National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-16
PERSONALITIES.

ERNEST STANLEY, of New York, is a
guest at the Imperial
EX-REPREsENTATIvE LEONARD MYERS, of
Pennsylvania, is in the city.
PROFESSOR r. A. PROCTOR is lecturing in
San Francisco on " The Starry Heavens"
IT is pretty safe to predict that Schurz
will not be member Of the next Cabinet.
"CoNGER," says correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial is not Gn old man, and will
yet be President"
THERE is some talk in ST. Louis of start
ing new Republican C:) organ, with Mr.. schurz as
its political editor.
THE death of George Eliot caused great
demand for erpublished works. which fact should
not be overlooked by Mrs. southworth.
GENERAL SHERMAN, who is sixty-one,
says he enjoys being as old as he is, because he
feels privileged to kiss al the pretty girls.
COLONEL JOHN HAY, Assistant Secretary
of State, was Offered by General Garfield the po-
sition of private secretary, and declined it.
SENATOR CoNKLING, Judge Black, ex-
Secretary Thompson, and Lord George Montague
of the British legation, registered in New FORK.
Hon. STANLEY MATTHEWS has gone home
He is fully impressed that it is the intention of the
Senate committee to defeat his nomination by not
reporting it.
VICE-PREsIDENT-ELECT ARTHUR stands
ready to read his title to American citizenship
clear whenever called upon by the proper au-
thority TO do so.
SENATOR CoNKLING's friends say that he
has determined 10 take no further notice of Sena-
tor Buffers speech. This is wise conclusion
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munition on such small game-NiIcaukee Sen
tille.
COLONEL FRANCIS D. MoULToN, of New
York, president of the International Dairymen's
Association, is in the city. He wants Congress to
enact law to prevent the sale of oleomargarine as
butter under severe penalties for an infracton of
the laws.
GENERAL GRANTS house at Galena is in
charge of old soldier and his wife, who take pride
in keeping it in perfect order. Many Of the presents
bestowed upon the General and Mrs. Grant during
their sojourn in China and Japan to be seen in
the parlor and library.
4 LONDON dispatch says: "There is
reason to believe that there is no foundation for
the statement contained III q special dispatch to
the Times from Philadelphia that Mr.. James Rus
sell Lowell desires to be relieved of his office as
United States Minister to England
One of the most indefatigable members
of the House in looking after the interests of his
constituents at the different Departments is Gov
ernor Tom Browne, of Indiana. He is equally at
tentive to his duties in the House, and his con-
stituents ought certainly to be well satisfied with
him.
PATRICK GILMORE, the band-leader. told
me yesterday that Levy, the conet-player, had,
with his usual audacity. got contract with an
amateur TO get $50 week for blowing his horn,
and he has to play it next summer at Brighton
Beach for $500 per week, which is about $50 per
time.-Gdth
LEE was a captain of police in ST. Louis
a few years ago, and Boland a sergeant under him
Lee was a dsciplinarian, and by his strictness
made enemy of Boland Lately Boland was,
through political influence, made commissioner.
One of his first acts was to remove Lee from the
command of an important precinct to one in the
suburbs The disgrace has driven Lee insane.
Miss KATE FIELD has performed pa
triotic decd in Introducing American silks in Paris
The great Worth approved the fabric and made it
into gown for her, and Mrs. J. W. Mackey so ad-
mired it that she also ordered quantity of the
silk. N. Worth remarked that he didn't question
that i'll a few years Americans viii succeed in cx-
ceiling the French as makers of this material for
the French silks are constantly deteriorating
SENATOR BLAINE is still confined to his
house with rheumatism. He is mending slowly
but surely. According to report he is arranging TO
leave the Senate, and may not care to again take
his scat with that body, inasmuch as he intends 10
leave il anyway before the 4th of March. Accord
ing to his present intention, he will resign next
week. This will give the Maine Legislature the
required ten days notice of an existing vacancy
and will afford the opportunity to elect his sue
ceSsor-Mr Frye-in time to enable him to take his
seat very soon after March next.