National Republican., 1884-10-01
The foregoing is respectfully submitted
to republicans Of wavering faith in the
north for their prayerful consideration
without comment.
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mn. RUsKGN is engaged in writing the lives
fist Gregory and st. Benedict.
INTERNAL REvENuE COMMISSIONER EVANS re.
turned to this city last night from q visit to
Kentucky.
ALEXANDER DUMAS is to have another statue
in France this time at Villers.C Cotterets his
native town.
THERE is on foot already n movement for the
erection, through private subscriptions, of a
monument to Mr.. John W. Garrett.
Miss MARIE VAN ZANDT is engaged to be
married to Mr.. Waldo watrous, Of New York.
They will make their home in Paris.
Mr.. GEORGE KEENAN,, of the Associated
Press, who has been travelling in Russia and
Germany during the summer arrived in this
city last night.
GEORGE KEENAN,, Arctic explorer and lee
turer upon Arctic topics, returned to Washing.
ton last night, having spent portion of the
summer travelling In Russia.
THE Rev. DR.. Lorimer OF Chicago, has en-.
tirely recovered from the attack which at one
time threatened an impairment of his mind,
and he is preaching in his church again.
THE family of J. ormond Wilson, esq, super
intendent of the district public schools, re-
turned last night from their summer home at
Nantucket, where they have been since May
last.
THE late John w. Garrett was one Of the
earliest patrons and friends of Rinehart the
sculptor, whose "Endymion" is a part of the
fine collection Mr.. Garrett leaves behind
him.
.SARDoU Just now is one of the busiest men
in Paris working at home all the morning, a.
tending Il rehearsal of one of his new plays at
the Theatre Francais till 3 p. m, and then de-
voting three hours till dinner time to the re-
hearsal Of another new play at the Porte ST.
Martin.
LOUISE DE Ia RAMRE, or "OuidA," is de-.
scribed as "a woman some 10 years of age,
gorgeousy attired, tall well set up, with Eng.
lands limestone formation in the way of
bones, well covered with adipose, garnshed
with light blue eyes and an abundance Of
yellow hair"
G. JAY FRENCH, superintendent OF the rail-
way mail service at Cincinnati, has resigned
TO go with the Bell Telephone company He
will be succeeded by Alonzo Burt now super
intcndent of mails at that point, who in turn
will be replaced by s. G. Sullivan, chief clerk
ofthe service here.
Mr.. A. S. sOIOMoNs, who returned from
switzerland yesterday, describes the Red
Cross convention there, to which he was a
delegate, as great success. Perfect personal
freedom was assured to members of the So
cieties In time Of war Mr. solomons was
elected vice president Ofthe convention.
PROF. Il, H. GREESER, VINO has Just passed
through the city from Ohio en- route for New
York, where he win speak to-day and Thurs,
day night, speaks well Of the campaign for the
Buckeye state. lie will speak at Columbus,
Ohio, on Friday evening, and has engagements
thereafter In Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania
until Nov. .,
GRAY GRAF Won MoLTKH changed his route
home from switzerland the other day in order
to preserve bouquet that had been given him
in Ragatz. The Austrian authorities would
not let 1t pass tho frontier for fear 1t might
contain phylloxora so, instead of going by
Vorarburg, the old general went through Ger
nun switzerland, hugglng his flowers,
NINE. KRAPoTKINE, the wife of the impris.
oned prince aud exile, has not yet reached her
3Oth year, She is rather short In stature,
though firmly built and well shapen, and her
olive complexion Is made more fascinating by
her clcan,cut, regular features and deep ex.
pressiye black eyes. She has heToically stood
by her husband since his imprisonment, and
Is no less ardent and sincere In her love for the
cause OF the uihllLts than ho is