National Republican., 1882-12-19
GENERALLY PERSONAL.

seven novels.
VIII Arab have more fun in Ceylon than in
Egypt2 lie will.
Mr.. Patrick Calhoun, grandson of John G.
Calhoun, is young lawyer in the SOUTH
"What would you do, Mr.. NJ, If your wife
dled?" asked Mrs. d. Mr. NJ. Cwho is very
methodicaD II would bury her. Philadelphia
Item.
Miss Adelaide Phillips left all her prop
erty, amounting to about $4,000 to immediate
| relatives.
In 1881 Berlin had a fine 'childcrop--45,2 ,2l6,-
521 twins; triplets, males quadruplet, females;
! 81, ,O55 died.
! II. Ten Eyck White, who recently married
the poeess, Miss Fannie Driscoll, of Milwaukee is
the funny man of the Chicago Tribune
A prize exhibition of st. Bernard dogs was
lately held in London. The highest prize was
won by monster St. Bernard, whose master re-
fused $4,000 for him not long ago.
Governor Foster, of Ohio denies that he
paid the bulk of the republican campaign ex-
penses in that state last fall He has also.declared
that the charge is untrue that he assessed county
committees to pay campaign expenses.
Sheridan, being on a parliamentary COM
mittee, one day entered the room when all tho
members were seated and ready to begin business.
Seeing no vacant place, he looked round the table
and said "Will any gentleman move-that may
take the ohair?"
Joe Howard, who knows thing or two
about the New York papers, understands" that
the Herald clears Ss5O,OOO this year, that tho Sun
has paid 10 per cent. each month on Its capital
| of S950000, and that the Times nets 100000,
Others, he says, have done well, and some others
haven't
Our vigilant policemen have had hundreds
| of r,lf I'm thA
latest left handed one is the following from the
Louisville Courier Journal: "a new York sculptor
has Just finished large statue representing
slumber. 1t Is the first policeman ev er done in
marble"
And oh, by the by, my son tells me you
don't make his shirt collars stiff enough He's in
the guards, you know, and they go In for being
very particular. "Well, maam, all can say is,
I've got son in the guards myself and ] alters
washes for i'm when he comes 'ome, and he don't
make no complantsp
A well-known Bostonian, who has recently
returned from Europe, was asked how he enjoyed
his stay abroad-which he had divided about
equally between Paris and London. 20, very
we'll )" he replied, q trihe ndffercnty, but did
not have good dish of beans while was gone.
am glad to get home."
Robert Morris, ST., the well-known colored
lawyer of Boston, died last week. He was promi-
in 1851 was arrested for alleged completely in the
of the slave Shadrach. He was the first COL
ored man admitted to the Massachusetts bar, and
had large and lucrative practice
Captain Hedden, of New York, has recov.
cred trunk containing clothing belonging to
Mrs Labouchere, which was stolen while on Its
way from the Albemarle hotel TO the Cunard
steamer Servia Wednesday morning The
trunk found empty, but the greater part of its
contents wore recovered the same 0ay
I This humorous antique is once again illu-
minating our exchanges A young lady, who had
been married over year, wrote to her father in
the city, saying: "We have the dearest little cot
tage in the world ornamented with the, most
charming little creepers you ever saw" The old
man read the letter and exclaimed, "Twins, by
thunderl"
A clergyman met a rustic, and thinking it
q good opportunity to make a religious impression
asked: " John, If satan were to suddenly appear,
which of us two would he take?" The rustic
thought moment, and then replied: "Me, Sir"
; "And why?" "Wel, sir because 1t might be his
only chance to get me. while he's pretty sure of
you, sir, oil the time"
Judge Daily says the air of "Yankee Doodle"
w as taken from an old Basque sword dance NJ
The air of the star Spanged Banner" was appro-
priated from drinking cha,son called "Anacreon
in Heaven" 1t is only necessary to add that "Old
, Hundred" was stolen from the French and that
the war dance executed by Cain over Abel was
! not original.-Na, Burbank.
A tame deer belonging to Samuel Long, of
) Sheridan, Berks county, Pa, was scared by dog
and 1t jumped the fence and ran away. The
: frightened animal made circuit of ten miles, and
in its journey attracted about fifty armed hunters
and many dogs, After an exciting chase at
tended by much excitement the deer safely
reached home, and many hunters were disap-
, pointed
4 Oliver Wendell Holmes says the brain
4 woman interest us less than the heart woman
e white rose please less than red" The brain wo-
men are often endowed with hearts that filled
;, to oyeraowing with love and tenderness, while
I the heart women are often silly, effected, and
A sentimental Red roses afen pail on the taste,
e while the white always pure and beauti-
i ful.-Memphts Scimttdr.
They brag of their big fruits and vegetables
out in Nevada, and now they are glorying in the
a smallest baby born in Chaudeiarin II iew weeks
- | ago. The father and mother are strong and
a healthy and of fair proportions. When it first
a saw light 1t weighed eight ounces. Its face is
# about the size of horse chestnut The mothers
" wedding ring was pulled over its foot up to the
v knee. Three such babies could play hide and
II seek in q cigarboX. 1t is in good health.
|, PIT. Barnum was liberated from the Dan
q bury Comm jail fifty years ago. and the other day
. celebrated at Bridgeport. His Imprisonment was
= for an alleged libel published in local newspa-
II per- At the celebration Mr.. Barnum delivered an
u address on "The Freedom Of the Press speaking
IL in the same court house where he had received
Ii his sentence. After the speech cannon was
fred and the veteran was toasted at public
9 dinner.
If Victor Hugo was once declaiming on the
If unity of race and the equality of man. with that
!, pardonabe exaggeration that is characteristic
X of him, when one of his hearers thought to con-
S fuse him by asking him how he would like 10 hold
It a mulatto grandchild on his knee. 81 should moi
j. like it," he replied. But would not prevent a
n marriage between daughter of mine and 1
p negro, and should reflect, If such a marriage
s took place. that in the third generation touch q
T the tar brush is beauty"
d All the funny newspaper men are exercis
a ing themselves upon Tom Ochiltree, of Texas
o that he is elected to congress, and upon his
o reputation for mendacity. "Gath" spoke of the
e Texan as 1.-THE biggest liar in America" Soon
n after Tom and Gath's wife met, and, said the
d woman, "Did you see my husbands reference tC
% you, Col. ochiltree, in his letterT "Yes, madam
l did. But there was one mistake in it. There
are three greatest liars in America. l am one o
o them your husband is the other two"
r The inalienable rights with which the peo-
!. pie of South Carolina consider themselves en-
dowed are life, liberty and the pursuit Of opos-
l. sums and of these the last is not the least im-
putf iu dxyif