National Republican., 1882-12-20

Miss Mary Ireland, daughter of Gov. Ireland,
has been married 10 J. w. Graves The wedding
took place at seguin, the home of the governor.
Commissioner Dudley is being complimented
for his conduct of the pension office, which is now
disposing Of pension cases at the rate of 200 per
day.
Joseph Page, al Illinois pioneer, died at
Mt. Vernon in that state recently aged ninety
one years, He lived in Cumberland county, ky,,
from 1905 until 1920.
"Old Mother Hendrick," who lived in
Marion county Georgia, celebrated her ninety-irst
birthday last week, and cooked the dinner to
which she treated her guests.
The Rev. Joseph Cook will deliver, on topics
suggested by his recent travels, twelve Monday
lectures in fremont temple, Boston, beginning on
the second Monday Of January next.
One rea son why an Ohio office-hold never
resigns is that he hates to have the Cincinnati;
papers say-as they are sure to do-that he has
''let go his grip ON the public trough"
One year more and the little gentleman,
Phil Sheridan, who sent Early Qhe Louisiana lot
terry hero) whirling down the valley will be the
boss of our small but tidy military establishment
Henry Downs colored man of Fairfield
Nelson county, KY, is turning white. His skin Ia
peelng off in great patches, and when the undeP
skin is exposed it is found to be of the Caucasian
color
Bill Nye is not Mormon. He gives out as
his platform, one country, one lug, and one
wife," Bill says he has never pined to mako
the marriage register of his family bible look like
a hotel register"
Mrs. John Smith, daughter of the Morgan
alleged to have been killed by the Masons, re-
| Gently died at Portland, Oregon, without saying
| anything to throw light on the mystery of her
fathers disappearance.
Miss Matte Wharton, living near New
| Philadelphia, Ohio, has been twice struck by
| lghtnng-once about year ago, and recently,
when the bolt parayzed her entire body and set
her jaws as though in death.
| Private letters from the family of ex-Gov
Washburne, of Maine, state that the governori is
not so i'll as has been reported His malady Is con-
gestion of the spine. He is able to get about the
house with the assistance of his wife.
Senator Edmunds, with the grim humor
that is so characteristic of him, admits that the
republican kettle is brown in some places" but
isn't half so black as the democratic pot, which is
making reflection upon its complexion.
Billy Emerson, the well-known minstrel,
was lately divorced from his wife in San Fran
CISCO Emerson's proper me is William E. Red
man, and his late wife, Maggie Redman, was a
very beautiful girl when he married her.
| A Chicago lady once applied to learned
judge for o divorce. "What is the name of the
husband?" inquired the learned Judge. al have
no husband yet, but inasmuch as l contemplate
matrimony 1 feel that should be prepared for the
worst"
Min, the ex-reverend, will go to Europe
next year for the purpose of studying the Eng
lsh, French, and German, and Italian schools for
acting This is very absurd in Mr.. Min, when he
might so easily remain at home and study
Langtry.
Nillson has not been advertised with the
same attention to personal details as has been
conspicuous in the case OF Mrs. Llngtry, but she
draws twice as well. Itlooks as If an unblemished
reputation was not q detriment to woman IN
public life.
Tom Crittenden, who put fifty duckshot
through n negro's heart at Anchorage, KY, the
other day, is grandson of the famous Senator
John ]. Critteuden. The negro testified truthlully
against Crittenden in an assault and battery case,
and the latter was fined one cent and costs.
A singular case of the intermarriage of rea-
tions comes to the Paducah (ly.) NelpS from CAL
loway county. 1t said that in the county named,
recently, Mr.. Stubblefeld aged about 49, and his
grandfather's second wife, aged about 45, were
united in wedlock, and are now living as happily
as two of more suitable ages.
Two English girls are romping with bolster
Gus laughter in a hotel at Nice. Then comes the
don't! They'll take you for one of those horrid
American girls" One of this sweetly. designated
class, CHANGING to overhear, says gently, 81 guess
not, with those awfully big feet"
John Brown, the aged Chillicothe counter
feiter, has been sentenced to five years imprison-
ment. He is about 20 years of age, and not long
since was pardoned by the governor of Ohio, un.
der the suppostion that he had the consumption
and could not live long. He, however, recovered
+ his health and went back his old tricks
Derrick Dodd's new book, Summer saun-
terlngs," is out. 1t is very interesting volume,
written up in semi. humorous and graphically
descriptive style about the great resorts of the
Pacific coast, including the Yosemite. Several of
the authors Crank Gassaway'sl best poems are
contained in the volume, also his portrait.
Mr.. Sunset Cox says that Kentucky is not
| important enough to have the speakership. That
remark shows that Mr. Cox is not important
enough to have it, The speakership goes to the
! man and not to the state, and Mr.. Carlisle or Mr.
Blackburn may be important enough to get it.
Kentucky is not candidaLe.-LouiSviKe Com uer-
ciaL
The Fort Worth Republican calls an applicant
for the position of postmaster of that town little
goggle-e sleek, Shiny, slippery sneak, who has
| allowed his wife's furniture to be pawned to buy
bread while he was strutting around Washington
city wearing gold trimmed Eyeglasses, and talk.
! ilB UlB ABOUT MS anuclpatlOns,' and prints his
| name.
The late George X. GoodWin's death is as
cribed primarily to lead poisoning. He dyed his
hair with stuff strongly charged with lead. After
months of terrible pains in the head he was sud
denly stricken and died His fate alarmed Lester
| Wallack, who also dyed his hair. So last summer
he gave up the practice, and now appears as hand
some In his snow top as he used to, years ago, in
his Jet curls. Some years ago he suffered from
what the physicians believed to be u sort Of a low
malarial or typhoid fever. He was nervous for.
| getful and suffered from pains in the head. 1t is
now believed that 1t was caused by hair dye in
which lead was an ingredient Others in the pro-
fession have been similarly affected, and it is to
be hoped that repeated warnings will not Dc
passed unheede1.
1t is quite the thing now in English coun-
try houses where the guests on Intimate terms,
or where there are no ladies' for the men 10 come
down to dinner in their smoking snitsi put tueu
these suits have more silk than smoke ABOUT them
in fact they are more like what one sees on 'he
stage and in point Of richness OF material ana
beauty of color what belonged to the time OF the
cavaliers. At a country house in Yorkshire the
other dav one man came down in richly stamped
nonlin. ouilted with satin throughout; another
| in a suit of a new terra Gotta tint, with quilted
black satin collar and outisi another In scarlet
nlush with black points, another in Prussen
blue with orange facings while another COM
bined the Household brigade colors of dark blue
and red 1t is said this style will shortly super
sede the present funereal arrangement, and the