National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-30
PERSONALITIES,
iDELISI PATTI has the bronchitis.

ADELISI PATTI has the bronchitis.
| WILLIAM WALrAw PHELPS is in the city
THE Emperor Wilhelm has left Berlin
| for Wiesbaden.
| Mr.. J. +. WILLIAMSON, Of st. Louis, is
| stopping al the Imperial.
THE Duchess of Edinburgh has re-
! turned TO England from Russia
Mr.. JAMES, the "Taffy" Cabinet Min
ister, will meet the fate of Bristow.
Mr. WINDoM'spolicy isreceiying warmer
/ words of approval than it did some time ago.
ROBERT J. BURDErT, the Haackeye humor-
/ ist, will spend the summer at st. Andrew, n 3.
WADE HAMPTON hasn't as yet denied
anything he has said about the South. He prob
ably Will in a few days.
SARA BERNuARDT has already Sl50,000
TO her credit from her American tour Not bad
| saving in few months.
Ex-GovEENoR SIDNEY Fl. PERHAM, of
Maine. an ex member of the House, is in the city
He has a host of warm friends here.
Miss ANNA DICKINSON has no quarrel
with The newspapers. She should have followed
the example Of Olive Logan. Olive, it will be re-
membered, married and settled down to lecturing
BANCROFT, the historian, now more than
eighty years old says that The secret of mis- good
health is easy of expa nation. He eats light meals
walks three or four hours daily in the open air,
and takes plenty of sleep.
WHATEVER may be said OF Anna Dick
insoI, she is pure and brilliant Woman-one who
has yet IL have the first shadow Of dShonor cast
over long life of open conflict with the clique of
writers which reioices in the appcllston Of the
atrical critics. -EEerated R0HtCgy J0tHRdi.
HoN. CARLISLE p. PATTERSON. Ii. D..
superintendent of the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey has been elected member ofthe
American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia,
the most venerable, as it is also one of the most
distinguished of American scientific associations.
IT is not known whether Farragut ever
told lie, but he beat George Washington easily
enough when it came TO gettnga monument. As
Sunday school books invariably state that boys
who don't lie always prosper, it looks as though
George had forgotten little when ne YVES telling
the old gentleman hat ghost story about the
cherry tree.
EDWARD EVERETT HALE and the editor
OF HdFpc'S lad playful discussion about the pos
siblity OF writing story in 100 words. To decide
the matter. the former wrote the Shortest Love
Story on Record which appears in the May RaT-
pr. ThateSp'ains what has puzzled many read
cTs-why such AL article should have been written
or printed at all
BARON ERNST MAYR, the Austrian en-
vOy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary,
has received leave of absence for six months and
will shortly go abroad. Yesterday morning ne
called upon Secretary Blaine at the State Depart
ment, and presented Count Iippc. SECRETARY of the
legation. who will act as charge dafiaires during
the absence of RarOu MaVr
Den THoMFsoN's father, 4 regular Down
Easter. went to see his son act, and was nightly
pleased. He gave Den this advice at parting:
Denman, you let AIr. Hill do the fggerin and
you do the Cu;tin' up on the stage" The old gem
tleman IS scyenyfiye years old, aud with his Wife,
and also DenmaH's wife, two daughters, and a son,
live at Swanzcy in $4,000 house recently erected
by /" Uncle Josh" Den has good sense enough to
follow The old mans ADVICE.