National Republican., 1881-07-18


the Times, are in tho Catskill Mountains
Ex.Congressman Il. W. NJ. Maokey, who will
contest with Dibblo a seat in the Forty
enth Congress, is spending several days at Oak
land, Md on his return he will stay some weeks
in the city prior to his return to Charleston.
Mr.. Giles Shine has returned to the city. During
the past season he was engaged rs leading support
to Miss Julia A. Hunt. Miss Lavinia Shannon
leading lady, and Thaddcus Shine, comedian, of
the same company, have also returned to the city
The death Of the once famous bravura singer
Anna Zerr, at Carlsruhe, in her fifty ninth year is
announced. The Queen Of Night in the Magic
Flute" wns her most celebrated part. She was the
first to sing Martha in Flotow's opera. About
twenty-five years ngo she was very popular In Lon
don.
tits stated that the wife of Henry Irving the
famous English actor has brought action against
him for divorce. They have for years lived apart,
Mrs. Irving having no sympathy with his art aud
no respect for his profession. They have two
children, both boys.
Colonel John Hancock, Clarence Dcringer, \. ].
Brooke, Mrs. Robert Taylor and family Mrs. Frank
Taylor, Mrs. Edward Mcclure, J. l.. Miller and
wife, T. c. Smith, j. II. Harris, Mrs. NJ. t. Acton,
Miss w. p. Rogers, H. W. stone, are at the Claren-
don Hotel, Saratoga Springs.
The funeral of the late General John G. Pembe.
ton took place from the residence of his brother,
Henry Pemberton, in Philadelphia yesterday
morning. There were no pallb bearers, and the
funeral was attended by but few persons other
than relatives and personal friends.
Postmaster Ainger and Assistant Postmaster
Parker len for Baltimore Saturday morning. They
will inspect the Baltimore poStolice, and then
take trip down the Chesapeake rs the guests Of
Postmaster Adreon aud Assistant Postmaster Ross,
ofBnltimore. They will return TO the city Monday.
Colonel Dudley, Commissioner Of Pensions, has
gone to Indianapolis TO remain n week or ten days.
He will return with his family, taking temporarily
the beautiful home of Dom plntt, corner of Seven.
teenlh and + streets II Is now occupied by Bate.
man, banker, who goes to the seashore for month
or two.
John Hay, the accidental editor Of n New York
paper, believes "in making Hay while the sun
shines" but there will be something more than n
Reid shaken In the wind when the honeymoon
is ended in Europe. Hay would be wise to get his
pants reinforced with sole leather In all kickablo
points.
Lieutenant COnder has advocated that the site Of
the Cruclfxon is II knoll north of Jerusalem, near
Jeremiahs grotto, called the Place of the StDu-
ing" lie has sent to London plan Of II Jewish
tomb of the IIcrodian period near this knoll, and
he asks: Can this be the new sepulchrc in the
garden?"
Mr.. Justice Field, of the United States Supreme
Court, has len for New York, where ho will take
the Arizona Oh the 10th instant for Europe. Altcr
n tour Of England and Ireland he will proceed to
Asia Minor stopping at Smyrna, where he spent
two and half years when boy. From thence
he will go to Athens. He expects to return IN
November.
An octagonal dining. room Is about completed at
"Stone Villa" Newport for Mr.. james Gordon
Bennett. 1t is built somewhat after the style of the
rear piazza, and overooks the lawn tennis grounds.
The roof is supported on eight pillars, and the
general effect Is that of veranda A substantial
stone wall three feet high has been built in front
of the estate
DR.. T. S. Verdi, Colonel Clarke and daughter, Col.
cncl Amos Webster DR.. T. T. Caulhell, Nathan a. G.
Smith, JcsscS :. Carmen Jay Cooke, II. u. Mcdowell
John L. Muth, Major Thomas II, Bradley, U. S. A.
viii Wheatley, Mrs. Major Shelley and mother
Miss Agnes DLeon and sister, Hon. c. ]. iIillycr
Edward Hillyer, ana Miss Bessie Hillycr were at
Berkeley Springs last week.
