The national Republican., 1861-10-14
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
THE pp,vcr or w,,rs's SWEETHEART.

THE PRINCE OF wALES's SWEETHEART
IL has been rumored that the English Court
recently sought the hand OF DANISH rrincess
for the Prince of Wales. The young lady thus
snokon of is the daughter Of Prince Christian
Of Schlesvie. Holstein-Souderbu g-(ilucksburg,
and is in her 18th year She is said to be very
beautiflIl, and the most ostaccomplished princess In
Enrone. Prince Christian 1t is who, in 1858,
,ros declared heir to the Danish throne, the
nre.ent king being childless; and this may &C,
count for the extreme dissatisfaction manifested
bv the English Government at the recent ma
nTuvres OF the King of Sweden to obtain the
succession to the crown Of Denmark. II will
be remembered that his Swedish Majesty was
pointedly slighted q month or two ago, while
on visit to England.
NApoLEON's LETTERS NOT NAroLEoN's LETTERS.
The letters from America to the Opinion Ma
Hondl it Is said, were written by young
French gentleman, named Sand, and not by
Prince Napoleon. If this be correct, the Sand
in question is doubtless Maurice, son Of the
famous writer, George Sand. and a member Of
Prince Napoleon's suite, which he joined at Al
ciers in an unofficial capacity.
AN uNLuCKY LUCKY MAN.
Tho owner Of the ticket which had won Ibe
prize of 100, ,O00f, at the Amiens lottery in
France, is q resident of Havrc. but though he
took the precaution to write down the number,
he has mislaid the ticket, without the proauc-
ion of which he cannot of course, receive the
prize.
LADY WITH sEGAK IN HER MOUTH.
A curious scence took place one night In this
Palas Royal. Two Spaniard,, with one Of
their countrywomen, were strolling along the
Galleries, when the lady. neatly rolling eig-
arctic began to smoke. The unusual sight Of
woman indulging in the fumes Of tobacco
roran p0puli attracted a crowd, and man
actually came up and asked the lady for q
light. in the most offensive manner. One Of
her companions Immediately knocked him
down. The crowd applauded him, and shouted
served him right"
\ PORTABLE MILITARY TELEGRAPH.
\ military portable telegraph has been tried
successfully in France. II consists Of carriage
constructed for the purpose, in which several
cylinders or enormous bobbins are fixed, round
which is rolled a quantity of iron wire Of the
thickness of strong cord. This wire is pass
cd by machinery into the box Of one of the
wheels. and according as the carriage moves
The wheels turn and unrOlls the wire. A pla
Don of cavalry soldiers follows. Two mer
light at every fifty PAGES to raise the wire OF
= slight stick. Four others do the same while tn,
first are moving forward, and raise the wir,
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ground. and which is fastened with cord
trerghaned with iron plates. This being dom
hey relieve the other workmen, and they d
80 in turn. The horses in the carriage go fol
ward at gallop, and the telegraph is fix
with extraordinary rapidty. The apparatr
is worked in the carriage, which serves as q
Office. When it is intended to return, the actic
IT the cylinder is reversed, and the carriage
urned round, preceded by the men, who tax
down the poles, replace them in light WACO
and wind up the bobbirs.