National Republican., 1881-08-09
PERSONALITIES.

". b. REED is suffering from kidney
complaint
DoN'T name your girl Maud s. Who
wants n cradle rockedin 210%2
S. CARRINGToN, Ignatius Grubb, and Ma
thaniel Page, of this city, are in Paris.
"AN ex-female " is the term applied by
the Philadelphia Press to Mrs. Victoria woodruff.
POSTMASTER ANGER is at Charlotte,
Mich where he owns and publishes sprightly
Republican paper.
Ex-GovERNoR HENDRICKS, of Indiana,
called upon ex. Governor Seymour ON Friday and
then went on to Saratoga.
DR.. j. S. BILLINGS Of this city, read a
paper on medical literature before the International
Medical Congress in London last Friday.
Hon. RODNEY Foos, of Ohio, formerly
a prominent and promising citizen of that State
has been committed to an inebriate asylum ON the
petition Of his wife.
Mr.. JOHNNY DwYER, or Mr.. Patsy Shep-
pard, or MIR. Dooncy Harris should be imported by
the constituents of Mr. Bradlaugh and sent TO Par
Lament in that gentlemans place.
In Il lecture at San Francisco last week
Lieutenant schwatka, the Arctic explorer, stated
that the coolest weather ever experienced by
71o below zero.
In the death of General Robert Patter-
son Pennsylvania loses citizen long identified
with the best interests Of the State and country.
He was one of the old 'milestones around which
thousands will gather to plant flowers
T. A. BUTLER, who is the only organiz-
ing mind in the great Chinese Navigation Com
pany, is n negro born at Washington, where his
father was preacher. He was taken to China by
Anson Burlingame as private secretary.
Ex-GovERNoR THRocKMoRToN, of Texas,
has had hard time of 1t for the last four or FIVE
months He has been at the point of death twice
once with inhammatOry rheumatism and again
with cholera morbus, nor is he out OF danger now.
MARGARET, Queen of Italy, takes an in
terest in deeds Of daring. When she passed
through Milan the other day she received and
conversed with the sailor who recently, with two
companions, crossed from Monteyideo to Leghorn
in small open boat.
SENATOR BEN HILL is fully recovering
from the effects of n surgical operation performed
upon his tongue. The temptation to compensate
himself for enforced silence will be strong upon
him, and the Senate will reassembie next Decem-
Der in fear and trembling Chicago Times.
MIDHAT PAsHA refuses to be banished
from Turkish soil. prefer" he says todie hero
in the sight of the world, as specimen of the fa-
grant injustice of your judgments, than to perish
in remote corner, where my death, like that of a
barren tree, would cast no gloom aud teach no les
| SON."
HERE lies the youngest oftwenty-nine
brothers and three sisters" Such the inscription
on the stone that marks the last resting place Of
General Marston c. Clark, at salem Washington
County, Indiana. He was brave man, and had
a great deal to do with the victory at TippecanoC
which made General Harrison famous.
THE following-named Washingtonians
were registered at tie American Exchange "A!
Strand, London, on the 2lst ultimo: Mrs. NJ A
Bennett, Mr.. Brandcns, Colonel A. V. Elliott
Charles Grey Mr.. and Mrs. d, II. Mckee. Rev. Mr.
Middleton, Mrs. l.. p. Mclntire Mrs. Roosevelt
Florence L, Smith, F. b. Taylor, and J. 7. W. Vor
| Laer.
A New ORLEANS man followed his wife
and saw her walking with a stranger. lie whacket
the stranger, Mr. lsaacs, over the head, and thcr
ran to station house and surrendered himself ~
n probable murderer, He languishcd in jail al
night while Mr. Isancs, after combing his hair
which had been disturbed by the cane, went on
again and took another walk in the cool OF th
| evening