The national Republican., 1867-01-07
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SLEroHrSo and skating are about played
out in wAshington HB II
THKRr are six oil paintings q the yacht
Hsnristta, The yacht start, and Nj. Bennstt on
broadway, bs.w.sn Eighth and Foursssnth streets
GRKAr anxiety Is expressed in Congress
sionai circle, for fear Of smother veto. Don't bs
alarmed, ssnslsmsn. Only 'ths wick.d fee WHOM
no man pursusth." ya.l
The Concord, Manchester and Lawrence
railroad have reduced the fares on that road and
lie branches. Ths reduction Bessh On the Arst' 81
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In rHE debate between the long-root and
shot-root Radicals In the House, Saturday, Mr..
Stevens failed 70 explain b. vhieh asort q to bs
found the dead bssts." a.T.-t .rHI .r...r
ADA IsAAcs Mrskrs is doing the "Juve.
me" business at Paris.-Nsi. Ryn5. u,' ID.
IThs yOungst.r, no doubt, will take Massppa for
his hebby.-Et. y -.
Soxs Of the principal corporations In Law
renee, Mass, have just notihsd thsir employees Of
. rsdustion In their wages Of ten Per cont. on ae-
count Of th. depression sxisting In the msrtst
priess for goods. 1a. aGd :. .rLr o., .un'a
TIE London correspondent Of the Minerva
writes that the csnsdsn delegates rather than 70!
osds 10 tho act giving Prosestsn prvii,gsrfsfussd
70 Catholics win return without adopting any plan
Of confederation. '.I '''
The Chicago Republican threatens TO do
nolish The opinions Of tss mserity Of the suprsms
oeurt In The Mliigan cass tat our lsisurs % time
permits" shouitn't wonder n thsy I'D nWs's
some vsry mart writers ont wohl 5tI LIlm"
o. "A sAS FRAscisco paper reports the case
Of woman Who Is wifs Of member Of Congress,
arrsisnsd for thrsstsping 70 shoot sno,hsr woman.
The party seeussd alleged that the other lady had
thrssisped to shoot her Il shs ever eausht her walk
Ing with her own husband, the N. O., rI, 20. .,..
TIE Reporter, conducted by the official
rsportsrs Of the Senate contains In It's Issue Of
December si . complete history Of The Indiana
case Of Mmissn, with the opinions rendered BY the
United States Supreme Court, In convenient form
for lawyers and others. .' ''.'" ..'
NORTHERN institutions" are going down
South. We clip the following from the Richmond
DiPatsh Of Saturday: "Ths boys on Church Hill
have made . mammoth slsd, capable Of holding
twenty-five persons. and yesterday we're using y.
siidine from Bsllsvue hospital TO the Central
depot" = ... AIDE. DID .f1sra
A NEwsBor Of Toronto, named Henry Mar.
tin, whose father was killed at Bull Run has faIisn
heir to 5000, 900 through the death Of an uncle
who accumulated large fortune In Texas, 10 save
which he Joined the Confederate army, and was
killed at Shiloh. Detectives had been searching
for youns Martin for the last three months. o..
THE Pacific Mail Steamship Company
have appointed Capt samuels, formerly Of the Ful-
top and now Of the victorious yacht Hsnris,ts, To
. command In their line. aud have assignsd him
one Of their steamships now In process Of con.
struetion for the China trade Capt Ssmusis 10
well known a. skiifal commander, and IL believed
to have shown special ability In his recent trip
~. Y. Tmss. - r.l'r. .. .E sat- a. N
a SUN Of conscience money" has been
len with rs TO Be Forwarded, unisss called for to
the sditor Of Southern pspsr Who fsv evenings
ago handed i've dollar bill to one Of hi, conscience
stricken friends At the depot Just ss the cans we're
starting. 10 purchase some whisky for msdisinai
psrpOses. When the cars went of the editors
friend (') Vas nourishins the note and reminding
the dear departing one that Washington is. In the
language Of . Frsneh moralist named Brick Pom
sroy, the city Of magnificent dead beats." A por-
ton Of the money was invested In some refresh
msnts much needed BY the departed editOr's
friends, and the remainder has been HANDED US BY
the conscientious receiver Of the " to be returned
10 the owner lin horn.)
4 SUNDAY contemporary, in noticing the
successful performance Of The Long Strike" at
WaIl's, indnlges In an innusndo at the expense Of
Stage Manager Phillips Perhaps" II observes,
"ths last act were better II played as Boueicault
wrote IT, and as they play 1t everywhere else. Al
tsring pieces written by such men as Boueieauit
should never be attempted save BY men of talent
There are but one or two men in Amsrioa capable
Of ssiIing thoroughly such . play as The Long
Strike and twisting into shape half as acceptable
as that Bouoicault left 1t in. play advertised as
Boueicanlts should In honesty be played exactly
as Boucicault wrote 1t, or not at ALL" Now, one
reason The Long Strike" gave such general salts.
faction and for the repetition Of which at an early
day there Is such longing desire that It Is vastly
improved by the alteration. But the coolsst thing
Of all Is the sympathy manifested for Mr.. Bouci.
eault. He (B) never changes any play, nor pla-
giarires, nor does anything Of that sort Of thing
Won know Won know vou knowi