National Republican., 1880-10-01
PERSONAL.

ATToRHEY.GENERAL CHARLES DEvENs is
at the Fifth Avenue hotel, New York.
HON. JAMES GILLETTE, republican nominee
for con gress in the first district Of Alabama, is
stopping at the Riggs house.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS will by direc-
tion of his physicians sail for Europe to.mor.
row, and will spend the winter in the south of
France.
NJ. OUrREY, French minister at Washing
ton, and Captain William Arthur naval Mt.
tache Of the British legation, are at the Claren.
don hotel, Now York.
GENERAL WADE HAMPTON called on Gen.
eral Hancock yesterday. II is presumed that
the visit was actuated by dosire to explain
the stSunton speech.
GENERAL WILLIAMSON, commissioner of tho
general land Office, left last night to attend
the convention of encouragement to be
held ut Salt Lake City on the 5,h lust
PROFESSOR AGAssTz Of Harvard, to show his
appreciation Of the efforts Of the hremcn when
his Newport villa was burned, sent check
for $500 to the Newport Firemen's Relief assoc
citation.
REV. w P. KRAMER, rector OF Christ church,
New Orleans, La, is in the city Oh his way
to tho +. Z. convention, that meets In New
York, as delegate. He is stopping with his
father, No. 102 street southeast.
SECRETARY SCHuRz, who left last night for
Ohio, will speak ut Sandusky tomorrow night,
Toledo Monday night and Cincinnati Tuesday
night. lie will probably make one speech In
Indiana before the election on the 18Th
Mr.. BJoERNsTJERSE BJoERNsoN, the dis
tinguishod Norwegian poet and leader Of the
Norwegian national party, is in Cambridge,
Mass. Mr. BjOernsou, as the guest of Mrs. OiO
Ball. is staying at Elmwood. the pleasant
homo OF james Russell Lowell, our minister
to England.
THE Dundee (Sootland) advertiser says that
WHOM President Hayes goes out Of Office lie
will visit the continent and the united king
dom. 1t says that he is a member Of the Wes-
eyan body, before which he breaches lay ser
mons, and that he has arranged TO occupy the
pupits Of several leading Wesleyan clergymcn
while abroad.
THE portrait painter, Miss c. L. Ransom,
lcft last evening for her home in Cleveland,
Ohio, being suddenly called hence by the dam
gerous Illness of an aged mother. She has de-
posted the Hamilton portrait In the treasury,
Of which some mention may be made here
after II gives great satisfaction to Secretary
sherman aud others who have seen it.
THE Hon. Samuel Shcllabarger made an
able speech at Clifton hall, Cincinnati, on
Monday night last, which is largely II reply
to the Hon. w. S. Groosbeck. Mr.. Grocsbock
was unfortunate in having his speech fall into
the hands oia statesman like Mr.. Shellabar.
ger, and if he values his reputation he will
hASith 10 mount the stump AGAIN Win an cN-
pldnatiOu.
Mr.. CARLYLE has now so far recovered from
his recent iudispositiOu as to be able to super
intend the preparation of the materials roqui-
site for an adequate life, which may DO dc.
scribed as Il biography intcrspcr.ei with
characteristic chapters Of autobiography.
This interesting book wiftI-Thcn complete, he
In effect tho joint work of Mr.. Froude aud
| Mr., Carlylc's married niece, Mrs. Alexander
| Carlyle.
DIR. MICHAEL A. CoRRIGAN, now bishop Of
| Newark has been named by the pope aF coad-
jutor to the cardinal whose business has in.
creased to such au extent as to demand tho
assistance of another person. By this promo
lion DR. Corrigan is put in direct line to sue
cecd Cardinal McClOskcy. DR.. CorrigIn WAS
born in Newark in 1910 aud studied lor ycUIs
at Rome. lie was made president Of Seton
| Hall college OIL his return to this country.
In May, 1873, ho was promoted TO the episcO-
pate.
| Miss SUSIE RAYNoR, tho beautiful and ac-
comp!ishud daughter of Judge Rsynor, sol c-
| tor of tho treasury, embraced the catholic re-
| igiou, aud was baptisrd at st. Patrick's church
at daybreuk yesterday morning by Rcv.
| Father Walters. select few of her friends
were present 10 witness the ceremony. The
remarkable thing about This incident is tho
| fact that the father Of the young lady re-
| icrrcd to was spoken of for the l,u0wuothing
nomination for the presidency aud initiated tho
| third degree, the one proposing the religious
test of that order, and that her mother is the
sister Of the late Bishop Polk of the episcopal
church; SO ii seems that, in her case at least,
religious tendencies were not inherited.