National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-14
PERSONALITIES

SENAToR-ELECT GEORGE, of Mississippi, is
in the city.
Ex-senator HARLAN, of Iowa, and Mrs.
Harlan, are in the city.
OLIVER c. SABIN, of Illinois, is stop
ping at the Ebbitt House.
a son of Senator Jones, of Florida, is
| seriously i'll at his residence, on street.
GARIBALDI has been elected president
of the Universal Suffrage Convention of Italy.
SAN. Y. MOVES, in charge of the re-
porters' gallery of the House, well known news
| paper man, is seriously i'll.
| SENIOR ZAMACONA the Mexican Minister.
| accompanied by his wife, two daughters, and six
! members of the Legation, is on his way to Wash
| ingtOn.
JIM MCDERMoTT. .ofBrooklyn, hasapplied
| for warrant for the arrest of Charles A. Byrne,
editor Of the Hh for criminal libel in connection
with the MOrey letter.
ARMAND RECLUs, G. Blanchet and about
forty others who are TO be employed ON the canal
have arrived at Panama. They were conveyed to
the Grand Hotel, where they are now comfortably
installed
THE ninetieth anniversary of the birth
of Peter Cooper was celebrated Saturday by lee
turc at Cooper Institute and q reception at Mr.
Coopers residence. Mr.. Cooper has given check
for 100000 for repairs at the Cooper Institute build
ing.
MRS. HORACE DAVIS, of California, the
latc Starr Kings daughter, is described as tall
graceful, and young, with blue eyes, rosy cheeks
and brown hair, falling in square cut fashion over
her forehead. Her husband is man of large for
tune, made in the manufacture of four
Mr.. AARON BURR HAYS, of New York.
who died the other day, was remarkable for two
things. He the oldest bank cashier III the
world and the only man in America named. after
Aaron Burr. His name was a thorn in his side
and he never signed his name other than A B.
Hays
One of the most elegant dinners Of the
season was given by Hon. Walter A. Wood, of New
York, on Saturday evening in honor of his guest
the Right Reverend William C. Doane, Bishop of
Albany. The guests present were Mrs Hayes, Hon.
George Bancroft, General sherman Attorney Gen
eral Dcvens, DR.. Loring, of Massachusetts, and
Bishop Williams. of Connecticut.
THERE were i'll New York on SATURDAY.
Colonel J. II. Baxter, United States army at the
Hotel Brunswick; Governor Henry NJ Hoyt of
Pennsylvania, al the Westminster Hotel: Stanley
Matthews, of Ohio, and Charles E. Smith of PhiIa-
dclphia. at the ST. James Hotel; Senator Blanche
\. Bruce, of Mississippi ex-senator John H
Mitchell, of Oregon, and Congressman James B.
Bedford. of Colorado, at the Hoffman House
AT the annual banquet of the Baltimore
Press Association, at the Eutaw House. Saturday
night, President Hayes, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury French, Senator Bayard, j. W. Simonton
and State and city officials and representatives of
business interests were present. President Hayes
responded TO the second toast to himself and was
loudly applaudeG. Senator Bayard next responded
and paid graceful compliment to the President
Governor Hamilton, Mayor Latrobe and others
spoke. The President returned to Washington af
ter the banquet
ONE of the youngest members-elect
from Illinois, Hon. DIETRICH c. Smith, is now stop
ping at the Ebbitt House. He is native of Ger
many, but has resided in Pekn, ILL.,, since he was
twelve years of age. where he is associated with
his brother in the manufacture of wagons and
plows, employing about 800 hands. Mr. Smith is
forty years of age, and Il gentleman of eiu-
cation and ability. He served through the entire
war as a solderin the Union army and was elected
from the Thirteenth Congressional District over \.
E. Stevenson, the present member by S19 majority,
overcoming the atters majority of 1850 two years
before thus rcdeeming the district from the Democ-