National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-29
PERSONALITIES.
Hon. JOHN GooDE, of Virginia, is stol
ping at the Metronolitan

ping at the Metropolitan.
REV. DIR. c. A. SToRK, of Baltimore
was yesterday elected professor of theology il
the Lutheran Seminary of Gettysburg, Pa.
"MR. JOHN w. MACKAY will be Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of Nevada at the
next election says the Winnemucca CNev.) Sire
State.
IT is announced that James H. Man.
ming is to retire from the editorial department O.
the Albany argus and engage in an extensive
manufacturing business.
Mr.. PARNELL has not yet fixed the date
of his visit to the United States the object of which
is understood to be to use his influence to dis.
| courage the exertions of skirmshers.
Mr.. LEVI P. MORTON, the newly-ap-
pointed minister to France, is described in for
eign paper as "baronet- looking man, quite affa-
BILE and democratic, yet with certain bankers
| tone.'
| Mr.. FORSTER, chief secretary for Ireland
will receive deputation representing the Irish
agricultural laborers on the 1st of July, when q
statement in regard to their condition will be laid
| before him.
| CAPTAIN JAMES B. EADs returned from
Toronto Canada, yesterday, and is at the National
Captain Eads made a careful examination OF
Toronto harboT, and will soon submit his report to
the Dominion government
| IT is more fashionable than ever for
! ladies to ego a-fshing" this summer. AS very
few women chew tobacco, they can hold the
"worrums for bait" in their mouths much more
conveniently than the average male angler.
DoRE is described as finishing, in deep
meditation and with sad face, a great picture
called 90 The Vale of Tears" 1t represents sorrow
laden crowds of men and women of all races and
all ereeds and conditions vending their way TO
the Light of the World, figure ofsunbeams.
THE will of Cornelius Sullivan, pro-
bated yesterday, gives $1,000 to the Rhode Island
Hospital for free bed to bear the name Of his
mother; 5000 to the Home for Aged Men, and
$1,000 each to the Colored Orphan Shelter the
| Childrens Friend Society, and the Home for Aged
Women.
Miss STELLA EMILY PLATT, daughter OF
Mr.. William H. Plat, of Metuchen, and niece of
ex-senator I. c. PIatt, was married at the resi-
dence of her father on Thursday evening to Mr.. P.
Tertius Rempson, jr., of New York Ex-senator
Plat unable to be present, as he was detained
at Albany.
\ LADY, Miss Mary Robinson, is said to
be the coming English poet She has trained her
self in classic Greek until she knows the language
Dellef lnan professor ana translates II lHLO glow
ing English as correct as Robert Browning's and
more Ineligible. Her original work also shows
signs Of great promise, both lyric and dramatic.
ALEXANDER DUMAS rises at six O'Clock
and Immediately proceeds to warm plate of soup,
which has been prepared for him the night be-
fore. He swallows the soup, and with this refresh
ment devotes his hours to composition till noon,
when he breakfasts. He seldom reads French lit
erature. knowing the gayest part of it by heart.
He has very slight acquaintance with English
books.
THE report that Carl Schurz writes edi-
torials with one hand while playing fugue from
some old composer on the piano with the other
is the weak invention Of an envious rival. And
equally untrue is the report that he sets all his
editorials TO music before having them set in type
for the purpose of making them "toney." All
great men are lied about We have been lied
about ourselves.
HoN Il. /. c. WALKER. member of Con-
gress-elect from the Sixteenth Pennsylvania Dis
trict. is in town, stopping at WOrmley's Mr..
Walkers district includes Mexican County, in
which are the famous oil regions, which perhaps
produces more wealth than any other congress
sional district in the Union. The export of oil
last year from there was upward of S25, 900,
while the home consumption was TO an equal
amount. Mr.. Walker is u relative of the Hon
Robert J. Walker, Secretary of the Treasury under
President Polk. In politics he is Stalwart Re-
publican.