The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-19
hardly be supposed to miss-his future is made as

hardly be supposed to miss-his future is made as
humorist and dry Joker Of the very first water.
There now five authorized lotteries disposing
OF their tickets in this city. They are all for be-
nevolent purposes; four OF them in aid OF churches
and cathedrals that want repair in Pals, Melon
and Toulouse; and one for the Dramatic Fund As
ISOLATION. The tickets in all franc, and
the dates Of the several drawings are to day for
the first time announced. They follow each other,
through the summer and autumn, at about thirty
days apart. Their capital is represented as large;
and they all adopt the fashionable system of oiIcr
ing one enormous prize or gross lot, and few
rather insignificant ones They OF them
be for moment compared TO the lottery Of the
golden ingots, and will probably not as
many heartachcs and as many suicides as that
most delusive and immoral concern.
The national stamp office is ON the point Of being
vacated by its occupants, who transfer their stock
TO the new hotel built for them in the Rue dc la
Ban4ue. The law authorizing the construction Of
this edifce was passed on the 10Th Of July. 1915,
and the corner stone laid on the 2lst of April
1916, by the Minister Of Public Works. The build
ing at present used the stamp. office occupies the
ground covered in the last century by convent Of
Capucins, erected by order of Louis XIV. The
Capucins were ousted in 1890, and during the
yoluton their convent was devoted to the manuiac
turc of assignats. II was sold and demolished by
Napoleon in 1906, and the unsightly monument
now covering the spot was built some years after
wards. II will be cold by the State the
administration of the stamps shall have removed TO
their new quarters.
The strngency OF the new law upon the press,
and the suspension Of all the advanced republican
papers, has driven the journalists into the ranks Of
a vast variety of professions. nj. Cose, Of the
late editors OF the Auenement has been fitting him
self, during the winter, for the career OF an nro-
naut. He has studied all the works published upon
the theory Of balloonng, and in nine ascensions
with NJ GODDARD, the mronaut of the Hippodrorne,
has had opportunity to add practice to theory.
He is said to have marvellous aptitude for guild
ing balloon, far direction be cum
municated to a body 80 completely under the
control of the winds. The summer balloon
ing season will soon commence. and NJ Coste
intends to inaugurate series of arian trips to all
the towns in the neighborhood of Paris. The an
made each day before the start. If the wind blows
from the east, some village to the west of the city
will be chosen the of Decentralization. This
will be q novelty in the now somewhat stale at.
traction offered by these daring sky -scrapers. NJ.
Cose considers the ininty of space as a less dan
gerous than that left open to political discus.
sion. However powerful MIR. Bonaparte may be
on dry land, he is no cloud -compeler, and cannot
reach six feet three inches from the ground tip
toe. nj. Costc came very near getting into prison
once for inconsiderate use Of pen and ink. lie has
certainly hit upon infallible method of keep
ing himself out OF danger, though being often
blown sky high. FRANCO.