The national Republican., 1867-02-22
Pen, Pencil, and Scissors.

The first Son Of Malta was ridden by Mr..
BalaAm.
DIAMONDS are carbon crystallized, and a
burnt.cork minstrel in New York has made s75 900
worth Of them.
The Maine Legislature are establishing q
State constabulary to stave up the casks n that
State
The weather yesterday was calculated to
excite suspicious in the public mind that General
Mcclellan is somewhere around planning military
campaign.
We LEARN through the Cable-the umbili.
cal cord which connects US with the mother couu.
try--that on Wednesday noon her Royal Highness,
the Princess Alexandra, had rheumatism very bad,
and that 10 the evening she had baby Does
royal rheumatism take that form usually
BY direction of the President, and in ac
cOrdance with section tweny.six Of the act of Con
grsss, approved July 2s, 1865, Brevet Major ThOs,
thorired to accept the position of president of Nor
wich University, Mortified, VT
The California papers state that r. G.
Gridley, whose " Sanitary sack Of aour brought
into the treasury Of the Sanitary Commission over
$l75, OOO is lying sick and in want, with helpless
family depending upon him. at Stockton. Hi
friends are passing round tho hat
TuR latest version of the Popo's epigram
matte description Of his distinguished English visi
tors is this Lord Clarendon I liked and under
stood. Mr.. Gladstone liked, but couldn't under
stand. The Duke of Argyll l understood, bu
didn't like Lord Russell didn't like, and didn'
understand"
ARrEMUs WARD has left England for the
Island Of Jersey. By the advice Of DR.. Hasting
he has suddenly discontinued hiS lectures as thu
only possible chance Of saving his life lie ha
made hosts of friends in London, who manifest thu
greatest anxiety for his recovery.
SURE" said Patrick, rubbing his heat
with delight at the prospect Of a present from hi
employer, II always name to do my duty" "a
believe you, replied his employer and therefore
shall make you a present of all you have stoer
from me du<ing the year" II thank your honor,
replied Pat "and may all your friends and &C
quaintances trate you as literally! :"
A DAUGHTER of Ebenezer G. and Louis n
Cash, who reside on Chestnut street, Lynn, die
instantly at noon on Tuesday, from heart disease
| u uOmo' Sue Just ietui iiVlh ruVl
near by, where she was learning to work on a sew
ing machine, and seemed to be in unusual exuber
anee Of spirits, but in the act of taking of be
rubbers she fell to the floor dead g.
SOME idea of the cheapness of railroad
and steamboat transit may be formed from tn
fact that Dutch butter is now sent from ROTTERDAM
to Harwich by steamer, and from the latter plac
to the South of England by rail, and the cost {
carriage oil the way is less than one farthing pc
pound and Normandy butter is sent from St. Nal
to Southampton by steamboat, and thence to Lon
don by rail- and the cost of carriage amounts t
only one half farthing per pound.
IT is stated thdt while the steamer Gettys
burg was at Port Royal, Jamaica, the sailors brok
into the wArd.room, where large sum in gold wa
stored, distracted three bags of it, and deserte
the ship with their booty. But reward of $40
being offered for the recovery Of the money, tn
search for them was very brisk, and one of ther
was caught with fortune on his person. lie wa
tarned over to the first lieutenant, who it is said
oOmpassiOuately returned the money to him an
sent him ashore.