The national Republican., 1866-08-02
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THr Philadelphia Norh Amerioan says
che AfAtic eholsra Is pure sammon." .ai,'s
: Tn Atlantic cable Is. rather costly as yet,
and will b. quite costly to. those who uss Il. lt
THE Atlantic cable commenced where the
consrsnionsi osbai lsft od-in ths mud. .n 2rii1'
VIZ print on our outside to-day the Def
cheney bill end the Rsvspus bill, giving list Of
articles exempt from taxstiop. s,grsi. yi1I
The trout brooks Of New Hampshire and
Vermont were never % abundantiy supplied With
hsh q now. YIN i., .,N.'''+ E ''"hg ',''.' l2
SINCE the pay Of Congressmen was raised
Tie coasrssionsl sandidsciss are more sought
after than ever bsfors. Ga 7ii ~ .uG.rtu
ALTHOUGH there is still fire in many places
In the burnt district Of Portland, more than two
hundred buildings are now In process Of erection.
Mn. MARrNEz, the proprietor of the
"Maison Dorss,'' In Fourteenth strset, New York,
dsd Of apoplsxy Tussday morning, At his residence
In University Place. 4Hsi "tt u rpfT sa1'n
THE correspondent Of the New York Com
msreiai Adrrtis~ says EVERY effort viii bs
made 70 keep out a. many Southern members As
possible until the now tariff bill shall have been
passed. .... ...r... a.a.. .......a....s s..r..r
THE meeting at Growers theatre last night
demonstrated the folly Of thoss political sdvsntur
srs who were hanging around Congress thrss or
four weeks sndesvoring to sell out the Irish vote
to the Rsds. i"'i'It, i.-H- .il 10.
THERK was tremendous freshet last Mon
day week, In Brush Creek, Owen county, Ky. Be-.
sides the drowning Of Mr.. Noel end his entire flm.
ily, learn that sons nineteen persons lost their
lives, and the distraction Of stock and property
va great. -J ..ar a E. .r.ltaE =.
II is stated that the salt mines of Nevada
throw into tho shade 81 others known in the Uni.
ted States. Ono bed is reported to cover 1920
aorss yielding ooo 900 900 tons annually Of salt
per cent. ana. No bottom 10 this salt bod has
ever been discovered. r.,s., ...-. ......
To F.: No. There Is no danger of dis
patches across the Atlantic being muddlsd bsoauss
the wire lies on the bottom Of the ocean. IT, under
The supsrinoumbsnt ma" Of water the messages
can bs squeezed through they will come out all right.
THE late rains have proved Of great advan-
| tsgs to the cranberry vines on the Cape both In
stopping the ravages Of the worms and in giving
visor 70 the vines just at the putting out Of the
fruit. .f r.r ..
The Portland Press says a turtle was cap
tured OF seguin recently which Is supposed to
weigh 1900 pounds. He Is Of the African species.
and Is to be sent to Boston to delight the aldermen
Of that city. .....,
A SALEM PAPER states that the rumor that
George Peabody will give one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars to three Massachusetts, colleges,
and million to the poor Of Boston. was nothing
better than = hint to that gentleman that such
modest gifts would bs acceptable. ..a. '-i
THE Nebraska delegation in Washington
-eonsisting Of Chief Justice Ksllogg, Secretary
Paddock, Geo. Francis Train, DR.. @. B. Graf, Col.
3. D. Taylor, J. N H. Patrick. and ]. +. Conman
-had an interesting interview with Secretary
Browning, Of the Interior Department, yesterday.
TIE following sweeping resolution was in
troduced in the Legislaturo Of the Sandwich Isl:
snds recently:
Rssolvsd That the Assembly do express their
contempt for, and want Of confdence In, tho Min.
istsr Of Finance, both In bis acts before this, and
all which may come after.
A KEY WESTERN gentleman was ignomin-
iously expelled from tho REPUBLICAN, Office ysstsr-
day and condemned to Aman's oomsssation for hAv.
ing perpetratsd the following strocity:
Why would one Of the sditors Of tho REPUBLICAN
make funny map2 Because he is A CHART RAcr-
III. R. Tracy) ....
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican has
the following: "Ths Republican party Is, for tho
present, Substantially without principles or policy.
II has used up, outgrown aud outivsd the old, and
has not adopted any now ones. It has spirit and
motive-a past that IL honorable and future
that Is hopeful and inspiriug-but It has no real
platform Of principles and policy for the present
and coming Issues before the nation 1t 10 at pres
ont simply hnssslng with the President for power"
THE Rhode.Island State convention, called
by the Democratic State COMMITTEES at Providsnoe
on Tuesday, nominated strong tenn Of delegates
to the National Convsnton at PhiladslphiA, vii
VIM. Beach Lawrence, Amasa sprsgus, Alfred An.
thony, Ariel BELOW, Thomas stesrs, James II.
Parsons, James watsrhouss. and Elisha R. Potter.
Amasa sprags Is an elder brother Of senator
spraguo and In Rhode Island II is pretty well un-
dsrtood that Amasa possesses the largest share Of
business talent and brains In the family. II was
through his snterprising efforts that his younger
brother FIRST elected Governor Of Rhode Island.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Commae,ai AdV~ti'~ writes thus: General
Banks Neutrality Bill, which he carried through
the House SO triumphantly was to have been
passed by the Senate, but Mr.. Sumner had pile
Of books brought to his desk, and announced that