National Republican., 1880-12-08
PERSONALITIES,


GATH should "Tell the Truth and
shame"-the editor OF 1t.
ROYAL JouN MeCuMoudH is winning
golden laurels in New York.
AcKLEN is going to Europe at the end Of
the present session Of Congress. Let us pray.
V1cE-PnEsIDENT-ELEcT ARTHUR will, II is
said, spend most of the winter In Washington.
They have evidently packed away the
"scarlet Letter. in Boston. Bernhardt Is there.
DR.. SWING, Of the Central Independent
Church OF Chicago, has had his salary increased to
10000 year.
Mr.. GEoRGE WALKER, our consul-general
at Paris, gives weekly informal receptions, which
are very popular
JOSEPH PULITZER is talked of for mayor
of st. Louis. Joseph "nose" q good deal, but he
cnn never be elected mayor.
GOVERNOR MCCLELLAN has just received
gin of tho hnt-lock pistol carried by Winfield
Scott during the Mexican war.
MAJOR NOLAN, of Albany, the Congress
man.clect, Is reported to have acquired $4,000 In
the past fortnight 10y the rise in grain.
THE King of Belgium has subscribed for
twenty thousand shares of the Panama Canal stock
In about two years he'll want his salary raised.
MISS FRANCES LOCKWOOD, sister of Chief
Clerk Lockwood of the Interior Department, who
will spend the winter In Washington, hns fine mu-
steal talent.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES is referred to
by Gosse the best writer OF occasional verses now
living The popularity of DR.. Holmes in England
is something phenomenal.
A EUROPEAN newspaper says Adelina
Patti Nlcolini has become convert to the Wag-
merriam Idea Of music. We presume she will besent
to private lnnatic asylum.
MRs. GENERAL N. A. MILES leaves for
Harrisburg Pa, on brief visit to her sister, Mrs.
Senator Cameron, today. Mrs. Miles will return to
Washington on the Goth instant
The works of art contributed to the Art
Loan by Mrs. William o. Avery are very fine A
penand.ink sketch of Tltians has been highly com.
plimented in q leading magazine.
GLADSTONE is to withdraw from the
House Of Commons by order of his physician. 1t
is reported that amer the budget is made known
ho will accept peerage and retire to the upper
house.
DEAR OLD PRoBs: When will David A.
Wells die? Yours, truly, f. w Palmer, Inter Ocean.
Old Probs: Give 1t up; ask mo something easy; we
have a new hen on, and cannot freeze out any old
| frce-tader.
JUDGE ToURGEE, author of "The Fools
Errand," is OF medium height, weighing about $50
pounds, and has dark hair and eyes He Is sup
posed to have promising political future before
him in Colorado.
JAMES A. G.iRrELD has graduated from
| two collcges--Willams College and the Electoral
College. He Won't get his shecpskin for the latter
| until March 1, 1881 when ChiefJustice Waite will
hand it to him. with compliments.
Mr.. CURTIS GUILD, JR, son of the editor
of the Boston Commercial Bulletin Is to be the next
Harvard classday orator: Mr. Prescott Evarts, son
of Secretary Evarts, will write the ode; the poet
will be Charles T. Dazey, of Lima, Illinois.
GovERNoR-ELECr 7. T. CRrrrENDEN, of
Missouri, has just been formally entertained by
the city of Frankfort Ky, the place whence he de-
parted twenty-five years ago in search of money
and fame Three brothers Of Mr.. Critcnden, all
! men of note were among the guests
MAJOR b. RUSH PLUMLY, of Galveston,
Tex, Independent Republican Reprcscntaive-elect
from Galveston is at the Metropolitan Hotel. Ma
or Plumly is here at the instance of his constitu-
ents to look after the appropriation for "deep
water" on Galveston Bar He will return in time
to take his seat in the Legislature January IL,
| GENERAL SIR FREDERIcK ROBERTS has
DCpn 80 SUCCESSFUL Vi WIT tllut 10 DC
made ieucnantIGencral in spite of the fact that
he will have TO pass over the heads of ono hundred
and eighty officers who stand senior TO him on the
| list of mHjorgcneras. The freedom of the city oi
London and a sword of honor are 10 be presented
| to him.
DR.. RANKIN has just returned from the
somiccntennial celebration of the Eliot Church
Lowell, Massachusetts, of which he was pastor six
| teen years ago. new house of worship was dedi.
Gated, and DR.. Rankin preached the sermon The
| venerable father of Commissioner Twinng also
one of the pastors sent an impressive letter from
St. Louis, which was read.
THE following advertisement lately ap-
peared In several newspapers printed in the pro
vince of Sesla Germany: "My bctrothment with
Miss Edith Porter, only daughter of the Right Hon
orable Sir James Porter, Of Skancatcles, United
States honor myself by hereby publishing in
stead Of making any special announcement
Licgnitz, November, $780, Carl Won Jena.'
JUSTICE STRONG, of the United States
Supreme Court studied law in Burlington, N. J..
but arteyward graduated from the law school a,
| New Haven, Conn He practiccd at Reading, Pa.
and was elected to Congress, and then became a
State Judge His subsequent practice in Phlladel-
phia was very large, On the bench of the Supreme
Court he Is the organ In regard to corporation
| bonds. Although past seYenty-two, he rides on q
fast horse nearly every day. In religion he is Q
| presbvteran.