National Republican., 1881-07-16
PERSONALITIES.


Norway.
Ex-GovERNoR CoDURN, Of Maine, has
given the State College $4,000.
SENATORS BUTLER of South Carolina,
and Kellogg, OF louisiana are in town.
Mrs. LANGTRY has written to friends in
New York that she will visit America in october
next.
JoHN McCULLoUGH goes from Ireland to
Paris, and starts for home on the Arizona Au.
gust 6.
Ex-senator THURMAN thinks that he
will remain in Europe with his wife until next
spring.
Denis KEARNEY SAYS the assault on Presi-
dent Garfield was blow aimed at the liberties of
the people.
THE sentence-"J Gray: Pack with
my box five dozen quills "-contains every letter
in the alphabet.
Mn. GEORGE CLARKE is looking about
him for n suitable leading lady for his Connie
Soogah company.
GENERAL DAVID VIcKERs, of New Jer-
sey, the new United States consul at Matanzas,
sailed for his post to-day
THE Rev. DR.. Thompson, of New Or
leans, says that Guiteau, If q murderer, must die
JUSTICE CLIFFoRD, of the United States
Supreme Court, has undergone Nmputation of the
foot for gangrene and is as comfortable as could
be expected.
The Mikado Of Japan is TO have new
palace at Ycddo which will cost SjG0O,OOO. Mike
has evidently had some American contractors fig
| uring on the job.
MARSHALL JEWELL told political inter-
viewer: "I am more deeply interested in the
tobacco crop OF the Connecticut Valley than in
politics just now"
We have received charming little
book entitled "smith on the Horses Foot If
Smith had been on the mules foot he would never
have written this book.
Mr.. CHARLES COCHRAN, chief of the
mail. depreciation division Of the Post. onice De-
partment, died at an carly hour yesterday morn-
ing at his late residence in Baltimore.
Mr., j. r. VAN WoRMER, chief clerk of
the Post.otce Department, is away on a brief
leave Of absence Meanwhile Mr.. +, 7. Basset is
acting chief clerk of the Post -Oncc Department
THREE of this years graduating class at
Yale College have solemnly announced their in
tention of becoming journalists, Messrs. Dana,
Halstead, and Bennett should get ready 10 move.
Ex-RErREsENrATIv AMRRICus V. RICE
OF OnlO, VINO IL III tue CITY, hhNs VIC DcHNCTuDC
State ticket nominated In Ohio is an exceedingly
strong one, and in his judgment 1t will be elected
IN Lord Beaconsfeld's library is an
edition Of Walters poems which was at one time
in the possession Of Edmund Burke, and has his
autograph, " Edmund Burke, Beaconsfed," on the
title page.
WHEN the children of Mrs. Betsey
Perkins, of Taunton, Mass, surprised her on her
hundredth birthday she showed her appreciation
OF their affection by giving each of them a 81 900
bond Both the bonds and the old lady were at par
ONE of the sons of William l.. Dodge,
of New York, who is a minister, has gone TO Con-
s,antinople aud the East to engage In missionary
work among the heathcn He is said TO have been
armed by his father with 81 100000 to aid in Chris
tianizing the pagan.
HALLEr KILBoURN, manager of The Ma
TIoSAL REPUBLICAN,, sails from New York this morn
ing for Europe in the City of Chester Mr. Kilbourn
goes abroad to join his family, who have been alb
sent year and half, and accompany them home
In September. His daughters have been seriously
i'll with Roman fever, but are now rapidly conya-
lescing.
REFERRING to the Chicago 1ribuneS at
tacks upon Vice. President Arthur, the Springfield
ull) Journal says; "It should be remembered
that the Tribune is neither the conhdGnt of the
Vice President, nor is II q Republican paper II
has only malignant and malicious purpose TO
crafty, which II is seeking to do by surrounding
| General Arthur with Us many embarrassments
/ as possible"
| PATRICK Henry was twice married and
| left fleen children, aud there arc now living
| probably more than one hundred Of his descend
! ants william Writ Henry, member Of the Rich
mond bar aud representative of that district in
the State senate, Is his grandson. Senator Roane,
| of Virginia, was his grandson, and General Joseph
| 4, Johnston is his great nephew as was also Will
liam c. Preston, the distinguished Senator in Con-
gress from South Carolina.
Ex.GovERNoR il. G. WARMoTH, of Lou
siana; Governor J., A. Sheldon, Of New Mexico
General S. s, Carroll General Nathaniel Micher
and General George p, Buell., u. s. Al Senator Ben
jamin II. Hill, of Georgia; Count Won Beust, Ger
man charge daiiaires al Washington; Baron dc
Arinos, of the French and American claims COM
mission; ChierJuStice Morrison II. Waite, of the
United States Supreme Court, and Captain william
Arthur, naval attaCho Of the British legation al
| Washington, were in New York yesterday.