National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-08-30
PERSONAL.

SENATOR WALLACE of Pennsylvania regis
tered at Willard's yesterday.
MRS. NELLIE GRANT.sARroRGs will IL is
said, spond the coming winter in New York.
MISS ANNIE STORY has gone to Pittsburg 10
join LawrcDce Bdrretps dramatic company.
Hon. HESTER CfYMER has been defeated
for denomination by State Senator Ernentrout.
LADY DUrFERIN does not find the climate
Of Russia as healthlil at that of Canada. Sho
has just bcon Ill of fever.
DIR. g. b. JOHNSON has been bound over in
$1,000 at Richmond to keep the peace against
Captain J. 5. Wise. There will be no duol.
LIEUTENANT ROGER, U. s. N, is soon TO be
married to Miss Croly, daughter Of "Jenuie
june" whose fashion articles have 80 loug
been feature of American journalism.
The Grant-Flood wedding will take place
In September. Those who profess 10 DO in
possession Of the facts state that the ceremony
will take place at All Saints church, New.
port.
GENERAL ARD Mrs. w. s. HANCOCK are
expected at West Point this week to witness
the ceremony OF breaking camp aud to par
ticipate in the final hop uHdgr cadet auspices,
of the season.
GENERAL d. f. BUTLER is mentioned as
now looking more cheerful than he has
looked for years. Ills recent yachting ex-
pcriences are said TO have given him a rolling
gait and tanned face.
Miss PARSONS, one Of the American "pro-
fessoual beauties" Of tho fashionable season In
London that has just closed, has been pro-
noumced by the Prince of Wales "the lovelcst
woman Of the day" Praise from II. II. IL. Ia
praise indeed.
Mr.. ROBERT Chiffon Of The state depart
mcnt left the city on Saturday night last on
months visit to his parents in the Canadas,
Young, talented and energetic, Mr.. Chiffon
hoe k,f.. f,N,, hnT l. f., III
will happily show
The following singular notice Of death APP
pears in an English papei: "At Murree, Pun
Iaub, India, on the 20th June, from stone dis
lodged by goat OH the hillside striking him
on the head whilst taking an afternoon ride,
Captain Gerard Auriol de Ysmo, Eighth (tho
kings royal lrish) hnssars, son Of Edward do
Vismo late Of New Court Gloucestershiro.
EIGHT living graduates of West Point hnve
fulfilled their three.score years and ten. Cap
tain Andrew Tullcott of Baltimore, who was
graduated in 1873; General Tyler of Mont
gomery, Ala, Captain Edward D. Mansfield Of
Morrow, Ohio, and Major Joshua Bakor
OF Now Iberia, La, in 1919; Lieuensnts
Barberia Of Georgetown, ID. C., and Tufts
OF Railway, n. j.; Colonel L. &, W But
Ter Of 81. Louis, aud General George d. Ram
sey of Washington, all in 1920.
Mr.. w, e. CURTIS, ono of the best known
htWHIupcT correspondents IN lne country mas
assumed the managing cditorship of the CHI
cago Inter. Ocean, having also purchased nn in-
ttrtst in that paper, Mr.. Curtis is gsntle-
man oil wide experience in all branches Of
his profession, lie @ rso vcnaror-- ro.
' y 49,. - ..o oil the smurtest aud shrowdest
observers at the national capital and, rs
he Is writer Of ability and still young
man, bright career awaits him ut the head
Of the great stalwart advocate of the north
| west.
| THE Duke Of Norfolk Is The ranking duIo
Of all England, excepting only royal dukes,
| such rs Alfred, Duke of Elinburg, and tho
Duke Of COnnaught He is the hereditary
earl marshal of England, chief butler of Eug.
land, an earl Of Arundel, the thirty sixth in
| line, and a Duke of Norfolk the fifteenth ia
| generation or succession. A recent visitor to
Arundel, the scat oil the duke, writes as fol-
| lows You can realize the rGnloteuess Of
man clearly descending through thirty six
| bloods By remembering that il Columbus, tho
| discOyCrcr Of America, had pos;crity now
| living they would be only in the eleventh or
| twelfth generation. Here Is the thiriy-sxth
oarl of Arundel, and some Of the walls stand
| ing here made shelter for Harold, tho last Of
the Saxon kings of England This present
! mans ancestor, Roger lOntgOmcry, a knight
| came over from France with the treebouting
army OF William the Bastard, aud was given
| Arundel carldUm, with three lOrGshps, ten
| hundreds, eighteen parks, twenty-five mauors,
| etc, amounting to 5000 acres. The hor OF
| all this robbery is now Il young fellow thirty
three years old, named Henry I'itz Alan How
ard His family name is Saxon. The DulSes
Of Norfolk, named Howard, married the Nor
man Arundel family, named Filz Alan to got
thCss great grOlt estates, So here IL a young
fellow Uf no character talent or purpose ia
life owning over $4,000 acres OF land Tho
title to it was in highway robbery aud piracy.
His income is said by prudent critics 10 DO
S200000) year. He is thrty-thrcc years
old, his wife is twsnly.six and thoir baby not
over Il year"