National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-25
PERSONALITIES.

NJ. DE LEssEPs foretells q speedy revival OF
the worlds trade.
Mr.. CHARLES BAUM and family have gone to
Atlantic City for the summer.
OF the 40S men who make up Congress only
2s3 are connected with churches.
]. W. HARPER. JR., OF the noted New York
publishing house, Is seriously III.
MoDJEsKA and her husband were the first
visitors OF the season in the Yosemite valley.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES started from IN.
don yesterday for Eiinburgn. lie Ia enjoying
robust health.
A DISPATCH from Mas, Ireland, announces
the death of Patrick James Whelan, we'll
known fenian.
REPRESENTATIVE J. +. MILLER, OF the eighth
district Of Texas has declined to be candi-
date for denomination.
SENATOR SAWYER, of Wisconsin, has intro
duced 44S bills at this session of Congress, to
only Az for Senator Blair.
A MONUMENT to the late Hon. John Welsh Is
to be erected on the new concourse in Fair
mount Park, Philadelphia.
SENATOR STANFORD is said to cast covetous
eye upon Gen. Francis A. Walker, of the Iu-
stitute OF Technology. for president of his new
NuiliOiHlh uillNcTslly.
THE Chicago delegation OF plumbers arrived
from Deer Park at p M. yesterday and regis
tered at the Riggs House. They win leave for
homo either to-day or tomorrow.
GEN BUTLER slipped and fell on the pave
ment In Boston the other day, and 1t was
thought Tor some time that he was injured
seriously, but the damage done was slight.
A MODEL has been completed of. the eques.
trian statue OF Gen. Meade, which Is TO be
placed In Fairmount Park, PHILADELPHIA. It
represents him as he appeared at Gettysburg.
ISAAC Cook, OF 81, Louis, died at Eureka
Springs, Mo-, yesterday, aged u years Mr..
Cook was intimately associated with Stephen
A. Douglas, and was at one time postmaster at
Chicago.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER JOHN II. BAKER, of the
navy, will be married to Miss G. s. Baker,
daughter Of Chief Engineer and Mrs. Charles
II. Baker, on Wednesday morning, June 80 at
Christ Church, Navy Yard
THE newspaper report that Miss Josephine
Medill, daughter OF the editor OF the Chicago
Tribune, is to be married TO son of James G.
Blaine is utterly without foundation in fact. It
is authorltatively stated that Miss Medlll Is not
and has not been engaged.
THE Marsh Family Association, including
all persons by the name of Marsh, or who
have descended from any by that ma me- and
their families, are invited to attend the third
family gathering and basket picnic at Lake
Pleasant, Montague, Mass, July 20, q, aud %,
1855.
CHARLES L. WEBSTER, the publisher OF "Gen.
Grants Memoirs" sailed for Europe yesterday
to make arrangements for their more extensive
sale abroad, and TO visit Rome in regard to the
publication Of the "Pope's Memoirs" Mr.
Webster saysthat Mrs. Grants profits from her
husbands book will have been fully sjO),OJl
in TWO years after their first publication.
Hon. FORREST X. MoRELAsD, the special
counsel of the American Agricultural aud
Dairy Association, and the legal representa-
tive Of the dairy interest before the Senate
committee on agriculture, Is now staying at
the National Hotel, Mr.. Moreland Is a young
man Of rare ability, and has earned a national
reputation as a keen, shrewd lawyer In con-
Iec,lon with anti oleomargarlns moyemoay.