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...annual session of the National Academy of Sciences began yesterday in Washington. Professors Agassiz, Gibbs and Gray attended...
Mlle. Rhea has captured the capital. "Washington society," says the Spirit of the Times, "has taken her up and made a pet of her. President Arthur attended her performance of 'Adrienne' - his first visit to the theatre since his inauguration - and went behind the scenes between the acts, so that Mlle. Rhea might be presented to him. 'I admire all of Washington very much,' she said in reply to a question. 'And all Washington admires you very much,' gallantly responded the President, who has not forgotten how to charm the fair sex as adroitly as he manages politicians...
There will be a concert by the Princeton Glee Club in Washington this evening...
...York Herald publishes every morning a column headed "General Washington Dispatches," and a Paris paper quotes it to its readers as an evidence that George Washington's popularity in this country is not yet on the decline...
...defalcation of Cashier Ruth of the Washington (Pa.) bank probably amounts to $75,000 or $80,000. He has been arrested for embezzlement on the oath of one of his bondsmen...