The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-09

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A tumbler full Of milk and broken ice is
better beverage at breakfast supper than hot
coffee or tea, especially in this weather. Try it
if you would be healthy and comfortable. G9
The drought in Kentucky has continued for
seven weeks, and the tobacco crop in particular,
it is thought will suffer sadly.
Patent medicines are profitable to their vendors
when well advertised, and what is not'
The Shepherdstown (Va.) Register, good
weekly paper, may be bought for six hundred and
fifty dollars. A prudent, industrious, and eco
nomical printer live comfortably upon the
income Of the Register.
Not the river, but the Dismal Swamp is OH
fire. The destruction of valuable timber is doubt
less immense sp ~
great many of the newspapers are vehement
against the Administration for appointing to Office
William J. Brown, Of Indiana, the gentleman
who was not elected Speaker Of the United States
House of Representatives. But Brown is a man
whom it would be difficult to kill or put out of
the way. He is one of the cutest.
The stamped envelopes, since they have APP
peared, have ceased to be wonder There was
great talk about small matter, to be sure
That was wretched affair, the placing of log
upon the railroad track between Baltimore and
Philadelphia on "Wednesday night. The lives Of
many were impefilled; an unknown man was
killed, and John Jeffrey and James Riddle were
seriously injured, and have since died. How can
this horrible crime of placing distractions upon
the rails be prevented?
A contemporary informs us that, though the
Democratic party are divided, the Wings are
united This is cheering to the latter; but the
Democrats are SO intent upon the division of tho
spoils, that all other kinds of division seem to
come natural to them.
}. r. Miller is going to tunnel the Chicago
river at Chicago for $126,000.
The college commencements are ut hand.
Round tickets from Baltimore to Carlisle Dick
inson) are held at 49, good from Monday the 18th
till Monday the 18th Of July
Horses have greatly increased in price in this
| country within few years past.
| Five trains of cars from New York to New
Haven on Saturday last conveyed ALSO persons,
or $50 each; four other trains on the same day
are not reported.
1t is said that the Croton water in New York
becomes poisoned in the lead pipes
President Pierce will receive the Inequalities of
Baltimore on Monday, and proceed to New York
on Tuesday.
Charles J. Nourse and Alexander B. Hagner,
of this District, received the degree of A. M. at
the recent commencement of Princeton College.
The season of camp meetings is approaching.
DR.. Stones marble bust of Chief Justice fancy
may be seen at the studio, street, near Gadsby's
Hotel. WIS Is t -e5. tsg
1t is very properly proposed to exclude the pub
lie from the immediate vicinity Of the distributing
reservoir of the Croton Water Works. The rail-
nus shou1d he nlaced many wa rds from tho ma r
gin of any such volume of water, for abuses will
be committed if the opportunity is allowed.
In New York the private letter dispatches are
more prompt than those of the Government.
Saratoga is fitting up early this
A foul murder was committed at Council Bluffs
City few weeks ago, says the Iowa City Repub-
Iican of June 2, and the supposed murderer was
executed by mob. 1t was bad to kill him, but
at least something more than supposition should
have been the warrant for it.