National Republican., 1883-10-06
CURRENT GOSSIP.

The Marquis Of Lorne has had twenty-five
live muskrats shipped from Montreal TO Scotland.
ST.. AUGUSTINE, FLA, pays 12l cents bar
rel for oyster shells with which to improve her
roads.
A MILFORD IN. H. man has Just recovered
$50 In gold which he lost in his well twenty-five
years ago
SlXTY-FIvE guests at recent entertain
ment of the aged poor OF Leeds, England, were
over 81 years old.
A LONDON dramatic critic says that Henry
Irving in the role OF Hamlet looks as solemn as
mule in n snow Storm
Mn. SPRINGER says that Sam Randall has
no show for the speakershp. For this remark
Mr.. Springer will be degraded to the house com.
mittee on railing.
REV. MALCOLM d. THOMSON, of Texas, an
old time camp meeting eXhorter, says there is 100
much intellect and not enough apostolic fire in
modern preaching
A SPRINGFIELD (Mass) boy received this
dispatch from his generous Holyoko girl tho other
day: Joe, come up; am full ofmoney and will
pay all expenses"
Ben BUTLER advises young men not to 20
west. lie says he has been there himself and
wouldn't give Massachusetts, for all the praries on
the face of The globe
PHILADELPHIA preachers are certainly up
with the times. one Of them has announced as
his subject for next Sunday. +" Base Ball from
| Theological Standpoint"
BISMARCK may be more than match for
the American hog, but at last accounts the potato
| bug had eluded his vigilance and made the ac-
quaintance of his farmers,
FRANK HuRD has retired TO the subcelar
of his residence and will remain there until the
| storm blows over, When the wind is soulherly,
he knows a cyclone from toy whistle
SOME of the democrats of Boston are talk
! ing OF making Wendell Phillips their candidate
for the senate of Massachusetts, but his friends
say he would not accept the nomination.
THE Grand Duke Alexis, of Russia, occu-
| pies magnificent suite of apartments at tho
Hotel Continental, Paris, facing the Tuileres gar.
| den aud is accompanied by numerous rctinue.
A MAN named Gasbill recently applied to
| the Arkansas legislature to change his name be-
cause his girl always objected to his figure when-
ever he'd meter. She said he was too high, and
turned him oh.-The Judge. rHi
PROFESSOR to class in surgery-"The right
leg of the patient as you see, is shorter than tho
left, In consequence of which he limps. Now.
what would you do in a case of this kindY
Bright sudent-"Limp, too"
How is Gov. Begole's name pronounced,
| anyway? is the accent on the penut or ante
penult? What q nuisance these pentameter
are, for fact = Chicago Ne,Cs.
AUGUSTUS SALA is authority for the state
ment that Crouch the composer of kathleen
Mavourneen,' received only five guineas for the
copyright. The music firm which bought the
copyright sold 1t in 1857 for S2G6O
THE king of Corea is nameless. lie is sim
ply king" and that's all there Is to 1t. Any one
OF his subjects who don't believe it will have the
opportunity of chasing his head as it rolls from
the chopping block HartjoH Post.
II is stated on the best authority that tho
members of the champion Boston Base Ball club,
though not naturally superstitious men, believe
firmly that little Radford the right fielder, is a
mascot, and has brought victory TO the clsb.--
Boston Post.
THE sleepy town of Buffalo seems to be
6guring rather conspicuousy In New York politics
this year. Hitherto Buffalo has been famous SIM
ply for its circus printing and as point where the
average man went broke. II is hard to imagine
what has now 30 suddenly come over the spirit of
its dreams ..t.
MADAM RIsToRI, an Italian actress, is com.
ing to this country in round of tragic roles. sne
is highly spoken Of by the foreign pres, but
don't believe she can amount to very much, as
we have never seen her picture in any tobacco
store, advertising a new brand of natural leaf
plug-Chicago News.
THE quail-eating idiocy usually begins
being rather funny that St. Louis hasn't suggested
to Lord Coleridge the feasibility of trying to get
away with thirty Quails in thirty days This is
generally the substitute St. Louis has to offer for
banquet Chicago NeloS
THE Chicago Base Ball club has not been
heard OF for some days. 1t is suspected of having
gone to Paris TO Join Mrs. Luugtry. This alto
. gether unnecessary Not even platonic counec-
tion with Mrs Langtry could add 10 its gnominy.
The worst fate we eau wish it is that st. Louis Will
hire IL for next season.-ChcdgO News.
"YEs," said Mrs Brownsmith, az want
good girl aud possibly you might do; but haye
l you had any experience?' "Ixparience, is IL ?"
0 replied the damsel, resting her hands on her hips
and tossing her head in the air "ixpariencc, is
, it? Faith, and haven't Oi been in no less than
E twinty families during the last month";"
S "AND So" says the narrator, closing ibis
story, "they took him up 10 the cemetery in gold
II mounted hearse with four black horses, and all
@ the bands in the garrison playing the Dead
o Marcia" "Very grand, dare say, remarks the
y listener "but don't care for style Going TO the
IS cemetery on foot is good enough for me."-ET.
EMPEROR WILLIAM is said to have a very
l., extensive wardrobe, some Of the articles having
, been in his possession and use for twenty five
i years. The emperors wife is very different from
u other women, or else plaster of paris image
II wonders never call with buss Of Napoleon and
II Bismarck, which they offer to exchange for second
@ hand clothing. -NOrristol0n Herald.
! THE three fugitive slaves who arrived in
!. Boston last week from Cuba say they were held
"a on plantation ten miles east Of Santiago, called
a Atiko, aud owned hy Mariana Valanti who has
d about 1856 slaves. thiry-threG of whom are women
They till the soil pick fruit and make sugar and
are obliged to labor from o'clock in the morning
until in the evening their meals meantime be-
g ing nine bananas each
rs WHEN mob was storming at tho doors of
10 the Jail at Nincenues, Ind recently, Warner, the
prisoner whom IL was desired to lynch; surprised
"a the sheriff by saying that If lie would give him
/, pistol he would so out and chase the whole crew
" into the woods. The sheriff seemed to believe
of that Warner could do it, but was afraid that he
20 would chase the lynchers far that he wouldn't
10 be able to find his way back A few pistol shots
dispersed the crowd
NJ THE we'll known drop game" recently
- tried with success on Brooklyn bank dopositor
developed auecdote that Is told of Judge David
Davis The Judge was making deposit ut a
Washington bank and stood counting large pile
=, of money at n desk. A well dressed young man
/, stepped up and, with a bow aud smile, said
~ ~ "Judge, you have dropped bill" Sure enough
~ there lay Clean crisp genuine SO bill at the de-
positors feet. "rhauS YOU" bandly answered
the judge, placing his ponderous right foot over