National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
PERSONALITIES

MEs. HAYES is now president-of a
missionary society.
GENERAL J. w. GORDON, of indianapolis,
left for home last night.
Ex-PARsoN MURRAY is said to be IN
Texas, seeking site for colony.
SECRETARY KIRKwooD lived in Ohio for
twenty years, but he has repented.
Ex-Governor DINGLEY will probably
be Senator Fryes successor in the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes.
SENATOR SHERMAN has presented every
member of the Ohio Legislature with cabinet
photograph of himself
GLADsroNE's voice is not so strong as
it was. He is subject to draughts, and wears a
black kull-cap in the House of Commons.
Ex-VICE-PREsIDENT WHEELER will re-
turn to mis- home at Malone next week, and the
citizens propose to give him public reception.
TIE Hon. Frank Hurd could receive a
large sum from his party if he would fit himself
for deaf and dumb asylum and early drop into it.
GENERAL JAMES B. STEEDMAN, of Toledo,
would make better run for Governor merely on
his good looks than Frank Hurd can on the tariff
issue.
AT Granville, n. j., John McGreston
has been arrested for breaking into Roman Cath
Ollie convent i'll the night time for the purpose of
visiting nun.
HENRY CLAY SEXTON, the st. Louis fire
chief, is fifty years of age and has never tasted
drop of Intoxicating liquors, smoked a cigar, nor
chewed tobacco.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD's provoking slow
ness in making appointments has shaken the con-
fidenee of large number Of aspiring patriots in
his strength fmind.
EX-CoNGREsSMAN LEACH, who is one Of
the most influential Democrats of the " Old North
State" has determined, like Senator Mahone, to
abandon the Bourbon Democracy.
ARTHUR GARFIELD LOBE is the name of
a young Stalwart at Berwyn, Chester County,
Pennsylvania. He is week old, and makes as
much noise as q Wide-Awake procession.
DoNN PIATrsays in three months after a
young man has taken Washington clerkship he
is either good poker-player or fool on the sub
iect of women. Donn knows all about the latter
subject.
| CHARLES NALLANDIGHAM, q relative OF
| Clement L., the famous Southern sympathizer, is
mentioned as Democratic candidate for Cover
nor of Ohio. His name ought to be enough to de-
feat him.
Fl .ssI.AS is contemplating retirement
from boating. He has had enough of the glory and
the discomforts, and is willing that Others may
succeed to that he has had the monopoly of for
some time.
COLONEL MONEY, of Mississippi, left for
home Monday last He will first go to the Colorado
Springs if there is no extra session of Congress,
and from there he will extend his trip into the
Republic Of Mexico on prospecting tour
"No, / am not worth million of dol
lars" said Senator Brown, of Georgia, to O re-
porter, "nor is any other man in Georgia, if his
debts were all paid. Young man." continued the
Senator looking at him benignly over his specta-
eles million of dollars is good deal of money"
COLONEL THOMAS A SCOTT, since his
recent return from the South, has endowed with
$4,000 the Chair of Mathematics in the University
of Pennsylvania +; has given $4,000 to Jefferson
Medical College, $4,000 to the Orthopedic Hos
pital, and $4,000 to the Children's Department of
the Episcopal Hospital
GENERAL JAMES A. EKIN, deputy quar-
termaster-general United States army, stationed
at Louisville KY. is in the city and guest at the
Arlington. General Ekin was on duty in the War
Department for severalyears during and just after
the rebellion, and was most courteous and popu-
lar officer. He has host of friends here who
will extend to him a cordial welcome.
COLONEL CASH, who murdered Colonel
Shannon in a duel in South Carolina, has written
to Colonel A. D. Goodwin, of Fort Motto, that
State, who was present when the killing took
place, to know if his Colonel Cash's) conduct on
that occasion was unbecOming gentleman and
Colonel Goodwin has replied, saying that his con-
duct "was that of an entire gentleman" After
this the courts should cease their persecution of
this gentlemanly murderer.