National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-08

than Beckonsfeld. 1t is thought that the word has
no connection with the site of beacon, but 60
| ing much further back, like Oakfeld Ashfeld,
&c, indicates clearing in the dense beech woods
(becoweldO which once covered the whole Chiltern
| range.
w. II. WADE, esq.,, of Richmond, is at
the st. Marc. Genial Billy is an old veteran
in the newspaper profession.
SIMON WOLF, ESQ.,, has resigned his COM
mission as justice of the peace. He will sail for
Europe on the 29th instant to be absent some time
1t is to be hoped he will not take any glass bombs
with him, although the prosecutors of his race in
Russia deserve something of the kind.
Pixies OPERA-HoUsE, Cincinnati, is to
be put to mercantile uses. 1t was when first
erected if not still so, the handsomest and costliest
theatre in the United States. The owner was the
late s. N Pike, very wealthy distiller, who also
| erected the Grand Opera House in New York.
JOAQUIN MILLER says he can't read
some of his own poems without weeping. Why
doesn't he follow the example of some of our
smart contemporaries when they copy poems-at-
tach an enemy's name to EN-. Of course it is the
consciousness of having written the poems that
makes Joaquin cry.
Mr.. WILLIAM III. VANDERBILT went to
Staten Island by the eleven q. m. boat Sunday,
Jacob H. Vanderbilt, went in the afternoon to his
fathers grave in the old Moravian churchyard, at
New Dorp. He also made visit of inspection 10
the new parsonage which he has built back of the
church, near he old stone house.
Mr.. JAY GOULD was asked by Chicago
reporter whether "the narrow gauge mania" in
the West could not be stopped. NO." replied Mr..
Gould, "you can't stop anything in this country.
The country is too big. l made up my mind long
ago not to attempt to stem any tides, but to be
fashionable and drift along with the crowd, keep
ing as near to the shore as possible"
HOBART PACHA is a son of the Earl of
Buckinghamshire was born in 1872, entered the
English navy in 1886, was made lieutenant of the
Queens yacht in 1915, commanded a ship in the
Baltic, wasa blockade runner during civil war;
and entered the Ottoman service in 1867. He is a
descendant of Hampden, and his wife is known as
Honorable Mrs. Hobart Hampden. He and his
family are in England.
GYUMBER, the sleeping Hungarian of
Allentown, Pa, seems determined to disappoint
the doctors, who have been predicting his speedy
death He now takes nourishment naturally, has
acquired ife-like color, and walks about un-
aided. During the day his eyes are open, and at
night he sleeps naturally. He is now sensible to
pain, but is not affected by sound. His strange
condition has now lasted ia days.
Hon tHsE T. WAIT, NJ. c., of Connecti-
cut was taken ill on his way H"i1ie rom "asnlng-
ton, and reached the home of his daughter, 49,
H. W. R. Hoyt, two weeks ago Tuesday last. He
for several days severe sufferer from acute
attack of Inflammation of the bowels induced by
a heavy cold and over -exertion, but for a week
past has been rapidly improving, and is now
steadily and surely regaining his ordinary health.
"CLARA BELLE" the lady correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Enquirer, who writes from
New York, says: "Do you known what martin
gale is? 1t is that loop at the of the harness
through which the horses tail is thrust. and it
to hold the whole toggery of straps back in
place. Well, women wear martingales now" The
next time Clara Belle" goes out riding with her
young man she had better ask him TO explain to
her the geography of a harness.