Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-14
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last term Of the county court. This Is get.
ting the right man into the wrong place.
THE remains Of Major Henry +. Dixon,
shot in Alexandria last Friday, were carried
to Fauquier county, Virginia, by his son.in-
law DR.. Thomas, Of this city, for interment
The remainder of the Majors family were
so far distant that it was impossible to CON-
municate with them in time.
JouS MoRRrssEr, prize fighter, Is repre-
sented to have been at the bottom of Prairie
du Chen corner.
BARTHOLOMEW CoRBErr, taxidermist, aged
SO, was taken to the Marylobone (London)
workhouse inGrmary a short time since, in a
dying condition. lie is represented as the
father Of Boston Corbett.
JOSHUA BENNETT, a bank president, who
died recently in Boston, left $25, 900 to the
Washingtonian House.
A HOUSE near Tiffen, Ohio, occupied by
two brothers-Hess-was entered q few
nights since, the inmates duly chloroformed,
and $40, 900 in cash extracted from the estab-
llsnment WlthOut pam.
In the case of the United States VS.. the
Southern Methodist Book Concern, etc.,
Nashville, the defendants got off by paying
costs.
A writer in Blackwood sets up the theory
that the last Atlantic cable was destroyed by
design.
GOVERNOR BRowSLow, or his son, for il
does not clearly appear which, and Colonel
Maynard were the victims of n highway rob.
berry near Nashville a few days since. They
stood, and delivered n watch and $500 in
cash.
The Philadelphia Press Club has inaugu-
rated series of lectures. Judge W. D.
Kelley was first on the list.
A NOVEL by Mr.. Alfred Austin is advor-
tised, entitled "Won by Head" We sin.
cerely trust that the reputation already
gained by the young author will not be "lost
by tale. ."-Pmnch.
IT is amusing to hear Col. Forney taunt
Northern Democrats about their years of
partnership with men who fought and bled
ernment," while his partnership with the
same men was closer, longer, and more proft-
able than those he rebukes for such assOcia-
tion.-BOstom Post.
THE life of the late J. Barclay Harding
was insured for $4,000.
The official organ asks for forbcarance to.
wards the new British Ministry. Overboar-
ance was prominent characteristic of the
last.
Gov. HAHN and Commissioner Conway, it
will be perceived, are to speak in behalf of
equal suffrage on Friday evening.
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM-formerly of the firm
Of Scott 4 Graham-is elected to the State
Senate in North Carolina.
The New York Democracy have purchased
fine building at the corner of Fifth avenue
and Fifteenth street, to be occupied as q
clubhouse. Clubs have, time out of mind
been regarded as very important appliances
in the organization of the New York Democ-
racy.
No NEW cases Of cholera on the ATLANTA.
DICTIONARY MAKING appears to be healthy
business. johnson saw seventy five years ;
Walker lived to good old age DR.. Wor-
cester, who died recently in Boston, was
eighty-one Noah Webster was eighty-fve
when he passed away and the last English
news reports the death of DR.. Richardson, at
ninety.
B. W. GREENE, the Hartford man, who
killed his wife and made cash in his own
throat, is getting better so far as his throat
is concerned, but his head is unsteady.
GEN HOWARD was at Vicksburg at the
latest dates from there.
CoL.BuLKLEy's tclegraphic expedition ap-
pears to be getting on finely.
TWENTY States have ratified the anti
slavery amendment to the Constitution. New
Jersey will make the twenty and in
January, California and Oregon will COM
plete the requisite number Of twenty y-seven.
IL one of the parishes of Louisiana, the
planters have met in convention and resolved
that slavery shall be re-established. Mr..
Garrison yet thinks that there is no further
work for anti-slavery men to do.
COMPLETE returns from the census takers
show the population of Mass achusetts to be
!, ,2G7, ,329 in 1865, against !, ,23l, O66 in 1860
"a gain Of Sc, 263. The number Of voters