National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-23
PERSONALITIES

CIV. Hunt, of New York, is stopping at
the Imperial.
JEFF DAVIS was in Chicago Saturday
night. He is on his way to Canada.
PRINCESS LOUISE returns to Canada by
the Partisan about the middle of June.
Mr.. CHANDLER, the way to get confirmed
is TO have votes enough.-SGnley Matthews.
GENERAL THOMAS J. BRADY is in the
city. He returns to New York this evening.
Mr. F. A. MOORE and Mrs. Moore, of
this city, will leave for q tour of the North and
West to-day.
COLONEL GARDNER A. SAGE, of New York
city, has donated 100000 to the theological semi
nary, New Brunswick, Nj
Mr. BLAINE will visit the Eastern water
ing places this summer Who will be the acting
President during his absence?
WHEN Boston man walks instead of
riding in the streetcars the Globe credits him with
saying: " A fare saved is a beer gained"
THE Russian Minister, Mr. NJ Barthol-
omei, has taken " Fair View" Captain J. W. Down
ing's cottage, on Marlboro avenue, Newport.
CAPTAIN PAUL BoYToN, the swimmer, is
soon to write a book narrating his adventures,
which will be called Roughing 1t in Rubber"
WE haven't seen a marriage notice in
the Atlanta papers for over two weeks. What is
the matter with the red-headed girls down there,
| Bruffy?
SAM DECKERD, a negro, killed another
negro named West in Chattanooga because the
latter insulted his sister. The murderer has been
arrested.
THE "Stalwarts or Conklingites fired
one hundred guns Saturday at Buffalo in celebra-
ton of the confirmation of Mr. Gould as collector
OF that port.
AMONG the passengers of the steamer
Partisan, which sailed Saturday from Quebec
were Sir John A. Mcdonald and Mr.. Gordon Brown
editor of the Globe
The one hundred and thirty-frst ami
versay of the birth of Stephen Gira1d was attended
with an interesting celebration at Grard College,
Philadelphia, on Saturday.
One son of Mr. English, the late can
didate for the Weep Presidency, married very
pretty variety actress and second is betrothed to
Minnie Kent a skippingrope dancer.
JOE ENNGET is in Liverpool with an at
tack of the jim-jams. We suggest that he be ap-
pointed Steve Hurlbuts secretary of legation to
Peru. Reform is necessary in our diplomatic ser
vice.-GlObe Democrat.
THE Duke of Sutherland and retinue az
rived in Chicago early Saturday morning and went
to the Grand Pacific Hotel. They visited the chief
points of interest yesterday in company with the
mayor and other citizens.
EX-GovERNoR SPRAGUE and DR.. J. B.
Green INDUCED in a street fight at Providence on
Thursday evening. The trouble was in regard to
a check given by the former to the latter, which
was returned marked "no funds"
THE West End will be the administra-
ton hotel at Long Branch. Blaine will be there
Exchange. We thought so. But what will those
who believe Garfield was elected President say
when they find out their mistake?
Mr.. FORBES ROBERTSON, the English
actor, is not only promising member of the theari-
cal profession, but Jealous and successful painter
He exhibits in the Grosvenor Gallery this year an
excellent portrait of Nine. ModjeSka.
An Indignation meeting was held Sat
urday night at Trying Hall, New York, which was
made up in great part of Communists and Social
istS mostly Of the German class to protest against
the execution of Hessy Helfmann in Russia.
LATE advices from the Knoxville dis
trict, Tennessee, are to the effect that a warm
struggle is impending between ex-Postmaster-
General Maynard and Representative Houck for
the Republican nomination for Congress in that
district next year.
WILLIAM E. HovEY has resigned his
position editor of the Boston EUeRing Transcript
and has purchased an interest in the Sunday
Budget, of which he is to be the editor He will
also edit the Manufactures G2sdte, a siXteen-page
illustrated weekly soon to be issued.
THE police of Cincinnati. on telegraphic
instructions, arrested George Rose and Fanny
Shaner, aged respectively fourteen and thirteen,
who had eloped together from COultersville Pa as
they said, to better their condition. The girl had
obtained work, but the boy had not
STEVE HURLBUT has been rewarded after
all. He is to be Minister to Peru. The Peruvians
will now have a chance to study a ffrst-cIass
American drunk, with all that the name implies
We presume this appointment is made under the
pressing demand for civil-Service reform-Globe-
Democrat.
ARCHBISHOP J. B. PURCELL is steadily
sinking at the Ursuline Convent, Brown County.
Ohio. He is scarcely conscious of what transpIres
in his presence, and takes little or no cognizance
of what is said to him. 1t is thought ne cannot
last many days lorger. He has suffered since the
death of his brother from slight stroke OF paray-
sis.