National Republican., 1883-10-08
CURRENT, GOSSIP.
'RrNcr BISMARCK owns a distillery.

IhlNCE BISMARCk owns u ulstllery.
THE Prince of Wales hyoighs 22l pounds
THERE were made in the United States last
year 100000 barrels Of bJor.
A GIRL of 10 has been married in New York
state 10 a man OFFS by Justice over 80.
Two ostriches In California have kicked
their mates TO death. Tho mules in that country
have discouraged look
A DANGEROUS summer resort: Man-chased-
her-by-lhesea. Why not change its namo to Evil
lain-still puBued-her-by -the.sea ?"-Lie.
AN engagement is announced between Miss
Kate Patterson, of Baltimore, a granddaughter of
Betsey Bonaparlo, and Pierre La Montagu.
As ALFONSO rides pickapack on Bismarck's
shoulders, tho Philadelphia Times amuses itsolf
with the reflection that he can bite his thumb ut
France.
THE Philadelphia Call believes that the
reason dude" characters arc not n success on tho
stage any longer is that there is too much compc-
tition in the audience.
A FAMILY consisting of n man and woman
and five children, nre footing IL from Kenosha to
point near Madison, Wis, with all their worldly
possessions in n wheolbarrow.
CAPT. Roach, of Austin, Texas, had game
cock training for cooking main, but an envious
hawk swooped down on the poultry yard and
made breakfast Off the rooster.
BALTIMORE judge has decided that Ma
rylahd law cannot prevent u woman from using
| her tongue. Any man who has not been con
irmed bachelor ought to know that
"IT was hard thing to build o church, n
| harder thing to pay for II, aud harder thing
still to fill it," is the disheartculng remark Of q
wornout preacher at Cheyenne, w. r.
THE numerous criticisms in the newspapers
on Prof Proctor's scientific discussion of tho
chances Of draw poker betray suspicious famili-
arlty with the intricacies of the game.
JOE McDoNALDs boom Is fitful, feverish
thing. One day 1t bluzes like hayrick aflre, and
the next 1t hickers like bad candle. 1t seems TO
DO Of tho sporadic rather than the chronic typo
SITTING BULL has decided to givc up his
idea Of Joining the Catholic church rather than to
give up one of his wives. lie may save his hair
by so doing, but will he save his soul ?--Norisown
| Herald
GEORGIA disputes with North Carolina the
title of "rar.heel state" The total value of tho
| formers product of resin and turpentine for tho
past six months exceeds that of North Carolina by
over 81, 100000.
| HAVING enacted the role of Frou-Frou
with unparalleled eclat, Judge Hoadly now enters
upon the last act by returning home, penitent
and forlorn, to perish in the arms of his political
family next Tuesday.
NAT GOODWIN says he had rather be q
lamp post in New York than lord chamberlain In
London There is no doubt Mr.. Goodwin owes
the lamp posts of New York and elsewhere q debt
| ofgrntitude he can never repay.
A YOUNG woman at Grinnoll, Iowa, was
followed home by youth whom she dsliked
She warned him to leave her but as he persisted
in his attentions, she hit him on the head with
quart bottle of patent medicine which she carried
STORY comes from Panama that an igno.
| rant laborer IN plowing near Bogota turned up
mummy covered with gold ornaments and clad IL
| gold mail. A crown was on the head and O scep
ter by the side. The relics, however, were stolen.
MURAT HALsTEAD and John Mclean sat
opposite to each other at the banquet to Lord
Coleridge in Cincinnati, but, thanks to the ice
cream pyramid and roast pig that stood between
them, they were not compelled to be introduced
| across the table.
THE lightning struck q man out in Ohio,
and when the news was broken to his wife, she
asked in sad but surprised tone of voice, sis he
deadY Yes" I" was tho reply. Poor John; then
the lightning must have struck him more than
once. e."-B0stol Globe.
WILLIAM DAVIS, of bingham, Mass, has
chair that was brought over in the Maynower in
1920 In view Of the 900 chairs that constituted the
cargo Of that estimabe ship we arc at loss to de-
termine where its worthy passengers slowed them
selves away.-Graphic.
THIS Holman business has gone far enough,
If the Boston Herald has watched it carefully.
If" 1t says, "the poor old fellow doesn't have
more brains than he has been credited with the
New York Sun will drive him crazy. 1t may bo
fun for the Sul, but i'll tho name of humanity We
object"
The Albany Journal has doluded itself into
the conviction that "the managers at Buffalo
forced upon an unwilling convention ticket
which no more represents the democratic masses
of the state than a committee of women from
Dorcas society would reflect the spirit of a crowd
at u dog fight"
WOMAN, with dog jumping at her, to pro-
fessor owner of the animal: "For heavens sake,
man, call your dog oil. or he will upset me-"
Professor, standing ON one foot and scratching his
, head: lone minute, madam, one minute; TO
himselO soon as can remember the Internal
brute's name" Translated from The German.
IT is developed that Jay Gould's front
} name is jason, that Dio Lewis is Dlocetan Lewis
and the editor of the New York Tribune Jacob
, Whielaw Reid This reminds us that the gentle
man we call Frank Hatton rejoces in the impos-
; ing name of Francesca da Rmini Hatton, and
Charles A. Danas middle name is Augustus
Chicago NelOs
A REMARKABLE case of sleep walking oc-
Cured in Woonsocket recently, q young woman
| leaving her home at o clock in the morning and
walking two miles into the country. Being missed
, q search was made, when she was found and re-
turned to her home by friend ut whose house
she had stopped. She did not awake until arriv-
! ing there
, AS tho passenger train left Picacho, forty
six miles west of Tucson, A. r., Monday night. q
child, belonging to a German immigrant family,
walked off the platform of the cars. The train
Q was backed to the station, but no trace of the
0 child could be found. Tho father and the mother
o of the child remained at Plcacho all night, and
n yesterday went in search of the child. As they
approached some bushes the little one came run
, ming out with outstretched arms, calling "Papa,
pa" The child was uninjured.
: A REMARKABLE old man died at Ludlow
y vile, Tompkins county New York. recently. His
l. name was Chester Childs, and his ago 9s years
IS When he died he had o full set Of natural teeth
d He boosted that he had never visited dentist
nor had he over lost Il tooth. His hair was thick
upon his head, and in person he was straight and
good looking lie was horn in Roxbury. Mass.
but most of his life was spent as merchant in
d New York city, though he had travelled consider
ably, and could spaek several languages,
a A YOUNG man from Texas married girl
. In North Carolina and then proposed to leave her
- while he worked his way back to his Texas home
J in the hope of there earning some money to send
y for her She sad however, that she preferred to
l. accompany him on foot They, therefore, made