National Republican., 1881-07-13
PERSONALITIES.

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night for Ohio with President Hinsdole, Of Hiram
College.
THE widow of the novelist, G.. p. II.
James, is living at Green Bay Wis. The daughter
has been visiting oregon.
THE poet Tupper is seventy-one years
old He is genial, and he says Of his enemies that
| they are not worth answering
A CHICAGO Police Justice last week gave
a founding the name of Charles Gulteau to the
great Indignation of the people
ANDREW c. ROME, of Washington, is
passenger on the steamer Caspian, leaving Balti-
more for Liverpool, via Halifax, to-day.
/. l.. CRoUNsE, for many years Wash
ington correspondent oftho New York Times, died
at Newburg, N Y, yesterday, Of consumption.
DIR. j. NJ. TONER left the city yesterday
morning for New York, whence he sails ION Thursday
| for Liverpool in the White Star steamer Republic.
Mrs. SlLAs RAYMOND, of Onargo ILL.,,
died on Friday from the nervous shock received
on hearing Of the attempted murder of the FRESH
dent
GOVERNOR SEYMOUR visits Utica nearly
every day. lie is looking very we'll, but says that
he does not regain his accustomed strength as he
desires.
Mr. WARSER MILLER is tall man, with
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face, and an agreeable voice. lie is deyout
Methodist.
II the President should get we'll Guiteau
could not be sent to jail for more than eight years
lie might be out Just in time therefore to shoot the
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Mr.. ARTHUR S. SEGAR, of Hampton, Va,
nephew Of the late Hon. Joseph segar, is in the
city. lie is n strong Rcadjuster, and predicts the
success OF his party. He purposes starting liberal
paper at Hampton
Ex-senator THURMAN writes from
Paris that he will remain in Europe some time
after the recess of the conference, which takes
place directly, and thathe and Mrs. Thurman may
remain abroad until next spring.
A VAssAR girl, now in Detroit.
Went to look for the comet and saw IT,
Next night she and Charley
Occupied the porch carly,
And repeated her former exploit.
Rosa BoNmEuR, the celebrated artist, is
ifly- eight years old. Not infrcquCutly has she
been paid for her work Mt the rate of $500 a day.
Her first picture was received at the Salon when
| she was but nineteen years ofagc.
SENATOR LAMAR, of Mississippi, has two
married daughters and one who is still school
girl. lie has also n little grandson, who is his
namcsake. His house at oxford IS a plain one.
lie is very fond Of his registered Jersey cattle.
THE statue of the late Senator Morton,
which is being modelled by Mr.. simmons, is said
to bear n remarkable Likeness to its subject The
face is grave aud almost stori-nn expression
which Morton's countcnance assumed in deep
thought.
Hos. II. III. HARRISON, of Tennessee,
who has been in the city for some time, ana Hon.
Marshal r. Polk, State treasurer of Tennessee LETT
the city last evening for New York Judge Harrison
will be at the St. james In that city for about ten
days.
=. GUTTEAU, the assassin, in the course of
his vicious career was In turn rich man. poor
man. beggar man chief lawyer, theologian, lee
turer, thief, and insurance agent. In time lie
would probably have developed into n successful
book agent.
SENATOR HoAR has been visiting West
minister, Mass, seeking information concerning
the former homie of the Garfield family 1t was
from this little town that Solomon Garfield grand
father Of the President departed to enter the army
of the Revolution.
COLONEL THOMAS B. KEoGH of North
Carolina, in published letter, expresses the
opinion that the action of the Republican State
Committee declaring against prohibition was with
out authority, and is not binding on any member
ofthe Republican party
WHEN the bulletin containing the news
of the Presidents assassination was hung out in
front of the Vicksburg Commercial Office man in
the crowd, with streaming eyes and upliftcd
hands, cried out: "Take it down! Take IL down !
1t is too horrible to look at"
VIcToR HUGO utters grand words when
he says, However powerful one may be- whether
one laughs wecpS, none can make thee speak,
none can open thy hand before the time o mute
phantom, our shadow! spectre, always masked,
ever at our side, called Tomorrow"
Mrs. GENERAL SHERMAN says that dur
ing thiry-one years ofmNIricd life her husband
has never stayed out later than twelve o'clock at
night-Erchdage. OH ho! General you must
have been '..tiing the clock back or-but never
mind we would be the last TO give you away.
The man who can accuse others of hop
ing for the Presidents death, because of unex.
pected material gain, is not to be envied. Every
mans idea Of human motives Is derived largely
from his own self-conscousness; and such man
must so obtain only the lowest and wckedest
idea,
Mr., CARTER, the new Minister to Vene-
zuela, was once speaker Of the Louisiana house of
representatives He was professor of law IL the
University OF Mississippi at one time, and for.
tunatey speaks Spanish very 0uently. lie was In
the confederate army and became q Republican in
1869.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD's relatives in Ohio
say that, with the exception Of an attack of fever
and ague years ago when boy, and occasional
touches of dyspepsia in late years, he has never
been i'll. His habit has always been to live on
plain, substantial food and he has never nduged
In late suppcrs.
" Mr.. BUCHANAN was an able man."
said Jefferson Davis the other day, "but' very
timid one Ifhe had had the nerve to deal with
the situation as its gravity demanded" he con-
tinued, 81 doubt exceedingly whether any other
State South would have followed South Carolina
into secession