National Republican., 1883-01-15

And when, at last, l left my place
Amid the gaping crowd,
ny power unseen shot into space,
I'd strike The pale moon in the face
And cqrom on Il coudi
--Rcp. j. A. Wilson.
A HEADING hotel proprietor of Pittsburg is
named Unger.
ANEW lady dentist is dragging the Boston,
ians around CoTier.JotrnaL
NINE. NILSSON declined an offer of $1,000
for three concerts in Portland, oregon.
IN Buffalo snow-balling is strictly pro-
hibtcd. There is danger Of hitting an eS mayor.
A NEW YORK firm has engaged a clothing
pattern cutter ofBoston at salary Of OOOa year.
GEN. LoNGsrREET has begun to apologize
for FiN.John Porter. It's long street that has no
turn Chicago Tribune.
| THE state auditor Of Indiana was profane
| in the presence of policeman, who Immediately
| dragged him or to cell.
THE London Spectator admits, in the matter
Of Christmas cards that England is fairly beaten
out OF the field by America.
1NDGANAPoLIs is afflicted with an epidemic
of bolls, aud most Of her prominent citizens are
said to be serving on standing committees.
Mr.. DANA, of the Now York Sum- is said by
n correspondent Of tho Atlanta Constitution to be
worth 100000 outside Of his newspaper stock
! A MAN drew n crowd at Wcstield, Mass,
| by going home with q fashionable bonnot on his
head. lIo was winning that article on a wager
THE Philadelphia Press thinks that Gov.
Cleveland IS finding out that 1t is n good deal
easier to get reputation by accident than to keep
1t by design.
EVERY Chicago paper starts Off its Iangtry
| article with the observation that "She sat down
to breakfast and called for the -" giving It's
own namel-BOsi0R Post.
| MAJOR ELIJAH IGsE, of Springfield, H.,
who is now wlnterng in Florida, was Il captain
during tho Blaokhnwk war and the then young
| Abo Lincoln was private in his company. Major
Ilse Is so years ofagc
| SEVENTEEN years ago an Atlanta man was
! given letter to mail Last Thursday he took the
confederate stamp fom the envelope, replaced 1t
with more modern stamp and dropped the letter
| post box. Further, depouent saith not.
ACCORDING to the Chicago Journal Mrs.
Abraham Lincoln told DIR. Miner, of Springfield
that when the fatal bullet struck the president he
was talking about n journey to Palestine for rest
after they should leave the white house. lie said
he wanted to see Jerusalem and place his feet in
the very paths the Saviour trod.
ELI PERKINS and Sojourner Truth met the
| other day for the first time. Eli was quite overs
come aud remarked: rs It possible that you
have lived to be 100 years old and never met me
before? Where could have been?" "Wander-
| ing in paths where truth is never found, 1
reckon" pointcdly returned the centenarian.
ONEof the most attractive salons in Paris,
says the London Truth, will be closed this winter
Mrs. MacEey starts for Mentone, where she will
| spend some time, In order TO regain her health.
Mr.. Mackey, who has just returned from America,
will join his wife in the south. 1t is said they in
tend in the spring to give up residing in Europe
| A NEVADA pcnitentiary convict complains
| that he was sent to prison for being dishonest,
and is there kept at work cutting out pieces of
| pastcboard to put between the soles of shoes in
| place of honest leather. If this man continues to
/ go behind the returns his sentence may be pro-
!, longed. lie ghould understand that business Is
I business.
ACCORDING to report, the Moxicans must bc
among tho politcst people on the globe. Even tho
/ robbers are gentlemen, and when they are obliged
TO rob really put one under obligation for thelrat-
| tentlon. An instance Is given Of u pretty speech
| made by q Mexican Beau Brocadc in appropriate
| ing II pair of earrings Possessing such bright
eyes, sonora, what need have you Of these dull
! stOnes?'
! BISHOP ELLICoTT, of Gloucester and Bris-
| tol, who in 1868 was recommended to QuGen Vic
] lOIlN ny lAOlu DGuVOllblluAu lOI tuc uuu
who is n member of the great Eicott family of
western New York, has increased his unpopularity
\ in his diocese by his unfair treatment of one OF
/ his most efficient clcrgymen, Mr.. Ives, who had
| built up by his own efforts u large congregation in
an outlying district, and who had been promised
| but did not receive the vicarship of Bedcminster
! Miss MARY CHAPTERS, only daughter of CIV
| Charters, of Stoke park Ipswich was married at
/ Ipswich recently TO Count Earl EsterhGZy, of
Prcssburg, Hungary. Last summer Mr. and Mrs.
Charters, with their daughter, were cruising on the
river Nile when their boat was upset. Count
sterhn2y passing in his yacht at the time and
calamity rescued the party. The acquaintance
| formed under these circumstances quickly
ripcned into q closer intimacy and resulted in the
marriage. =
| 81 HAVE had visit from the Marquis of
Lorne" writes II Douglass county, Nebraska,
! farmer. Along with him We're the Princess
! Louise and suite. They came up TO my house and
| stayed for three hours, and the princess took
sketch ofmy whole place-iarm house, stabliiig,
| wire fence, and ull the trees had planted my
! self about three years since The marquis and
! princess both shook hands with me when they
came up, but did not say who they were for moro
| than an hour" When he learned who his visitors
were he felt like man who has entertained an
gels unawares
| JEFFERSON, when American minister in
! Paris about Il hundred years ago, obtained the
| best copy possible of what he considered an
original portrait of Columbus in the Un2i gallery
! in Florence. lie deemed 1t, as he wrote, OF pub
| lie concern that our country should not be with
out It," In 1St he spoke of 1t as one of his chief
| Jewels Mt Monticello. This portrait, when after
the sale ut Monticello and the dispersion of Mr..
Jelersons effects, had been lost sight Of has re-
| Gently been rodiscoycyed by j. II. Butler of Mad
i5on, Wis, in the hall Of the Massachusetts His
torical society.
| PARIS is just now suffering acutcly from
/ an invasion OF rats. When the Seine rose during
the recent floods 1t drove the rat from his com.
Portable hole in the sewer The elected army Of
rats has betGd itself in more comfortable winter
| quarters, In tho Rue Dauphine, in the Rue do
Dac the Rue des Saints Peres, for instance, taking
| possession with the greatest cooness, and main
tanning strict military order, rs If In obedience to
Il common general. Thehouses on the river banks
| they have avoided, keeping well to the boule-
wards. Some Of tho host are said to be enormous
in size as big as cats gays one chronicer, Of un-
/ paralleled audacy, and with teeth long enough
and sharp enough TO take piece clean out of
deputys leg with impunty They turn up in all
sorts Of odd places-in boots, trousers, peticoats
| boxes, drGwors--and one yirtuous bonne nearly
| died from the shock when she surprised an en-
terprisng rodent in her bed They are not to
have It all their own way, however, for an op.
posing array OF all the available dogs and cats is
/ being levied and the cafes are ringing with the
| featg Of the various champions.