The national Republican., 1866-08-16
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! BLospN has been dancing over the river
ssine He goes to London in October. -
TuRr have new sensation AZ Saratoga
. olsrsynsn Who weighs 800 pounds. -.
Inr New York Academy Of Music will be
soupssssa By ths Ass of October. -.
MISS FANNY BRows isn't Melbourne, Aus
tralia, and Is doing "Mszspps." It h said that
her style outstrips composition.
MISS FuRrADo, who has Just married young
Nsy in Paris, has dowry Of four millions, sho
said "Nsy' and meant ''Yss."
OHARLxs Dickens writes to friend at
The Hub /" that IL will be impossible for him 70
give his readings in this country.
General Marshall Lsnsrts yesterday was sp-
pointed Engineer Of the Consolidated American and
Western Union Telegraph lines. q
A TEXAS editor has been presented with
en- onion which he states measured . foot and =
half in circumference. We take the story as the
sditor took the onion. with grain Of salt
Mr.. 8. MORGAN Sxlru, "colored TRACE
disn," Of Philadelphia, has created considerable
sensation In .the principal cities Of Europe, By
playing Othsllo, Macbeth, 40. FIG
SENATOR SrRAauE, Of Rhode Island, and
Sherman, Of Ohio, passed through Chicago on Mon
day last their way TO Denver and the gold mines,
by the Platte river route. ..,. .a.
A NEW sensational drama is chalked out
for the New York Market and is entitled the
"Milkman" The author, whose name Is Spring,
Is expected to "drsw II mild"
THx Prince Of Wales appeared recently
on the cricket Geld at sandvinsham for tho srss
time since he sft Oxford college. He was speedily
bowlsd out BY Juvenile member OF the cricket
elub rscsiving round for his share Of the score.
Ben WooD has an eye to business. He
has large edition Of the Times sent on to Phila.
dslphia Il not only contains his rebel sentiments,
but ell.displaysd advertisements Of his lottery
schsmss ala still lives.
WALTER BRowN, of Portland, in reply 10
race, single skulls At Nswburs, for $500. proposes
10 meet Ward at Portland or New York, as may BE-
agreed upon, for $1,000 or $4,000. -
AT DERBY (England) assizes, Mr.. Justice
Mellor, Of tho Court Of Queens Bench, stated that
It had always been his opinion that calling many
witnesses to prove fact was like adding large
quantity Of water to small quantity Of brandy-it
made IL weak. .|f.a.t.. o. .'r-
A FRENCH mathematician has made Gu.
rous calculation To show that the bulk Of globe
undsrsoss an eonuai increase from the deposit Of
mstso,ic dust amounting to about 80 cubic feet a
year. He also states that BY these deposits the
earth increases annually BY the ia 400 oOoth part
Of its weight. ....
The famous province Of Venetia, lately
csdsd BY Austria 70 France, L. very we'll known to
the world, but the spses which 1t occupies on the
map Of Europe Is not 90 well known. Vsnstia con
tains 3,87o 500 aorss Of ground, and had a4s3 s6a
inhabitants st the last census. r.-. -..
A LADY visitor at Saratoga Springs re.
jocss in eighty dresses and thirty six tonnets II
the thirty.six bonnsts we're rolled into one they
| would make but msssre one 10 such as our grand
| mothers ussd 70 rear. Her clothes attract great
| attention. . .- -. ...
A SARAToGA letter says: There are hui
| two or three beauties. One we bad stealthily ad
mirsd from corners and behind newspaper; but
when, to-day at dinner, she put both elbows III,
table, and gnawed her corn from the car, We wep
toars for tho betrayal Of our hopes, and gave hs
| up"