National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-21
PERSONALITIES.

Mr.. III. 7. CARSON, of Occoquan, Va, is
at the Imperial.
CAPTAIN JAMES B. EADs, of st. Louis, is
registered at Wormley's.
SENATOR JONES, of Florida, arrived in
this city last night from New York.
PHILADELPHIA is to hear Ben Hill and
Randolph Tucker on the Fourth of July.
The house of Governor Foster, OF
Ohio, stands the spot where his fathers log hut
was erected
PRINCE MILAN, of Servia, is a handsome
man, TALL dark, and imposing, looking more like
Frenchman than Slav.
| GENERAL ROBERT TooMBs speaking of
the Bible revision, said: They have killed the
devil and knocked the bottom out of hell"
In another week or so windows will
be left open, the sweet sounds of flute piano, and
accordion will float upon the evening air, and the
list of suicides will rapidly lengthen.-Brookiyn
Eagle.
Now, HONESTLY, do you believe the
report that Sarah Bernhardt studied the air and
expression of half-crazed women by going to
millinery store and watching them try to select
bonnet?-Boston Post
KATIE MULKERNs, Louisville girl, fif-
teen years old, has saved the lives of eight little
boys and girls at different times in the past three
years when they have fallen into the river She
cannot swim, but can, as she says, row boat with
one oar.
LIEUTENANT GREELEY, the commander
of the polar scientific expedition, left last even
ing on the nine o'clock train for New York where
he will take the steamer for st. Johns large
party of friends accompanied him to the depot to
bid him goodbye
GOVERNOR PmLsBURY, of Minnesota, has
appointed the Hon. Daniel A. Dickinson now
judge of the sixth district of that State to the va
cancy on the bench of the Supreme Court caused
by the death of Judge Cornell. He is native of
Vermont, studied law and began practice in that
State, and married q sister of the Hon. Smith NJ
Weed.
The Rev. John P. Newman, d. D., late
of this city, who has been selected as delegate to
represent the Methodist Episcopal Church in
America at the Ecumenical Council'to be held in
London, England, this fall, has just received the
honorary degree of doctor of laws from the Western
University of Tennessee. aud also from the Otter
bein University of Ohio.
GoyERNoR JARVIS, of North Carolina, in
the course0f an address at Randolph Macon Col
lege, Ashland, Va, at the recent commencement,
well said: Let me entreat you, young gentlemen,
When you GO engage IN the service OF your country,
no matter in what capacity-whether it be as a
maker or minister of the law or whether it be in
that highesttype of an American citizen, a voter
to discard every other consideration from that
service but the best interest of your country"
EMILE ZoLA was boasting one day at
club that he had counted up his various produc-
tions and found that he had gained on an average
one dollar on every single line he had ever made
" As for me" some one rejOined, Il never made |
line that brought me less than twenty thousand
dollars. Why, mylaSt one brought at least sixty
thousand" but as ZOla began to look upon him |
with suspicion lie added, neglgently, it is true,
however, that they all railroad lines. s."-Frcnch
journal.
A North CAROLINA exchange, speaking |
of the coming senatorial contest in that State says
that Hon. Alfred NJ Waddell, of Wilmington, a |
leading candidate, is gaining strength daily. His
friends are earnest and active and his popularity
throughout the State will go far to secure for him
the prize As a Democrat is certain to be elected
one of the type of Mr. Waddell, who is well re-
membered here as the chairman of the House
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, will
be as acceptable as any.