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

MRs FRANK LESLIE says she has concluded
not To buy the Continent
IIENRY Y. PAGES gins in money to Cornell
university amounts to 100000.
Miss SHEPHERD, tho daughter of Mrs W. J.
florence, is TO support Lotta this season.
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL RENY, OF the
navy, has returned from his vacation and re-
sumcd his duties.
TIE Rev. n. A. Goodwin, n prohibition
leader In Indiana, claims that ST. John will
poll tb,OOO votes iu that state.
ALTHOUGH Victor Hugo has passed twenty
years OF his life in England, he declares that
he does not know word OF English.
john L. OWENS, the comedian, has been
spending several weeks at the White Sulphur
Springs, and Is rapidly recovering his health,
w, o. GRANT, lately On assistant bailif at
Omararu, New Zealand, has succeeded to tho
earldom Of seaheld, with an annual income Of
E7O,0 900.
STEPHEN J. MEANY, OF tho New York Star,
who was arrested as suspect in ireland two
years ago. will sail from New York for Liver
pool this week.
AT Narragansott, Il, l., woman, IS years OF
age, astoniShed the guests of q fashionable
hotel by appearing at breakfast in white
Mother Hubbard dress
MuSKAozY, one Of the greatest living artists,
who painted "Christ Before Plate" has just
been put In a private lnadhouse near Paris.
Hethought passing file Of soldiers was about to
assassinate him, shrieked wildly for aid, and
was found to be hopelessly mad.
REV. w. X. GLEtG, an English clergyman,
who is now nearly 90 years of age, was su,
| baltern In the British army in his youth, and
was present at the battle of New Orleans, Jan.
| 8, 1915, when he saw Lieut. Gen. Pakenham,
the British commander, killed. Hc afterward
took orders and became chaplain general oi
the British army. lie was great friend oi
the Iron Duke" Of Wellington.
THE late Father Domenech Bilimek, who
died at Miramar few days ago, was distin-
guished naturalist, and superintended the for
nation of the Archduke Maximilian's fnC
meteorological collection. When that ill-fated
nobeman came to Mexico the friar accom-
panied him as his coniessor, and chung to hiu
TO the end When Macmillan was sho
Father Domenech returned to Europe will
various relics of his master and has sine,
lived ut MiraInar, holding the post Of librarian
He has left manuscript volume of memoir
| ON Maximilian's reign, which will bo pub
lishod subject to the Emperor of Austria
approval
A REALLY astonishing change has takei
place. says a correspondent, In the appearance,
of Mr.. James Gordon Bennett, who Is just nov
the most popular man IN Newport. He Il
asked everywhere, and his entertainments ar,
attended by the most exclusive people of tn,
place. The young man'-who by the way
is Al years of age-has reformed. Ho does no
touch wine or liquor in uny form, and his ap
pearance has improved tenfold. When MI
Bennett left here year ago his face was color
less, his shoulders bent, and his eyes heavy
Since he has been away his hair and moustach
have become quite white, and his face ha
been bronzed by his steady life at sea. He I
Us erect us an athlete, and seems to have II
gained his spirits. AS is usually tho case
there Is IL horde OF men partaking of his hos
pltality-they live upon him, and he seoms Il
enjoy 1t.