National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-27
ABOUT PEOPLE.

SENATOR BAYARD is at Wormlcys.
CAPT. PAUL BoYNToN, the swimmer, is very
i'll at Rochester, n. Y.
Mrs CHARLES WoOD, of this city, is visiting
at Woodmont, on NGrragansett bay.
Miss HATTIE w. HARRISON, of this city, is
visiting Dr. ii. j. Wilcox, of oxford, Md.
Hon. PAT o. HAYES, of Nebraska, has re-
turned to his home, at Omaha, from this city,
Miss MARY CusTIs LEE, the daughter Of the
late Gen. Robert E. Lee, is making u short visit
at Newport.
MAJ. HENRY SWEENEY, captain 4th United
States cavalry, was visiting in San Francisco
last week.
POSTMASTER GENERAL GRESHAM and First
Assistant Postmaster General Hatton left this
city last night for Newport K, |.
THE Hon. Alan Johnstone. third secretary of
the British legation here, was badly beaten
last Saturday at Newport in match game at
lawn tennis by Il young Frenchman named
Brinquant,
ASSISTANT SURGEON JOHN J. COCHRAN, U. s.
A., and Mrs. Cochran arrived at San Francisco
Aug, 10 from the east over the Union Pacific,
He was recently on duty in Arizona, and will
now he stationed in San Francisco bay.
LIEUT. JOSEPH S. POWELL, signal corps, who
has Just returned from his tripnorth with Gen.
Ha2Gn, has removed TO No. II Iowa circle, but
proposes leaving with his family about the last
ofthe month for vacation at the seashOre,
JUDGE BARRINGER, of North Carolina, ar
rived at New York Monday, en- route to rO-
sume his duties as American member of the
court OF superior jurisdiction at Alexandria,
Egypt He has been on leave here for two
months,
GEN. JOHN BRECKINRIDGE CAsTLEMAE, OF
Kentucky, character OF Old Point Comfort
likes to show an autograph note Mr.. Lincoln,
written in 1868, when its present owner was
under sentence of death for trying to iiberate
the prisoner ut Camp Douglas, Chicago
MRS, FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNETT is still at
SwGmpscott, where total rest and the ozone OF
the Sea breezes are slowly restoring her to
health iromthe nervous prostration from which
she has been patient sufferer for so many
weary months, DR.. Burnett reJoined her Sat
urday.
Mr., AND MRS WILLIAM JAMESON, who were
married n week ago returned last evening
from the Blue Ridge mountains, and are ut the
residence of Col. Murphy, on K street They
viii receive calls from 10 y o clock this even.
| lAls' am tp'lAOllON wiz ~ W Nuhptl lbllll
where reception will bo given them ut the
home Of Mr.. aud Mrs. Jameson.
RIGHT Hon. LORD ono WILLIAM LEOPOLD
| RUSSELL. Baron Ampthill, the British embas.
sador at Berlin who died there Sunday, was
IN attache OF the legation here with Lord
| Napier, In lS57-'bs, He was only % years OF
age, yet had been in the diplomatic service OF
the queen for thirty five years, and was raised
to the pecrage in 1881 for his services,
Mr.. T. Il. RoESsLE proprietor of the Arling
| ton hotel, Is II brother to Mr.. Henry g. Roessle
who committed suicide at COney Island lasl
week, Mr. ROessle was in New York ycster-
day and claimed his brother body, taking II
| to Lake George for internent. Al the time OF
! his suicide Mr. RoGssle was Ia excellent
| health and his action caused u great deal o
| surprise,
MRs. WIN. COOK, who attracts great atten
ton at Saratoga as she is wheeled aboutby he
maid IN her invalid chair carried NJ the bal
| the other night huge fau composed Of twenty
white ostrich plumes, each nearly hulfa yard
long and seL in long sticks OF clear amber
each stick made out OF a solid piece o amber
| Mrs Cook dresses more richly and has d
. greater amount of gorgeous gowns than any
llady ut the springs, She has not walked 70
] three years.