National Republican., 1882-10-05
PERSONALITIES.

MAJOR JOHN GATIING. of Raleigh, n. c., a brother
of DR.. Gatlng the inventor of the Calling gun, is
at the Ebbitt House.
COLONEL WILLIAM LUDLOW, major of engineers,
U. S. A., engineer secretary OF the Lighthouse
Board, is at the Ebbitt House.
CAPTAIN JOSEPH N MILLER, U. S. N, arrived here
last night from Boston, under orders as n member
of the Jeanette court of inquiry.
COMMODORE ROBERT W. sHUFELpT has reported
from santa Barbara on the southern coast of Cali
fornia, that his health has been fully restored.
w. l.. Woop, who was Superintendent of Public
Buildings and Grounds under the administration
of President Lincoln, is guest at the Arlington.
CIrTAIN BusHRoD B. TAYLOR, U. S. N, and Mrs.
Taylor are at the Ebbitt House from Indiana.
Miss Agnes Sanxay of Madison, Ind, is with them.
CoLoSEL JAMES s. PIERCE, late of the Imperial
Hotel, is enjoying himself boating, fishing and
cunning in the neighborhood of Portsmouth, N. II.
T. C. CRAWFORD, the Washington representative
| of the Pittsburgh Leader, has returned to the
city after nm extended tour through Pennsyl-
| vania.
| PASSED ASSISTANT ENGINEER ABsALoM KIRBY, U.
| S. N, who has been visiting his family on Capitol
Hill, left yesterday to rejoin the Powhatan at
| New York city.
| COMMANDER FRANCIS ]. HIGGISsON, U. S. N, has
arrived at the Ebbitt from Portland, Me-, aud Or
| uCTGu W uuts 10 htNi SSS'c'ois vi
House Board.
| GEORGE d. DE SHIELDS, ESQ.,, las returned to his
| post at the Riggs House from his summer work Ut
the West End Hotel, Long Branch, looking better
ifpossible, than ever.
DAVID GARRICK McRITcHIE, subjunior, was one
week old yesterday. ID. G. senior and d. G.
Junior are blooming over the event like garden
full of Oscars favorite flower. .
]. b. DEvAux, member of the National Republi.
can Committee from Georgia. leaves for that state
in day or two 10 take the stump for the Inde.
pendent candidate for Congress in the third dis
trict.
GENERAL BARRIos, the President of the Gaute
malian Republic is expected TO arrive in Wash.
ington at an early day. Many letters and tcle
grams have been received at the Arlington to hi
address
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER GEORGE TALCoTT, U S
N, who is on ordnance duty at the Norfolk navy
yard, has arrived at the Ebbitt House. He is
classmate of the late Lieutenant Commander d
Long.
THAT genial gentleman and prince of good fei
lows George d. De Shields, has returned iron
Long Branch. where he spent the season at IN
famous West End Hotel and is again lending tn
light of his countenance to the Riggs,
COLONEL GEORGE A. WOODWARD, retired U. s. A.
was here Monday and Tuesday but has reurne
TO Philadelphia, where he is editing the Unite
serriee Mo0ddRe. lie was formerly eommandin
the Fifteenth Infantry, and was retired in 1879 fu
wounds received during the rebellion.
president ARTHUR and Secretary Chandler, o
their recent visit to Portsmouth, N, H., examine
the Sycamore property as n site fora United State
marine hospital. The Sycamore is q site by itsel
contuining about ify acres. The situation is cor
: sldered the best on the New England coast 1t hi
The ocean IN front and the river aud bay on tw
sides. The Secretary thought it a beautiful plne