The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-15

! A HALIFAX PAPER announces the deceass of
Rebocca, relict Of the late DIR. w. j. Almon, at
the age Of ninety years. She was great grand
niece of DR.. Cotton Mather, whosa father was
the first president Of Harvard College.
The FIRsr REGIMENT OF MAssAcnusErrs
LIGHT INFANTRY have prepared beautiful block
of granite for the monument, which will be for
wurded per packet to its destination. The names
Of the subscribers, written on parchment, are en-
closed in copper box and placed in cavity
within the stone.
son at Newport.
York, commenced on Monday night, with the
'Luca ''-Sontag, Salvi, Badiali, and Rosi, per-
forming the principal roles, with Max Maretzek
as conductor Norma is announced for tonight,
with Steffanone Salv, Rosi, and Amalia Patti, as
! the cast. "
The st. Paul Democrat Of the 18th ultimo no
tees the return to that city of Captain Remenyi,
astronomer of Governor Stevefls's exploring ex-
petition, on account of i'll health He left the
expedition last at Lightning lake, about one hun
bred aud seventy miles from st. Paul. Governor
Stevens prosecuting his exploration with
great energy, and the health of his party was
generally good.
The HEALTH of the Pope requires care. His
physicians have advised him that in returning
from his WRIT to the Chateau Gandalfo, he should
wholly abandon the Vatican, and take up his
abode at the Quirinal, which he has not occupied
since his departure for Gaeta.
| THE CITIZENS of Cape Vincent borrowed Br-
fish cannon of their neighbors at Kingston with
which to celebrate the 4th Of July.
1t will be recollected that about two years since
Mr. Flanders Newbegin, of Biddeford, Maine,
lost his carpet bag, continuing, it said, ten
or twelve thousand dollars. The other day he
received the following letter and enclosure dated
Boston, June 30, l853.-Enclosed please receive
nineteen one hundred dollar bills on the York
Bank, Saco, for the benefit of your family. = ~
The Yarmouth (N H. Herald, of the 7th in
slant, says: "We are glad to learn that mack
erel have been abundant at the Tusket Islands
during the past week. In two days two seines
secured over six hundred barrels Within the last
few days considerable quantity of small mack
erel and fat herring have been caught in this
harbor. 4f M ll.
| MAYOR WEsrERyELr, of New York, has issued
in the streets Fifty cents will be paid for the de-
livery of every live dog at the public pound.
A PRErry WOMAN, says some poetical indi-
vidual, is like great truth or great happiness,
and has no more right to bundle herself up under
q green veil. or any other similar abomination,
than the sun has to put on green spectacles.
DoGMArIcAL.-It has been discovered that
where a lot Of boarders are fed for some time on
sausages exclusively they begin to groscI Feed
ing family upon lamb ut fifteen cents per pound,
and fruit at prices adj Hbitu, has been found Just
as effectual in making married men growl.
| In CATTARAUGUs, Cattaraugus county, New
York, the lots sold with the invariable restric
tons that no intoxicating liquors shall be manu-
featured or sold thereupon as a beverage without
forfeiture of the title. The editor of the Albany
Register calls the place Maine law village.
| A POSTMASTER in Essex county, while puzzling
n very uncertain superscrption on an Irish letter,
|jocosely remarked to an intelligent son of Erin,
who stood by, that the Paddles brought hard set
Pat, !" but they git harder after they arrive
here" gs93'
AT MEETING of the Society Of Cincinnati, at
New York, on the 4th instant, it was stated by
General Anthony Lamb that Captain Robert Bur-
nett, an original member of the society, now liv-
ing in the vicinity of Newburg, and now in his
ninety third year, is the only surviving officer of
the army of the Revolution.
We do not find that civilization lightens men $
toll; as yet it has increased them; and in this
see the sign of deep defect in what we call the
progress of society Charming.
| We learn from the Medical Examiner that the
medical graduates thus far have numbered nine
hundred and fifty for the year 1853. This in
cludes the graduates of sixteen medical institu-
tons.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says that in two
years the population has increased thirty per cent?
and it is thought that in ten years it will have at
least quadruped. There are, as at present esti-
mated, three hundred and eight thousand nhabi-
tants, the annual increase being thirty nine per
cent. greater than that of the other States.
1t is subject of general remark that the quality
of new white wheat which has. thus fur been
brought to market is exceedingly fine. The grain
is richer, fuller and better rpencd than has been
known for many years. The quality Of flour
manufactured from it must therefore be very fine.
The Mobile Register takes high ground in favor
of the Democracy Of Mississippi, relieving itself
of the reproach of reputation. 1t recapitulates
the circumstances under which the bonds were is
sued shows how at that time the Union bonds
were repudiated; the bonds of the Planters Bank
were admitted to be valid; and finally, how
year ago the struggle was closed by the express
vote of the people repudiating the Planters
Ba nix bonds.