National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-04
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Visit To America.
NJ. GoTINGER isthe first cragsman this season
to lose his life in the Alps.
SENATOR VOORHEES, will begin this week to
stump Indiana for Cleveland.
MINISTER LOWELL will take n flrlough
during the month of August
GES. o. o. HOWARD has been camping on
Waterloo battlefield and making sketches
there.
+. j. BALDWIN, whom San Franciscans
know as Lucky" Baldwin, the millionaire, is
at Long Branch.
Col. w. S. REESE and family, of Mont
gomery, Ala, are ut Wormley's, but leave to-
day for Cape May.
GEORGE L. HAzES and wife, of Bangor, Me-.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Groso, of ofCaracas Venezuela,
are ut the Arlington.
THE poct.brolScr, Mr.. L. C. Stedman, has
gono ~ Newcestlc N. H.. where he will re-
main uutu September.
Miss NELLIE BoYpES, Mr.. c. II. Smith, avo
Mrs and Miss Boardman, of this city, ha.z,
gone to Deer Isle, Me-, for the summer. -
JUDGE ARTEMUS LTBBEY, the only democra ic
member of the supreme court of Maine, las
declared his intention of supporting Blaine.
MR. JAMES W. SCHoIL, of the treasury de-
partmcnt, left on Saturday last tor Mount StcI-
| ling, KY, where will spend his annual leave OF
absence.
DIR. THogoLD, bishop of Rochester, Eng,
will reach this country next month, landing
at Quebec, and coming to New York for his
eighth visit.
Miss AGNES BARNES, the soprano of the
Fourth Presbyterian church, was at her post
| nj Inr m i,a AZ lIaI
sweetness by rest during her summer vacation.
I HESRY SHAW, the wealthy st. Louisan
and beneiactor, has just celebrated his sith
birthday. lie gave the city Shaw's garden,
the finest botanical collection in the western
world
Prince IsuAKAwA and Prince Tairo. oi
Japan, are ut the Arlington, and are accom-
panied by NJ, Yokoyama and X. Okura, o
Toxic, They are making tour of thi'
country.
Mr.. GEORGE w. REYNOLDS, of Portsmouth,
Va, has IL Bible presented to him by the
father of Gov. Grover Cleveland when he was
pastor of the Presbyterian church in that city
In 1888
Coz. FRANK d. MAY, the Oldest officer in tht
Pennsylvania Railroad company, has been ap
pointed the representative of that road ut the
convention of ftraveling passenger agents, to b.
held on Aug, II, at Denver.
EX-SENATOR JOHS y. STOCKTON, OF New
Jersey, Mrs stockton and daughter, and Mr.
Richard stockton are ut Wormley's, but viii
leave this Afternoon for Deer Park TO stay tn
rest OF August. They have been at the Green
brer White sulphur for the past three weeks
ions MCLAUGHLIN, the assistant passenger
agent Of the Pennsylvania company for thei
southern district leaves here this morning TO
IN extended trip, which will include tn,
White sulphur Springs Old Point, and othel
resorts reached by that road and Its conneC
tiOus
| HARVEY WAKEFIELD, who died last week II
Colebrook, Conn., at the age of So, had pas
sion for saving all sorts of articles that peOpl,
generally throw away. In his barn is u hug
pile Of newspapers, and it is said that ever!
newspaper he had received in sixty years lie
in that heap.
PRINCE KRAPorKINE writes that his healtl
is slowly improving the acute phase Of scury
passing away, and that he feels his strcngt
gradually returning Accustomed i'll form,
times to work ten or twelve hours a day, h
now feels happy If ho can write two hours
day throughout the week,
GEN. GRANT is ut his home at Long Branc
and is looking unusually we'll. Ills eyes ar
clear and his face Is full and ruddy, lie ha
Just entertained ex-Ciov, Oglcsby, who was
general under him during the war The pull
lished statements about Cen. Grants shrunke
form and worn and pale face ars ilctions.
WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN, the owner of Il
ostrich farms in California, has arranged wit
, the Mexican government for the establishmel
of extensive ostrich farms in the northern pa
J of Mexico. The government grants him
, concession Of 1000 acres Of land, well waterC
aud adapted to ostrich farming, together wit
other special privileges,
ACTING SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY Coo
! is buSily engaged in providing comfortab
quarters In the treasury fg tba. Hon. Jary
, Patten, the commissioner Of the new burei
r of navigation. Mr.. Patten is of the opinit
+, that under the administration of Preside
Blaine this bureau will be one of tho nc
) popular under the government, and that
! will be effective In placing the American Ill
on the seas,
DIR. w. j. HARRIS, physician of st. Loui
writes thus in the Globe Democrat concernir
4 Dr. Payy one Of the victims of the Gree
i party Dr. Pavy's constant dream was to emit
. the Arctic regions by way of Behring's strait
4 carrying portable boat on sedgos over IL
9 belt OF ice, and as soon us tho open polar ST
!; was reached to launch the boat and sail ava
!, n TO the pole, returning by way of Greenland
Y the Atlantic the following season. l do NJ
I. think that DR.. Payy ever had shadow OF
u doubt about the existence Of an open pol
I sea. lie has talked TO me for hours, and
y many ingenious theories proved that such
SEA existed.