The national Republican., 1866-08-04
Pen, PencII, and scissors.

can never be more than q D. D.-Bosfon Post.
Telegraph Cable dispatch.-Boaon Post.
IT is melancholy fact, that the melons in
this part of the country very in,ipid this year
The New York papers have begun already
to throw cold water upon the Atlantic cable.
The key most coveted by the picklock--
the key to success.
To s., (of the provincial theatres.) You
are right. eight rope" must bo we'll soaked In
brandy before the performance commences.
The Boston Transcript is languishing.
It's valiant special Washington correspondent has
gone to tho New jersey ssa-shore to recupersts.
Hon. EZEKIEL WHITMAN, formerly Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of Maine, died at his
residence, at East Bridgewster, on Wednesday
evening, in the ninety-hrst year of his age.
A BRUSSELS tobacconist now manufactures
. cigar which he calls Alex. Dumas Pers For two
cents the French author may bs reduced to smoke
and ashes ....
The MARY, the first steamboat built in
Mobile since the war, was launched in that city
on Saturday last, amid great rsjoicngs She Is 157
feet long, and Is destined to run on tho Alabama
river.
The Fitchburg (Mass.) Sentinel says John
Browns fstters are on exhibition at that place.
They are made Of inch iron, and weigh ten and oas-
half pounds. They belong to Wagon master Chase,
Of Worcester, late Of the 34th Massachusetts, vol.
unteers, and were brought from Harper's Ferry by
Rev. NJ. M. Longlay.
DAs in Paris crscheinende Memorial Diplo-
matique thoilt nit, das nicht die Baern gewesen
welchc Benedek nicht hptten zu Huelfe kommen
wollen, sondern das es Benedek gewesen sci der
ihre Huefe abgewesen, we'll ser init den Preussen
schon allein fertig wsrden kennte."
The New York Times denies the para
graphs current in some Of the newspapers ascrbing
misconduct to the Collector Of the Port In the dis
posal Of warehouse and other patronage connected
with his department Of the public service In that
city.
A SPECIAL ORDER from the War Depart
ment refers tho recent act for the equalization of
bounties to Maj Gen. Oanby, United States volun-
teersj Brevst Maj Gen. Barnes, Surgeon United
States army, and Brevet Maj. Gen. buchanan,
Colonel Of the LIST United States infantry, In order
that they may prepare and submit rules and regua.
tions to carry out the provisions Of the law.
THE people who will be regretful next
Monday will be those who neglect the opportunity
offered them by Commodore Stackpole to sail to
Piney Point on nioe steamboat, leaving Seventh
streets foot this, Saturday, afternoon, and return
ing on Monday morning. In order to avoid tho
regrets Of Monday 1t Is necessary to leave town on
this excursion, Saturday evening. Tho fare Is
ridiculously low.
The New York Evening Post is the rost
ito tie up to-" It says "ths Evening Post does
not adhere to any man or to any party; whom the
President does right he will be supported by us;
when he does wrong We shall net hesitate to cen.
surp him. Ifconsress does right we shall support
III ifit does wrong we shall csnsure It," Now all
those who believe that the Evening Post Is infalli.
ble-that II knows all about the wrong ,dolngs Of
mortals, may henceforth save their political and
otherwise cOnsciences by adopting unhssitatingly
the Evening Pon as their guide-post.
A CORRESPONDENT Of tho London Star
says: "a curious fact was repeated to me yester-
day, namely, that needle-guns were not tho sole
cause Of the success Of the Prussans at the battle Of
sadowa. General Benedek, as you are perhaps
aware Is IN immense landed proprietor his estates
lie chiefly in Bohemia. It appears that to avoid
passing over his property and thereby ipjuriDg bis
crops vineyards, 40, he made the Austrian army
march round Of six miles. His troops arrived on
the field perfectly exhausted II this be trus-ald
heard 1t from person who ssequsnts the salon Of
Madame dc Metternich--I quito understand the
Generals disgrace"
GEN. II. II. EcRERT has rendered his rcsigr
nation Us Assistant Secretary Of War; to take effect
at once, that he may accept the position Of General
Superintendent Of the Eastern Division of the
American, Western Union and United States Tele-
graph, as now consolidated under the title of the
Western Union or American Union lines and ex-
tending from Norfolk and Washington porthward
and eastward through the Now England States,
and connecting with the Canada limos and the At
lantic cable Gen. Eokert is practical electrician,
and during the war had charge of the United States
military telegraph lines centsring at Washington,
Ills headquarters will hereafter be at New York
city.
THE PBILADELRfIA OOsyENTION.
We trust the Republican friends Of President
johnson hereabouts will not be hrgstful Of tho
Faneuil Hall meeting Every town should be rep.
resented. We begina new era In politics. and II 10
better to take the hrst train than to hold back.
When Gen. jackson was hrst q candidate for the
Presidency less than n dozen jackson men were IN