National Republican., 1882-12-06
GENERALLY PERSONAL.


The health of Mr.. Frederick Douglass does
not improve.
Children named after Thurlow Weed each
got slO0 legacy.
Mrs. Venus when crossing the sun to-day,
will throw even Mrs. Langtry in the shade.
Mrs. Catherine Scales is known in St. Louis
ns the mother of the public schools" She has
taught steadily for thlrty-six years. and estimates
that her pupils have numbered about 1000.
Gov. st. John contemplates lecturing in q
number of Eastern cities this winter. Prepare for
a dry time.
Mrs. Craig Wadsworth who has been in
Europe since June, is expected back in washing.
ton this month.
Gen. Stoneman is the first military man who
has been elected governor of California since It
has been State.
Capt. "Jim" F" Britton of Texas has sent a
chair made Of twunty-four polished steers horns
TO Governor Bate of Tennessee.
Unless Mr.. Grover, of Oregon, is mistaken
about it, Justice Field, of the Supreme Court, is
suffering from the White House fever.
Mrs. Pelagie Bogy, widow of Senator Lewis
" Bogy, is seriously i'll ut the residence of her
daughter, in st. Louis. She is 70 years of age.
Henry Ward Beecher says baby is n nui-
sance. Henry evidently knows what 1t Is to hunt
for paregoHc bottle in the dark and find tack.
Bob Toombs doesn't tell the whole truth
when he announces himself as jefferson Demo-
crat. He means Jefferson Davis Democrat-Bos-
ton Herald.
Ex-Congressman J. b. Weaver and E. II.
Gillette, of Iowa, have bought the Dubuque Slate
Tribune. and say they intend to make 1t "genuine
reform paper"
Susan b. Anthony announces her intention
to storm the National Capital this winter as m
advocate ai OF womens rights. She is already get
Congressman Converse, of Ohio, has q lin
gering notion that he may carry off the Speaker
ship while Randall and Carlisle are fighting about
It, Hope he won't hide it.
Nine. Minnie Hauk arrived in New York
Monday night, and is stopping at the Everett
| House. She will make her first appearance this
season next Saturday afternoon.
| Among the handsomest ladies in Washing
ton official society are the wives of ex. Senator
Mcdonald Assistant Secretary New, Senator
Groome, and Congressman Bayne.
Mrs. Annie Louise Cary Raymond says she
will never sing again for public audience. 1t is
to be hoped the gifted songstress may find in her
domestic life some tender use for her vocal abil-
ities
MIR. Hannibal Hamlin, American minister
to Spain, arrived in New York Monday on the
steamer servia. Rumor says that of his own wish
he is not likely to return to Madrid. Mr. Hamlin
is nearly "a years old. He has been III public life
since 1886.
lhey say that Ben Buffers wrinkles are
filling up, and that he is renewing his youth at
the fountain of grathed ambition. If elected
PRESIDENT his gray hair would probably disappear,
ana his form return its DrODOrtiOns n thirty
years ago-Cgereidnd Leader.
Senator Mitchell will not return to WASH
ington till the latter part of the week. as he has
important business to attend to at home. He has
been rendered the Craftsmanship of the Senate
Committee on Pensions to succeed Senator Teller
now Secretary of the Interior.
Mrs. Clara Fisher Maeder is one of the few
actresses who do not conceal their real age after
they have ceased to be young She made her de-
but flty-five years ago, when she was II, and has
acted ever since, being an efficient member of
Boston company Her active service is said to
exceed In length that of any theatrical performer
now on the stage.
Ex-senator Spencer seems to have the gift
ofthe hero Of IolNnthe-he can make himself in.
visible In q tNinkling. His wife is very pretty
woman, with romantic history. She is the
niece Of Gen. Loring, of Egyptian fame in the
khedive lsmaila's times, and was named, Gu
riously, after her uncle, Major Loring Nunes. Her
iather was Cuban of large fortune, which he
lost. Then the daughter went upon the stage
and did rather well. In Washington she met MIR.
Spencer, then in the United States Senate, and
after short engagement they were married.
Philadelphia Press,
Mrs. Langry began her Boston engagement
Monday night She is going to be very success
full for the Boston papers have discovered that she
"admires Emerson" and Frequently wears
glasses" As if this were not sufficient to insure
success the lady is reported expressing her high
regard for the "nobleness and lucdity of Mr..
, Matthew Arnold" Our readers may remember
that Mr. Arnold defines lucidity 1.-THE percep-
ton of the want of truth and valdness in notions
long current; the perception that they are no
longer possible; that their time is finished, and
they can serve us more" This is thoroughly
! Bostonese.-Albdny Express.