National Republican., 1883-06-19


ANNA DICKINSON will, it is said, under
take To act again next season.
VoLTA1RE's house is used by the Geneva
Bible society as a repository for Bibles.
WILLIAM HENRY HuRLBERT expects to
start daily newspaper OF his own in New York
next year.
FANNY DAVENPORT says she will play
Fedora" and Fedora" only during the com.
ing season.
GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN has become the
American manager Of one of the Oldest English
insurance companies
In is believed that Salvini, who is SO, and
intends retiring at 55 is worth, ,sSOO,OOO He has
been playing since he was II.
The man who dropped tin tobacco tag
into the contribution plate says that he at least
deserves the credit Of having put in an appear.
ance.
THERE are only eight cases of suicide mem
toned in the Bible-Abimeech Samson, Saul. his
armor bearer, Ahithophel, Zlmri, Razis and Judas
Iscariot.
PEOPLE in Quito are camping out In the
streets afraid of being swallowed up by earth
quakes Quite a shocking state OF affairs exists in
tn at vicinity.
AN Eastern aquatic professor says that wo-
men float on the water naturally while men sink.
and gives as reason that the difference in the
size OF the feet produces the result
The Texas legislature has appropriated
5000 to purchase sets of the ten volumes of tho
southern Historical society papers The society
are now having the 1G0 sets bound.
IN ten years the wheat acreage of the
United States has nearly doubled, 10 100000 acres,
being the number reported at the beginning, and
$4,000, 900 at the end Of the decade.
THE church which Eugenie intends build
ing at Flnmboro', England, in memory of her son
will cost sS500OO. The collins of Napoleon III and
the Prince Imperial will be placed In this church.
THE civil servant under the crown longest
in harness in England is Earl Granville. He has
held office even longer than Mr.. Gladstone his
present chief whose record is so long and variedJ
JAY GoULD's pennant for his yacht is ap-
propriately yellow, the color of gold, embroidered
with big q. The shippers disrespectfully aver
that it looks for all the world like smallpox sig
nal.
MANAGERS are beginning to renew the
talk of returning TO the stock system. There 10
no doubt that the tendency is In that direction,
but II will be several seasons before the stock can
be re-established
A NEW town in the west has eight saloons
and one church. This seems greatly out of pros
portion, and the inhabitants appear to think so,
too, for they are about building another saloon.-
NorrtstotOn Herald.
THE Detroit Free Press states that New
York man was knocked down for hoping that an
alderman would die, and then extends this cor.
dial invitations: "Let him como West He can
wish whole legislature dead and no one will
harm him"
ONu, nf tho ~, ~, JI,o on.Js IN.
money markets is the Introduction Of Mexican
bank notes. The notes are OF all denominations,
and pass at the same rate as Mexican silver coin
The first paper money ever issued by Mexico was
in the present year.
The New York correspondent of tho Pitts.
burg Dispatch says that Mr.. G. Vanderbilt is re.
ported TO have gone TO Europe to trace the family
descent from Van Der Bilt a Dutchman of high
distinction, whose armoral bearings the New York
millionaires will assume
A DELIGHTFUL little story has been told in
Alabama that the wifo of the democratic default
ing state treasurer Vincent sold her furniture and
Jewelry, and thus raised Sl5,000 which she paid
to the state, but the Selma Times says that there is
not word OF truth in 1t.
The supreme court Of Nebraska has ruled
that not transferable railway ticket If sold to
third party, cannot be seized by conductor from
holder being entitled to possession in order that
he may recover the amount paid for 1t from the
vendor.
SPRINGFIELD qll.) maiden threw
bucket of water on n member of the legislature
who had winked at her. The Courier. journal re-
marks: "No one who has heard of the torments
that the sight OF water gives an Illinois legislator
will doubt that the punishment in this case was
up TO the enormity of the crime"
THE public attention has been much OK.
cited in the past days by the report relative TO the
discovery at Puerto Principe, in the central part
of the island Of large lithographic stone quarry
that has been proclaimed by experts to be superior
to the finest that is imported from Germany,
which has heretofore been considered the best in
the world.
Mr.. PARNELL is reported TO have said re-
Gently when asked how he was affected by the
papal accommodation; "I don't know what It
will do for me in tho next world, but 1t has made
my fortune in this" His testimonial fund is rap.
idly nearing the intended sum of $4,000, while
before the pope's circular was issued there was
little prospect of it ever reaching S5O,00O
CARVING in ivory is carried nowadays to a
very high degree of excellence in Paris There is
in London at present bust of lady of the time
Of Mary, Queen of Scots executed in Paris by A.
Moreau Vauthier which is said TO be the finest
piece of ivory carving ever executed. The Pail
Nal Gdstue states with grim irony that so high
price is demanded forit that twill most probably.
be purchased by Rothsohild-or an American
SENATOR GEORGE G. VEST, who is now at
Hot Springs, Ark, had a narrow escape from death
the other day. He was taking a bath alone, when
he suddenly became insensible from some un-
known cause, and when an attendant chanoed to
arrive few minutes later he found the senator
lying in an unconscious state. physician was
summoned, and he was at length restored to con-
sciousness. lie has now almost entirely recovered.
THE official returns of the marriages solemn
lied in France during the last year show total Of
270,53O for the Twelve months The greatest mum.
Der in one month took place in February, when
there were 3il57. Next come November with
S2074; May, with 2S,273; January, with 27,6s5;
June, with 27,2l6; October with 26 7s2; July, with
22626 September, with 1883; April, with 1904,
August, with 1882 March, with 1I,2ll, and last
Of all December, 1899.
The Philadelphia Sunday Item gleefully
enumerates its rich politicians. Bill Mann, il
says, has been carefully laying by for thirty years.
He has now about 81 100000, perhaps more Cas-.
sldy is worth 100000; Collis 100000; Harry
Brumm 100000; Dave Lane $500, 900; Bill Leeds,
s5OOOOO Bill McAIuien, 100000; johnny Hill.
s25pOOO bill stokely 100000; jim McAfanes,
sSOO'OOO El, Rowan is poor; Charley Porter,
sl0O,0Oo; BIZ Douglass, SlOO0OOi Col. Quay $500.
OOOi Mayor King, sS0O0ooi Bill Atleton, slsOOOa
aud s0on,