National Republican., 1881-11-23
PERSONALITIES,

TALMADGR says that Lydia Of Thya-
tra was not giggllng nonentity." Who ever said
she VAST
EVANGELIST PRATT feelslike sitting down
and weeping when he sees small boys smoking
cigarettes.
Miss Dora WHEELER of New York, was
the happy winner Of the Prang Christmas card
prize Of 81 900.
Mr.. BLANcHErT, chief of the depart
ment OF work on the Panama Canal, has fallen a
victim to the climate of Panama
THE King of Siam will give to the Ma
tlonal Museum at Washington collection Of artl-
cles illustrative Of fslamese life.
HUGH HASTINGS, JR., son Of the veteran
of the Commercial Advertiser, is editor fthe Piumb
erS Journal, just started in New York.
DoN CARLOS will not settle permanently
In Mexico, as It was rumored he would. Ho is not
likely to settle permanently anywhere.
G.. M. PULLMAN, of palace car fame, has
given check Of 500 to Mayor Boyd, Of Omaha,
for the Watson h. Smith citizens reward fund.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR, JR., is naturally q
favorite In New York society. lie is two years
younger than the late President Garfleld's Oldest
boy.
MosEs HOPKINS, the newly appointed
| administrator ofthe Mark Hopkins estate In San
Francisco, was required to give II bond OF sl3,.
100000.
LIEUTENANT WILHELMf, who figures in
the Flipper trial, spells his name different from
the other Wilhelmj, and Jones adds, "You don't
| tellmj."
"SPERANzA is the nom de plume of the
mother of Oscar Wilde Her speciality Is the writ
ing of Irish poetry, Of which she is about to publish
| n volume.
Mr.. SAssooN, an Indian millionaire, re-
siding in London. has his stables at the top of his
| house. Horses and carriages arc taken up In an
| immense elevator
MoLLIE MAEDER STEELE, one of the
Maeder family Of actors aud artists sues for di-
| Norce In Cincinnati from Lcyi $. Steele, for al
legged neglect and adultery.
| A. NJ. GRrswoLD, the Fat Contributor,
no longer lectures, but has settled down to solid,
| prosperous, and contontcd newspaper career His
Saturday Night Is Cincinnatis chief family paper
PRESIDENT GARFIELD's memory is to be
honored in london by the founding of u home for
working girls to he called Garfield House." A
lady has given 81 $50 to committee for this pur
pose.
Mn. SALTER, storemason, ofSherwood,
Quebec, flew Into passion because something was
lacking on his table, went TO restaurant for his
supper. and chokcd to death on u piece of beef
steak.
PATTI says she loves this country.
That's right. That's the way to talk. But we don't
| buy $40 tickets to her concert Just tho same.
| We're patriot for seat In the parquet circle for
ubouts2
! FRED. MUssEY, formerly Of the Cincin-
natl Times, aud now private secretary to Governor
Foster, Of Ohio. will soon marry the Governors
daughter. Mr.. Mussey was onco reporter upon
| the Troy Tines
WE deny DR.. Talmadge's proposition
| that the use OF tobacco tends to drunkenness.
Heavy smokcrse &c seldom heavy drinkers look
at newspaper men, they generally smoke.-Nc1v
| York Commorcia,
THE Marquis Visconti has n bathroom
whose walls and floor are of lava, the windows of
stained glass, the bath-tub of silver the faucets
fixed in dolphin's eyes, and one supplying hot
the other cold water.
REV. DIR. r. S. SToRRs, of Brooklyn, was
| presented with a certified check for SSj, 900 by
members Of his congregation aud other friends on
the occasion OF the thrty-hfh anniversary Of his
pastorate of his church.
GENERAL GRANT is fond of scrambled
eggs and fried hams. So are we. Queen Victoria
prefers boiled mutton with caper sauce We, too
Patti wOrships boiled maccaroni with tomato
sauce Pass mo one plate.
A New York amusement goer objects
TO paying $40 to hear Patti sing "Comin' Thro' the
Rye" We suspect that he would rather invest the
$40 in such u manner that the rye would 10
through him.-Norris'otcn Herald
Miss EMMA THURsBY has returned to
Paris from her scandinavian tour which has been
al success She gave hfly-thrcc concerts in Nor
way, Sweden, and Denmark, which were attended
| by nearly quarter of Il million people.
Miss MAUD HOWE, of Boston, received
recently very handsome testimonial, In the form
of reception, at the hands Of the ladies of Salt
Lake city, In honor of the Battle Hymn of the
Republic" written by her mother, Mrs. Julia Ward
| Howe.
NINE. PEREZ, q staid wife and mother.
took II medical degree in Paris Wednesday amid
| the applause other masculine rivals. She was in
duced to study medicine by an American lady
physician who brought her through q serious
| Illness
CAPTAIN THOMAS S. RUSSELL, an old and
weli'known eiiizsn of 81. Louis uncle Of the wife
| of General Hancock, died ON Wednesday. lie was
sl~ly- three years ofnge For many years he was a
| prominent stcamboatman, but OF late had been a
collector for number Of Masonic lodges.
TIE habits of General Longstreet are
absolutely good. The only weakness he has Is
| generosity. His address Is clrcumspect and ell
gagns, and he never says too much. He can say
mo In the mildest voice In tho world, and mean
| II Us much as ifhc had shot 1t out OF cannou-
Gath.
| CAR ALEXANDER I'LL, while examining
the list ofthe expenses Of his fathers funeral, one
| day recently discovered that two hundred and
eighty bottles OF champagne had been consumed
during the lying in state Of the Emperor. He was
very angry and said some harsh things to the
attendants,
GOVERNOR BLACKBURN, of ofKcntucky who
first won fame by the report that during tho wal
he was seeking to SOW the seeds OF yellow fever IN
cities of the North, has just gained further dis.
tincsion 10y granting nney-six pardons to persons
engaged In the lottery business. Kentucky |:
proud Of him.
GENERAL SHERMAN has returned tc
Washington, While In Atlanta he accepted al
invitation of Colonel Blackwell to visit him ut hi,
home, Durham, N. C., at an early day. Colonel
Blackwell owns tho ground on which Genera
Johnston surrendered to General Sherman at the
close the war
DR.. J. X. GILMAN, postmaster at Rich.
mond and Chairman ofthe Executive RcadJuster
Committee ofthat city, arrived here yesterday ant
IL stopping ut the DunbnrlOn Hotel. lie repOri
that the BouTbons are still occupied in recovering
from the shuoS OF their recent defeat and trying
to ascertain the cause thereof
TnE Duchess de Fitz James has de
veloped a laudablo eeoentrieity. She has success
fully engaged in combating the plylloxera In tht
South Of France by grating French vines OF
American seedlings, Her theory is that the Frencl
vines are worn out and she proposes TO start vine
with an American constitution.
MRs, o. L. WHTsEY, of Boston, painted
q rosebud In water-cOlors on cabinet card twelV,
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