National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-18

Thlers articles of art and vertu-s goodly mass
to the Louvre with Nine. Thier dinner service Of
Saxony porcelain.
GEORGE ELIOT left two unpublished
works; one translation of Spinoza's "Ethics," !"
the other a History of Ideas of Immortality"
ALEXANDER MCCLURE has come to the
conclusion that the solid South is all right. Then
Mr.. Mcclure can find no fault with solid North
Ex-GovERNoR JEWELL, whose work dur
ing the campaign caused him TO experience seri-
out attack of illness. is much improved in health
GOVERNOR MURRAY, of Utah, is evident
| ly in favor of minority representation. Mr..
Springer and his reapportionment scheme are no
where.
John, you're almost forty and not
married yeti declared" "Wfg, Mary Ann, you
see, Congress hasn't yet removed the tax on
matches"
Hon. LEONARD SWEET, of Chicago, adj
vises all young lawyers to start poor" Which
the Buffalo Express says is good advice and likely
to be generally acted on.
! Mr.. GLADSTONE made his reappoHrance
in the House of Commons yesterday, after being
confined to his residence for few days in conse-
quence of indisposition.
CHAMBERS @. PATTERSON died at Terre
Haute, Ind, yesterday after several weeks Illness
He was judge of the circuit composed of Eigo and
Sullivan Counties, and was profound juTist
COLONEL CoNwELL, of Boston, worked
for two years an Italian historical work. and had
the Ms. nearly ready for the printer, when fire
last Wednesday burned his house and the manu-
script with it.
JOSEPH Snow, Of Indiana, told his wife
| to shut her head. That was twenty years ago,
and she has not spoken since, though constantly
living together as man and wife. Joseph is OF
course fat and contented.
EDWIN FORREST received S1,000,000 as
his share of the money made in his engagements
played in 1887 under the management of Z. 4.
Marshall the theatrical manager, who died on
Monday in Philadelphia.
Philip KRIEGER; ir., formerly cashier
of the Broadway Savings Bank, and treasurer Of
the school board of ST. Louis, Mo-, committed sui
eide yesterday at the Western Hotel, corner of
Broadway and Carr streets.
HERBERT SPENCER prophesies that the
Indian Empire, which is "held together by force
in state Of artificial equilibrium, Will some day
illustrate by its fall the ncohesion arising from
lack of cOngruity in its components"
"WHAT is the first thing to be done in
case of fire." asked Professor Stearns. "Sue the
insurance company" promptly answered the boy
at the foot of the class, whose father had been
burned out Cnce or twice-BUriington Hdtekeye.
GENERAL GARFIELD's two sons, Harry
and James G., who have been attending school in
Vermont, are now in the city, and will remain as
members of Colonel Rockwell's household until
the 4th of March. They Will continue their studies
under direction of Dr.. Hawkes..
NINE. ALBANI, who retired from the
Operatic stage at the age of thirty-sx in ORDER as
she said, that the public should witness the de
cline CT her powers, recently induced to reap
pear in Paris when she astonshed even the critics
by the freshness of her voice and splendid vOcali
zation.
YESTERDAY was brisk day at the EX-
ecutiye Mansion. There was large number of
callers Among the statesmen who sent in their
paste-boards and were duly admitted 10 the pres
ence of the President were Senators Dawes, Ferry,
Platt, Saunders, Logan, and Baldwin, Representa-
tives Aldrich Newberry, Crapo, Harris of Vir-
ginia, Epson, Young, Errett Butterworth, WILDER,
Bowman, NOrcross, Van Voorhis, and Russell.
Secretaries Ramsey and SchuTz, c. Honey. General
DevenS and Assistant Postmaster-General Tynef
were also among the callers.