National Republican., 1880-11-09
PERSONAL.

Mn. ROBERT Il. PORTER, esq. Of the census of1co.
has returned from New York city
Mrs TtLr1SeHAsr of New York city, sister Of
the city with Mrs. Avery.
THE princess of Wales has Just appeared at tho
| theatre in brown gloves, which puts an end 70
| black gloves all over tho world.
JouS I. DAyENPoRr is in Lynn, Mass, looking
| for MOrey, with no success. lie IS convinced thai
10 man by that name ever lived In Lynn.
Ar tho fruit growers meeting this evening, $40
Eleventh street. Mrs Lincoln ('Begsic Bocch') will
read an essay entitled Antiquity Of Fruit Gull
A fRiESD informs us that George Proctor late
cOlorcd cmpoyc of the government printing office,
must share with George Ball the credit of going
home to vote. Mr. Proctor went to Charleston.
MAJOR LOCKWOOD OF the interior department
has had u warm reception among his host OF
friends in western New York. Several large re-
ceplions have been rendered him. lie will return
this week,
Mr.. THOMAS BnAssrY has bought from Sir John
Macdonald 1000 acres OF land IN Canada, ut the
foot Of the Rocky mountains. He may now have
nom 1900 to 1000 working tenants. with from
forty TO fifty acres each"
THOMAS BACH OF Garrard county, Ky, went to
ilarrodsburg, imbbed too freely OF whisky and
stole kiss from pretty young school. ol.ma'am he
met on tho street lto was Immediately arrested
and fined 500, after which he left town as soon us
possible.
llnyt to reach Denver from the Los Pinos agency.
They made much Of the way on horseback, cross
lg TIE range IN Orlef 70 AVOID gong through inc
southern Colorado mining towns, whore they
feared lynching.
The Boston Tau,gcr says TINT the Hon. Charles
francis Adams voted the democratic ticket for
president; his son, Charles Francis, ir, voted the
republican ticket, and another sou. John Quincy.
because OF his disgust with the actions Of the
democratic party, did not vote
DuRING the duchess Of fEdnburgh's recent visit 10
Canterbury cahedral the afternoon service COM
menc9d and she happened to be In the north
aisle from which visitors are excluded during SER
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outside the gate the duchess at once obeyed.
A MONTREAL newspaper, much mIsGking the
spirit Of our people asserts that We arc wanting in
speak Of them simply Ms Garfield or Hancock.
Without any tito. II says that this IS what tho
English press accord only to criminals, prisoners,
or ltigauts.
GOVERNOR SEYMOUR smoke in Watcriown on Sat
urday night before election lie was taken III be-
fore the meeting aud physician accompanied
him To the hall. lie was much prOSlra.cd after
speaking and on Monday was sent home in a Sleep
ingcGr On Tuesday hc was unable to 90 out to
vote, but hc Is improving
LIEUTENANT sClIwArKA relates that in The whole
course of his long and urduous slcdgc journey of
5000 miles In the heart OF the arctic widS, with
tho thermometer sometimes sixty degrees below
zero, not g single drop OF apir.Iuous liquor was
| drunk. The men, however, were warmly clad
expressly selected for It's heotproduclng qualities.
THE London Truth says. ''rhe oxtrayngan idea OF
sending over the furniture that has been munu-
iHcturcd out of the old arctic ship Resolute as n
present from the queen to the president Of tho
United states by m0u-orwar, has been aban-
dOued, and it viii % as an ordinary parcel by
mail steamer, and viii bo presented to the presi.
dent without any ridiculous fuss by our minister
ut Washington
CoLoSEL JAaIEs G. FAIR Of Nevada is Of Irish
birth and Is forty nine years old. While boy he
lived in Illinois and at eighteen went to California,
and In time became superintendent OF mines.
IN addition to his fortune made from the Big
Bonanza mines he owns nearly hundred acres
IN various parts of san Francisco. lie suffers from
rheumatism. He Is Of medium height and heavy,
with large beard streakcd with gray.