The national Republican., 1866-07-28
Pen, Peneil, ana yci.sor..

Fens FenehAs ana Dcn0oOr1.
GKN. BANKS made ten-strike on his neu.
trslity bill. ''"r
The tornado which tore up the Susque.
hanna bridge was . tssrino affair. .a
Hon. Gro. w. JULIAN, of Indiana, was
csnsd in this city last evening. '.
A coUSrKRFEIrKR and a lot of his ma
chinsry were captured in New York on Wednesday.
THE implemsnts'' are valued at sI00, 900.
The son Of Madame Ristori, the actress,
has been named captain for his gallant conduct at
the battle Of CustosIa.
The Committee Of Ways and Means have
decided to allow . drawback on chain lightning
imported In bulk. t ..r,I..... ..
GEN. FRANK BLAIR has sued the Missouri
Dsmoerat for publishing dispatch rejecting on
his honesty. '"-
"What is the difference 'twixt watch and
fsddsr bed, Sam'' "Dunno--sin IL up" Be-
cause dc tickn oh Dc watch IL on do Inside, and do
tickin' oh dc fsddsr bed Is on Do outside"
SURGEON GENERAL BARNES reports 1,75s
patients nov in the Unitsd States military hos.
pitals; smaller number than there has beeu since
1864. ="
In PARIS, in the first week in July, the
sale Of maps Of the theatre Of war, BY one house
alone, reached more than ten thousand In forty.
eight hours .ru H.H. rr
The Pittsburg (Pa.) Commercial, Repub-
lean is dessrting Its oolorsd friends, and declares
that negro suffrage has nothing to do with tho
politics Of the Union party" .....,.,..., F.
QUIBBLE says IL always gives him tre-
mendous appetite TO hear the calves with loud BEL
lowiugs advertising their swestbreads around the
Centre Market on the night before mark.t-dsy.
DURING the hail storm on Wednesday
evening the noise upon the roof Of tho Senate
Chamber was SO great that the Senators could not
hear each other speak-they made motions, how
ever. -..-r
WHEN will the committee of conference
upon the disagresing votes of the two Houses of
Congress on the resolution to prevent the sale Of
rum in the Capitol be ready to report7 Congress
will have no rum and no quorum to-day.
MRS. JESSE WILSON, of Mount Sterling,
Ohio, set FIRE to her clothing last week. while riding
home on horseback, smoking pipe, and the horse
whrling rapidly around set her all in ablars, and
she was so badly burnt that she died in few hours
A MELANCHOLY accident occurred on
Wednesday at . small place named Gainesburg,
near Middlstown, Pa, resulting In the death Of q
young lady named Caroline Swssny. At the time
Of the occurrence she was lying sick in bed, when
. younger brother picked up an old gun, and play.
fully pointing II toward her, pulled the trigger,
and bullet passed through her head, killing her
instantly. ....
WESTERN and Texas beef cattle, we see,
are selling In the New Orleans markets at prices
which ought to put northern drovers and specu
lators to the blush. Choice Texas beef Of the first
quality, Is quoted at loo. per lb nett second quail
ity, 2Sa$sS per head third quality 9a$2opsr head.
Glover sheep, per head, S.25a$4.25. Calves from
81 to sl2. .... ...
The Petersburg mine "crater" is now in
the midst Of luxuriant corn. field, and is itself
planted In melons and fruit trees. oorfsspon.
dent who has been there writes: "The immense ex.
oavation made by the explosion ID now nearly closed
to the surface, rs II was converted to the uses Of
sspulture, and contains am assured, about Z, 500
dead bodies" H'.- a.....
AT the dinner party given by Secretary
Seward to the Tennessee delegation in Congress the
following guests were present: Senator and Mrs.
Patterson, Senator and Mrs. Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lsftwich Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Maynard, Col. and Mrs. Stokes, Major Lewis, Col.
Cooper, Postmaster General and Mrs. Randall, At
tornsy General and Mrs. stansbury, Senator An
thony, Major General Ord, Governor Parsons Of
Alabama, Governor sharkey Of Mississippi, Mr..
Bingham Of Ohio Mr.. Dawes Of Massachusetts,, and
Mr. Burleigh Of Daootah.