National Republican., 1880-12-06
PERSONALITIES.

Mrs. Scott Siddons is meeting with
great success in Chicago.
Postmaster Anger starts on ten-days'
trip to Michigan this evening
The Cincinnati Commercial is in favor of
clecting President every two years
Senator Sharon's daughter, Flora, is said
to be engaged to an Englishman oftitlc.
Ristori is acting in Scandinavia, and
has not retired from the stage as reported.
The Marquis of Ripon, Viceroy ofIndia,
is seriously i'll with the fever in Bombay.
General o. o. Howard, accompanied by
Captain ]. A. sladen, of his staff, is in the city.
Princess Louise has visited Queen Vic
toria, thus healing the rupture between mothorand
daughter
General Grant attended a tableau enter
tainment at the Lexington Avenue Opera Hause,
New York, Saturday night.
Solon Chase will start on lecture
tour about December 10th, through the West and
South. General Sam Cary is already in the field.
Ex-Mayor Clarke, of Manchester, Va
is one of the few men now living who was class
mate of Edgar A. Poe at the University Of Virginia.
Mr.. Forbes, Mile Bernhardt, Salvini,.
and Endymion, all within month. Is this
| foreign invasion2
Governor ST. John, of Kansas, says that
his State is amply able to care for the poor and
that he does not sanction general appeal for aid
outside of the State.
Hon. J. ii. MCGOWAN, of Michigan, and
Third street northwest, until they permanently
locate for the winter
General F. Il. Spinners boat-house at
Jacksonville Florida, was destroyed by fire Friday
night with n valuable and rare collection of GU
riositics, u part OF which only were saved.
The wild proposal of General Butler
to defend Parnell is beneath contempt No for
cigncr is allowed to plead in Ireland; therefore
she is spared another chrsc.-M T. Tribune.
Mr.. Claudius L. Grafulla, who was for
many years lender of the Seventh Regiment Band,
Is dead. lie was skilled In his profession and popu
| lar as II musician. lie went TO New York In 1883,
Mr.. G. S. Carpenter of the Oneonta, N.
Y, Herald aud Democrat, has collected the speeches
| of general Garfield delivered at Mentor, since his
nomination, and intends to issue them in book
| form.
Hon. Levi =. Morton narrowly escaped
meeting with serious accident Saturday after
noon. While out riding his horse slipped and fell
down. Fortunately, Mr. Morton escaped without
injury
The Times, exulting over the nomina-
ton of Hancock, said II even made Kansas doubt
ful. The exact majority of Garfield in that State is
6l,7G0, the vote being two to one Republican,
kdnsds CWy Journal.
Captain Joseph ID. Wilson, who was in
the United States Navy previous to the war, and
who was lieutenant on the Confederate steamer
Alabama, was killed in railroad accident neal
Ellavllc on Tuesday last,
The composite steam-yacht which has
been built for Mr.. Pierre Lorllard, at Ncwburgh
New York, will be launched tomorrow The
vessel will be christcncd Radlia, which is the
name Of llindoo goddess.
Professor Nordenskjold has just been
elected mcmbcrof the swedish Legislature. lie
was supported by socalled party of the Bourse
while his opponent, amanumcturer, was the can
ddatc of the Laborcrs' party.
Weston and O'Leary have made match
for $500 II SIDE 10 go III hours go.as-youplcdse
each man to train himself and accept of no assist
0ncc on the track. The place where the match Il
to come OFF has not been fixed.
Major Ray p Eaton, of this city, super.
intcndcnt of the mail service who recently, while
In Southern Colorado, received severe injuries from
n fall, arrived in Cheyenne sunday. He will re
main there the guest of Major Glufekc until fully
restored to health.
The Marquis of TIartington's views Oh
the Irish question have been anticipated will
eager interest in England. His father, the Duke o
Devonshire, owns 6O,325 acres in Cork, Waterford
and Tpperary; but the rents on these estates hay,
been paid nearly in full. This can be said of yer,
fnNy of hp prpnt pstntpS I'm ireland