National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-27
PERSONALITIES,

Mr.. AND MRs. WILLIAM AsroR and Miss Astor
sailed on the Britannia Saturday.
Mns. WILLIAM AsToR has endowed bed in the
Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital with gin Of
5000.
Miss MARY ANDERsoNis is one Of the few beautiful
women who look better I'm white satin than in
anything else.
HUdH KING, general treasurer of the Irish Land
League, announces that he Saturday transmitted
$1,000 to p. Egan, in Paris.
Don CARLOS has written to Senior Nocedal, his
representative in Madrid, that he does not intend
to go TO Rome, he docs not wish to cause the
Pope any Inconvenience.
PROFESSOR sgELEY has undertaken " Life fthe
First Napoleon" founded in great part upon
journals, state papers, and archives which have
not hitherto been accessible.
JoHN KELLY Is expected home on Tuesday next.
He has visited various points in the South, has
received many pleasant attentions from leading
men, and is much pleased with his trip.
IN 1874 "Long John Wentworth published in
the Chicago Democrat the tenets of the Nauvoo
Mormons' faith, and there was nothing in them
recognizing or countenancng polygamy.
EN.SENAToR SHARON lost his eldest daughter,
Mrs F.G.Newlands, ofSan Francisco, about a week
ago She was brunette, slight in figure and win.
ming in manner of retiring disposition shun.
ming rather than coyeting display.
KNEE Breeches Why Not?" is the title of all
article from the pcu of Miss Kate Field in the last
number Of Our Continent. Miss Field pleads for
trunk and hose with trenchant pen, and only
pauses for space and the next number OF ON
| Continent"
THE story that Father Gavazzi was arrested and
| imprisoned for crime in Paris Is altogether with
out foundation in fact. Some of his enemies in
London started IT, aud 1t has had a wide circula-
ton. Gavazzi is busy and successful in his Ital-
ian work.
CArrATN PERctvAL a Cape Cod mariner of the
| old school, was once awakened in his bunk by n
| shpmate with the announcement that the vessel
was going to eternity. "Wcll" replied the captain,
"Pve got ten friends over there to one in this
| world; let her 60" And he turned over and went
to sleep again.
A coRoSEEs Jury in New York Oh Saturday re.
| turned verdict of suicide in the case of Ashton
| d. Billings, the actor who killed himself out of
| grief at his wifes death. Deputy Coroner Raene
found in Mr. Billings room, at IL West Eleventh
/ street, the following line in his handwriting
New York, Feb. H. 1882. 'ris better us 1t is"
"KosMos," Who in London World, Is rcviving
the style Of Junius says of Lord ShcrbrooRe that
he has q remarkably fine head, a classical profile,
aud delicately. .chiseed features; that he was the
instructor of Mr.. Deane; that his brain, like a
sponge, has absorbed knowledge of facts and fig.
ures, but that contact with his fellow creature:
has taught him nothing.
MADAME DE RUTE, nee Bonaparte. .wyse, better
known MS Madame RnttaEzi, still defes time, and
astonished the Madrileuos the other night by ap
pearing at ball in an ivory satin dress, embroid
cred with n "hunt" of the date of Philip H.
horses, dogs, and hunters-the whole reproduced
in natural colors with the most costly silk needle
work and artistic design.
CoLoSELgJoHN n. PARTRIDGE resigned the com
mand of the Twenty third Regiment because
Mayor Low, Of Brooklyn, appointed him fire com
missioner Saturday evening he was the recipien
ofa complimentary review and dress parade n
the armory in Clcrmont avenue, Brooklyn. Com
pany b, ofthe Twenty Regiment was pres
ont Colonel Partridge made a farewell address