The national Republican., 1866-12-14
Pen. Pencil. and scissors.


TIE ERIE CANAL is closed for the season
FoUR members Of the Virginia Legislature
will vote for the constitutional amendment.
The Alexandra Journal thinks human
being hss bssn murdered In that city and thrown
into the Potomac.
The circulation Of the North American is
1000; Of Every Saturday, 1900; Of ths Atiantie
50, oooi and Of Our ToHng Foik', nearly 10000.
WHAT passage Of Scripture says st. Paul
was erickstsr' "And Paul stood up before the
eleven, and was bold" ".
In st. Louis man named W. H. Harri-
son, from Mississippi, was garroted on the lsvsss,
and robbed Of $1,000
ApvrcRs from Nevada are to the effect
that the reelection Of Senator Nys 10 almost Ger.
tain.
TEE Toronto Globe contradicts the state
msnt reported TO have been made 10 the fsnisn
Senate that Roberts had sent funds to provide for
The Fsnian prisoners, - none have bssn received
there from such source.
A MEMORIAL Of Charleston, 8. G., merchants
has been presented to the Legislature. asking for
the establishment Of river police. The papers Of
that city say that the trao in property stolen from
the plantations il on the increase and already s1-
eseds the Illicit traeAe In liquors.
In PARIS, Madame Chapinis, a leading &C.
trss, was called out Of theatre by her husband,
who plunged . poignard into her neck, and then
stabbed himself four times. Jealousy was the
cause. The husband will die, but the woman was
not dangerously injured.
Ar the late municipal election in Boston
there was tie on Councilman in the Third ward.
the candidates being r. R. Msrrit white Rspub.
liesn, and r. g. Brown. eolorsd Democrat. A
new trial took place, and after spirited contest
Mr. Merritt was elected over his eolorsd competitor
BY twsnty-sisht majority.
TIE BOARD or ALDERMEN Of New Orleans
have unsnimously adopted resolution approprist.
Ing room in the City Hall for the Of the com.
mittee on Congress to investigate the riots and 70.
qussting the Mayor to provide nssssnssr, eourisrs
and all needed assistsncs In the prosecution Of
| their duties.
CAPT. FxSaAR, Of the United States steam
revenue cutter Pawtuckst has received ordsrl
from Secretary MoCulloch 10 cruise until the hrs,
Of April from Cape Ann around Nantucket Shoals
and Holmes Hole, and through Vineyard Sound,
for the purpose Of rendering aid to vessels which
may be In distress.
SHASks says in bis book, personal Re
collections Of Distinguished Generals" thai
''Thomss originates nothing" He originated the
campaign against Zollioofsr and that against Hood
and no also originated the order that expelled
shsnks from the Department Of the Cumberland
for his lying Letters and dispatches to the New
York Heyaid-PrsHtics.
The new theatre in Boston ID to be built
BY Dexter H. Foiistt, gentleman Of means, enter
prise. and public spirit The building will b,
erected during the sprins and summer. 50 rs to b
opened to the public at the beginning Of the usx
amusement season, in September, 1851. The man
sgsment Is to bs entrusted to Mr.. J. H. sslwyn
The stock company will include Mr.. George Jordan
as leading man, Mr.. William Warren as comedian,
Mr.. stoddsrt q old man, Miss Annie Clark, Mia
Mary Carr, Mrs. Vincent, and others The enter
prise will start under very hopeful auspices Mr.
Follett Is man Of success.