National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-27
PERSONALITIES,

Ex-Governor BEvERIDGE, of Illinois, is
in the city. He has no axe with him.
CoNKLING may be defeated; his star
may set in eternal night but he has set glorious
example to Ohio men.-C0urier-Jo Journal
BEBEI, member of the German Reich
stag, says that " the German people have now only
one want, and that is for money enough TO get to
America
Mrs. S. NJ FASSETT is in Columbus, and
will paint the portrait of Governor Foster-that is,
ifhe can remain long enough at the capitalto give
her sitting
IT is understood that the new Com
missioner of Agriculture will not undertake at
present TO raise bullocks from beef steak cuttings
North Anpericdn.
THE Columbia (Tenn.) Herald calls up
the fact that Andrew Johnson, in 1871, advocated
paying three per cent. interest the entire prin
cipal of the State debt.
THE name "Windoms,n now so gener-
ally adopted, was first given to the three and a
half per cent. bonds by that lively little paper, the
Petersburg WAY I1der-Appeal.
JEFF DAVIS visits Canada so as to be on
English soil when his book, The Rise and Fall of
the Confederate Government" is published in Lon
BLAINE" Would it be agreeable to
you to go to Denmark" Fish, jr.-"N L can't
goto Denmark; it's no place for my penmark send
me to Bismarck" Blaine-"I should remark
GENERAL JOSEPH LANES death leaves
only two surviving generals of the Mexican war
General Robert Patterson, of Philadelphia, ninety
years old, and General Harney, eighty one years
old.
THOMAS c. PLATT is made the subject of
much Democratic and half breed mirth for resign
ing " because Conkling did" Such idiotic cackle
in the face of the actual facts is scarcely worthy of
serious reference.
THE son of the late Fernando Wood, of
New York, finds that his fathers estate, supposed
to have been involved, is so enhanced by recent
rises in real estate and securities as to become
considerable fortune.
THE Chicago Tribune say that Minister
Christiancy is coming back to lecture on The
Yicisstudes of a ReforIner Who Married Treasury
Girl" " From this one would infer that man
does not always secure treasure when he marries.
GENERAL PHRA, first eunuch of the
King of Siam, has arrived in Paris. When at
home he rules over $50 young ladies in the royal
harem, his aids in the service being females. The
object of his trip is to engage material for his
august masters harem.
THE CatFolic Telegraph, of Cincinnati,
for to-day will say that the statements of the ex-
treIne feebleness of Archbishop Purcell are un-
founded. Bishop Elder returned from the con-
vent yesterday, and reports that the archbishop
was able to rise early and is reasonably vigorous.
THE Omaha Herald (Democratic) re-
marks, We have said, and now repeat it, that Mr..
C0nkling is man of clean character and record.
Tie traits that mark Mr.. Conkling are a supreme
prudence wise forecast, and a dauntless and
intrepid courage He is unlike other men in char
acter and ability, and therefore in his methods"
EX-ATToRNEY-G GENERAL WILLIAMS left
the city yesterday morning en- route to his former
homc-POrtlaud, Oregon. Since his retirement
from public life Judge Williams has built up an
extensive law practice in the several courts of the
country, which he expects to continue, returning
to the Capital from time to time, as occasion de-
mandS. His family are already in Oregon, having
preceded him several weeks since.