The national Republican., 1866-11-01
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ANTHONY TRoLLorE, the novelist, is 81
years Of age. M
OWEN DuFrLE, Of Ireland, is 1872 years Of
age, and Is an orphan.
The citizens Of Harrisburg, Pa, intend
shortly to commence the construction Of o new
bridge over the susquehsnna.
A SICK student Of Chicago lately took
nitric acid In mistake for blackberry cordial. It
cured him, but not in the way he expected.
Is Eaton, New York, there is q cornet
band composed Of twelve men named lockwood
brothers and their sons.
Hon. Wx NAPIER, the brother Of Charles
Napier, rumor reports, intends to become farmer
in Tennessee.
"YouR milk does not pay any income tax
I suppose. Mrs. skinpenny." "why. not, sir'"
II should think II was not Eich enough
A NEW and fine steamer, called the Alice,
Is now plying regularly between Liberty and Gal.
weston.
SAYS AN EXCHANGE No wonder Bismarck
is broken down! In the campaign Of Konisgrat.
he slept but eighty hours in thirty-ons days.
The Boston Transcript announces that
the title Of Mrs. Howss new magazine Is said to be
"Genial Words"
MADAME RrxoR, that old lady having moth
ing better to do, says that Louis Nap oeon has the
softsning Of the brain.
RrsroRI never acted nobler part than
whsp, As q Sister Of Charity, sho bound up the
wounds Of italian soldiers.
A BABY elephant is advertised on exhibi-
l. IL
many In that city 60 TO ''ses the elephant
WASHINGTON IRvNo's old summer house
at Sunny Side, N z, was lately sold for ten dol.
lars. The purchaser was his old publisher and per.
sonai friend, George P. Putnam.
Miss CLARA BARTON delivered her lecture
entitled "scenes and Incidents in Army Life," at
the Les-avenue Baptist church, New York, Monday
evening" before large and enthusiastic audience.
A RAILROAD CONVENTION will be held in
okolona, Miss, on tho 18th Of November, to make
arrangements for building railroad from okolona
to Memphis, and thence In the direction Of Selma,
Ala.
The venerable Col. Swett died at his resi-
dence in Hancock street, Boston, on Monday, at
the age of "a years. He was . graduate of Harvard
College in 1900, and BY his death Mr. Isaac Lin.
coin is the sole survivor Of the class Of that year
A SUIT is pending in the Circuit Court at
Boston, in which Samuel H Randall claims $40 900
damages of Judge Lincoln F. Brigham, of New
Bedford Of the State Superior Court, for eIpellipg
him from the bar on account of alleged mal.prac.
tics in swindling q client
PRENTICE is not SO sick but that he can
say that 'ths oarriou crows, the ultra radicals,
and the wolves are alike longing for another war
The cav for It, the fanatics shrek for IT, and
the wolves howl for it. Let US sec that the hungry
trio are disappointed"
The New York Herald of yesterday pub
fishes in its political column the account Of John
Morrissys great prize fight with Yankee Sullivan,
in 1858. 1t gives 1t under the idea Of political
discussion similar to some which may occur ct
Washington next winter.
In REGARD to the forthcoming grand ocean
yacht race portion Of the money was yesterday
placed in the hands Of Leonard W. Jerome, Esq,
as clincher to the wager Mr. jerome and Mr.
McVickar are to proceed to Europe by steamer to
await the arrival Of the contestng yachts and with
authority to invite one or more Commodores of
foreign yacht clubs to act with him As this
match was made play or pay" there is NO pessi-
bility Of failure to sail the Tho winner of
the race is subsequently, to challenge all England
q race for 800, 900 in gold.
The Philadelphia Fenians Aroused - An
other Iuvaslon OF Canada TO Folio W tho
Execution Of the Fsnisn PrisonerD, sc.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3O.-At . meeting Of the
Fenian Brotherhood Of Philadelphia, held at Logan
Hall this evening" to express their sentiments on
the conviction and sentence Of Col, Lynch and Raw
John Mcmahon, the following preamble and reso.
lutions were offered by James boons, chairman Of
the committee. and unanimously adopted:
Whereas the conviction and sentence of death
passed on Colonel R. B. Lynch and the Row John
McMahan In 4 Canadian caurt L. anathsx All