National Republican., 1881-11-04
PERSONALITIES.


are at the Riggs.
SECRETARY LiNcoLN's wife has returned
from visit to New York.
Hon. ALEXANDER II. RICE of Boston. is
reported to be seriously i'll.
ASSISTANT PosTMAsTER-GE GENERAL HArroS
was registered in Chicago on Tuesday.
WAIT WHITMAN is to give public read
Ing from his own works in Boston shortly.
YoUNo James Garfield is slowly recoy-
erlng from his severe illness, but is still unable 10
study.
ADMIRAL ALMY expects his daughter,
who is making short visit in Philadelphia to re-
turn on Saturday.
JUSTICE MILLER's wife has gone TO New
York to visit Mrs Munson. formerly Miss Nellie
Porter, ofthis city.
CHIEF CLERK HoGG,. Of the Navy De-
partment has gone to Philadelphia, TO be absent
until next Monday.
SENATOR VOORHEES, son, promising
young physician, who lives in New York, is visit
ing his father and sister here
IT is said that ex-senator Frelinghuysen
VIII lose $4,000 by the rascality Of the cashier OF
the Mechanics Bank OF Newark.
GENERAL WALKER, ex-Superintendent OF
the Census, has left for Boston, but expects to be
here occasionally during the winter
DR.. WALTER CAREY, one of the wealth.
lest residents Of Buffalo, we'll known TO many
Washingtonians, died on Tuesday at Marseilles.
Ex-GovERNoR STANFORD, of California,
has had his portrait painted by Meissonier, his
wifes by Bonnat and his sons by Carolus Duran.
Ex-PosTMAsTER-G GENERAL CREswELL is
now occupying his own house. OH Nineteenth and
I streets. Senator Sawyer has leased 1t, and will
reside therein during the session Of Congress,
REPREsENTATIvE-ELEcT ROBINSON, Of
Ohio; United States Marshal Sherman, Of New
Mexico I. D. Keogh, and United States District
Attorney Boyd, of North Carolina, are registered
at the Ebbltt.
SENATOR MORRILL, and his family will
remain at their residence here, and not go away
during the recess of Congress. His wife and
their son, and Mrs. Morrills sister, Miss Swami,
are with him.
GENERAL JACKSON said, "The man who
trades on borrowed capital ought to break" but
the old hero was poor judge Of collaterals His
money policy produced the first sweeping panic
of the country.
GENERAL A. G.. LAWRENCE, of Rhode
Island Senator John +. Miller, of California; Con-
gresham Horace +. Pnge, OF California, and J, A.
Dumont, Inspector General Of Steam Vessels, are
in New York.
MIR. j. Z. LAURTTZEN, architect in the
Building Inspectors Office, sailed from New York
yesterday on three months visit 10 his old home
IN Denmark, from which he has been absent for
more than ten years.
Mr.. DAVID A. WINDSOR, Of Alexandria,
and large property .owner in Washington, stated
tt,aN 10, ,tt
that the Readjusters next Tuesday would wipe
the Funders off the field"
THOMAS G.. ALvoRD, of Syracuse, N Y,
recently received the one hundred and forty first
annual rental of salt farm of three hundred
acres in the town of schaghtcoke. The farm has
been in the Alvord family since 174O.
ONCE more George Washington works
his way into Moyamenslng prison, Philadelphia,
for a term of six months. George is already in
the penitentiary in several spots and his body
servant is doing nothing TO reform him.
Iris thought that the photograph which
Mrs. Garfield will select to send Queen Victoria
will be one which was taken in Painesville, Ohio.
by q country artist, but which all his friends who
have It think 1t the bestlikencss taken of the
| late President.
JAMES AsHBURY, an eX-member of the
British Parliament and OK commodore of the
Royal Yacht Club, has arrived at New Orleans
| from cruise around the Gulf Of Mexico. Hepro-
| poses to sail up and down the Pacific coast Of
| North America before his return to London.
MCPHERSON, of Toledo, had been hard
drinker for many years, when his wife, ON her
deathbed, made him solemnly pledge himself 10
total abstinence. After three days without alcohol
he gave up the struggle; yet he would not break
his vow, and suicide became his desperate resort
A FEW years ago General Garfield wrote
| to an inquiring friend "Selucius Garfelde and
| are descended from the same stock, though have
been unable to trace our exact relationship, which
is distant. did not know that he was Left
handed, but am the left -handedest man you ever
| saw"
THE Baltimore Gazette says that two
| young ladies of East Baltimore, long fast friends
died at the same hour ON Sunday of malarlal
fever. Their names were Annie Belle Brown and
Annie Belle Wilson. Each knew OF the others
illness They were buried yesterday in the same
| cemetery.
JUSTICE Hunt, of the United States Su-
preme Court, and wife are expected here to-day,
and will go directly to the house they have leased
corner OF Connecticut avenue and De Sales street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hornsby, who own the house. leave
tonight for Louisville KY, and after visit there
will sail for Europe.
Mr.. THOMAS BRYAN, who has been in
New York on business, will soon join his wife, who
has been here several weeks, and go with her to
| their present home in Colorado. Their son and
daughter who are there, are preparing the new
house Mr. Bryan has built for their parents recep-
tion. 1t is spacious and comfortable dwelling
Mrs. and Miss Bryan will probably spend the lat
ter part Of the winter here.
In relation to the complaint in Ohio
because Secretary Blaine did not invteth the "Chum
Cabinet of the late President to the official recep-
tion of the French and German guests, General
Boynton writes TO the Cincinnati Gazette that "thc
fact is, to the infinite dscredt Of the Secretary Of
State, and all who helped him In this feature Of
his work, that he made the snubbing of the off,
cials whom he did not like part of this Govern
ment affair"
THE handsome new residence, owned
by Mr. Ferguson, OF the Fish Commission, on Mas
sachusetts avenue, is now nearly completed. 1t Is
| built In one of the new old fashioned styles of
architecture. On the second floor, Immediately
in the centre of the front, Is projection forming
small square conservatory, which has thus an
eastern, southern, and western exposure The
house is very picturesque, and stands high on
terrace near Professor Balrd's dwelling.
VIRGINIA NEWS.