National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-10
ABOUT PEOPLE.

RICHARD GRANT WHITE deplores that the
letter "r" is disappearing from the American
tongue.
THE late Louise A. B. Field, of Grafton,
Mass left $4,000 for the benefit of the poor of
that town and of Worcester.
JAMES PATRICK, a well known electrician
of Philadelphia, died on Sunday at Atlantic
City, n. J. He was an authority on electrical
subjects.
Ex-SESAToR HENDRICKS is 65 years old. His
parents went from Pennsylvania to Muskin-
gum county, Ohio, near GAINESVILLE, carly in
this century.
Mrs. A. NJ. EDDINGToS, of Butte, Mon, the
iar.famed "widow of the Cnur d'Alenc" gold
mines is the mother of the actress Lillian
Edgington, and weighs nearly 400 pounds
DR.. EALEs, of Dresden, says that the most
important recent medical discoveries in Ger
many are the use of salcylic acid for break
ing up fevers and of iodiform for wounds.
VICToR HUGO is at the Quellenhof, at Ragatz
the same hotel that was recently patronized by
Moltke. He gets up at o'clock in the morn
ing, writes and reads until luncheon, and then
gives himself up to enjoyment.
THE wealthest man in the world Is the
Chinese banker Han Qua, of Canton. He
pays taxes upon an estate Of $3.50, 100000, and
is estimated to be worth billion taels, which
ia our money would DO about fourteen hun
drcd million dollars.
EX-Goy. HENDRICKS and wife left India
napOls last evening for Toledo, where the ex-
governor is to deliver an address at the state
fair. Before returning to indianapolis Mr.,
Hendricks will make several speeches, pollti-
cal and otherwise.
Mr.. FRANK s. MAGUIRE, tho well-known vo-
calist of this city, and assistant to Prof. A. G..
Bell in his researches in deaf mute eteOlOgy,
! was yesterday elected a member of the Amer
lean Association for the Advancement of Sci
ences now in session at Philadelphia.
| PREMIER GLADSTONE, while on his recent
! tour in Scotland, during one speech burst his
collar, but took no notice of the accident. lie
sighed us an AK was presented 10 him, and
said II was too weighty for him and would
have to be left to one OF his sons. He shool;
hands with u multitude OF mill girls. Mrs.
Gladstone always figures largely on these oo'
Casions, william being popular because he is a
family man, and she excited great applause by
mixing in public the mysterious compound OF
egg and alcohol with which the great orator
vets his whistle.
MGR. CAPEI, having completed his series oi
lectures in Milwaukee, LEFT for Chicago last
evening to attend the wedding of Perry II,
Smiths daughter as friend Of the family;
thence he goes to New York to osuperintend the
publication Of his book, the title Of which he
refuses TO divulgo. lie takes occasion to deny
| that he was west in the Interest Of James G..
Blaine, saying he wished his denial published
because he heard that the secretary of Speaker
Carlisle had caused it to be published that he
was on such an errand.
BY the death of Senator Anthony, Mr. ia,
munds becomes the oldest member OF the sen.
ate in continuous service, having served unin.
teruptedly from April 8, 1866, or something
over eighteen years, Tho senior senator IL
total length of service is, however John sher
man. who succeeded salmon r. Chase March
90 1861, and has been senator ever since
with the exception Of the four years o
HGyes's administration, during which he wa
secretary of the treasury, This makes his tota
senatorial service about nineteen years aud 4
half Senator morrill,, Of Vermont, has serYeC
seYeAtgep years and U haLL