Prince Bismarck has u marvellous energy in 0c-
quiring knowledge. He was once invalded in an
old country house In Denmark for six weeks aud
turned the time to such good account that he spoke
Danish very fairly before he left, though he had
not known word on his arrival. Moreover, he
had no masters aud not even grammar; only n
dictionary and some Danish books.
The weather has been charming in the New
York mountains all the week. While the people
of the plain and throughout wide extent OF coun-
try have been suffering from intense heat, summer
visitors to the Catskills have really enjoyed the
brucng mountain air. The bright sunshine la:
been continually tempered by cool breczes In the
Stony Glove Notch ice and snow may yet be found
in quantities likely to last for weeks to come.
The National Temperance Society began u series
of meetings nj ocean Beach, New Jersey, on Sat
urdny. A large number of clergymen were present
at the proceedings. In the afternoon free con-
ference was held for the consideration of the vari
Gus phases of the temperance question. Last night
platform meeting was addressed by George Wal
lace, Rev DR.. FoOte, Rev. Mr.. Thomas and f.
Dennison. The meeting will continue to-day.
Among some of the notables at Narragansett Pei
are Mrs. Admiral Hoif, Washington, ID. G.; Captain
Frank II. Phipps, United States Artillery; Chico
dore dc smirnof and family, Russia; Colonel l..
Stgrevcs and family Washington, d. c.; General
and Mrs. Hunter Washington; General w. f. II
Lee (son of Robert E) and family, Virginia Or
jackson, U S. NJ and family, Charlestown, Mass,
A. B. Jackson, NJ. A..s West Point Captain W. b
Hof. Z. s ", and family.
Samuel ]. Tilden is changing his residence b!
adding No. IA Gramercy Park to No. 10, already
one of the largest houses In New York, full on,
hundred feet deep, and with one room, the library
occupying two-thirds of this stretch. Mr.. Tildel
Is keen collector of illustrated books, and has
collection of which few know much but the owner
and he knows everything. II includes, to mention
one thing, an illustrated Milton, extended to si'
great volumes, with ull the plates of nll the grca
editions from Southard In the last century, to Dor
in this. The new addition is intended to hold
library and art gallery.
Messrs. Samuel Dodd and John W. Coe arrived
home from the Adirondacks this afternoon, wher
| they had been spending few days with Senate
| Plat, The Senator Is making steady gain II
health and appearance, aud will pleasantly disap
point his friends on his return. The Senate
heard of the attempted assassination of the Prcsi
dent on the morning after Its occurrence
thoughtful man who had received a telegram n
the Blue Mountain House having sent speclO
messenger through the woods to the Senator
camp, favor the latter highly appreciated. NJ
j. r. Platt, the Senator'S son, remains with hi
father for few weeks, and the Senator and Mr.
Platt will not return home before iall.-ErchaRg,
Ex-senator Conkling's wife and daughter, Mr.,
Oakman, are now ut the Richleld Spring lIous(
aud Miss Conlling. of New York, neiCe OF IN
ex-senator, Is in the party They are living yer
quietly, and seem to take little interest In III
sOCinl amusements. Mrs. Oakman Is still as attrac
tive in face and manner rs those who knew he
in Washington as Miss Bessie Conkllng rcmembe
her to have been. She still resembles her mother
though the likeness Is not so remarkably stron
us 1t was before Mrs. Conkling grew stout aud he
hair turned gray. Mr., Oakman Is engaged Il
business In New York, but his wife and her mothe
are much togethe-. They have always been sine
Mrs. oakman's childhood as loving companion
as IL they were sisters.
The decks Of the outgoing ocean steamers fror
New York were again crowded Saturday. Thos
which sailed were the Elbc, ofth North Germa
Lloyd line; the City OF Chester of the Inman lin,
Devonla, of the Anchor line; Belgenland of tn
Red Star line, and Erin, of the National line. The
carried $50 cabin passengers In the Elbe for BrC
men, among the prominent nassengcTs were Jane
b. Eads, of st. Louis and John g. Hazard Proic,
sor William Woolsey Johnson, Rev, John T, Appl,
ton, Captain Ronald Campbell, and DIR. Henry
| Ia, ha far Jr1