National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-26
ERSONIL.

Hon. J. ". HAMNoSD, Of New York, is at the Ar
liugtOn.
THE poetic Walt Whitman is seeking health in
the South.
CoLoNEL WtRr DAVIS Z. s. A.. Is posted at the
Ebbitt House.
GENERAL J. +. B,RSAED, U. 8. A., is quoriercd at
the Ebbit House.
GENERAL HANCOCK is the wcalthcst officer of the
United states army.
GENERAL JOSEPH l.. JoHNsToS of Richmond, Va.
is a guest at WormlcyS
GOVERNOR JoIN A. BURBANK, of indiana IS stop
ping at the Ebbitt House.
Hos. NJ. q. URgER. of Maryland was among the
arrivals at the Metropolitan yesterday.
CoSGRESSMES j. A. HuBBRLI. of Michigan. and
H. Persons, OF Georgia, registered M the National
yesterday.
County. Ga, and Glib Gray died there the other day,
| over 100 years old.
Mr.. JUSTICE HuNT, of the Supreme Court is now
able to sit up, and eau 0rtculate few words, but
| not connected sentences.
SlH. AND MRs. LEoPoLD SCHMIDT and Miss L. NJ
Schmidt, New York, and Mrs. S. j. McLanc of Bnlti
more, are booked at Wormlcys.
| Il. DE YLARnoLA, of Mexico; Mr. aud Mrs D. H.
| Wickham, of New York. and Mrs Wetmorp, of yir-
giilia, are registered at the Riggs House.
HoS. II. NJ. SroffoRp, OF Louisiana claimant
the city yesterday. and is stopping At the National
| GENERAL c. W. DARLING, OF Utica has In his pos
session the original manuscripts and records of
correspondence between President Washingtona and
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Hon. W. H. BISGHAM, of Philadelphia; p NJ.
| Davis, Philadelphia Colonel q. W. Hooker, Yer.
mont; Eckford Moore, New Jersey; A. Reasin and
wife, New Jersey; W. +, IIalsted and wife. Penn
| sylvana; Charles II. Bass New York aud Mr. and
Mrs. a. T. Putnam New York, have apartments at
| Wizards.
| THE Santa Barbara (Cai.) papers give very
charming reports of the reception rendered Mr.. and
| MH. Patton, of New York. on the thirticth ami.
yersary day of their marriage celebrated in that
| city. Mrs. Patton so well-known AS Abby Hutch
nson was greeted old friend and the people of
| Santa Barbara determined 10 give Mr.. and Mrs.
| Patton a suprise-and they did. Delicious wedding
| cake was sent from several ranches adjoining the
| city, and the dinng-room of the Arlington Hotel
was decorated for the occasion. On the table under
| a green framework OF shining smilaX, was beauti-
ful marriage bell, formed of fragrant violetS and
trimmed round with blossoms of the pine and fringes
OF smil6X. The tongue of the bell was OF crimson
fuschias. Bright boquets filed the spaces between
the great cakes. aud tempting epcrgans of fruit
loaded the table. Friends with smiling faces came
and went, each bringing their gift Of good wishes,
fragrant with the memories of long ago. and carry
ing away with them sense of pleasure, such as Mr.
and Mrs. Patton know how 10 beStow. 1t was an
event long to be remembered, aud this shows how
the people of California welcome their Eastern
guests. The Hutchinson family have had remark
able warm receptions in San Francisco and other
large cities singing to crowded houses week after
| week. Mr.. and Mrs. Patton. who expected to be
in Washington the past winter are now at San
Diego Cal, and from thence will go to the orange
groves Of Los Angeles. They contemplate making
Washington their future home.