National Republican., 1881-11-28
PERSONALITIES,

WHITELAw REID draws $4,000 per year
us an editor and $4,000 as q husband.
jim KEENE, the wealthy stock broker,
once peddlcd stationery in San Francisco.
EX-GovERNoR PRocToR, of Vermont,
with bis son aud daughter, sailed on Wednesday
for n three months tour in Europe
SECRETARY BLAINE proposes, when he
rctircs from the Cabinet of President Arthur, TO
attend to his private business. lie is rich.
WALLACE Ross, the oarsman, was mar
ried at 81. John, New Brunswick, on Tuesday, and
started West with his bride on wedding tour
Mr. TALMAGE saws that hell is strewn
with tobacco leaves. IfMr. Talmagc doesn't quit
giving so much information on this subject people
will begin to wonder where he gets his pointers,
PRINCE MuRAT has fought duel with
Baron NauX, Of the Tribould, and has, we under
stand, been pretty severely wounded. lie is the
grandson OF Napoleon's lieutenant, the son of
Lucicn MuTat, whose wife kept school at Borden.
town.
II is stated abroad that Adclina Patti
before she sailed for New York made her will
having a snperstitious belief that she will be
drowned at sea. In her will she leaves orders
that she is to be buried her Welsh estate, which
may not be practicable II she be drowned at sea-
MRs. GARFIELD will soon receive from
the Womnns silk Culture Association the first silk
dress every part of which from egg to finished
fabric has been produced in this country. The
silk has Just been reeled by the members of the
| association, and is said to be equal TO the best
Italian silk.
SOCIETY," in st. Louis is in ferment as
to the proprety Of admitting into its sncred circles
| a worthy young man who, IN III of inlatuRtion,
recently married his aunt on his mothers side.
The ceremony ii is said, was performed in BuIulo
by n judge of the Court of Appeals Of this Smte-
| Nor York Tribune.
King KALAKAuA's first visit on his return
to Honolulu was paid to his sister, who had rcigncd
| in his absence lie found her sitting in II straw
| hut, surrounded by natives. Thus informally she
listened to his tale of IL journey round the world
| and told him in return what his ministers had
beou doing in his absence.
TIE smallest man attending the At
lanta Exposition Is General Sawyer. lie repre-.
sents the Key West qlorida) Democrat. General
| Sawyer Is twenty years old, weighs thirty. five
pounds. and is only forty inches high lie was
| born In san Domingo, and was raised In Florida
| Besides being the representative of the DemOcra,
he Is also connected with the South Florida Rail.
! way display.
JAMES A. BEAVER, for Governor, Sena-
tor W. T. Davies, of Bradford for lieutcuant- gov
crnOr cx.Attorney. General George leer. OF Bucks.
for judge Of the Supreme Court, aud Senator John
NJ. Greer Of Butler for secretary of internal af-
fairs is n ticket proposed for the consideration OF
the next Republican State convention OF Pennsyl.
vania which is meeting with considerable favor
among the faithful,
WALT WHITMAN does not highly re-
gard the city across the river from his Camden
| home, 81 never heard" lie says to n reporter
"that Philadelphia had any literary perception
fine taste or Judgment, II is place for material
things aud conservative people, for fat conven-
tionnlitics and wen. established customs. / can.
not class 1t with other citic', and you must not
| compel me To talk about it,