National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-03
CURRENT GOSSIP.

Two SLAVES formerly owned by JEFF Davis,
now own his plantation, for which they paid
100000.
WHAT is it that you like about that girl"
asked one young man of another. "My arm" was
the brief reply
A SON of Kit Carson, the famous scout,
frontersman, and explorer, is a superintendent
on ex-senator Dorsey's New Mexico cattle rancho.
The portrait of Charles Sumner which
used to hang in Wormleys, in Washington, now
adorns the Massachusetts state library in Boston.
THE mayor of Racine, Iowa, has hung list
of habitual drunkards in all the saloons, apd tho
saloonist who sells one of this legion OF honor
glass of grog viii suffer revocation oflicense.
Mr.. JOHN JACOB AsToR has given 100000
to tho fund for the New York Cancer hospital,
and its success is now assured. The money con-
triDutions now amount to s2S9,OOO and there have
been other donations amounting to $4,000.
GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA gets $4,000 u
year from the London Illustrated NsWs for writing
page week and occasional dramatic criticisms.
He gets another $4,000 from the Daily Telegraph
for an editorial of a column long now and then.
The site of the historic Black Hole of Call
cutta, which was discovered several months ago
and excavated, has been filled up and decently
paved over. handsome tablet Of white marble,
bearing suitable inscription, is about to be placed
near the spot.
The excavations at Olympia, in Greece,
have been renewed and are now proceeding at
the expense of the Athens Archaeological society.
An Athenian gentleman has given $1,000 francs
for the erection OF a museum, which is making
good progress.
The Cyprus Herald states that Gen. Cesnoal
is about to bring II el suit az inst Mr.. Richter,
who is now excavating in Cyprus for his state
that tho Curiun ia N inns OF
discovery of Cesnola's. and that the objects pur-
porting TO have been discovered in that vault were
really found In various parts of the island.
THE entertainment at the Metropolitan
opera house, New York, Wednesday night, giveu
by the Grand Army for the benefit Of the conied-
crate soldiers home at Richmond, failed to come
up to expectation in the way of attendance. Few
prominent persons were present. and IL is not
probable that any considerable sum was realized
over expenses
"OFFICIAL uttorances' arc not alas per-
feet models OF grammar. In Il circular issued not
long since by the Boston fire department, one of
the regular bulletins which record onr fires and
the causes thereof, this iearGully and won.
derfully constructed sentence: Fire originated
In the draws of n set wash bowl occupied by
| Flora A. Wheeler" Poor woman, it must have
been quite relief to be burned out
A FIRE marshal in western city, who was
| inspecting factoIy where many girls were EN-
ployed, found that the only escape was an iron
ladder In the rear of the building, and he asked
| the proprietor, "In case of n fire how many girls
do you think could descend that LADDER" "Vhell,
| l haf thought aboudt dot" was tho calm reply,
| "und haf arranged for all der girls to come down
shtairs, and all der men 10 SO down NIT der lad
| der"
Mr.. ROOSEVELT whose phenomenal rise in
| New York politics has given him fame that may
be temporary or perhaps lasting, is thus described
| by one who watched him closely ut Utica: He
| Is light footed agile, nervous, yet prompt boy,
with light brown. slightly curling hair, blue eyes
and an eye.gass, anu ready to rise and speak with
a clear, sharp, boyish voice, manner more OF the
undergraduate than the finished orator, but UNI
mistakablc, candid, untrhing, and withal kind
and chivalric. lie has slight flash Of the coun-
| tenanCe and resolute expression of the head wol
adapted TO start sympathy and possibly enthusi-
| asm."
IN one side of st. Pauls Episcopal church.
| Norfolk, Va. is lodged cannon ball fired there
by tho British in the bombardment of 1916 The
| church is in the form of a cross and its bricks,
like those of tho old one at Hampton, are alter
nately red and glazed. They probably came from
England, and they show good, honest workman
ship. Over 100 years they have stood here, and
not one of them has crumbled. Even tho cannon
ball, which Is nearly foot in diameter aud Is half
| imhedded in the front, has not broken those
bricks Immediately surrounding it, and II looks
just as comfortable as though 1t had been built in
the walls by the hands Of the o ignal masons
THE widow Of tho famous Mexican general
Santa Anna, is now living quietly in her native
state. ana seldom intrudGs into the outer world.
Mrs. Santa Anna is but IS years old, though It is
wonder she does not look hundred. Santa Anna
was president Of Mexico three years before she
WINS born She was plighted % him in her cradle,
and married to him when she was 10, He was
then military dictator, sleeping on his sword,
beset by constant peril. lu six months he had
lost his leg and got into Texas prison. For
twenty years her life was spent In camp, sur
rounded by the whirl Of warfare. Her husband
was five times president Of Mexico, four times
military dictator in absolute power. He wns
banished, recalled, banished again, and finally
died when with his wife in exile us traitor.
She has seen much GLORY" and has received un-
limited adulation, but she hurdly ever enjoyed
one thoroughly peaceful month in her life.