National Republican., 1882-12-14
GENERALLY PERSONAL.

Just think Of oyster stew.
Why mourn for lemonade and pop
When pancakes loom in view2
Don't spare-ribs beat aspnragus7
Can't mushrooms discount greensf
Don't rufied grouse lay out cOrned beef,
And quail beat pork and beans2
Commodore Kittson is building $4,000
house in st. Paul.
Ulysses s. Grant, jr., and wife sailed by. the
servia for Europe Wednesday.
Bill Nye, editor of the Laramie Boomerang,
has been quite i'll, but is now convalescing
Mrs. Melville is evidently trying to fill the
aching void in public notoriety recently occupied
by Mrs. scoville.
When two gentlemen call on the same lady
the same evening, one arriving earlier than the
other, whose place is 1t to leave frst9
Nillson took $32, 1863 for eleven concerts In
New York. Lydia Pinkham has an income Of
$4,000 year. This is the country for artists.
The streets of New Orleans are bright with
cold-weather fashions, and many of the leading
citizens are preparing their houses for brilliant
winter.
Ma" he asked at dinner, "who was Char
lotte Russe?" ooh /" said ma, "she was one of
them old queens what made trouble during the
Restoration"
Oscar Wilde's "most beautiful woman of
America" Miss Jennie Allen, of Montgomery,
Ala, was married to Mr.. Henry d. Clayton, IT,, a
few days ago.
David Dudley Field, the notorious demo-
cratic politician, was the author of the Sunday
code the enforcement of which is causing such
sensation in New York.
1t is the man who has saved his dimes for
Christmas who can smile Jay Gould smile as he
looks in at the shop windows and makes mental
inventory of the little stockings at home.
Senator Voorhees, says that what the people
want is n clean sweep of all the office holders
from president down. This is the standard meas
urement of democratic ideas on civil. service re-
form.
A gentleman should only offer his left arm
to his wife. The only time when a lady is placed
on gentleman's left is during the marriage SER
vice, when the position indicates subjection.-
London Queen
Five members Of the present house of rep
resentatives, Guenther, of Arkansas: Atkins, of
Tennessee; Clark, of Missouri; Morton, of Della
ware, and Caldwell, of Alabama. are candidates
for clerk of the next.
Sunset Cox was introduced at a New York
political meeting as "ideal" democrat. We
never for a moment supposed that Cox was so
wicked. Tweed was an ideal democrat, and didn't
conceal it.-Norrfs,otOn Herald.
Mrs. Bridget Kennedy, of Rutland, VT, has
been sentenced to fifty years imprisonment for
Illegally selling liquor. She was convicted on
$50 complaints, and, being unable to pay the fines
and costs, imprisonment was imposed.
Fourteen persons have died in New York
since July ], in consequence of blowing out the
gas " when going to bed AS long as grown peo-
| Pile will do such things who say that demo-
cratic restoration in 1884 is impossible?
JEFF Chandler, of Missouri, says it is doubt
full whether the republican parry ever gets on its
feet again, but thinks Justice Miller of the United
States supreme court, If nominated for president
in 1884, might brace 1t up considerably.
Nine. Nilsson was told at Omaha that the
1000 Scandinavians in that vicinity would like to
give her a reception "You astonish me-" she re.
piled. "Oh, my poor countryl Ten thousand Of
| its people in New York and 1000 here! What
will become t?'
Mrs. Labouchere sailed this morning for Eu.
rope on the Servia. One of her trunks went asiray
on the way from the hotel down to the steamer
last night Notwithstanding the jealous efforts OF
small army of" ntervlewers to see that she left
| these shores perfectly safe and happy
| Shelby Cullom, the governor of Illinois and
probable republican candidate for senator, is a
tall, somewhat Lincoln. like man. wary, consid-
crate, wise, careful, who has made such an accept
able governor for two long terms that the repub.
lican column remains unbroken in the midst OF
disasters elsewhere.
Judge Phelps, the new criminal magistrate
of Baltimore, has already acquired the nickname
of Judge Terror" He holds court day and night
and imposes the heaviest sentences which the law
allows. For selling liquor on Sunday luckless
restaurant keeper last week had his license re-
voked was fined $50 and costs, and was tent tojal
| for ten days.
| A I. I. 4. n
the music of which just lasts long enough to boil
an egg properly. We may now expect to hear of
veal outlet waltz and a porterhouse steak Ian.
GERS. But to cook the average boarding house
| spring chicken we fear that nothing less than
performance of "Parsifal" will indicate the time
necessary to prepare 1t sufficlently.-Puck.
Col. G.. II. Butler has received an appoint
ment from Gen. Sheridan, and will soon start for
| the plains. On his journey westward 1t is to be
| hoped he will not ask anybody to take drink.
| He did that same thing once and was removed as
special agent Of the Post. Office department.
The gentleman to whom he offered his bottle hap.
pened to be the first assistant postmaster general,
but George was, of COURSE unaware of the fact
The Calvary Baptist church of New Haven,
Conn.,. which was destroyed by fire on the 18th Of
last March, has been rebuilt, Rev. DR.. Samson son
OF Rev. DIR. Samson president of Columbian COL
lege of this city for many years. is its pastor At
a recent Sunday service Dr. Samson made strong
appeal to free the church from debt, and the sum
o $500 was raised in ten minutes Only 800 moro
| Is necessary, The audience was pleased and en-.
| thusiastic.
Gen. Silas Kenyon, a well-known demo-
cratic speaker in New Jersey and other states,
threw himself before Pennsylvania railroad
| train close to the station in Elizabeth, Tuesday
| evening He was killed almost instantly. let
| ter was found in his pocket addressed to Andrew
| Albright of Newark, thanking him for favors, and
adding that the writer did not care any longer to
| be burden upon him. He had no family, and
was 10 years of age.
Last Saturday Annie MacNamee, a chamber
maid in the employ of Mrs. Anna Betz, of No. 40
East Thirty. eighth street. arrested for petty
| theft and committed to prison in default of $500
| bail and remained in confinement until yeser-
day, when John +. Betz the we'll known brewer,
of No. 1882 Spruce street. Philadelphia, became
surety for her appearance and she was released.
In qualifying 10 become her bondsman, MIR. Betz
bilties.-NeD York Times.
Senator Lamar, who hitherto has adhered
| to the old southern custom Of wearing long hair.
now appears in Washington with his locks closely
shorn. The change was, however, an uninten-
tlonal one. During a recent visit to st, Louis he
entered BARRIERS shop to get shaved. That opera.
ton finished the cable artist said, "Senator, your
hair needs cutting" "All right" said the other.
who was SO deep in meditation upon other subs
iecs that he did not know what he had replied to
but when at last he arose and looked in The glass
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