The national Republican., 1867-02-13
Pen, Pencil, and Scissors.

Wnox the hair.dressers love dye early.
A sULrHuR WELL at Newport, Canada
West, discharges two hundred and hty thousand
gallons Of sulphur water daily.
Professor AoAssIz has been lecturng in
New York about his Amazon, but he said nothing
about the AmaEons.
THE price Of newspaper composition in
Cincinnati ha, been reduced from hfty Eve to hny
cents per thousand ems, the printers acquiescing
THE opinion is gaining ground in England
that literary ability Is oftener transmitted from
father to daughter than from father TO son.
Gov. BRANEErrE has received sl55,000
from the United States towards liquidatins the
Kentucky war debt
ZESo BuRSnAN, who was convicted Of
swindling and sent to prison, and was pardoned in
a manner that excited Indignation, has been ar
rested again on q charge Of swindling.
A Mrs. wELLBY kicked a conductor in
the mouth Vt Freeport, Pa, because he wouldn't
permit herself and husband to get on the train
without showing their tickets.
SoNE of our warmest patriots despair Of
the ability Of the seth Congress to MeIieanrs the
country, but they look fondly to the 4Oh Congress
for the full development Of their darling schemes.
The House Committee on Appropriations
have decided, unanimously, to recommend an sp-
preparation Of $780, 900 for the purchase Of Peter
Forces collection Of books and manuscripts.
A LOUISVILLE man who had purchased
four Of the Crosby Opera House tickets sued the
agent Of whom he bought for the $40 paid and re-
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violation Of law.
The original contractors for the introduc'
tion Of the are alarm telegraph in New York have
quarrelled to the proceeds Of the invention and
an injunction It's Is to be sued out by one oil
the parties. Alleged corporation corruption 4,
among the developments promised.
A DRUNKEN FELLOW had wandered into Q
Sunday school and took q seat among primel
scholars, when the teacher aceOsted him with
"why, James, do you know what condition yOr
are in 2" "Yes, MN; in the gall Of bit'ness, Il
the bonds f'niquity. Ask me some hard qussh ms >
A RICHMOND paper says that little girl
niece Of Capt. Childs, Is reported to havo faller
heir to n fortune Of million and a half Of dollars
This little heiress resides in Portsmouth, Va, ant
is thus suddenly enriched by the death Of reatiy
In England. She is but seven or eight years ofage
HAVANA advices to February have beer
received. The cholera, smallpox and yellow fsVe
still prevailed at St. Thomas Over 700 died o
the former in Eve weeks. The smallpox at Ma
tAnIas is abAting. The whites have suffered mucl
more than the blacks.
WHILE A MAJ. ROBERTS, Of Oxford, N. II.
was Embarrassing his horse a few days ago, he wa
lifted from his feet by the wind and thrown upon
small ledge Of rocks His leg was broken by th'
fall Unable TO roach his house he crawled int
the barn, where he was found by one Of the neigh
bors in the morning.
APPLICATION is to be made to the United
States authorities for sufficient force to prevent
depredations by robbers In Anderson county Ky,
the Governor being unable to furnish State troop,
for want Of sufficient military law. County officers
will not call upon the Governor to arrest the
marauders.
IT is rather cool business for Jack Ham
ilton's party 10 organize themselves into quasi
Congress at Washington, and presume to dictfte
laws to the National Legislature. These fellow.
were first, traitors to the Union, and then to the
cOnfedsracy, and were mean set of scape.gOAtI
at all times, from the Tennessee clerical black
guard" to the Texas negro selIor.-Bo'tO" Post.
FIVE chickens were recently found roost
ing upon the iron connecting brakes Of 4 railway
car, in which position they had ridden from Louis
vile to Nashville The chickens could not hav,
done that on the Camden aud Amboy road L
they had, the conductor would have bOen dis
charged for letting them ride freo.-NsW KOrj
EUsmiHg Gazette.
ON MoSDAy EVENING when Honr muiua
friend" Mr.. Phillips. was taking his benefit, il
was observed that the radical policy was carries
out in all its details. The audience was made u
Of not only the elite Of the city, but oil classes
without respect to race or color including Indian
not taxed" they were dsad.headed,) wero repre-
sented on the occasion.