The national Republican., 1866-07-07


Of the prisoners. shouid the effort b successful,
both Gen. Sweeney and Gen. Spear will come on
imnsdiatsy to this city, where they win be sppro
pristsIy rsesivsd By the Fsnisns" NJ
VIZ are informed BY relatives Of Senator
Lane that the report IN some Of the Journals that
his is the third suicide in his family, Is entirely
false. None Of his family before him have CON.
mittsd suicide. ...r yr.rF
The President discharged "Paixhan" at
dead duck Fornsy, in publishins a letter in
which the latter claimed appointment for one Of
his friends, on the ground that he is IN -"Andrsw
johnson" Democrat. Bottom TSanseript.
II SAY, landlord, that's dirty towel for a
man to wipe on" Landlord, with look Of amsss.
men., replied: SIXTY or seventy boarders have
wiped on that towel this morning, and you are the
nrst one to nnd fault.'
New ORLEANS PAPERS record the sale Of
the residence Of Mr.. Shepard Brown. Of that city.
It was the most expensive dwelling In the city Of
New Orleans having cost $7e oooin gold before the
war. 1t sold for S45, 900, currency. ,.1a
IT is said that, upon consultation with Gov.
Orr, Gen. sickles has disapproved the issue of
tions to white people in South Carolina, on the
ground Of exaggerated reports and the danger Of
promoting idleness.
CHAs. SrETsoS and his wife, Of Plainfeld,
Mass, barely escaped death BY poisoning, on Sun.
day Of last week, from arsenic, which had been
placed In their teapot while they were away at
church. whether accidentally or BY design is not
known.
Mr.. JAMES SHEx, rich old bachelor Of
st.. Louis, died recently, leaving the bsqusst Of
sl00 900 to the Hospital Of the Sisters Of Charity
in that city, in which Institution. when poor and
frisndsss, he had received medical care and nurs.
ing
COMMENCEMENT exercises at the College of
the Holy Cross, In Worcester, took place on Tues
day. Gov Bullock, Mayor Blake, Of Worcester.
and other distinguished people were present, and
everything passed od satisfactorily. Gov. Bullock
awarded the degrees and medals.
The steamer Ephesus left Norfolk, Vir-
giuia on Sunday, for Liverpool with 794 bales Of
cotton, 1ss hhds., 70 tiercss. $50 boxes 200
boxes and 90 cases Of tobacco 1885 barrels rosin,
rs barrels tar, and 43, 900 slaves. Col. W. Lamb,
Of Norfolk, was passenger.
A FOURTH OF July balloon took up five
persons at Providence, r. l., who landed with
much difficulty in South Dedham, Mass, rs miles
from the point Of starting. The high winds rem
dered it unmanagsabls, and 1t dragged through .
pond and against stone wall. finally lodging in q
tree. Three Of the eronauts were much hurt.
The weather for two days last past has re-
minded us Of spensers July:
| "Then came hot July, boiling like to fire,
| That all his garments he had cast away,
Upon h,n, raging Ut with Ire,
| Behind his back tcythe, aud by his side
| Under his belt he bore sickle cirelins wide"
The Marlborough prince George county,
Md Gazette says: "Mr. samusl Tayman, an ell
derby citizen Of Nottingham district, committed
suicide on THURSDAY evening last. He was found
on Friday morning, suspended BY rope from the
limb of tros; ten or fifteen feet from the ground
He was q sober and industrious man."
AT a meeting held in the city Of Philadcl-
pbia. Hon VIM. r. Johnston, Joseph R Fianni.
gan, Hon. Mr.. Tracey, and Hon. Edgar Cowan, Of
we.tmorsland county. were appointed delegate. to
the National Convention, to be held on the l4th Of
August. As altsrnatss, B. B. Bradford, of Beaver;
Col. W H. Blair, Of Ceutrei Judge Williamson, Of
Delaware; and N. P. Sawyer, of Allegheny, were
appointed.
We are told that long after the death Of
the tyrant Nero 1t was discovered that some uu
known hand had stre~n flowers upon bis grave
And the voice Of mankind has pronounced this fact
to be one Of the most pleasing mentioned in his
tory. Even the worst Of men, it was argued, have
| some traits which awaken the admiration Of their
kind-some redeemi'g 4 features in their character.
WHEAT harvesting has begun in various
sections Of Indiana, and the reports Of tho yield
are more favorable than was anticipated In the
aggregate there will be fully half average crop
while the quality will be far superior to last year
The berry is plump and healthy, and will make the
best hour. TIE harvest 10 about completed In
Southern Kansas. There has been an UNUSUAL,
large yield.
THERE were twenty-five accidents from
powder in New York on the fourth, A German
named Folks deliberately shot poliosmsn dead Il
his (FolksO yard, while the officer wss sxpostulat
Ing with him for threatening to shoot some bali
players whose ball had been accidentally , knocks,
into bis premises. Folks and wife wrss arrested
The usual quantum Of accidents also occurred l.
Brooklyn. wa
A DISPATCH from Augusta, Georgia, Sat
urday, says: DIR. II. Eaton was murdered by tn,
freedmen in Camden county. The civil authoritis
arrested the murderer but they were successfully
resisted by . negro mob. There was . horrible
murder st Station No. Is. Ca, Wednesday night
Two freedmen butchsrsd Mrs. Rollins and her tw'
children. and negro girl killing the former, ant
leaving the latter without hope Of recovery. On,
Of the murderers was arrested at Boston.
A GREAT DINNER was recently given by the
Cinnamon in San Francisco to Anson Burlingams
our Minister to China, and Gen. Van yalkenburg
our Minister to Japan. The principal Chimes
houses In that city originated the banquet, and |
was attended by very many Of the Representative
men Of California. The burden Of the after.dinn
speeches was the increasing trade with the 0rien
talsi and II was believed that the period was by N
means distant when the trade with China would b
transferred from England to the United States.
In consequence Of the decision Of Recorde
Hackstt, the Police and Excise Commissioners O
New York have given orders to suspend the maxim
Of arrests, complaints, &c, required by the ne,
excise law. As we understand II, the regulation
of the liquor trafho now depends only upon the oil
laws, and, as these were never enforced to an
considerable degree, 1t Is fair to presume that th
selling of liquor, the keeping open all night, an