National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31

membered by many for her dolngs In the Crimea-
devoting herself and her fortunes to the sick and
wounded, nursing In the cholera hospitals and in
the trenches. aud being under fire.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE is not only n politician
and author, but an artist rs we'll. He Is said TO
have painted an admirable portrait of his father,
and he has In his study picture of historical in
terost This Is called "The Consplrators," and
represents as sitting and leaning on marble blocks
ir an old Washington yard group Of the men who
Plotted to kill Lincoln. The portraits were taken
from life, the General having sketched the men in
court during their trial
Mn. SAMUEL BREADY, wholive near Mechanics.
Vile, Montgomery County, Maryland lost fivo
children by diphthcria during the week ending
December 10. One was n daughter aged twenty
years, another about seventeen, n beautiful young
girl; two others were almost grown sons, and the
fifth was younger, But one child remains Of tho
family. friend Of the family said Wednesday
morning at Rockville that Mr.. Bready was him
self taken i'll the day before with the same dread
disease, aud his life was despaired Of
WHEN CASTELAR, became President of the Spanish
Cortcs he wns forty-Dine, the age Of General Gar
field at the time Of his Inauguration. The Spanish
President published novel before he was seven
teen, aud after that he obtained an education. His
mechanism Of mind and body was always wound
up, and the revolution Of 1857 set him going. At n
political meeting which attended rs n spectator
he became excited, sprang to the tribune, and
mndc an Grafton which gave him immediate favor
aud honor.
Miss PATTY Is small for her size but as the man
Sod about his wife, Lord She is well bilt & her
complexion Is what might be called Broonetty
Her ize Is dark bay, the lashes bein long silky.
When she smiles the awJlnce feels like asking her
to doc II sum moor aud continner doin II In
dlinitc extent Her waste is Que OF the most boo
tiiul waststs ever seen. When Mister Strackhorso
led her ont thawt some pretty skool gal, who had
just GRADUATED from pantalets q wire hoops, was
cumin out to read her fust omposlshun in public
-Artemus Ward.
Mn. sroLLBRANp, the Republican contestant Of
Mr.. Aiken's seat In Congress from the Third Dis.
trict Of South Carolina. is n Swcde by birth and n
civil engineer by profession. lie Is one of thirty
five children who obeyed n common father in
Sweden. aud thirty-three OF them once sat down
to the inmily table TO celebrate Chrstmas-the
other two being absent In distant countries. The
thirty-tiye children wcrc the offspring OF three
mothers who In turn became the wives of his
fathcr. Aud Mr.. Strobrand, besides represent
ing tue Republicans Of his district, represents
fourteen children of his own claiming congress.
sonal honors for himself and his household.
MRs. SARAH woRKUN celebrated her eighty. third
birthday In Cincinnati on the Goth instant. She
was born IN Amsterdam, Holland, December "a,
1898, arrived October 10, 1916, In New York. where
she married Jacob L. workum, and lived there
happily for thirteen years. From there the family
moved to New Orleans, where they only resided
eight months. and from there moved to Cincin.
natl. They arrived in that city In 1899 with their
two Sons and four daughters. Mrs. workum liked
the city from the very day that she arrived there,
aud felt only one want, that of worshiping In the
midst OF n congregation which could then not he
formed, as there were notat that time twelve ndut
lsraelitcs dwelling In Cincinnati, and that number
Is necessary TO make congregation in Israel. The
first Passover holidays and the following New
Years there was no Hebrew congregation In Gin
climatic but as soon rs there were twelve Israel.
ties there her good husband exerted himself to
have the congregation started. and she blessed him
for that ever since. The good old lady was sur
rounded with her devoted children and her thirty
ono beautiful grand children. all doing homage to
her in full accordance with the customs prevalent
among the 1Saelites to sincerely honor and love
their parents and grandparents. Among the guests
who called to pay their respects pnd congratula-
tons were members Of the faculty of the Hebrew
Union College and also the president Of the Union
of American Hebrew Congregations. The vener-
able jubilant felt highly honored with the distn.
guished visitors