National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-25
PERSONALITIES

HEawful intelligence comes that Whit
taker is writing a book.
Mr. JOSEPH Cook has been speaking in
Edinburgh before immense audiences.
Mr.. GLADSTONE is said to be losing his
voice. He has been losing influence also.
WALTER A. STARKwEATHER, correspond
ent of the C0rJactio,crS' Journal, is in the city,
Mr.. GLADSTONE will take trip to the
Mediterranean during the Easter recess of Parlia-
| ment.
LOOK out for scalps. The Troy Times
speaks of Anna Dickinson as q "prudish old
maid"
jim BENNETT is going in search of the
North Pole himself The Pole had better get ready
to surrender.
BEN HILL is known in Ponca circles as
Old Man Who-Put- His Foot-In 1t -Up-To His
Shoulder Blades.
Mr.. WASHINGTON PEDDR1CK, of this city,
was yesterday admitted to practice in the United
States Supreme Court.
MEssRs. GILBERT AND SULLIVAN received
for the Pinafore in England nightly royalty of
| ten guineas. with guarantee of 100 nights.
"LULU RAFFERTY, es, spring is the
most beautiful season of the year. Base ball play
ers begin smashing their fingers in the spring.
Hon. GEORGE w. MANYPENNY, of the
Ute Commission, is in town, in response to re-
quest from Secretary Kirkwood, staying at Will
| lards.
EX-COMSIIsSIONERD DENNIsoN, Representa-
| tive Kelley, and General Adam Badeau, the newly
appointed charge fGfdTes at Copenhagen, are at
| the Riggs House.
Hon. HORACE MAYNARD, of Tennessee,
| has been chosen as the orator of the day in the
ceremonies attending the unyeiling of the Farra-
gut statue, April p next.
SPEAKER RANDALL is in the city. One
of his friends is quoted as having heard the
Speaker say that he did not now believe there
would be an extra session of Congress.
BEECHER has sold his Brooklyn resi-
dence and Will hereafter board with his son in
that city, what time he does not spend on his
farm at Peekskin or among the White Mountains
CONGRESSMAN Cox says that in fight
for tariff reform call hell cannot prevail against
| the Democratic party" This is an empty defiance
He'll has always stood in with the Democratic
| party.
"THE cursed cowardliness of the Demo-
cratic Senators who admitted Kellogg, of Louisi-
ana, and not General Mahone's vote, is what the
fiery Bellefonte Wdtchman says is responsible for
the reorganization of the Senate.
VIcToR HUGO caught cold few weeks
ago, and his physician seized the occasion to ex-
anime him thoroughly. The man of medicine was
surprised at the result. "I found" he said, the
frame of man of forty-five years"
COLONEL EMERIC SzABAD, who left this
city some eight years ago for Texas, is in town.
| The Colonel is well known as an exceptionally
able writer. His work, Modern War; exploded
many Of the old fogy military ideas of Europe.
JUDGE HUGHES, of Virginia, says that
that State is abundautly able to pay all that owes
and that Malone is really in favor of paying all
| As native Republican he believes that the true
policy is to sustain the Malone rebellion against
Bourbonism.
| Miss GAIL HANILToN'S" home in Mas
sachusetts is delightful old farmhouse which
was her fathers, and TO which she has added some
| improvements. She has fine library and great
many pretty things. and is confessed to be fault
| less hOusekeeper.
EX-SENATOR THURMAN, talking to some
friends al Columbus, Ohio, the other day. in rela-
tion to his appointment on the Silver Commission
said: &" Yes, they think am a petuant old fellow,
| and they want TO send me out of the country as
soon as they set me free. 1 am not petulant
though" he continued laughing, "and have
never asked anybody for Office"
Mrs. ]. II. MCV1cKER, the wife of the
well-kuown theatrical manager of Chicago, sailed
| for Europe OH Wednesday in the Cunard steamer
Bothnia from New York She is called to London
by the serious illness of her daughter, Mrs. Edwin
Booth, who is lying almost at deaths door in St
James Hotel, PiccadilIy, London, suffering from
that dread disease, consumption. Mr.. McVicker
said to reporter: "My wifes journey is a very
sad one, indeed, and l fear she will not arrive in
London in time to see our daughter alive / shall
remain in New York until hear by cable from her
Mrs. Booth was not in fit state to attempt the
journey to Europe, but was intent on accompany
/ ing her husband"