National Republican., 1882-09-20
PERSONALITIES.

Howgate should come back and get Bowen or
Brewster Cameron to try to buy juror or two.
General Sheridan receives on an average / 200
invitations year to reunions and similar gather
ings.
A. c. swinburne, the poet, it is said, contem-
plates tour in this country, where he will give
series of readings.
Bill Nye says of Whitelaw Reid: He is tall
rather fine looking man, with Grecian nose and
long dark hair, which he does up in tin foil at
night
Maine schoolboy has gone insane. The ca
lamity was occaioned by his sitting up at nights
to find the streams mentioned in the river and
harbor bill.
and Senators ingalls, and Plumb were members Of
q party of gentlemen whoattended Emma Abbotts s
performance of Lucia" in Topeka, Kan, last
Friday night.
nessee district, Is in disiavor with considerable
faction of his party, and the Memphis Avalanche
warns the Democrats that If they renominate him
he cannot be elected.
missioner to superintend the destru ction Of can
celed national bonds in this city; second is q
prosperous physician in this city, and a third is
principal OF an academy ut Memphis, Tenn.
When Judge Belford was called out upon the
platform during the afternoon recess at the Col
orado convention he was greeted with "Three
cheers for the red headed rooster" Let's go
a. aishing, Jim," and other salutations of similar
nature.
Mrs Nelson A. Miles, wife of General Miles, in.
tends coming East this fall from Washington Ter
ritory with her little girl 1t is probable that Cen
eral Miles will be ordered here on official business
before long, in which cese he will accompany his
family.
1t is worthy of note that of the three confeder-
ate generals who held the final council of war at
Appomaox Court House on the morning of the
9th of April 1865 to consider the desperate strait
of the army of Northern Virginia, two of them
Longstreet and Mahone-are now acting with the
Republican party.
tragedy called Francesca da Rimini" written
and published by George H. Boxer thirty years
ago and not originally intended for the stage, has
lust been acted in Philadelphia with Lawrence
Barrett in the principal part. The newspaper
critics agree that irwas n success in an artistic
way, and the audiences are described as enthusi-
astic.
President Arthur invites us to become American
citizens, aud Virginia is offered high place TO
return to the Union. Now Is our time. Woe be
unto us If we neglect II. Wisdom and patriotism
principle and policy, duty and expediency-ali
alike urge us TO re-esiablish friendly Federal re
latiOns upon the sureSt foundation ana at once
Richmond Wig.
Church, was conducting conference in Iowa,
when the news reached him that his son had been
burned 10 death in Cincinnati. The boy was only
20 and was about TO return to college. Bishop
Wiley Is one of the best scholars in his church.
His style Is graceful and classical greatly resem-
bling that OF Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts.
Rose McEnney, s years old, arrived at Castle
Garden alone on Sunday, on her way TO Marshall
Mich, to the homo of a cousin. She has her
ticket and only forty cents besides. Tho restau-
rant keepers in the Garden supplied her with pro-
visions for her Journey to Michigan before she LEFT
OF completing her long journey, as she began it,
alone,