National Republican., 1881-11-21
PERSONALITIES,

" | SEE there is to be transit of Venus
in 1882 Keep front scat for mc."-Chdrlcs Francis
Adams.
FRED VoKEs has definitely decided to
make America his home and,has taken out his
first naturalization papers.
Mr.. PIERRE LoRILLARD opened his new
ballroom Saturday night with dance and din.
ner, Lander furnished the music.
SOMEBODY asked Jay Gould if he wasn't
frightened at the threatening letters he received
lie replied: Threatened men live long"
Mn. JAMES GORDON BENNETT has gone to
Europe. Mr.. whitelaw Reid, Mr. Iroquois Lorl.
lard, and Mr.. Foxhall Kcenc are also there.
THE Louisville COurier-Jounald describes
Wilbur +. Storey as the amiable, ancient Mephs.
tophelcs who owns and edits the Chicago Times
| and raises hi to sell newspapers"
IT is reported that Mustafa Pasha pre-
scntcd Mile. Grcvy at her marriage with Il pearl
| ornament of the value of70,OOO francs, which had
| belonged to the Bey of Tunis.
TRELAwNEY, who saw Shelley cremated
near spezzia so long ago, left directions that his
own body should be cremated, which was quietly
and deccntly effected, without scnsutionalism or
scandal
WENDELL PHILLIPS has Just written OF
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honor, and felt It privilege to call him my friend
admirlng his sturdy and straightforward honesty
of life and purpose as a type ofwhata true man in
u republic should be-"
GENERAL KNOX, of Revolutionary fame.
wns n bookseller, and at the last meetinr of the
Maine Historical Society member exhibited a
| unique pamphlet with the title "a Catalogue OF
Books, Imported and to be Sold by enry Knox,
at the London Book Store, little southwark of the
Town house in Cornhlll. Boston, l772.'
WILLIAM ii. ENGLISH, proprietor of the
| indianapolis Opera House, has caused the arrest
of four minstrel performers known to the profes-
sion us the " Big Four" for breach of an engage
ment, which, according to his statement, caused a
loss 10 him Of $500, English will be remembered
Ms the man who ran for Vice President OH the
Democratic ticket in 1885, Cleveland Herald.
IT has been decided at Cambridge Uni
versty England, to confer the honorary degree OF
Doctor of Laws upon Professor Thomas Stcrry
Hunt, LID, +, r. s., Il native Of Connecticut, who
was for more than twenty-five years chemist nnt
mincralogist TO the Geological Survey OF Canada
and resigned that post In 1872 TO accept the chai
of geology in the Massachusetts Institution o
Technology.
CARTER HARRISON, mayoE of Chicago, is
q Kentuckian by birth, but q cosmopolte by
adoption When the German guests visited hi
village he welcomed them In IL speech IN the Ger
man language, and rs the hypercritical Times wa.
forced to admit :" In very good German, at that
Yesterday the French came along, and Monsieur
le Cartier extended them the freedom OF his terri
tory In French Ms pure presumably, as that of a
born Parisian.
Miss IRENE BAUMGRAs, young lady
whose effective piano playing and marvellous in
terpreatons Of the master composers won for hel
so much eldt from the critics at the college o.
music in Cincinnati, sailed Saturday IN the
steamer WestphRlia for two years of European
study. She will spend the coming season IN Ber'
lin under the instruction Of Kuak and later ex
poets to receive tuition from Liszt Many gooC
wishes will attend this glted representative o
Washington talent.
THE French line of ocean steamers
Compagnie General Tnnsatantique-s Gems L
have had an access Of favor from the public, some
thing Of which is due TO the great convenience o
sailing to aud from HayTe (olny four hours from
Parisy but more, perhaps, TO the pleasant accom-
modations and polite attentions OF the officers il
charge. Without doubt the most popular officer /
Commandant Frangue the steamship Canada
q man of acknowledged courage a fine seaman
and q Del esprit par ereeRenee. His passengers pa
him the fine compliment Of leaving his protecting
care with deep regret and marking his recen
voyage as most satisfactory and agreeable, some
thing long to be remembered.