National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-29
PERSONALITIES.

GENERAL GARFIELD listens much and
talks little-alwaysa good sign.
MR. VENNoR's thaw seems to have met
a sudden frost and been frozen up.
! POSTMASTER GENERAL. MAYNARD re-
turned to the city yesterday from Tennessee.
CHARLES francis ADAMS is said to be Sc
cold that he fress the windows of streetcar when
he is passenger.
ONE thing concerning General Garield's
Cabinet becomes palmer every day-he is still de
| termined to make ii himself
LET Mrs. Seguin. play Paul to Emma
Abbett's Virginia and the kissing business in the
Abbott troupe would soon bestopped.-Mn Orleans
| Pieayuae.
Mr.. w. J. FLORENCE and Mr.. Mackey,
one of the bonanza magnates, are travelling to
gcther in Italy. Mr.. Florence reappears at the
Gaiety Theatre, London, in the spring.
EX-SENATOR HARLAN would have very
strong chances of obtaining the nomination fol
| Governor Of Iowa, but he comes from the southern
portion of the State, which is not entitled to the
nomination next time.
GOVERNOR MATT HEAD CHANGED to be in
Wilton, n. H, on the night of the recent destruc
tive fire there, and helpedidrag the fre-engine to
tiiS ilhSib anu pumps thN AASNAAS
as hard as any of the boys.
| HoN. +. d. GOODRICH, editor of the
Bradford Reporter and surveyor of customs al
Philadelphia for the past twelve years, died in
Binghamton, n Y, at nine O'Clock yesterday
morning. He was fifty-six years old
THE National Lancers, of Boston, the
Charlestown (Alass.) Cadets, the Spauldng Guards
of Buffalo, n. Y. and fovr companies of the Seven
| ty-frst Regiment of New York will visit New Or
leans and participate in the Mardi Gras festivities
Mr.. EDWARD PoTTs, long the private
secretary of President Garrett, OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad died in Baltimore yesterday in
the fifty fourth year of his age. He was at one
time managing editor ofthe Washington Chronicle.
MIR. SPARKS has poor opinion of some
of his Democratic colleagues. He says they are
rascals, and prefixes the epithet with adjective
usually conveyed in print to ears polite by long
dash. You are right Mr.. Sparks but don't be so
emphatic.
SELENA FETTER the new Kentucky
actress a Ia Mary Anderson, has so distracted the
Louisville mind that the citizens have presented
her with a caSket of jewels, and Henry Watterson,
of the Courier Journal made the speech in mellihu-
Gus language.
IT may be set down as certain that
General Garfield will cultivate no .antagonisms,
but do all in his power to allay them, and make
the party of which he has been so able and sue
cessful a leader more compact and powerful than
it has ever been.-PMsbury Commercial Gazette
(Rep)
Consul NEWTON, of st. Paul de Loando,
reports to the Department of State that Messrs W.
Bagster, ". 81. Saunders and s. J. Miller, mission
aries sent out by the American board of commits
sioners for foreign missions at Boston, arrived at
that place on the Sth of November, 1880, and that
they left on the 11th for Benguela, with the nten
ton of starting for Billie their destination, soon
as possible. Bile is two months journey into the
interior from Benguela.
"LUNATIC" LIVINGSTON, the eccentric
American who many years ago caused a great
sensation in Florence by driving six, eight, and
ten pairs of bloeded bays at time, still keeps up
his amusement. He has lived in Florence for
thirty years, and is small, thin, shriEeled man,
and these chilly days he sits at this pleasure
task, all bundled and muffied up and securely
strapped to his seat, he suggests mummy out for
airing after some two dozen centuries of retire
ment.