National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-25
ABOUT PEOPLE.

PAY INSPECTOR RUFUS PARKS, U. S. N, was
in New York Tuesday from Norfolk.
Mr.. JoHN W. THOMPSON, Of this city; Mr..
Ross Thompson, and Miss Ida Thompson were
registered in Paris on Tuesday.
OLIVER DALRYMpLE, North Dakota's great
bonanza farmer, has harvested $1,000 acres of
wheat this year. and will thresh over 100000
bushels
CONSUL GENERAL AND MRs. wARNER p. sUT-
TON, of Matamoras Mexico, who have been
visiting in this city, leave this seyening for New
York city.
LIEUT. COMMANDER CHARLES Il. HAwLEY, U.
$. n, was reported in Paris on Tuesday. He
is on the retired list, and Is II resident Of Au-
burn, n. Y.
JUSTICE STEPHEN T. FIELD, OF the supreme
court, arrived at San Francisco Sept. lG from
ington next month.
HON JoHS,F. FINERTY, one Ofthe representa-
tives in congress from Chicago, lectured in
that city Sunday evening on "The Irish
Brigade IN France"
SENATOR JoHS +. MILLER, Of California, and
family arc now in San Francisco. Nearly the
whole the summer they were ut Watch Hill
and Narragansctt Pier, X. |.
CLARA NORRIS, the actress, has purchased
from Mr.. John @. Cornell tho large mansion in
Ionkers occupied by herfor the past five years.
The property adloins that of Mr.. Morosini.
THE acting secretary of the treasury ycster-
day appointed Cheney Il. Proutty to be deputy
collector aud inspector Of customs AT Corpus
Christi, Texas, vice c. G, Brewster, removed.
Mr.. JosEpH NIlMo, JR,, chief of the bureau
of statistics, has LEFT the city for n few days
soOurn at fortress Monroe. Mr.. j. d. O'Cou-
nell will act us chief during Mr.. Nimmo's alb
sence.
NEITHER Gordon nor Wolseley is a tectotaler.
Besides both smoke tObaCCO-GOrdOn in all
kinds, pipes, cigarettes, cigars; Wolseley the
latter, and the best that can be had. Both are
temperate in food and Of incessant activity,
Mr. FERGUS W. MCWHKIE, the veteran pay
clerk Of the navy, who was stationed here last
year, arrived here yesterday morning with his
son from their home at Norfolk, and are ut Mr..
McWilkie's old quarters, the Greason house.
Col GUY V. HENRY, 9th United States
cavalry and Capt. Charles G. Penny, 9th
United states infantry, were in Chicago last
Monday Col. Henry was accompanied by his
family, returning TO Fort Leavenworth from
leave.
q. W. BICKERY, superintendent Of the third
! division, railway mail service, with head
quarters at Atlanta, Ga, has been transferred
to Washington, d. c., relieving supt. i, NJ,
| Trrrill, who win take charge of the third
division.
Miss JULIA STOCKTON, of New Jersey, who
| has been spending tho season ut the White
| sulphur Springs, has lett there for Saratoga,
carrying with her as a reminlscence of the
! place no less than 100 four-leayed oloyerS,
| gathered during the summer ramble.
miss MINNIE GARRISON, n daughter or the
late William Il. GarHsor and granddaughter
| Of Commodore GaryLsOn, was married Tuesday
NJ Elberon TO CASTOR Chandon de Brialles, OF
| Eppernay, France. Archbishop Corrigan per.
| formed tho ceremony at the BRIDES home,
| Mr., JoHN H. DARE. of the depot quarter
masters ollice In Philadelphia, has boen RI,
| pointed chief clerk Of tho quartemaster gen
eruls oflce, vice George X Flnckel, trans
lerTed u charge Of accounts branch IN same
office TO III vacancy caused by the death oi
Ira $, Allen.
the manager Of Brooklyn lecture bureau
recently wr1t0 to Gen, sherman asking his
rates for delivering a lecture. Gen Sherman
wrote IN rcply! DEAR SIR: My regular charge
for 'lcCturiAg ~ million Of dollars tor out
sidersi for my soldier comrades, once u year,
nothing For the former never has this fee
been accepted tor the latter my book of en-.
gRgomeuts Is full for the natural period Of my
life. With great respect, WM, \. SHERMAN"
THE Hon, DASIEL A. SMITH, Of Canada has
| given 10000 to the McGiu university, In Mon
treal, for tho endowment Of a womuns colleg,
iu alliutIou with that institution. Not Ions
ago he gave $4,000 to the medical department
Of tho university for tho endowment of pro
feS31rshlp, aud It Is said he Will give stiu an
other equal sum for free library. Mr.. Smitl
Is " director Of the CandlGn Pacific railway
and formerly was governor of the Hudson Bay
territories in the northwest
LllEuE MASON A, SuUBELpr U, s. NJ, whC
grlycd In New York Sunday on his roturr
from the island of Madagascar, reached her,
yesterday and win at once bo engaged In pre-
pairing his report Of the very extensive an,
thorough explorations made by him IN tina
Z land lie was the first foreigner who had eve
been permitted 10 70 thoroughly examine N,
land, aud his worl. has already attracted groR
attention here as well as IN Europe, especially
In France, he has secured and brought hOm
safely n very large number of photographs O
tho scenery and'Of the natives and their home
aud implements Of war and domestic life,