National Republican., 1884-11-29
ABOUT PEOPLE.

DR.. MCCosH, of Princeton declares his be-
lief that evolution is not inconsistent with the
Scriptures.
REPRESENTATIVES, DoRsHEIMER is engaged on
n biography of President Martin Van Buren,
for the Statesmen" series.
Miss NINA PLATT, of San Francisco, will be
the guest here this winter of Mrs. Stephen j.
Field, wife of Justice Field.
JOHN b. COUGH in ffty.two years on the
platform, has delivered 5000 addresses, only
three of which were ut political meetings.
Ex-Gov. LELAND STAMFORD and Mrs Stand
ford reached San Francisco this wee k, having
with them the body Of their son who died
abroad last summer
LIEUT. OSCAR l. CONVERSE, U. s. A., who ar
rived here last 5 turday from his home in New
Hampshire, has taken quarters for the winter
at No. 1l17 street.
MRs. EDWARD II. CATLIN wife of Lieut.. Cat
lin I'd United States artillery, left Fort Leaven-
worth last Monday evening for visit to her
home at Concord, Me.
CHARLES 7. MURRAY, the Washing ton cor
| respondent and author of "Sub Rosa" has a
new novel In press which treats of seaside,
lake, and mountain travel.
THE mother of Capt. Marryatt, tho novelist
so dear to the heart of all boys with taste
for seafaring and adventure, was Boston
belle, Miss Charlotte Van Geyer
| MRS. LILY McALEEsTER BERGHMAN-LAuGH.
TON has gone to Cincinnati for visit, and is q
accompanied by Mrs Harriet Lane johnson,
the late President Buchanan's neice
Ex.CoNGREssMAN LOCKWOOD, of Buffalo, who
placed Gov. Cleveland in nomination at Chi
cago, wants to succeed Minister Morton at
Paris. Mrs. Lockwood has bank account of
g., 100000
WILLIAM NJ EvARrs is having his portrait
painted by Eastman johnson, and wants the
artist to hasten Its completion. because II ex-
poet to be cross for tho next four years." as he
explained.
LIEUT.. WILLIAM Z. ALMY, 9TH United States
cavalry, left Fort Leavenworth Tuesday for
New York on leave and will thence come TO
Washington to visit his father, Rear Admiral
John J. Almy.
GEN. CAssIUs NJ CLAY OF Kentucky, who
has been laid up in hospital at Albany since
the close of the recent campaign, suffering
| with cancerous affection of the face, is recov-
ering, and will be able to leave for home very
shortly.
SENATOR AND MRs. ]. DON CAMERON gave q
family dinner on Thanksgiving day at theii
home here, at which were present Senator ant
Mrs. John Sherman and Gen. and Mrs. Nelson
A. Miles. Mrs. Miles Is the elder sister of Mrs
Cameron.
MAJ. FRAECK L. TAYLOR, list United state
artillery, arrived at San Francisco last week
from Fort Vancouver, Wash. accompanied
by his family Maj, Taylor has three mont his
loaye, and is expected at his home here in q
few days
FRANK HENRY, the lighthouse keeper al
Presqne Isle, Lake Erie, has saved over l0
lives from drowning during the sixteen year
he has been there lie was one of the "un
derground" conductors to Canada during tn
days OF slavery.
MRS. WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS and Mis-
Phelps wife and daughter of Representativ,
Phelps, who arrived recently from an extendet
visit to Europe, are now at their home a
Englewood, N. j., and will not come 10 Wash
ingtion until after the holidays
GEN CUyIER GROVER, now colonel of the IL
United States cavalry, and stationed In Mon
tana with his regiment, Is n nephew of Presi
dent-elect Cleveland. AS Gems, Hancock, PopC
and Augur viii go on the retired list durin
the term of tho next administration, It is poss
Z BILE that Gen. Grover may get promotion; h
, is now Sc years of age.
p MRS. JENNIE REILLY, widow OF the lat
/, Thomas Devin Reilly, though still confined I
her bed from the effects of u delicate surgiCi
/ operation recently successfully performed
7 Dr. p. ], Murphy, is improving as rapidly {
= possible aud will probably be up in about tw
i weeks Though suffering greatly Mrs Refill
6 preserves her kindly and genial disposition
. and always has some pleasant remark for h'
tnume.ors friends when they call.