National Republican., 1880-08-21
PERSONAL.

SENATOR THOMAS +. BAYARp was elected
| yesterday member Of the American Bar
association.
TnE New York Herald Is said to have paid
81 600 for watching Dr. Tanner, but IL never
caught him at H..
AssJsrANT.A DJuTANr GENERAL NGcxEP-
son will remain in Washington instead of
going TO New Mexico.
BABoy EURD Won SCHLoEzER the German
visitor returned to Washington last evening
after an extended trip across the ocean
THE Hon. Franklin B. Gowon, president
and receiver of the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad, is III at Saratoga from ovcrwork.
JONI H., II. w. and Il. 4. WGELNND, sous
Of John Wieland, the San Francisco brewer,
arc visiting this city on their way to Europe.
REPREsENTArivE YousG Of Ohio, Admiral
Ammcn and Commissioner ofPensions B4ntlcy
wero among the Presidents callers yesterday
OLIVER 7. MoRroS, youngest son of tho
late Senator Morton, has just made his maiden
speech on politics In Indiana. Republican Of
course.
MIR. ENGLISH is prudent man. worry
prudent man; he has "laid by for rainy day.
The estates of several hundred poor men in
Indiana.
FIRsTLGEUTEEANT SAMUEL n. HOLMES,
Thirteenth infantry Is detailed MS professor
of military science and tactics at Rutgers col.
lege, New Brunswick, n. j.
Miss NELSON was nearer forty than thirty
when she died. Sho was II charming actress,
but very dissipated woman, and her exccsses
were q direct cause Of her death.
ex-senator JoHN Fox of New York, a
strong anti-Tammany politician, has gone to
Europe, being displeased with the prospects
Of democratic fusion in that state.
REV. oRrLLA CONE, d. d., lato professor Of
languages and literature at the Canton (N "
Theological college, has accepted the presi-
dcncy of Bcchtel college at Akron, Ohio.
EX.CoLLECToR SIMMONS of Boston, who was
elected president of an Independent (Butlcr)
club tho other day, write, to the Boston
HeiOid that tho election occurred without his
knowledge, and that he is heartily for Gar
field and Arthur.
GENERAL BULLARD said yesterday at the
meeting Of the American Bar association at
Saratoga that the present secretary Of the in.
terror had sot aside the decisions of the United
states courts and had cancelled patents issued
ten years previously.
THE widow of the Jewish Cologne banker,
Baron Abraham Won OppCnhcm, who in
1870 gave the muniiceut sum of Gl50 900 for
the wounded, has just handed 100000 for q
hospital for poor children Of all confessions in
memory Of her late husband.
BISHOP SCOTr writes from his home at
Odessa Del, that hc Is 'iu fair general health,
but very helpless" my left hand and fore
arm" no says, ''aIe not only useless, but
greatly in my way. | cannot dress or undrcss
or take my food without help.
A CHANGE has been made in the command
ofthe United States naval forces on the Pacific
station. Rear Admiral Thomas II. Stevens
has been ordered to that command October /
next. Rear Admiral c. Il. p. Rodgers who
will be relieved by Admiral Stevens will re-
turn home aud bo placed on waiting orders.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY or STATE HAY Is
quite ill-unable to attend to his duties as
acting secretary Of state. Attorney. General
Deyens has been commissioned by tho president
to act in that capacity, in addition to his
duties in the department Of justice. lie will
continue to he acting secretary of state until
either Mr. Hay RECEIVERS soas to be abio to per-
form his duties or Secretary Eyarts returns.
PROFESSOR SPENCER +. BAIRD of the
Smithsonian institution has labored for
thirty Yeas. His chief work has been in
regard to iish aud birds. He Is ffty.seyen
years old. lie employs two or three stonog-
raphors for his correspondence. On his
journeys he walks aud refuses the aid of a
horse. He Is a large, heavy man. He mover
goes 20 u theatre or concert, or even lecture,
because he wishes TO retire early
Mr.. ANGEL, the new United States envoy
to China left Yokohama July 10 in the United
States ship AsliuclOt accompanied by his fam
lily and u correspondent Of the New York
Herald. He proceeds first to Shanghai, thence
northwurd, touching at various ports, pro-
posing to reach Peliiu about the end Of Aug
ust. Commissioners Swift and Prescott sail
in the United States snip Richmond, intend
ing to join Mr.. Angel before arriving at
pekin.