National Republican., 1883-02-06
Poor ground hog; housed for six weeks yet.

An Albany barber says Mr.. Tilden has
light beard and is easy to shave.
"SToP treasurerl" has now taken the place
Of "stop thief"-Chicd0o Tribune.
IN struggles for the United States senate
many are called but few are chosen.
THERE is horse in Williamsport so balsy
that he refuses frequenuyto draw his own breath.
SIR MOSES MoNTEFIoRE the oldest En-
glish baronet will be 100 years old on the twenty
fifth Of october next.
THE New York Sportsman of Feb. 3 con-
tains, on its first page, an excellent Likeness Of
Hon. Thomas Ochiltree.
| A New YORK broker has reformed and been
ordained as a minister Brokers are always foud
| OF playing rising market
JOHN SMITH, jr., of indianapolis, is under
arrest for trying to kill his father his name being
the only extenuating circumstance.
| THE salvation army is having lively time
in Plttsburg. Thirty-two arrests were made sun
day of people who disturbed their meetings.
JOHN G. NEW, assistant secretary of the
treasury is making of his paper, the Indianapolis
Journal his state folks say the best paper Indiana
ever had.
FRANCIS MURPHY, the temperance worker,
writes friends in plttsburg that he will shortly re-
| turn home from England, He is suffering from
bronchial consumption
DIR. EVANS the American dentist in Paris
| has had Napoleon, Eugene, the emperors and
| empresses of Germany, Austria, and Russia, and
the kings and queens Of Holland and Belgium, as
his patients.
THE Whitehall RoUiow says that Mr. Glad
stone never forges. People who have been in
the habit of sending inquiries to the Tribune re-
garding the best base ball average in 1869 should
| Denr this lnnt n mind -(Hicn1O Tribtlne
SARDoU, the dramatist, says he writes to
make money, and makes money that he may
spend It in enjoyment. He lives in a superb pal-
arc built by Mansard, and has flied 1t with lux
urious furniture, books, paintings statuary, and
brio.a-brac.
GONE Of the Six Hundred" was last night
run " into the jaws of DEATH" otherwise the arms
of the police, for drunkenness. His name is Ed
ward Hanlan.-7orOnto Telegram Jan. 81. Water
is very good thing for boat race, butts terrible
stuff to drink.
A THIEF stole % Bible from the Young
| Mems Christian association in New York. and
when arrested he was buslly engaged in reading
| 1t. The book was recovered and after the scoun-
drel was locked up in dungeon the association
breathed good deal easier.
DIR. ScuLIEMANN, it is stated, will dig
northwest Of Athens in search Of Perioless grave.
To hear that Mr.. Pericles is dead would seem sor-
row enough for one day, but to learn that he has
not only lost his life, but his grave also, fairly
overwhelms us with poignant grief.
A BowERY music teacher, who had been
subpnnned as n witness. testified that in five years
he had taught 1900 boys to play the flute. He was
escorted from the courtroom by q bodyguard OF
forty policemen, who with difficulty restrained
the mob from tearing him to pieces.
THE Prince of Wales has gone to Cannes,
where Mr.. Gladstone is also staying, and the cable
gram which gives this information says that Sir
Stafford Northcote and Lord Randolph Churchill
are expected 10 arrive in few days. Five is GER
tainly the best number for poker game.
THE Ottawa (Canada) Free Press puts tho
whole cost of the viceregal trip to British Column
hia, California, and the south at from $4,000 to
600 A liberal amount, 1t says, was expended
in "tips" TO hotel servants, who will have no
to forget the kindness of the party and SUITE
A PHOTOGRAPHIC artist in Conyers ~lkes
this unique way of drawing customers to his
studio. He says: Smallpox is again in the
country and the people had better come to Con-
yers and have him strike them some pictures be-
fore 1t Is to late. Come and bring all the family"
Savannah NelDs.
LOUISE MICHEL admits not only her inten-
tion of assassinating Gambetta at one time, hut
that she also completed project for killing Louis
| Napoleon WOlle ne was ntenulnB mass IN the
chapel in the Tuilleries, and failed because of
her accompices weakened Louise is married,
but her husband has not lived at home for several
years.
THE London Daily NewS says: On the day
of the Immaculate Conception the Pope made his
will. While in good health he wished to be ready
for all eventunlites. The testament has been
consigned to the deacon of the college of apostolic
proto- -notares and 1t is said that the Pope has left
| 1t,
education"
THE ladies of the First Presbyterian church
of Memphis gave an oyster super while Mrs.
} Langtry was in that city, and cordially invited
her TO be present. Not only this, but it was ar
ranged, MS an additional mark of respect and al
= miraton, that she should get the oyster. After
this we cannot believe that Mrs. Langtry is all
bad .--Roches,er Post Express.
: THE panic of the new penal code has en-
tirely passed away in New York city. Many grog-
geries did not even close their doors last Sunday
and drunken men in the streets were numerous
But a grocer was obliged to furnish Sl00 bail fur
selling loaf of bread after the prescribed time
4 New York. like other great cities, is governed by
. politicians, and the politicians are governed by
the grogshops,
| THE story is told of Charles A. Dana, of the
a New York sun, that in meeting with Judge stelo,
author of "Concepts and Theories of Modern Phys
les" he inquired what the learned judge was
about Being told, he laughed at the subject, said
there vRs only one question worthy of discussion
Q now, aud demanded to know whether the Judge
was "for or against the Lord" in his discussion Of
, physical science.
. NINE. NILSSON stated that after two years
on the stage she intends to retire to the enjoyment
of private life, singing only thereafter for char
table purposes, Complimented upon the soulful
: character of her singing, she said: think If
: might sing to criminals they would do no crime
b that night "--New York Tribune, II would seem
: that the distinguished singer may always count
: on having a warm admirer in Nine, Nilsson.
4 A CoNNEoTIouT legislator has introduced
Z into the house of representatives of that state
bill proposing to fine in the sum of not less than
S25 aud in addition to imprisonment for not more
= than thirty days. any person who shall 'shoot
= snare, or kill in any way the bird known and,
i called the American eagle" Here is n chance for
"Richeieu" Robinson to distinguish hims elf by
Offering similar measure in congress. Some
method should be devised for the protection OF the
o noble birds which are now threatened with ex-
tinction.
d A CHICAGO lady who was about to give n
q grand dinner party, and desired to present her
II guests with memento Of the event sent two hun
dred engraved visiting cards TO John G, Whittier,
with the polite request that hewrte his illusrous