National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-30
ABOUT PEOPLE.

hiAtl tltEtlNns
GEN. BEVERLY II. ROBERTSON has returned
from his visit to Newport
HISTORY Of the vicksburg campaign is
being written by Gen. Grant. ,s,.,.
c. J. MEYERS of this city, and Miss Ella
Meyers are Mt Watch Hill.
CALIFORNIA Chiname., have taken to the bi.
cycle The Chirese must 20,
MRS; LUCY 8. SANFORD, Of Alabama, is in tho
e.iy for q few weeks writing for the press.
MRs. ALLEN, of Tenth street. and her daugh-
tiers are spending the summer at Oakland.
MRs. TmElLKunL and her mother, Mrs. Le
Garvin, will 80 TO Lconardtown for n few
weeks.
ARCHIBALD FORBES Is at work ON story
telling his experiences in India with white
elephants.
Mrs. ELLA WHEELER WILCOX has written n
dozen poems since her marriage, Mr.. Wilcox
is good cook.
COMMANDER ALFRED T. MAuAN, u. $. N,
with his family, Is at tho Bayyiew house,
Watch Hill, RI.
MRs. JOIN A. LOGAN is recovering from her
recent indisposltion, and thinks she soon will
be strong enough to travel
GEN. BEVERLY H. ROBERTSON, of this city,
who was one OF the best light cavalrymcn of
Lees legions, Is at Newport
d. c. LiDDiE, Mansfield, Ohio; A. J. March.
bank Harrisburg, Pa., and II. IL. Kimball,
Hopkinson, N. H., are at the St. James.
EMRs. SPRINGER, sister of Mrs. Nettic San
ford, is in Paris with her daughter, Miss Sylvia.
They will return to New York In october.
SINCE his marriage oscar wilde hns been
contonied to sink into u cultured Coliax, and
Is said to wear I'm public perpetual smile.
GEN. LOGAN has returned to the city from
his western trip He said last night that he
had not formed any plans for the summer yet.
EX-SENATOR CosovEn, Of Florida, Is firm In
tho belief that his state will cast It's electoral
vote for the republican nominees in November
next.
4. T. BARHUM, the vetegan Snowman, was
robbed of Il valuable watch Inst Saturday ut
Block island by u thief who entered his room
at noon.
MRs. SwAsEY, of Rhode Island avenue, and
her daughters have gone TO Boston, thence 10
summer resorts, where they will spend some
weeks.
States fish commissioner, and Maj. Il. B. Fer
lIoll, Mass.
HON. d. L. MACPHERSON, the Canadian min
lister of the interior, has been gazettod n knight
commander of the Order Of st. Michael and
ST. George.
NEWPORT people arc looking anxiously for
the arrival there of James Gordon Bennett,
who is On route from France in his steam
yacht, the Namouna.
CHARLOTTE STUART, one Of the last descend
ants of the royal Scottish family, has just died
at strathspey at the age of ninety. Se had
married an inn.kecper. :"
NJ. JULES VERNE Is cruising In the Medittcr-
raucan He is writing new story which Is
described asthe biggest extravaganza that has
yet come from his pen"
MIR. MAX MULLER, the famous 0rentalist,
lives quietly in Norham Gardens, London, de-
voting his time TO the translation of the sacred
books of Sanskrit India.
Mrs. MARY X. JosLYN Is at willards with
her husband, and aside from short trips about
Washington will remain here until, September
when the Judge takes his vacation.
JUDGE PIiNY JEWELL. of Hartford formerly
of tho court OF Alabama claims, and the
brother of tho late ex-Postmaster General.
Jewell, Is at Watch Hill with his family. ~
Mr.. Gus THEILKuHL has gone to Winchester,
KY, where he is taking views for the New
Orleans exposition. He will visit several other
points of interest in that stats and Tennessee.
Ex-Gov. CURTIN of Pennsylvania, boasts
that he still remembers tho names 'oJ !;
every iuiuny of two or more brothers eho efis =.
listed In that state during the war OF the 70 {
bellion. .tH,s. -
DR.. KOCH in boyhood was fond Of observing
animal life In It's various forms, and instead Of
indulging in games and other sports would
spend hours watching O nest of ants or the
habits of q worm..
MRS. CLARK MILLS has given up her resi-
dencc, 1888 Thirteenth street, and left the city
yesterday, accompanied by her daughter, Miss
Eva Mills, to visit her brother, s. N. Kenyon,
esq, banker Of Fulton, oswego county, ~. Y.
Mr.. AS. soLoMoNs of this city who was
recently appointed by the President Us repre-
sentative of the United States to the conven-
tion of the Rod Cross association OF Geneva,
sails from New York to-day on the steamer
Oregon.
w. II. VANDERnnT's household expenses are
reported to DO s2jO,0OO a year, and August Bel
monts 100000. Gould does not spend over
$4,000, and Samnel ]. Tilden, though u bach
elor, spends more than that.
Mrs L. G. BRYANT and daughters left the city
Monday evening in company with Mr.. L. De-
Jarnette and family, and Miss Moncure, of
Bowling Green, Va. for Old Point. Mrs. Bryan,
and daughters before returning, will visit
relatives on tho James river
DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLINESS second son,
Edward ]. Holmes, who died at Milton, Mass,
L., aaL, n Uo "a anllaUa
In 1867, and was for some time private secre-
tary to Charles Sumner. He Travelled ex.
tensively abroad, and had rare taste for an
tiquities
Col. A. 4. MORGAN, auther of "Yazoo; or, On
the Picket Line of Freedom" met several
ladies and gentlemen at Mr.. and Mrs. Lin
coins, 1910 X street, on Monday evening"
Those contributing to the enjoyment Of the
guests were J. Writ Hail, Mrs Classic, and Mrs.
Col. Morgan.
Hon. JACOB TONE, of Port Deposit, Nd, has
assumed the payment of the whole cost of the
Scientific building, now being erected ut
Dickinson college, Carlisle, Pa. This substan-
tal contribution to II venerable institution of
learning will amount TO about $4,000. Mr..
Tome was the republican candidate for gov
ernor of Maryland in 1871. He has large money
interests In Washington.
GREEN C. CHANDLER, OF Mississippi, repub.
lcan candidate for congress In the first district,
is In Washington. Judge Chandler, who Is
one of the ablest men of the state, is a native
southerner, and has been an earnest and influen-
tial republican ever since the close OF the war
He has already opened his canvass in eurnest
having addressed large audiences In various
towns in the district, where he was greeted
with great enthusiasm. The judge expresses
himself us confident Of being elected.
Miss FRANCES T. WILLARD spoke to a alarge
and enthusiastic audience ut Mountain Lake
Park, Nd, Monday afternoon. Together with
Hon. william Daniel and Maj, George A.!
Hilton of Washington, she went to Cuhbert
land, Nd, where all spoke at the Academy
of Music last night. Two largely attended