National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-31
PERSONALITIES.

MIR. HAYES is going to dine with the
Baltimore Press Club on February r.
DURING General Garfeld's presidential
term Mrs. Garfieds brother will take charge of the
Mentor farm.
GENERAL GARFIELD will probably have
to get new lock for his front door, 1t was never
made for such constant strain.
THEODORE TILToN is going to Nebraska
to live. Nebraska has been thinking some time Of
taking foreign tour. Now is her time.
Your Uncle Rufus Hatch, of Wall
street. has the appearance of a man who carries
white-handled razor in his breeches pocket.
THE reelection of Maxey in Texas and
the election of Van Wyck in Nebraska to the Sem
ate are defeats of the railroad influence in both
States.
FANNY DAVENPORT proposes to play
Camille" 1t will be funny to see two-hundred-
pound girl appear upon the stage swunk up by
consumption.
CHARLES READE thinks that the man
worth saving will save himself without the aid of
cept from choice.
COLONEL HAY tells Gath" that the
United States consuls abroad make just living.
1t is gratifying to know that change of climate
improves some men.
CHARLOTTE THOMPSON is in Georgia play
ing The Planters Wife, Other actresses would
be willing to do that if they could find the right
kind of planter, ready to marry.
ALTOONA, Pa, has just lost man so fat
that the town was proud of him. He weighed
400 pounds. lie became SO heavy that his legs re-
fused their Office and he died from the effects of
fall
GENERAL GRANT writes to a friend here
that he will leave for an extended trip through
Mexico in about ten days. He is interested in the
new railroad scheme connecting this country with
Mexico.
NJ. DE LESsEPs counts on italian labor
ers to dig the Panama Canal. They bored the
Mounts Cenis and Gothard tunnels, and are con-
sidered the most steady, frugal and intelligent in
such undertakings.
THIS, from the New York Erenilag Post,
is unkind: Respectfully submit that one Mary
Anderson is enough" And from Louisville, too:
"Let Miss Feter remain in the blue grass until the
divine Mary marrieS a barbarian and sets up
Kindergarten"
A MAN who had lived IN a Boston
boarding house for ten years, ,andhad been known
only as George" was found dead in his room on
Thursday. Among his effects were found papers
which indicated that his name was Eben Leman,
and money bonds, and bank-books to the value
ofs15,00o.
THE descendants of Thomas Thackara
are talking of celebrating the two hundredth an
niversary of his settlement in New Jersey, which
falls on the 18th OF November next. From him de-
scended the family of his name now living in
Camden and Gloucester Counties, New Jersey, and
in the city of Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr.. OSCAR TRIGG, superintendent of the
Madison Qnd.) poor asylum, has block of wood
Il piece of beech iimb-in the heart of which is a
likeness of woman, dressed in the style of the
period, the skirts being lounced tucked gathered,
and pinned back, and the arms being carried a la
kangaroo 1t is freak of nature.
LORD HARTINGToN's speech in the
House of Commons fortnight ago was the most
forcible plea for coercion which has been made
during the present session. No member of the
landed aristocracy could have spoken on this sub
ject with better grace, for his house OWNS large
tates in Ireland and yet has had very little any,
trouble with its tenants.