National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
PERSONALITIES

CoMNoDoRE GARRISON says W. FL. Van
derbilt is worth S120,O00O6O.
THERE is no truth in the statement
that A. H. Stephens got lost in the toe of his stock
ing while looking for presents.
Mrs. MARY HARDY, in her lecture to
young women, tells mothers to beware of the
young man who drives a fast horse.
SIGNoR FLoRELLI thinks he can COM
plete the excavation at Pompeii i'll about seventy
years by spending 81 100000 on his diggings.
MURAT HALsTEAD says that Charles A.
Dana's ignorance of Ohio politics is phenomenal
as his knowledge of the virtues of applejack.
Roscoe CoNKLING is in possession of
"Cheyalier" Bayard's Christmas present, and will
present it to him on the reassembling of Congress
LORD RIpoN's illness is expected to lead
to his premature return to Europe. 1t is believed
that Lady Ripon will be strongly in favor of such
a step.
GENERAL GARFIELD has five horses
a matched team of light dapple grays, fine pair
of matched blacks and a Kentucky mare which
he bought of Orvil Grant.
GOVERNOR SPRAGUE is delightful sort
of man. He talks publicly about his W ., and
charges against her the most serious offense of
which woman can be guilty
WENDELL PHILLIPS says that no re-
form. moral or intel ectual, ever came down from
the upper classes. Each and all come up from
! tile prutro: OF martyr and victim"
Mr.. STANLEY MATTHEWS has returned
to Cincinnati from the East accompanied by his
two daughters from Wellesley College and his son
from st. Paul College, near Boston.
Ex-GovERNoR WALKER, of Virginia, and
Mr.. John n. Oliver expect to open law office
together at Boreel Building, No lis Broadway,
New York, some time next month.
LORD BEACoNSFIELD is just turned
seventy-fiye years old He is made of whalebone
and old steel pens, and will probably live to be
Premier again and write another stuffy novel
THE late Rev. Dr. Chaplin was the
author of the expression: " lecture for fame $50
and expenses" Dr. Chaplin was a very eloquent
lecturer at one time, and never had thin house
PERRY MARTIN, of Arizona, climbed
tree to shake down coon. Just how he felt when
he found the coon to be bear will never be known
as bruin cuffed him off limb and he had fall of
fifty feet.
THAT was not bad remark of Secretary
Eyarts-' The peasant of Ireland or Germany" he
said, carrying a soldier on his back cannot COM
pete Win the american peasant, VINO mas no sol
dier to carry
Mr.. WALTER RICHARD BROWN, a mem
Der of the Brokers Board of Boston, fell down an
icy fight of marble steps at the Howard Bank
Building, in that city, on Thursday and fractured
the base of his skull. He died in few minutes
Mrs. HICKs-LoRD has leased her elegant
mansion No. 10 West Fourteenth street. New York
for business purposes at large rental, and is in
treaty for fine Fifth avenue mansion, which,
when occupied, will be the scene of weekly
luncheons and dinners. followed by some brilliant
entertainments.
KATE FIELD says of George Eliot: "In
heaviness of jaw and height of cheekbone she
greatly resembled German nor were her features
unlike those of Wordsworth, whom Hazlitt swore
looked just like horse. We are all said to re-
semble some animal, and George Eliots animal
like WOrdsworth'S, is the horse"