National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-05
PERSONALITIES.

GENERAL BANKS win deliver an oration
on Garfield in Boston.
The Hon. James Mason, of Ohio, has
been severely III, but is now much better.
Ex-GovERNoR JomN @. Brown, of Ten
nessee, is about to take up his residence in ST.
Louis.
BANKER DRExEL is fond of rare books,
and is the only antiquafy to be found In Wall
street.
HERBERT SPENCER, IL is said, will soon
marry an American holress whom he met in
Egypt
HENRY WARD BREcHER prayed on Sun
day that President Arthur might be strengthened
against insidlous whisperes."
Or the nominations that President Ar
thur will first make probably the most import
ant will be that of successor 10 the late Justice
clifford.
Mrs. ADELINE DUvAL MACK, elocutionist
and reader, has returned from the springs, and Is
busy at her profession at IA Thirteenth street
northwest
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN announces that
he has spoken his last speech and written his last
letter 1t is strange what wise resolutions some
times come to the insane.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR is the first native of
New England who has occupied the Presidential
chair since Franklin Pierce, and the only Chief
Magistrate who was born in Vermont
Mr.. BANCROFT completed his eighty
first year yesterday lie is the Oldest living his
torian Of his grade, with the exception OF Ranke,
who is In the last quarter Of his eighty sixth year.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR is fifty-one years old
to-day. He Is at the crowning point Of a vigorous
matured, and well-preserved manhood, mental
and physical with opportunity TO use them
greatly to the advantage Of the Nation and his
fellows.
Mr.. r. B. HAYES has a profound disgust
for "the New York school OF politicians" Well,
we should think he might; but let him run for an
Office which New York can vote for If he wants to
find how deept disgust Of New York is for him.
Neio York Commercial Advertiser.
WHEN President Garfelds mother was
young girl she taught in little Ohio coantry
school, held In primitive building standing near
aheavily- -timbered wood. One day fearful storm
came up, the school-hou was struck by light
ming, and teacher and pupils were nll thrown to
the floor by the shock. The teacher recovered
first and one by one her little pupils rose--all but
one child, whose reason had departed forever.
Mr.. WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, the attorney
general of King Kalakaua, of the Hawaiian
Islands, says that the native element of the island
| is dying out, aud that one object of the Kings
travels throughout the world is 10 secure other
people to take the pace ofthe natives Mother Eng
lishmen nor Americans are looked for, because the
opinion OF the King and his legal advisers Is that
they are not physically fitted to endure the trop-
| cal climate.
GENERAL SHERMAN has sixth grand
child-the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Fitch. who
have five children. Mrs. Sherman is with hei
daughter in st. Louis, and will return here in
about ten days. Mr.. and Mrs Thackara and their
infant daughter living in Philadelphia, and as
he has accepted n share In his fathers profitable
business he viii probably resign in the navy next
winter, and they win make Philadelphia theii
home in the future.
Mrs. HOLMES L. OFFLEY, Of this city, il
alinoal descendant ofthe famous Governor Thomas
Nelson, of Virginia, who order cd the shot Of OIL
guns at Yorktown to be fired at his own house
which was used by Lord CORVALLIS as headquOr
tiers. Mrs. onley's father isRey. DR.. NJ c. Nelson
ofst. Johns College, Annapolis, whose father wa
Governor Hugh Nelson, OF Virginia formerly
United States Minister to SPAIN, who was the
eldest son Of the revolutionary Governor Nelson.
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