National Republican., 1880-08-23
PERSONAL.

! AssGsTANr.SECBEARY HAY Is convalcscing
rapidly.
THE king and queen Of Greece are visiting
| the ear Of Russia.
Bishop D. 5. DoGGETT, d. d., is critically
| i'll at Richmond, Va.
| PRorEssoR BENJAMIN PEIRcr Of Harvard
college Is dangerously III.
| Mr. n. II. MILLER, who has boen al Whto
| Sulphur Springs Va, has returned 10 the city.
| WAguNGroN MCLEAN, editor Of the Gin.
cinuati Enqd,o is lying dangerously i'll at
Long Branch
W. H. TItLINGuAsT, formerly manager of
| tho Bank Of British Columbia, died suddenly
Friday morning at Saucclito, Cal.
JosuUA DUNS, a veteran Of 1912 and post
master under President Fillmore, died Friday
afternoon, aged cighty.dvc, at Portland, Me.
l.. 4. HAZARD, Que Of the editors aud pro-
protors Of the Elmira GdscYe, died of paralysis
Friday afternoon in that city, aged forty.ouc.
JUnGE j. J. NOAH will address the rcpubli.
cans Of Hyattsyille this evening He is u
good speaker and we'll posted upon political
topics,
The president pardoncd on Saturday James
Douglass aud John Flood, convicted of
robbng the mails and embezzement of postal
funds.
JUDGE II. NJ. sporroRD of Louisiana, con.
tostcc of the seat Of Senator kellogg, died at
gestive chills.
Hon. LIN BARTHOLOMEW Of schuylkir
county, Pa, died Of heart disease at the United
States hotel Atlantic City, yesterday after
noon.
THuRLow WEED is so i'll from nervous pros.
tration that he cannot receive visitors. His
physician says ho will be able to get about
again in a few days.
on Saturday Queen Victoria, Prince and
Princess pf Driupnge Pa frig mud PHI
Leopold Inspected the rifle brigade on board
the Jumna, which sailed yesterday for Afghan
istan
Mn. THOMAS HvGuEs, the author Of "Tom
Brown Mt Rugby" arrived in New York Saiur-
day; also Hon. John A. Kasson of Iowa,
United States minister to Vienna, and Rev.
Philip Brooks
James Barron Hope and Mayor Lamb. Of Nor
folk, Va, has been prevented by the arrest OF
Mayor Lamb who was required TO give u
peace bond Of $4,000.
THE funeral of Senor Jose Antonio saco, an
eminent Cuban writer and scientist took
place on Friday last in Havana There was
some political significance to tho event, rs
Senor Saco was 4 prominent liberal.
MARTIN CLINE, accused of being a dcfaulter
to a large amount to several banks, and who
was recently arrested in Canada and subse.
qucntly admitted to bail at Buffalo, ". Y, in
$1,000, has mystoriously disappeared
AMONG the passengers of tho steamer City
of Berlin, which sailed for Liverpool on Satur.
day, were Mr.. j. s. Potter, United States con-
sui to Wurtembcrg, apd L. BludhorL secretary
Of the German legation at Washington.
THE secretary of war, accompanied BY Ad-
jutant'General Drum and Senator Iubboli, an.
rived at Fortress Monroe on Saturday, on Mr.
Morris Peters yacht Falcon, from Washington.
4 salute was fired an an hour spent at the fort,
when the party proceeded to Norfolk.
. FESwGcK's HOTEL, Leonardtown, iscrowlcd
with the elite Of this District and Maryland.
This hotel is ono of the good Old-fashiouod re-
sorts where tho cuisine and accommodations
arc unezcoptonabo and situate in an unu.
sually pleasant locality, is always palronized
by those who desire substantial comfort.
r.. VI. GAGE esq, chief clerk of the United
states secret SERVICE writes from Maine that
politics are red-hot in eastern Maine, and I
believe it great mistake for anyone to now
consider it doubtful state. l predict u ma.
iority of 1000 for Garfield aud Arthur, whio
many set IL at 5000 and some at 10000 1
think it will not be less than 5000" Mr..
Gage has bcen in Maine for three weeks, aud
has seen much Of tho state
TuE Hon, Lewis Winghed, heir-presump-
tive Of Viscount PoweIscourt, Is engaged in
rewriting for Nine. Modleslla the last act Of
an adaptation Of Schiler's "AIario Stuart ;" in
which that actress Is to appear. A the timo
of the execution Of Mary Queen of Scots Sir
Richard Wingdeld, cousin Of Lord Burlcigh,
was appointed by that statesman to watch tho
proceedings and report upon thcm to Queen
Elizabeth Hisroport, which has been recently
discovered in tho library of Sir John Sebrigt
at Becchwood, casts new light upon the exc
cution, and has supplied details Of which dla-
matte uso is now being made
THE Buffalo Commercial idcertiser publishes
the following statement of the condition of
10,
evening as obtained from DIR. Rochester, his
attending physician: General Myer was
brought to this city on Saturday last, suffering
from heart disease instead of diabetes, rs has
been reported. His present sickness is be.
lieyed to have been brought on to a large cE-
tcnt by 0verwork, though he had been in Door
health for two years or more, aud has had an
affection Of the heart for several wears which
increased during an European trip. While
there IS a possibility that entire rest and free
dom from care aud anxiety will b. Of service,
the fact romans that the gonras condition
Is such rs 10 excite tho most serious apprehca.
sjous."
GENERAL JosEPu d. KGDDoo Of the United
States army died IN New York on Friday from
tho effects Of an old wound. lie was born Ut
Piltshurg, Pa, IN 1889, and was prgctcing
law in that city when the war broke out. lilo
enlisted as private when the first call was
madc for troops, aud in August, 1862, was
lcutenaut.cllone of tho Ono
hundred-and' 'thirty'soyenth PeunSylyunlareg.
iment, Of which he was shortly aftcrward
made coouol Ho was appointed major vi the
Sixth United States colored infantry when his
regiment was mustered OUT aud was sUbsc-
qucutly transferred to the Tweuty.srcoud
colored infantry as its colonel. In 1866 he
became lieutenant coloucl @! the Forly-third
and in 1870 he was retired with tho
full rank Of brigadier.gcneral. Since his
re remcnt from active service General Kiddoo
has practccd law in New York. He was a
member Of the Union League club aud an
active republican
Immigration Statistics.
Tho chief Of the bureau of statistics fur.
nishes tho following information in regard to
There arrived in the customs