National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-29
PERSONALITIES,

SENATOR MAHoNE owns fine house in
Petersburg.
FANNY DAvENPoRT's Camille looks like
consumpton-ofv victuals.
Mr. MATT LELAND, agent for Barnum's
circus, is stopping at the Imperial.
| ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS thinks Bob :"
IngersoIl is as kind-hearted as he is brilliant
| Mr.. ScHURz threatens to write two or
three maga zine articles On the Indian question.
| Hon. HUGH J. JEwETT declines the
presidency of the Worlds Fairof 1888 in New York.
THOMAS KINsELLA, the editor of the
Brooklyn Eagle, is going to Europe for two years
vacation.
| MORTON MCMICHAEL, of the Philadel-
pha North american, was registered in Paris last
Saturday.
J. PINTO and I. Bernales, under secre-
taries of the Chilian legation are stopping at the
Arlington.
MIR. EDWIN CowLEs, editor of that stall
wart paper, the Cleveland LEADER is in town. * IL
| Riggs house.
Mr.. MARTINEZ, the Chilian Minister, is
expected TO arrive to-day, and will be quartered at
the Arlington.
EX-SENATOR EATON calls us Democratic
| leaders asses" The most exasperating cut of
all l-Abram s. Helrit.
If Ben Hill could only be hired to con-
tinue in extra session all the year round, the Re-
| publicans would be so happy.
JOSEPH HATToN and Archibald Forbes,
the London correspondents, are both going to
publish books on America shortly.
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Thomas is it is sad for the purpose of visiting the
grave of his father who is buried there.
LIEUTENANT R. L. HoxIE, U. s. A. and
assistant engineer of the District has returned
the city very much improved in health and ap-
pearance.
A MEMBER of Governor Lawrence's
family states that the deceased has equally divided
| his property among his children. His estate is
valued at nearly 100000.
IT is said that the managing editor
ship of the Baltimore Sun is to be offered to Mr.
Frank Richardson, who has for so many years
been its efficient and acceptable Washington cor
respondent
HENRI RoCHEFoRT, the coward Com
munist writer of Paris, has admitted that the re-
cent startling news he printed concerning the do
ings of the Nihiliss and their intentions were COM
"OLD ABE" the historic war eagle of
Wisconsin, died at Madison the other day. He
served throughout the war with the Eighth Wis
consin. Since the war he has had a room in the
basement of the Wisconsin capitol, and received
the best of care.
JOHN RAYMoND's prospective wife must
be tolerably young his mother-n- law is but six
months older than he The young lady is the
dauohfar Of Pora Fvtinra nd tba huSbon,; 6
is fifteen years younger than the man who is to be-
come his son-in-laW.
THE funeral of Mr.. John Taylor Crow,
late editor of the Baltimore Sun, took place from
his late residence col West Hoffman street. on Sat
| urday afternoon. There were present large num-
Der of prominent citizens and many of the mem
bers of the Baltimore Press Association.
Mr.. HENRY L. NELSON is not to be the
managing editor of the Philadelphia Times as has
been announced. He is simply to be an editorial
writer on the staff of that paper. DR.. Lambden,
who has been the efficient managing editor of the
Times from its establishment, remains still in that
position.
THEODORE THOMAS had to leave Cincin-
natl because he wouldn't beat time with a ham,
NeI0 Y0rk Tribune. No; twas because he wouldn t
bacon to his orchestra while they were generating
links O. sweetness. Theodore is now a bologna
on the music market. Whoever sausage wit :?
Cheese it!
The reason why Hon. Horace Maynard
was selected as the orator on the occasion of the
unveiling of the Farragut statue is because he is
fitting representative of the State in which the
gallant Farragut was born and raised Like Far
ragut, he stood by the Union when his State Sc
ceded, or attempted to seeede.
A BULLY from Haysville, Ohio, went to
LOudonville, Ohio on Saturday, and among other
repreh hensbe acts insulted the editors of the two
papers published there. Finally the town mar
shall arrested him, but half dozen citizens took
him away, and after liberal castigation put
rope around the bullys neck and led him beyond
the town line, making him swear never to show
his face again in Loudonvile.
THOSE who have seen Miss Genevieve
Ward upon the stage in the character of lSephanie
have very good idea of how the Empress Eu-
genie looked in the days before her rich hair be-
came white and the wrinkles traced by sorrow be-
came deep. The resemblance is marvellous one
The unhappy widow of Louis Napoleon is said TO
have grown gravely sedate; her snowy hair is
gathered back smoothly over her forehead and
her dress is the simplest and plainest Imaginable