National Republican., 1880-09-15
PERSON Il.

MILE. ANNA DE BELoccA has returned Il
Paris
JUDGE Il. W. nUGuEs Of Norfolk is at tbs
National.
SECRETARY ScHURz is expected to roturn u
Washington in tho early part Of next week
MMB. lima DI MURsKA and Siguor Campa
bello have been singing In opera in Berlin.
PRESIDENT HAYES has accepted an election
as vice-president Of the American Bible SO
cicty.
Mr.. VENNoR, tho Canadian weather prophet
is an ornithologist, and the author Of book
called "OuT Birds of Proy."
DIsTRIcr ATTORNEY GEORGE b. CoRKHIn
is in Philadelphia, homcward bound, and OK
poets TO arrive here tomorrow.
YOUNG ladies Just returned from the country
have now way Of killing the time at after
noon teas. They count each others frcckles
.PnYA. .BHAAiM.W WoNGEsI tho Siamcsi
omba5sador in Paris, Is TO receive q civilized
decoration as commander Of the legion ol
honor.
WILLIAM C. SMYrHE, excursion agent of tho
Baltimore & Ohio railroad aud George +.
Plowmsn of the Pittsburs Critic are guests at
the fremont house.
Mn. THoM, the editor Of Notes aud Queries
has retired from the Office Of assistant Librarian
Of tho house of lords at tho age Of seventy
seven, on pension Of $3.50 year.
SENATOR BRUCE, who has just returned from
New York, starts on Friday for campaign
work In Indiana and Ohio. Tho senator is
able to do good work in these states.
Mn. THOMAS HuGHEs is getting alona
bravoly with his reservation scheme IN East.
crn Tennessee He has found nRmo for tho
place; he has built church, aud he has iin
ishod a lawn-tenns court.
I.
Of Bob Acres in "rhe Rivals" Mt tho Arch
street theatre, Philadelphia, this week. Mrs
John Drew is Mrs Malaprop, part in which
she has no equal in this country.
EX.GovERNoR ENGLISH Of Connecticut
NOW tho democratic candidate for g0vernorl
has never been sick day in his life, has nevei
called physician, and has never taken any
medicine, although lie was ffty.cisht years
old last March.
MILE. BERSuApDT has received from Kina
Christian Of Denmark the order Of the Dano.
brog, Il red-bordcred whito ribbon, with IL gold
medal surInounted by royal crown IN dia.
mOnds attached to IT, The only other ladies
who have received this very exceptional honor
are Mines. Trobeli aud Nilsson.
Mn. FREDERICK DOUGLASS recently gave an
address before large audience at Pendeon
Ind. On the platform were seated several
ludianiaus who had seen Douglass mobbed
years ago. The woman who dressed hii
wounds after the mob had left him was amonI
them.
THE Mrs. Deacon whose name appears IL
the London World rs new American beauty,
and to whom the prince Of Wales requested an
introduction at a ball given lately in London
| by Lady Harrington, is Florence, u daughter
| OF Commodore baldwin OF the United States
navy, who WAS married about year and a
| half ago.
THE commission that was appointed to
| choOse nurses for the royal infant at Madrid
selected five young wp,ucu of the province Of
Santandcr, all of very dark complexion. Tho
| one who has attracted the most attention,
LeOcadia Fernandez, is said 10 be Of The high
est type of Arab beauty, with large soft eyes
aud glossy hair.
QUEEN VICTORIA drove out and visited her
pensioners as soon as she reached her Scotch
estate, and was received with cxclanations
and tears by the old men and women. Crathio
church, where tho queen went ON he follow
| ing day, was cIHInined to sutlocatOn, for not
only the natives, but the tourists within ten
miles came TO gaze upon their ruler.
GEORGE .. SENEY, president of the Metro.
politan bank, Now York city, has given au-
other $4,000 to tho Wesleyan university at
Middletown, which, with his former grts
within about year, makes fj00O 900, and O
hssotlercd TO increase this amount by $50 600 ic
the other friends of the institution will lllisu
100000 by The next commencement.
Mr.. AsHMEAD RARTLET"r, yfqnce of Baroness
! Burdo,tc-COutts, and her almoner both in
Ireland and the east, is said, In England, to be
entirely English by descent, his grandfather
having been born an English subject. The
baroness will probably, therefore retain her
immense fortune despite some OF her relations,
who wished TO profit prematurcly by tho
capricious clause in the duchess OF st. Albans'
will.
A SPIRITED picture OF General Garfield on
the plat form twenty years ago is given by an
old friend, who speaks Of the fresh, elastic,
joyous and reliant manner in which he camo
upon the stage and the seeming almost inf
mite vitality, vgor and resources Of the man.
His words We're glad leaping words, coming
from man Of life, and putting life into tho
hearers. His words of greeting and OF cheer
have passed from me, but the sparkling, elec-
tric life and fire of the man, aud his speaking
countonance aud form. still 1.-Two irOsh and
present in my mind"