National Republican., 1881-07-08
PERSONALITIES.

"MILEs 0'REILLY" is to have q monu-
ment.
Ex-MAYoR SroKLEY, of Philadelphia,
sailed for Europe yesterday.
Mr.. CLARKsoN n. POTTER, of New York,
is registered in San Francisco
CoNsuL-GENERAL WOLF expects to sail
| on Saturday for his post of duty at Cairo.
Miss ANNE LOUISE CARY will to-day
start from Chicago for her trip to Minnesota,
SETH GREEN has been fishing for sal
mon trout lie uses a whiring minnow on n gang,
SENATOR EDMUNDs has returned to Ver-
mont from his Canada fishing rip, No news about
the fish.
JUsrcE BRADLEY and eX-Postmaster-
General Maynard were registered in New York last
evening
CHARLES DICKENS, in ordering posters
for his readings always chose scarlet letters yell
low paper.
If Guteau had slain a gambler in Col
orado or stolen horse in re<as ne would have
dangled from lil1b before this.
MRs. CuBlsTIANcYs lawyers intend to
show uq Miuiser Chrls;lOncy's habits of lie in
Peru, which they claim were wicked
THE marriage Of Miss Eleanor Morgan,
Hon. Emory specr, of Georgia, will take place
July II.
NJ. FRANCIS PREssENssE, second secre-
tary OF the French legation here was n passenger
in the steamer sailing from New York for Hayre
yesterday.
The mean assaults that some of the
newspapers have been making upon Vice. PTeSi
dent Arthur Gnculd be frowncd upon by every
loyal lcit!zen,-Spriilfe'd J5.ioa
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE has Just conferred
the honorary degree Of A, NJ upon Mr. J. Richards
Dodge the agricultural ststistican, now in charge
ofthe statistics ofNg'icultwre Of the census
COLONEL WILLIAM L. CAMERON, Read
juster candidate for Governor of Virginia. has
formally opened his canvass This week he Is
speaking in southwestern counties Of the State.
Mn. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, il is said,
has made VOW he will win next years Derby.
Those who know him are inclined to lay money
on the result IL the famous New Yorker is in
earnest
SECRETARY BLAINE, since the sad events
of the past few days, has shown great wisdom,
prudence, and tact, What he has said, and The
way hc has said it, and ali his acts, will bear the
closest scrutiny, and not only escape criticism, but
merit, and will receive, the largest praise
SECRETARY BLAINE on Monday tele-
| graphed 10 Hon. Amos Townsend, Cleveland
| Ohio lie (thc Presidcnt is entirely calm and
courageous; his mind Is clear ard he accepts
whatever fate God may ordoin for him with per.
| feet resignation and with sublime Christian faith y
| GENERAL AErHuR's successorship to the
| Presidency is bugbcAr which Is losing It's power
TO alright The more people examine the i'm
pulses Of their apprehension in his regard the
more clearly they perceive that their alarm rests
upon no more stable basis han the vague and
| un:ound"d rumOrs emaEat.us rom preiudiced OF
irresponsible perSon5.- Philadelphia North ADleri.
| can.
Az EnY'ircr man called upon Secretary
! Blaine yesterday and, in the course Of friendly
chat the Secretary remarked to Oar young man
| 81 cot on and tipped the balRucs st 100 pounds
Just feel that leg" We cliim that the Enpire,
| Is the only newspaper In the United States whose
representatives are permitted to feel Mr. Blaine'
leg Now is the. time to subscribe CncinnGt
! Enquirer,
RoDERT TooMHs, of Georgia, is reported
10 have snid recently; ~ do not recognize MIR
Davis l. story IT would have been great dea
better 70. him and the South II II had never beei
written. Most Oft people in this country regrc
ihnt Il ever was written. The truth is, the bull
Of the people ofthe South pity Davis rather than
admire him, The trouble with Davis was, and Il
that he has al exalted idea Of his own Importance
IIchIs some ability, but no nerve and has not III,
slightest capacity for msnagingmen. have not
thing against him except his follies,"
Mr.. JAMES GuFlLLAN, Treasurer of the
Uniied States, is fOry-iyo years Of age aud Is o
Scotch descent, At Williams College he was Il
the class with Garfield, POCEwell and Knox, IL,
wAS clerk in the Treasury ior many years. II
his once he stands at a high desk, where he ha
sometimes signed his meme moro than three thou
sand times in Gsy, He wcan no jewelg, and doe
not even carry GwNiCl. Tho Treasury locks hav,
a clock Rt'ACpncnt ANA arc opened by It's opera
tisn Al rinG O'Clock IN tie morning, The Treas
ursI Is the oaiy person WHO knows sll the combna
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