National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-10
PERSONALITIES.
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THE Atlantic Baseball Club, Of Brook
| lyn, are at the Imperial.
COUNTS VIrzTHUS and Hohenthal, of
Dresden, Germany, are at Wormley's
EX-SENATOR HENDRICKS and wife ere on
pleasure tour through Colorado and Mexico.
| THE New Orleans Picayune has not full
faith in Herbert Spencer because he cannot write
circus bills.
SIR HERCULES Robinson, governor of
| Cape Colony and member of the Royal Commis-
! sion, arrived at New Castle last evening.
! BARONESS BURDETTE-CoUTTs offers $50
reward for the recovery of sapphire and diamond
brooch, lost at the Queens Tuesday drawing room
BARNUM's Zulu chief had the effrontery
to ask for a weeks leave of absence in order TO go
home and vote at the recent election in Indian
apolis.
COLONEL HIGGINsoN complains that
women ere Indifferent about the right of suffrage
That is probably because it has not been exhibited
in the show window of millinery store.
SAMUEL ANDREWS, sixteen years ago an
English laboring man, who has been Rockfeller's
partner in the oil business, is building palatial
abode on Euclid avenue, Cleveland. He has
tired.
HoN. ]. II. MCGOWAN, late Represents
tive in Congress from Michigan, and now mcm-
ber of the law firm of Britain & Gray. of this city,
will deliver the Grafton at Balls Bluff battle field
Decoration Day.
Ben BUTLER SAYS he feels like a boy
again. At this season of the year boys generally
begin attaching light hardware to the tails ofdogs.
We hope Ben's friends will keep an eye on the
friSky little fellow.
HENRY GEORGE, who lectured in New
York the other night, says he believes the great
American experiment of free government is
failure, and that where there is much inequality OF
wealth there cannot be liberty.
LUDWIG KNAUsS is said to have been
paid over 10000 thaers for each of his portraits
Of Professor Helmholz and DR.. Mommsen which
the art sensations of The year III Berlin. and
designed for the National Gallery.
JAMES DAILY, editor of the Castiebar
Telegraph who was arrested some time ago under
the provision of the coercion act and lodged in
Kimainham Jail, has been released-it is believed
on account of the illness Of his wife.
PRINCE BISMARCK is described as being
very imposing in appearance and manner in par
liamentary debate but his voice is weak and thin,
and his enunciation so indistinct that members of
the Rechstag leave their seats and press for
ward when he begins speaking.
GOVERNOR Newell, in a private letter,
writes thaG the beauties and advantages of Wash
ingtOn Territory have not been half told. There
are millions of acres of the finest timber in the
world accessible from the sea- and most of il I'M
deraid with valuable minerals. Medicinal springs
are numerous, vast prairie wheat fields alternate
with grazing lands, and the climate is temperate
an1 hcalthiul.
iXthe House Of Commons yesterday Mr..
Gladstone moved an address, praying the Crown
to provide Il monument in Westminster Abbey 20
Lord Beaconsticld. He appealed 10 the House not
to make it 4 subject of partisan discussion. Mr.
LabOuchere, Liberal member for Northampton,
opposed the motion. The motion was adopted
yeas, $50; nays, 54. In the House of Lords Earl
Granville made similar notion which was SEP
onded by Lord Salisbury, and also adopted with
ont n division