National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-13
PERSONALITIES,

CONRAD c. SIMMONS, ESQ.,, merchant of
Para, Brazil, is on visit to this city.
THE physicians of Mrs. Abraham Lin
coin have given up hope of her recovery.
GENERAL GRANT left st. Louis for Galena
Saturday evening, and after day spent there will
go to Chicago.
A Tribune reporter tried to interview
Don Cameron in New York yesterday, but was un-
mercifully snubbed.
Mrs. J. P. PALMER, the well-known
Washington miliner, sails for Europe the 29th in
| slant, on the steamer Parthia.
OSCAR WILDE, the boss London ass
thete, is poet. He wears his hair Ia seaweed
and is spoken of as the next mock-editor of the
Tribune.
Mrs. J. W. MACKAY's latest purchase in
Paris was mirror with a gold frame, said to
have been originally owned by the Empress Jo-
sephile.
GOVERNOR CULLoM was taken seriously
i'll Saturday night, and is lying in quite pre-
carious condition For some time past the Gov
ernor has been in feeble state ofhealth.
SARA BERNHARDT began an engage
ment at the Gaiety Theatre Saturday night, and
received tremendous reception. The Prince and
Princess OF Wales and brilliant audience were
present.
Miss MACDONALD, a young lady well
known in the American colony, Paris, recently
died in that city. She was a granddaughter of
Nine. Lesieur, and was beloved by all who knew
her for her sweet character.
A GENUINE Raphael painting about
eight inches square and nearly four hundred years
old has been discovered in possession of French
family named Miiliard living in the village of
Avon, FELTON, County, Illinois.
Mrs. AND Miss VoN NSCHoMBERG, of Phila-
delphia have returned to Paris in which city they
will remain for a few weeks prior to locating in
Switzerland for the summer. Both ladies contem-
plate prolonged residence abroad.
ANDREW WILSON, traveller and journal
ist who at different periods edited the China Mall
the Star Of India, and the Bombay Gazette, is dead.
He visited America in 1861 where he was well
known as the author of the abode of Snow
THE Richmond Dispatch, anti-Bourbon,
admits that, barring his radical proclivities and
his unreasoning hatred of the Democratic party"
Mr.. Lewis, the Readjuster candidate for ieuten-
ant-governor, " is a man of good name and fame"
THE Rev. Mr.. Langham came pretty
near being made meal of lately in New Zealand
Miss Gordon Cumming relates that in her recent
trip in that country aged cannibal stroked the
Rev. l. admiringly in her presence, while ex
claiming, "Oh, how fat you are!" Lang ham is
the kind of nourishment much desiderated by the
jeiune New Zeaander
JUDGE SPEIR on Saturday, in New York,
in the suit of Emily Levy for divorce from Isaac
Levy, the cornet player, granted an order upon an
agreement between the parties, giving the plaint-
if $50 week alimony. Mr.. Levy in 1872 obtained
an Indiana divorce from the plaintiff and in 1875
married Miss Marian Conway. The plaintiff claims
that the divorce obtained by Mr.. Levy is void.
CHARLES B. GRAY, ESQ.,, with his accom-
plshed wife, formerly Miss Marian E. Robinson, of
Capitol Hill, returned home last Saturday evening
from an extended trip through the tropical British
West Indies, where he has been for the past four
months on visit of personal interest. They ex-
pect to set sail in fortnight for England to visit
relatives and while on the other side of the "big
pond " will extend their tour over the Continent,
visiting and seeing generally the principal places
and objects of interest.