National Republican., 1886-08-20
PERSONALITIES.

CONGRESSMAN LAIRD, Of Nebraska, is in the
city.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL is said to write
very slovenly English.
CONSUL GREESBAUM started yesterday to re-
turn TO his post at Apia, Samoan Islands.
MRS. r. II. wooD and daughter arc at the
Blue Ridge mountains seeking better health.
WOULD It not be better for Representative
Norwood, OF Georgin, TO write his own lettersH
Mr.. VAN WAGNER, Of Merritt & Van
Wagner, sails for Europe on the Goth of this
month by the State line.
Mr.. HENRY WISE GARNETT, of this city. has
been elected member OF the general council
OF the American Bar Association.
Miss LoTTAs new cottage cost s25, 900; and q
Cambridge paper says with sympathy, "The
poor thing couldn't afford a house."
PHILIP PEsDLEroS, nephew OF ex-senator
Pendleton, accidentally shot and killed him
self at Miles City, Mont, last Tuesday.
Hon. JAKE DART, collector of customs at the
port of Brunswick, Ga, leaves for Georgia to-
night. He has accomplished his mission.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL Is the guest during
the present week of friend in Cornwall. He
will sail for home the middle of September.
SECRETARY BAYARD has received cable.
gram from 81. Petersburg announcing the ar
rival of Lieut.. 6chuetze, Of the navy at that
city.
MRS. MCCLELLAN, mother of the late Gen.
George b. Mcclellan, and her daughter are
summering at Driflon as the guests OF Miss Re-
becca Coke.
THE japanese naval officers are much pleased
with their visit to this city. They leave to-day
for Chester. Pa, to inspect the cruisers being
built there
Mr., WILLIAM X, VANDERBILT Is passenger
on the steamer America, which sailed yester.
day from Queenstown for New York. Mr.
Vanderbilts health is much improved.
Mr. MosEs wHITsoN, vault custodian of. the
subtreasury at Baltimore. has resigned. As
sstant Treasurer Bishop will appoint a friend
from Somerset county, Nd, as his successor,
Mr.. FRANK II, CUSHING, the ethnologist, who
| has been In Boston for several months under
medical treatment has resumed his work for
the Smithsonian Institution, assisted by three
| Zuni Indians.
IT is stated that one of the most charming
characteristics Of Mrs Grover Cleveland is
tina. she never iorgets name, A great many
Democrats can testify that the President Ia
different in that respect.
MAJ. e. T. d. MYERS, of Richmond, Va,
superintendent OF the Richmond and Danyille
railroad, and l.. I. Myers, OF Norfolk, Va, su.
perintendent of the seaboard and Roanoke
railroad, are at the Metropolitan.
| COMMODORE CHANDLER left the navy yard.
Brooklyn, last Wednesday on the Despatch,
and Secretary Whitney Joined him at East
Thirty-fourth street. They arc on their way to
New London to INSPECT the naval station.
JUDGE POWERS publishes in the Michigan
papers an answer 60 charges filed against him
before the Senate judiciary committee while
his nomination for associate justice of Utah
was pending, He denios all the allegations.
EX-sEEAToB YuLEE, OF Florida has pur.
chased the place built at Bar Harbor two years
ago by Mr.. George Pendleton Bowler oi
Cincinnati, and known as Deyllstone. 1t Ia
occupied at present by Mrs William II. Van.
derbilt.
NEWS has reached here OF the death at San
francisco Of Henry johnson, jr,, who was un-
til.July 2, 1886, first lieutenant in the sth In.
fantTy, and stationed at San Diego, Cal. He
was found dead and cold Saturday night Aug.
2, in the closet OF the Hannah baths, having
taken an overdose OF chloral.