen Bryant and
Bayard Taylor had, in New York street car. an
animated and rcgrettul discussion of The failing
Vi 'Oilll We hII'ttCl WIZ ulNlNGu lleln
both
THE Princess Alice came to her death through
| kissing one of her children who was sirk wi h
diphthera. The doctors had strictly enjoincd her
against doing So but maternal love got the better
OF reason.
Mr. GEORGE W, CuuDs, of Philadelphia, makes
Walt Whitman the good grry poetl one of his MI.
moncrs. MIR Whtmau's part is TO distribute To- tho
car drivers who are pets OF his clothing suitable ia
the season.
Stp TF,v On ,,,,r,op ~ porro,, r,r,,,ot 20 t,o;,,
has hcni, SucI Cor raoc nC ,r,,rise n,'1 ", t,!
h, Inri.,i,tor nr III I'tna bj h S a. vi vi
The case was finally ComprOmised tho vim rcltinu
ElGOaud expenses.
Ttrp costly u,uusoIarr, ond ,norur,o,,, 10 fo
orett"l in Gy,nu,,roi enr Ia . ~ VI ~
SITry NJ Dans"r d9nrhter Of th" Iotn NS,v Ynri W
miIlinmnlrn aud olmhinr has Inst bcan Gnishoi iVa
""d T. r. IA" dn,icacd sn'S, ,ysitS m 'i1v ~
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W., i W. nus Dee TcapPGallng III some OF ms
S.u ui.,l l"'o, iO'I@ Ut bIooSiyil aohs others a.
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