National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-10
PERSONAL ANp OTHERWISE.

VisscH has a sketch In last weeks Hello entitled
"The End Of mn Actress" Rather indefinite
William. rather indcfnite.-Ldrdrnfe Boomrdn0.
DoEs clergyman fall when he makes an Euro
pean trip2-- Philadelphia Item. Well, our belief IL
that they--but wait awhile; all the returns are
not in yet
1T is now understood that negotiations with
Frank James have progressed so filr that no has
agreed In case Of pardon. not TO run for governor
Of Missouri.
PAIR ofjewoled garters sold in Now York tho
other day for 5000. That's pretty high. II will
take pretty tall girl to wear garters that come as
high as that.--BW Nv@
LET that Chicago man OF the nnmo Of Reed be
hanged with Guitcau. Being alike cranky, aud
being insepnrablo In their lives, let not the hang
mans rope divide thcm.- CinctRnaH Gdsctc
THE Philadelphia Pres IN able paper, has been
enlarged II requires its best ability and all thoex-
tra space It has secured to defend its inconsistons
support of the INDEPENDENT" NOV ement.
NAwAB lGDALooD-DowLAH, vikar-ool oomra,was
present at the Prince Lcopold's wedding. Tho
usher who announced his name is slowly re-
covering, but It Is thought he'll be crippled for
lifc
A wAsHiEGToN dispatch says that Guiteau had
adream the other night, "and imagined ho suw hor-
rlble figures before him." Washington pie appears
to be about the same as any other kind Chicago
7tiltine
MIR. JAMES GonpoN BESSETT's newspaper says
II is the fashion among arislocratic dies In
France to wear black silk undorco,hng. Why.
James you ought 10 10 astOnishedl l--L,uomis
boomerang.
ANNA DICKINSON proposes to play "othclo.- ft
she does, Saivinl should 20 into her combination
and play Desden0na. II would be glorioui spcc-
tacic TO see Anna strangling Tomasso.-S, Louis
Post DsBdteh
MISS CLARA BARTON. tho well known hospital
nurse. lccturcd last week in Orange, N. J., on her
experiences during the Franco German war. Mrs
Barton is president Of the American Ass citation OF
the Red Cross.
A STATEMENT is made by John G. Thompson thar
Senator Pcndeton is not u candidate for tho
Democratic presidential nomination in 1884. Ho
Is anxious however, 10 succeed himself In the
United States Senate.
"MY frens" said the officiating clergyman at tho
marriage Of two colored persons near Cincinnati
u few Sundays ngo, my ffeus, II am a serous ting
to get married, specially when bofc parties is or
phans an haint got no parents TO fall back on, ~
am de present case"
THE Dcseret Ne1es, the leading Mormon daily OF
Zion. makes It's own paper and Its own typo. IL
we may DO pardoned for pulling old and In
firm joke out OF Its bed and ding yug II in here
q cot we will sny also that the Ncus mL nufhcturea
its own lye.-BH Nye
THE American electrotypes of william r Glad
sone look as though William had Just put OIL
pair OF his last summer pants and had neglected
to remove the humble bee that roasted in them
during tho winter. Tie expression on his facois
one Of extreme woo and grieyed surprise.
A TEXAS paper tells OF young lover who play
fully threw pebble at his sweetheart and hurt
the finger upon which he had Just placed the
gug, mont ring. She tossed the pebble back and
knocked out one Of his front teeth. " bile
down in Texas must be about the size ofa "dur.
nick" or a "rock."
THERE Is some talk among the Republicans OF
Missouri of supporting Congressman Rec. who vas
nominated for supreme judge of the State BY t.
Greenbackers. He Is said to be more of a Ropub-
| can than Greenbacker in principle. Should the
| Republicans give him united support he would
| doubtless be elected.
| DURING the eight months since General Arthur
became President there have been over one hum
dred Federal Offices filed in New York State, and
by great industry list Of twenty three Stalwan
| appoiLt es is made up, aud exhibited ovidenco
OF the Presidents purpose to build UP personal
| party.-Bp6dIo Commercial Advertiser.
RELIC hunters arc carrying away whatever
mains of the late residence Of Wendell Phillips. 1t
must be nice to be famous but suppose the silver
| tongued orator were beguiled Into church fair,
| and should recognize under mass of esihe ia
decoration cracked stoye-lid from his old hoin,f
Would he not gasp for some suppressor Of nauseai
| Yea. verify.
"1ssTEAD OF tho Northern Democrats being abis
| to help build up the South" says the Vicksburs
Herald 1t is all they do TO retain their sents
with all the boosting the Southern Democrats ca
| give them. They a sort of couldn't if-tuey-
| would and wouldnt.if-they could set that is not
advancing the material interests Of the South u
| any observable extent"
THE term of Senator Morgan, Of Alabama, ex,
| pires ext year. Tho canvass for the successitn
has begun already In that State, and it will be
| of the chief factors IN this years campaign. Ex-
Governor Watts has announced himself as candi-
| date He has been governor Of the State and
| wns attorney general Of the coniederacy. The
| Hon. Walter Bragg and General Rather are 30
in the field.
In the trial Of Queen Victoria's would be assas-
sin the other day, Sir Henry James, the Attorney
| general, said In the course OF his remarks: "Ex-
| pcriments had been made which in eyidei CO
| would bo given, and which would show thnt ad
the bullet travelled either slightly to the rii hi or
| to the lefl. the death Of Her Majesty would inyc
b,en accomplished" This leads US to inqui
what kind or a bairpin Is Queen Victoria. any
| how.
A YOUNG man seated beside an elderly passen-
g.r ON the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton tran
| yesterday morning mado considerable sport IN
quiet way Of tho hat ofa a ly near them. At Ia !
| his elderly companion replied: That lady is my
"
the hat would make sport OF II, but she wouldn't
| believe mo and insisted wearing It," The
young man stammered an apology and retre' od
| to the smoking car.-Erchan0e.
| 1T has been known for many months that Henry
| Irving would come to America next year, 30 thore
| is nothing new III the announcement of his com
ing, except that he Will DO under Mr. Abbey's
| management. With tho exception OF John
Kemble, every great tragedian who has appeared
since the establishment Of the American stage has
been in America-Cooke in 1870 Keene in 1920,
and Macreedy, Charles Kemble and Charles Kean
II little later, the first and last moro than once
That Irving would follow these examples was to
| be expected.
Mrs CLARK, a sister of Edwin Booth. In her
work, lately published "The Elder and the
Younger Booth" tells an incident In the life OF
her father. which gains interest from the fact that
1t is undoubtedly true While on trip South, on
tho steamer Neptune, Mr.. Booth u, b. had one OF
his fits OF depression, aud finally jumped over
board. Tom Flynn. the actor who accompanied
Booth on the voyage, took small boat, in company
with others, and finally succeeded in rescuing the
wOuld-be suicide. Almost the first words uttered
by Booth after they drew him IN were: ~ say.
Tom, look outl You're heavy man; be steAdyi
tho boat upsets wen all be drowned"
Rough the TeIsphOns.
A Cincinnati paper tells Of Nine, MAgernas In
PRODUCTION to tho telephone as followsi "Ths
telephone was another new thing. ! called up
Chris AhTens aud told him a lady wanted 10 talk
with him. and the next minute they wera at IL
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