National Republican., 1883-11-19
CURRENT GOSSIP.

CHARLES WYNDHAM, the actor, relates
that, in his first attempt at starring in England,
Henry Irving was the light comedian of the CONS,
pany. N
AN old boot is missing from Berryvillc, tho
capital of Carroll county, Arkansas The county
treasurer, having been summoned 10 Fort Smith,
put 5000 of tho couutys money in an old boot,
which no hid in his garret. On HIS return the
boot was not TO be found.
SOME time ago an American edition Of a
few Of zola's works found its way into England.
Since then the popular demand has grown at a
rapid rate. Naturally, the supply has kept pace
and the list has been increased, until now there
are no less than sixteen OF these unabridged
translations" to be had.
"THE buying mania" is disease that n
floor walker IN n large New York store has found
TO afllot women. He says that hile suffering
from It they buy quantities of goods that they
have no morN need for than they have for an extra
pair Of hands. One husband that he knew of cured
his wife OF the disease by telling her yarn about
q woman who became so crazy that she was sent
TO an insane asylum.
Mr.. HowELLs has boon interviewed again,
and declares his "Foregono Conclusion" the best
thing he has ever written ~ think" he added,
'it is little more artistic, and am told that It
| enjoys a wider popularity in Europe than any
other book Of mine. 1 remember It well. It was
rewrote the whole story before any part Of 1t was
given out for publication"
PERHAPS one Of tho toughest of current
news items is the reported marriage at Blythe
wood S. c., ON Monday, of Andrew Mcclellan,
welLto-d ged to Mrs Martha
! Wilson, widow of ~ years. When Andrew was
yet in the eighties the widow was not born. 1t is
said the couple have come to New York on their
wedding tour. If Andrew is sharp he will specu
lato q little az curiosity"
| WHEN Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-
Strelitz came to be married to George III she
was ten days at sea, but kept gay the whole voy-
| age, sung 10 her harpschord, and left the cabin
| door open. When she first caught sight Of st.
Jamess palace she turned pale. The Duchess OF
| Hamilton smiled. my dear duchess" said the
| princess "you may laugh. You have been mar
ried twice. but it is no joke to me-"
SENIOR RAMON ARGUELLo, of San Matoo,
| Cal, died and left his widow property worth
s50O,0O0. She met and fell in love with Francis
| Kovier Herndudez, handsome clerk In dry
| goods store She proposed marriage and he as
sented telling her that while he did not recipro-
cate her affection he did dote ON her dollars.
| Since the marriage he has got hold OF about
sll,0 900 of her money and Herewith left. She has
caused his arrest, and he Is now in durance await.
ing trial.
DELos HoTcHKIss, of Marion, Conn, owns
an orchard in which stands probably the most re-
markable apple tree in the world. In the drst
place. 1t is nearly 200 years old 1t is 60 feet high
| the diameter Of the tree top is l0i feet, and the
| circumference of the trunk, three feet from the
| ground, is 15IS feet. One of the peculiarties of
| this venerable tree Is that 1t is "an alternate
bearer"-flve limbs bearing fruit one year, and
four the next; but, strange to say. 1t showed its
patriotism on the centennial year by bearing fruit
on all of its branches, the first time it ever did
The will of Kate Townsend the woman
who was killed in New Orleans recently, has Just
been admitted to probate. Curiousy enough, the
fortune Of over 100000 which she had accumu-
lated Is left in bulk to the ruflian who murdered
her. and who is now in jail TO stand trial for tho
crime. Another incident worthy of note in this
terrible tragedy is the name of the murderer
Sykes-for, taken in connection with the history
| of the lives of the unhappy woman and her brutal
lover, 1t recalls to every reader of Dickens the
curious story of Nancy and BIZ Skies.
GEORGE VANDERBILT, youngest son of
| William H.. the Sycamore, was Fl years of age
during the week past and received s2,50000O, of
which fifth was accumulated earnings ON the
grandfather's legacy of S2000,000. Mr.. James Nc
Henry gave the young man the set of chessmen
Napoleon Bonaparte used at st. Helena--his last
army to be set in moton-and the chess board on
which the freshly dissected heart of the emperor
was placed. George Vanderbilt has literary
young man.
The old PAGER Longfellow was enjoying q
let-up at the Oakland track some years ago. IN
the day time he ran in small lot adjoining tho
course The inclosure was about $50 yards of the
inside track, reaching from the judges stand
along the homestretch. There was pacing race
and q trot the same afternoon. When the pace n
were scoring Longfellow would shack" back
| with them, wheel when they did, and lead the
| Ha11 IN ha
, When the trotters started he was contented to
watch them, without any desire to take part In
, the fight.
: WHILE the city register of Providence r.
l., was filling out certificates of vaccination fol
school children the other day a brawny young
Irishman entered and asked fora certificate The
official examined his arm to see If tho virus had
D done its work, made out the usual document
{ bade the Irisman goodday, and went on with his
A work. About fifteen minutes later he was
surprised by the remittance of the same young
: man, who asked: "Was II a smallpox certificate "
gave me, l dunno2" at was" replied the regis
> ter. "Well, then, ye can take It back and make
out a bit of q marriage license, for it's meseli
that's been coortin' fine young lass for siyer
months, and sure We want to sittle down"
r PARIS last year ate 100000 chickens and
$50 900 900 eggs. The frogs couldn't be counted
0 To wash down these and other kinds of solid food
for good living has just about opened In Paris
where the cooks studying up novelties u
tickle the taste of their patrons and to be initiated
+ in America Among the morbid developments o
: Parisan fancy is the fondness for snails. The!
arc sold on tho street oysters are In the
!, American cities At the best restaurants they ar
( served In their Shells into which Is studied com
Y pound of butter and parsley or garlic The fines
Q snails come from Bergundy, and many of then
are sent to the United States TO meet growing de-
mand among that class who will do anything Il
be thought In the fashion
NOTICEABLE at one Of the hotels in Idaho
Springs Is the tall figure Of an old soldierly look
o ing gentleman whose military career is interest
u ing. 1t is Gen. A. w. Doniphan, man 20 year
old, Who at the beginning of the Mexican wal
stepped from large practice into the ranks
whence he was at once elected to the colOnelcy o
's the 1st Missouri regiment of mounted volunteers
7, The similarity between the names Xenophon anC
n Doniphan has been noted, but the resemblanc
A. does not stop there. Gen. DoniphaD, like TIN
90 Greek leader made one OF the longest marches oil
n record. Starting at Fort Leavenworth the Is
Ar Missouri volunteers marched TO Mexico. thei
"a around chihuahua and Del Norte, conquerin
Il New Mexico and other states participating In tn
N battles of Drastic and chihuahua, losing but on
10 man in both, but capturing 800 and killing tn
IS same number ofthe onemy, and making aoircui
OF 5000 miles in thirteen months ten OF whic
were spent in the saddle.