National Republican., 1884-02-22

His DEEDS on earth in truth were great
Their power the world will ever feel
II was his glory TO create
And to confirm nations veal.
"'Tis not the whole OF life to live"
May HIS example never cease
To WELD power DER hearts and give
Its aid 10 liberty and peace.
. IT r. Dennt,.
BABE that was born in tho court house at
Lawrtnceburg, Ind, on sunday, has been christ.
ened Ohio Flood Waingfoid.
The Washington Park club, OF Chicago, has
sold the pooling and book-making privileges ior
its inaugural meeting etsi,aO6 per day.
HE M. ALDEN, tho editor of Horper's
Monthly, and George william Curtis the editor of
the Weekly are paid sioAoO year eaoh
TEN thousand copies of the first edition of
the Queens Diary were sold tie first day. The
sect nd edition will be ready by the end Of the
month.
A FAC SMILE of the diamond necklace of
Lady Dudley, of England. has been made by a
New York jeweler for lady Of that city. 1t Is
worth over $4,000. ,,I.
THE vast stream Of emigration from Ger
many is being directed In some degree by So
ciety, which aims TO procure information for its
members. and to forward them cheaply TO desira-
BILE homes. The society has 400 lodges, and about
10000 active members.
Mr.. LoNG was called tho hand shaking,
cattle show governor of Massachusetts; Mr. Rob-
inson, though not two months in the chair, al
ready is mentioned as the governor who trips the
light fantastic toe. He is distinguishing himself
by attending all the swell balls.
In letter to Nashville friend Mr. Dun
can 3. Cooper, now in New York, states that the
mine in Mexico formerly belonging to ex.Treas-
urer Marsh I. Polk. has been sold to New York
parties for round 81 100000. The new company
Will take possession of the property in April.
New YORK jeweler has on exhibition
brilliant ruby,wbieh weighs ten and a half carsts.
1t is spread stone of a peculiar oblong shape.
1t originally belonged TO rajab, from whom 1t
was bought by an European potentate for prma
donna, who went to Chicago and was compelled
to sell her jewels TO pay her bills.
IT appears from work soon to be published
by Louis Fagan the author OF a we'll known life
of Panizzi, that the British museum possesses the
only authentic manuscript of Raphael, the manu-.
script being sonnet written on a sheet contain.
ing sketches for some of the figures In the Dis
pute ofthe Sacrament" which was painted in the
vatican about the year 1908.
AYooB KHAN, who sought to become the
successor of shere Ali. took up his abode at Meshed
when he was driven out of Afghanistan. Then he
went to Teheran, where the shah received him
kindly and granted him a pension Of 81 $50 n
month But now. for no apparent reason, he has
given up home and subsidy ond gone with his
household of $50 persons to Bokhara. 1t is sus-
pected that he has some political intrigue in view
RECENT letter from Florida says that no
doubts can be entertained as to the rapidity and
permanence of new settlements in Florida. They
springing up If by magic all over the length
and breadth Of the land, and prices are obtained
for town lots which would appear almost fabulous
in many Of the old cities Of the east 1t is claimed
and perhaps not very enormously, that the popu.
lation of the state has nearly doubled since the
census Of 1880.
THERE is nothing at present known that
| can displace the carbon in electric lights The
carbon for the voltaic arc system are mostly made
| nj Cleveland, and cost $50 a thousand. For tho
incandescent light carbonized bamboo. linen
| thread, aud cardboard are used The base OF the
Cleveland carbons is petroleum coke. It is ground
fine. then mixed and pressed under heavy
| hydraulic pressure to give 1t adhesiyeness. The
| process is partly secret one.
PARTY of Bostonians who visited London
last summer took occasion to 60 over to Chelsea
| upon pious pilgrimage TO the house of the late
| Thomas Carlyle. On tho door Of the house which
stands next to the historic mansion was large
placard bearing the pathetic legend: "No ques-
| tions about Mr.. Carlyle answered here. Please do
not ring" The torture which the innocent family
| must have undergone before resorting to 80 ex
treme measure, it is heartrendlng to think of.
| A PRIVATE note from Eugene Field, for
| merly Of the Chicago Inter Ocean, but now timer
| ant lecturer for Warmers Safe Kidney Cure, an
nounces that he will reach Washington from
| Bladensburg some day next week. Mr.. Field Is
travelling oyerthe country in handsomely painted
wagon, stopping at different places, discoursing
eloquently to the people OF each place upon the
| merits OF the kidney cure. Mr.. Field is accom-.
panied on his eastern tour by Mr.. John Rallan.
| tyne, OF the Chicago church choir who is one OF
the finest vocalists on earth.
THE public will recall the killing of w. Fl.
| Haverstck. New York broker, by George w.
Conkling who came from the west to do the deed
because his sister, Mrs. Emma Uhler, had left her
husband to live with Haverstick. Popular sen.
| timenp set so strongly with Conkling that he was
acquitted Of murder and posed as an ayenging
hero Now comes the sequel, The woman went
west with her BROTHER but soon tired of home life,
came east, lived low life at New York, and ID
dead from poison administered by herself. The
miserable story conveys many lessons, and one Of
them is that mature women are equally respon-
sible with men for their careers.
APRoPos of Gambetta's facility in speak
ing on the inspiration of the moment, the follow
ing anecdote Is told "Whie journeyipg one day
with young deputy from Paris to Versailles he
said: DO not speak to me. have long and
| important speech to make, which have not even
had time to think over The silence, however.
remained unbroken, Whom at last his friend
looked he saw that Gambetta was not deep In
thought, but fast asleep, nor did he wake till they
reached Versailles. When reminded OF the speech
he had intended TO prepare he only laughed and
shrugged his shoulders In the evening, however,
he delivered speech as splendid and finished as
If he had made yolumipous notes and careful
preparation"
THE French academy has now thirty.eight
members. They are Mignet the historian; Victor
Hugo, III. Nisard, the Duke do Noailles, Ernest
Legouye. the Count de Falloux. Emile Angler, the
Duke de Broglie, Octave Feulllet. Camille Douoet,
Caviller. Fleury, the Count d'Haussonvile, Xa.
vier Mariner Camille RouSset, Viel-Castel, Me.
zieres, Alexandra Dumas, Caro-, John Lemoipne,
Jules Simon, CASTOR Boissier, Victorlen sardou,
Ernest Renan, Henri Taine, the Duke d'AudIffet-
PasQuier, Eugene Labiche, Maxine du Camp
Rouset, suy .Prudhomme, Pastsur, Victor Cher
buiez. Mgr. Perraud, Edouard Pailleron, the
Duke dAumale, Emile olivier, ]. B. Dumas, Do
Mazade, and Edmond About On Feb. 81 the cleo
tions for the two vacancies will take place,
Francois coppee the poet, is a candldate without
specifying for which chair. while De LessepI
Wallen and Oscar do Vallea win compete for the
chair left vacant by the deEth OF Martin. the his
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