The national Republican., 1866-07-20
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New YoRK CRY thus far has subscribed
over oieo, 900 for the Portland sufferers.
OoseREss yesterday appropriated $4,000
for the relief Of the sufferers BY the Portland hr~
.VKsUyIus Is in labor. The volcano Il
thusdssqg, and the crater snita an snoFmons Sysl-
snscf Ars.ls i,iss sItJ 10 I4a ~ . -''HsIt
An expedition Of the Governor and State
ofRcss Of New Mexico Is about 10 explore the head
waters Of the ella river. "est-- lt' o..
JUDaE HueHEs has written letter against
the Philsdslphia convsntion. Who has retained
aCArrAIS GEORGE BUCKLEY was shot and
killed at . barbecue in Henry county, KENTUCKY.
last Saturday, BY man named Jacob stsWars.
Both had served together in the Union army.
THE City Treasurer Of Lowell, Mass, has
been restrained BY the Supreme Court from pay
leg nossy appropriated for the rslssf Of tbs Port
landsrs. Ef 0tE tiFHE fF re fgasH
A CHARLEsroS paper asserts that New
York company has subscribed nvs million doliars
to build an /" airline between Atlanta and Char.
lotts, N. O.. s E. ...... .....,,.... .r.. g..a
THREE British gunboats, for service on the
Lskss, have arrived ID the 81. Lawrence. The
forces stationed ct Fort Erie have gone to st.
Catharins,A 9ni1J , pit laaH b.'' N'' "'- .
The only American General allowed at
the Austrian hssdqusrtsu vss Moclslisn, and the
Austrians were beaten. II 10 probable that Bs,s-
dsk was not guided BY McClsllan's eouassls nai Z
The female poets who aspire to iriitate
Mrs. Browning produce great many depressing
verses, as they ''go about the world wailins. and
making ostsntatiOus sxhibition Of broken hsarts."
A YOUNG LADY in Meade township, Pa,
recently killed young man whom she loved, bot
who did not love her, BY placing 'qOvs powdsrS'
n his food f'-,l's -4 -9sF We .fr
II our readers knew how excruciating it
is to sweat over pile Of exchanges under the gas
light those hot nights, they would look upon each
issue ofs morning paper, in spite Of all its impsr.
fsctions, as . miracle. .t .. ...
Two counterfeiters were arrested at Chat
tanooga lest Saturday aftsrnool having in their
possession $S, 900 in twenties on the National Bank
Of New Albany, Indiana. They were eIcellently
engraved, but the paper was thinner than the gen.
uine.
A LARGE stable in the village of Wake
field, South Knsston R. l., was struck BY light.
ming on the 18th and destroyed, with ave horses
carriages, 10. Loss $500 Considerable other
damage was done BY iightnins in the town.
The conference committee upon the disa.
greeng or dsagrssabls votes Of the two branches Of
Congress relating to the suppression Of whskyssll-
ing in the Capitol have not reported, and It Il .
great moral question whether il Is proper to retain
that ardent spirit B. Beverdgo within the walls Of
that virtuous institution H..
lP THE human race were to be judged by
the ready sympathy and help extended to the suf.
ersrs BY the Portland fire, We should say the human
race had aever fallsn II BY the greed and schshnsss
prowling for booty among the ruins, vs should say
1t had mover risen and never could rise The iudi.
vidual, like the race, must be taken good and bad
together The Nation. ... ... -.-..
"SHow but strip Of white stocking above
your boot, or bit Of embroidered skirt, or a Bal.
moral and you may lead man BY tho noss."-
Fanny Fern ...- -r
We are afraid Fanny Fern Is like Sam Curtis
dog-knows too much. Sam killed his hyorite dog
because fitting hoops psrambulated the streets the
day before. He said the dog had seen too much to
live.- KnorviAs Commere.al
The House wasted good deal of valuable
time yesterday over the very slight Gaming that
Gen. Rousseau gave Mr.. Grinnell, of Iowa, who
at the time he was getting it that was
" all right.' Gen. Garfield was emotional on this
subject. 1t was concluded TO rsprimand Rousseau,
and not to disturb GrinneI by any attempt at
moral sussion In his osse.-Cin. Com. .n.f
The American emigrant ship Monarch Of
tbs Seas, which left Liverpool for New York on the
afternoon Of March 10, with q valuable cargo and
GA passengers, il now four months at sea, and as
yet nothing has been heard Of her. It is feared
some disaster must have occurred to the vessel and
she has gone down with all on board. Tho L,ssins
vessel had about 600 tons Of freight consigned to
Trask Co., and valued at $l25, ,000 She was
owned by A. Taylor Co., Of Liverpool.
A YOUNG lady made promise to her
grand mamma that she would never marry cor
tain obnoxious person "on the face Of the earth.
The old woman died, and the young girl, With her
heretofore obnoxious lover repaired to the depth, of
Mhmniotn Oh'o, n.y., WneIe tnty were Joined TO-
gether This young lady raised three sons, each Of
whom became in due time thimbls .rigger
AUSTRIA is either pigeon-livered and lack
eth gall, or else she is very short.winded. We
were drubbed by the Confederates on several ooca.
sions as badly as the Austriaus were at sudowa
and We drubbed the Coufeds at number Of ..Su.
dowas," but the fighting was kept up four years
Whatever may be said about the conduct Of the
war in Amsrics, We arc sure that American pluck
does not suffer BY comparison with that Of the Eu-
ropeans. .E.' .lh.
The Italian Government have given orders
for the manufacture Of cuirasses Of aluminium for
their cavalry regiments. A series Of experiments
made under various conditions demonstrate that a
cuirass of this metal, while possessing the great
Of being as light as coat, cannot be
pierced by musket ball at the distance Of forty
PAGES, nor by the thrust Of bayonst. 1t has also
been ascertained that cuirasses of this description
can be manufactured for as low sum as twenty.
i've francs.
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