The national Republican., 1866-08-01
Pen, Pencil, and Scissors.
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Pen, Pencil, and Scissors.
WHERE is De Sauty this time :
Tar Toledo Commercial says that vallan-
dishan 'is the tuehina in the Ohio Democracy"
TIE shoddy contractors received the high
est commissions during the war.
THE man who never told an editor how he
could better his paper has gone out West to marry
the Woman who. never looked into looking s-slass.
Ar THE meeting Of the Alumni Of Yale
College, st the late oommsnosment, Rev. John
Pisrpont, who graduated sixty.two years ago, snd
ID now over 80 yesn Of sgs was among the speaksrs.
A ST. LOUIS LAWYER was recently nom
suited by shrswsd scamp who entered his bed
chamber, aftsr he hsd retired for the night, and
stole ali his clothes sl
BULL Run RussKLL writes vivid account
Of the seven days war In Europe for the London
Tmss. In the thread Of his narrative ths needle
gun appears oontpiouously. 'tE .a.r.
HKNRY FAsrLE and Minnie Busch, being
opposed In their matrimonial wishes by the lsdy's
father, took poison, in 81. Louis Minnie died, but
her lover IL recovering
A oERrAIN Buffalo paper manufacturer is
reported to have made quarter Of million in the
past two weeks out Of . patent right connected
with The business
MISS CLARA BARTON, whose devotion TO
sick and wounded soldiers In the late war is 50
veil known, proposes, In compliance with numerous
requests, to lecture the coming season op Personal
"reminiscences Of scsnss on the Battls-nslds."
CoMoDoRE SrAcKPoLE !, arranging q
steamer excursion to Piusy Point leaving this city
Saturday evening, and returning TO arrive at sig
o'clock Monday morning-fars three dollars. CHS
will be delightful trip.
OK THE leg and thighs of Mr.. Jones, who
was killed BY lightning the other day. in PiquA
and on the back Of his little son, was slsotrotypsd
perfect image Of the tree underneath which they
were standing at the time Of the accident. .
In Iowa recently two husbands traded
wives, one giving the other $500 to boot. The
sitissns didn't like that style, and oompsllsd the
husband who bad taken the "boot" to take leg ball
The other couple yet remain,
The 6rst sumptuary law ever passed Of
-hieh there is . record was in Rome (B. o. al6)
e" ..-A axainst sxtravasanos In dress II
ana was direo.~- ~ wear dross OF DIFF
enacted that no woman shou.~
fersnt colors.
IT is confidently reported that Ole Bull is
coming to America, partly to prove the faisity Of
the report that he was dead, and partly to make .
professional tour. He dsnounoes the report a. .
-Boston Journal.
ON Wednesday the boiler of q portable
steam engine and ssw.mill, located on farm near
zanssvile. exploded with terrible foros, killing in
stantly Mr.. George Martin and Mr. 8. Harvey, and
wounding severely Mr.. Milton Everett and Mr.
Nelson Walker.
An erroneous paragraph respecting the
laws squalizing bountiss appeared In our issue Of
yesterday 1t having been based upon the version Of
the lay which first appeared in the newspapers.
The official copy Of the law II was finally passed.
published by us yesterday, exposes the error.
Two little boys, sons of Thos. Short, were
killed by lightning on Monday afternoon in Union,
Iowa. They were up in . tree picking cherries
whom the lightning struck the tree, killing them
both instantly. The mother Of the boys was
standng under the tree at the time, and was
knocked sensslsss, but shortly recovered.
A SOUTHERN editor writes: 1--WE happened
TO be in the clutches of some loyal patriots once
who surrounded US, with violent objurgstions like
the following: You tam reppel, you fight init der
Nit der konshtitooshun! Nit der old
phlsg, by tam. You bsssht mine brisnsr!-rsppsl
by tam!'"
FRANCES FAIRCHILD BRYANT, wife of VIM.
Cullen Bryant, tho poet, and editor Of the New
York Poa, died at Rosyp, L. l., on the 27th inst.
She was most estimabls lady, and we'll beloved BY
= large circle Of friends. She had reached nearly
the allotted span Of life being at the time Of her
decsase In her 10th year.
A LARGE barn rat and snake were re-
Gently observed fighting with each other in Kent
county, England. The rat proved the victor. It
first bit the snake, which was two feet in length,
on the tail, then in the centre Of his back, and u
timately on the head. With the last bite 1t sue.
csedsd in killing the reptile, and then dragged 1t
into his hole. .r
The Medical Times and Gazette says:
owe wonder that travellers do not carry with them
little bottle Of solution Of permanganats of potass
. few drops Of which would speedily purify any
water. friend Of ours who has just returned from
India tells us he has derived tho greatest benefit
from It's employment. At stations whore the water
was turbid, and tasted and smsllsd Of dscayed or
ganio matter, he found that the addition of few
drops Of the solution Of the psrmsnganats made II,
In q few minutes, a. clear and sweet ~ spring
water. ..I.
The Committee Of Fifteen appointed os-
tensibly to reconstruct the States lately In rebel
lion but really to preserve the radical party and
Its ascsndency, have gone home--not to
rest and recuperate after the achievement Of q
grand success to their labor but to enter upon the
more arduous and most interminabls labor Of ex-
cusing and psllisting their gross misconduct. 1t
their duty to restore the relations Of the coun
try, but they bent all their efforts towards destroy
ing the President. They did not perform their
duty-they did not accomplish their neiarious
party purposes Reconstruction 10 going on In
spite Of them, and in spite Of them their party Is
going to the d-gs
In the award Of prizes at the Sengerbund
at Louisville, the first prize, q silvsr-inlaid music
stand, disposed Of by lot, won by the Arion So
cisty. The other prizes were bestowed as follows:
First prize, bound volume Of music, Cincinnati
Mennsrthori second, silver pitcher, New York
Leidsrkranri third, silver pitcher Columbus (ohio)