The national Republican., 1866-07-09
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FOURTEEN million gallons of Cocbituate
water were used in Boston in June, 1855.
GEORGE PEABODY. on Thursday, made an.
other gift Of 500. 900 to the Peabody Institute,
established BY him at South Dsnvers.
THE Fourth-ofJuly celebration at Nash.
willie was broken up BY company Of regular troops
who, on that occasion, acted as irregulars.
Nor ONE Of the beggars knew it, and yet
George Peabody was quietly staying at the 81
Nicholas all last week. He Is going to give some.
thing to Yale College. rg-|
PORTLAND, Me-, was burned by the British
in October, IT'S. one hundred and thirty.s six Of
the principal dwellings, It's churches and public
sdfces, were destroyed.
TIE report of the Jamaica Commission de-
ciares that there was excuse for the barbarties
committed, and recommends that Governor Eyre
be permanently displaced from his command In the
Island.
SHoDDY AND PETRoLIA are on the rampage
At the Northern watering places, and Jenkinses
AMI Bohemians Of every stripe and character are
chronicling their performances with ludiorous mi
uutensss. ..s..
A CONTEMPORARY says: "Gen. Grant has Sc
lectsd Gen. socum to succeed Gen. Hancock in
command at Baltimore. Mr.. Stanton don't sp-
prove the selection, and the difference Is not yet
settled"
JAMES STEPHENS, G. o. /. r., will visit
Boston the llth instant, to meet the Centres Of
Boetou and the whole State Of Massachusetts, so
far practicable, to consult in regard to the Fs-
nian cause. .H.n. ..... ....
ONE Of Braggs staff is writing letters about
the D sgg. Buell. campaign in Kentucky, and says
the force with which Bragg invaded Ksntucsy con-
sisted Of three columns-ons Of u.s. 900. another of
5000. and a third Of 1000 men, Total. 900.
The statue Of Washington, removed from
the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington. Va,
by Gen. Hunter on his raid up the valley Of vir.
ginia, has passed through Alexandria by express
on its way to that place, an order having been
issued for its restoration.
IT is said that there is cave in the mount
aims Of Sohoharie county, N. Y, which has been
explored fora distance Of twenty aye miles. Par.
ties are generally carried four and q half mlss 1t
has 6ne Lal's, splendid stalactite' and the usual
wonders and curiosites of subtsrrsnsan galleries
The kilograms report an extraordinary
number Of fires on the night Of the 4th, and very
many Of them the work Of incendiaries We have
never had such year for fires, and 1t would seem
that combinations existed almost everywhere to
destroy property.
SENATOR WADE has introduced in the Sen
ate bill TO give (only) $50 900 to the Mexican
Republic. (IIo had better give to the freedmen. J
This is done evidently to send up the spssmodic
stock Of the country Of tho AIteos and is an echo
Of the stsvOns motion In the House. And yet. AZ
Mark Anthony has it. 'they are oil honorable
men,"
The celebration Of the Fourth, at Hartford,
resulted IN the shooting Of daughter of Professor
Stowe, by some unknown boy Tho ball passed
between the two bones Of the forearm half way bs.
tween the hand and slbow. severing nerve In the
passage, and very narrowly missing two children Of
Mayor Chapman, who had that moment got out Of
the same street car