The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-09-05

ne oehoNos, the hoministrnaon IL Tying 70 over
throw the Republican party. Mr.. Hsmiip's con.
duct is different from that Of some persons who
persist in holding ONCE under an Administration
which they constantly revile.
Ar tightrope performance in western
village, Monday evening, the performer came out
As susual, dressed in tights, when IN old woman
among the spectators exclaimed in virtuous indig.
nation style, "why! Why the man is coming out
without any clothes on 4 Is no place for women
here! do wish he would fall and break his neck,
Ido." $500 ,f HaF ID. EHr F.'
A WEALTHY widow in Pittsburg fell in love
with the oosehmsn who drove her to her husbands
grave and finally married him. He unfortunately
had wife living. was arrested for bigamy, and i'm.
plored his second to furnish bail. She chucksd him
playfully under the chin and babe him 70 to Jail
like man. That's the latest gossip in Pittsburg.
PORTLAND, Maine, when the burnt district
is rebuilt, will probably be much finer city than
II was before tho nrs. Cross, Plumb, Federal,
Congress, Willow, Pearl and Dsuforth streets have
been widsnsd. A park is to be enclosed in dssi.
rabls part of the city, and market house occupy.
ing an entire block will bs built.
The New York Tribune says that no
cost could be too great to insure perfect rsconci
istion Of those lately divided by the msddenipg
strife Of civil war" Well, everybody knew that.
The Tribune was willing to expend q large sum to
effect this object. even as large sum four hun.
dred million dollars. Suppose he adds to his pre-
vious offer Of that amount little sacrifice Of prsju
dice and party spite.
Ar MERIDIAN, Connecticut, on Saturday
u..Il 4 n
Of clocks and lamp trimmings was burned to the
ground. The loss is not ascertained. At st. Louis,
on Saturday. the brass foundry Of E. Couyhlsn and
the candy factory Of Hessel, Nyer 4 Hymans, on
Locust street, between Main and Second, were
burned. The loss was nearly forty thousand dol.
lars; mostly insured.
The wife of the fireman who was killed by
the recent explosion of the locomotive Baltic, on
the Hudson River railroad, has completely lost
her reason by the sad event. She was seen near
the railroad track shortly after his burial, waving
her handkerchief to and fro in tho still hours of the
night, in the vain hope, We suppose of meeting his
nod Of recognition as she used to do before his
death
Two rouarkablv Sudden deaths occurred
=, N;. Fall. Last w..L v.,v oorn,,.nt AL.
ored man named Holmes died very suddenly, and
about three hours aftervard his wife who was also
Of enormous proportions, calling her two erown.up
daughters to her. said Well. girls. you must ldo
An. hast Won can for your,elve,. thu old man Ia
oors and I'm going tool She than sat down In
chair and Immediately expired. Husband and wife
vsre hurried In one grave on Thursday.
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HE uia' vi 'ne p'''u"'f' 'iiafeeu WIN 'ne
heavy ROBBERY OF ADAMS express company on the
We" n"seu ,"''osr '.' '""u!' nus Wv. III p'o'
Two Of tho prisoner. wer. tried some time ago, and
the case Of the Ave others Is not yet concluded 1t
will be remembered that the amount stolen was
over half q million of dollars, Of which about one
hundred and twenty thousand dollars was recov-
cred.
ApARrR1pGE recently struck a telegram
w;rs ,.ar Forre, France. and had IL. head ant off
I, |, not uncommon to see birds living dead along
IN. telegraph route, in this country It being yul
car error that they are killed BY the shock while
sitting on the wire but as no shock could thus be
Unmarried, they probably came to their end in the
~"e' y, -. IL. - w.
Nonae. 'nA' 'n' no ,, n.en p .s''e -"
asa'ns, farmers s1uo',ns ,1o'h, On 'nsn on''''
trees did NOT ofuef 'ne "'es 10 10 taken uo""
The Richmond Times Of Tuesday says:
1--WE had the pleasure of meeting the stinguishsd
virgini,u, r. M. 7. Hunter, in town yesterday. He
1, living quietly at his place in Essex attending to
farming matters with grea. energy, and striving to