National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-10-28
ABOUT PEOPLE.

JENNIE PEARsALL Il 10-year-old girl, is the
champion ffleen-ball pool player OF Syracuse,
N.Y.
ELSA Is the favortc name now for newly
arrived daughters of the admirers of Wagncr's
works.
ADJUrASr GENERAL DRUM has returned from
an inspection of the military prison at Fort
Leayenworth, Kan.
LIEUT.. JAMES A. BUCHANAN, of the rebellion
records office, is lying seriously i'll at the resi-
dence of his sister near the Relay.
Mr.. WM. l.. FINLEY and his beautiful
bride have just returned from an extended
tour north and are located at No. 1913
Eleventh street northwest.
JUDGE W. G. RILEY of Virginia, left yester-
day for his home on the Eastern Shore and
from there he will go to other points in Vir-
ginia to take part in the campaign.
NAL WILLIAM H. CALKINs has resigned his
seat in congress us representative from the La
Porte district in anticipation Of his election
next Tuesday us governor of Indiana
Col. THOMAS F. BARR, U. s. A., and Mr.. Jay
Stone, of the war department are visiting at
Fort Smelling and St. Paul, where Col Barr
was on duty for years with Gen. Terry.
COMMODORE JONATHAN 1OUNG, w. .. W., mas
been visiting relatives at Terre Haute Ind,
but left there sunday morning for the naval
station at New London where he is command.
ing.
THE Duke of Norfolk has given to the CATH
Ollie church since 1868, when he became OF
age, more than s2,5OJ,OOO, beside very large
sums TO private charities which amount to
nearly as much more.
Dir. JOSEPH RAY, the author Of the arithme-
tics that were in use in this country thirty.fye
years ago (succeediny DabollD, died In 1885, 80
that the mendicant arithmetician who has
been masquerading in New Mexico is a fraud.
CAPT PHILIP f. HARVEY assistant surgeon
U. s. A., who has just been relieved from duty
at Fort Smelling, MINI, to report here for duty
us assistant to DIR. O'Reilly, the attending sur
geon, was in Chicago last Saturday, and is ex-
pected here to-day.
JOSEPH A. NUSEz, of the United States con.
sular service in South America, returned from
the west yesterday, He says Indiana will go
republican bya majority of not less than TO- 1000
Mr. Nunez will make few speeches in Penn
sylyanla and New York this week, and next
week he will leave for his post.
JAY WRIT KALI, who is at Salt Lake City
with the Rose Eytinge company, writes to his
mother, Mrs, Mary Il, Kali; From the time We
left New York on the 22d ultimo, until We
reached here on the 20th instant, we found
the country all ablaze for Blaine. The en-
thusiasm of the people is beyond descrip
tlon."
BARNEY DU BOSE, of Tuskegee, Ala, while
ringing the church bell one Sunday re
Gently, was caught about the neck by the bell
/ rnnp iorkpd nearly seven feet in tho mir,
and was nearly dead when disentangled. II
he had happened to be alone at the time II
would have been pronounced a clear case o
suicide.
Two CHISAaEN in Merced county, Califor
| MIA quarreled recently and agreed to settl'
their difference by duel. Both set to ant
worked all one forenoon TO make a coffin, ant
on It's completion adjourned to II field close b.
and one shot the top Of the others head OIL
The dead man was buried In the coffin III
helped make.
THE Chicago Tribune prints the following o
one Of Washington's army belles One of th'
greatest fayorites of Washington society /
Miss Ella Sturgis, daughter of Gen. Sturgs
who Is In command of the Soldiers home
The Soldiers home at Washington is u very ex
tenslye and beautiful place, being sort o
national park. II is considered very fortu
nate thing for any officer to be assigned there
Miss Sturgls Is an unusually brilliant girl
According TO most OF the rules Of beauty she
il not beautiful but her face is wonderful!
winning one and her manner is entirely cap
tiyating She is rather tall, has very blael
hair, very large and beautiful black eyes
and face Of great expressiyenoaa.