National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-14

Mn SPEAKER RANDALL Is almost 81.
Bass d Co., English brewers made s2,l000OO last
year
DIR. ,EeeIEsroN has dramauzed Pilgrims Pro-
grcsS.n
BISHOP FITZPATRICK has been preate Of Boston
for thrty-flve years.
JusTIcE MILLER of the Supreme Court, was once
physician in Kentucky.
FRANCIS MURPHY, IL is reported is going to speak
Ill Colorado on temperance.
ILLNESS has transformed the actor Sothcrn, into
an old man with white hair.
Mrs. REBEccA ANDERSON, aged Ill years, died in
Shelbyvillc, Ind, on Sunday.
To what are we coming to? Victoria Woodruff
is sunday school teacher in London.
Mr.. NEAL Dow, who has just passed his seventy
h!th birthday, is still very active person.
Bon TooMBs will deliver the opening address at
the Texas state Fair In Austin next October.
THE widow of ex-President Fillmore has given
500 10 the Decorative Art Society, of Buffalo.
WILLIAM II. STOKES is a young colored lawyer
who has just been admitted TO the indianapolis
bar.
PROFESSOR Z. D. Core of Philadelphia has re-
ceived medal from the British Geographical So
ciety.
Mr.. HopATio sEYMouR's health now compels
him to decline all invitations to make addresses of
any kind.
The name of John G. Whittier heads the list of
the shoe club connected with the Five Points Mis-
sion, New York
GENERAL FlTzmuGm LEE of Virginia, is to be in
yited to deliver the address at Atlanta, Ga, next
Decoration Day.
PROFESSOR a. X. YANcEy, JR. of Virginia, has
been appoint ted president of the Alabama Female
College, at Tuscaloosa.
NINE. MANTiLLA wore at the recent fancy ball at
the Austrian Embassy, in Constantinople the gOr-
geous costume of Zuicika, the last Moorish Queen
of Granada.
jim KEENE, who has just bought the Mathews
villa, ut Newport, intends TO entertain his friends
IN royal style, and will import cooks and servants
from Europe.
GOVERNOR FENToN is still in Rome having been
detained there by the illness Of dis daughter who
at last accounts was slowly recovering from an
attack OF intermittent fever.
REV. ELI BARNETT, the oldest Methodist preacher
IN Connecticut, is dead. lie entered the itnerncy
in 1913, but retired in 1888 preaching occasionally
after that year. lie died Ut the age of eighty six.
Mr. BRET HARTE and Mr.. Henry James have been
elected members Of the new Rabelais Club in Lon-
DON formed TO promote carncstness crndition, and
manly strength in literature. Lord Houghton is
one OF the members
ZALMoN SruRGEs and his wife, Of Weston,
Conn; aged ninety-eght and ninety-three, prob
ably the Oldest married couple, Ia the State, hope
10 celebrate their diamond wedding next year, as
| they have been married seventy four years.
Mr.. J. W, FoRNEY has been asked by the jour-
nalisis Of Philadelphia 70 PRONOUNCE the euogy on
rooms of the Historical Society, the evening of
Tuesday, April TO- 1872 and has accepted the inyi-
tation,
MARK TWAIN lately mad n wedding.present in
France, the giit consisting of couple of logs of
fre,wood prcttily bound together with pink silk
ana lhDelcu: "iRe cOStlleSt tnlng could ina in
Paris That he would have done better If he
could is logical inference
WALT WHITMAN will lecture in New Yorl, on
Abraham Lincoln Colonel Tom Scott has given
him pass TO California and he is trying topluck up
courage TO go there. ON the 3lst OF May Whitman
VIII be sixty, and If his lecture on Lincoln is not
| failure he will prepare one on tramps,
NEW York CITY has q policeman also by the
name of s. S. Cox, whose days Off duty utilized
in declining invitations TO lecture on the Poetry
of Mechanism" though there isn't much doubt
n nl ne thn Com int
who affects to have it all at his fingers ends.
PRESIDENT HAYES old war horse Whitley" died
ut Fremont, OHIO, few days ago. Whitley" eli
thirty battles, principally in Virginia. When IN
the army he was q very spirited animal. In one o
the battles General Hastings was dangerously
wounded while riding him, In 1865 Presidcn
Hayes sent Whitley TO his uncle, Sardis Burchard
us u present, being ridden from Washington 10 Ere
mont. Since that time he has remained there, and
has received the best care and attention.
A THRILLING rumor has II that the MARQUIS o
Lorne and H. X. H. the Princess Louise will glorif,
the Newport season by their presence. Nothing 4
positively known, except that Sir Edward Thorn
ion has been in treaty for house. and il is just pos
sible that there may not be Il word of truth In tn
story. But If Newport should secure such a doubl,
august presence, Long Branch, and Cape May ani
other rival salt watering place had better be look
somebody of royal blood, If they would not hay
their paatlal inns deserted. When the rumor ha
been confirmed ii will be time enough TO Conjur
the peasure.seekers of Newport not to go quite MAJ
with joy, but TO demean themselves under thi
blessing with rational equnnimity. II will not b.
easy to liOnize the Marquis and her Royal IIghness
but 1t might be quite easy to spoil their summer 70
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