The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-03-09
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lhE Unjust 10 lust
and everybody is obliged to give Il up.
On ACCOUNT Of the mud on Broadway, the
policeman stationed there are about to carry small
trowss TO scrape each other for mutual recognition
HAIS MILLION PEOPLE have seen the
BLACK Crook in New York, and IL aiil draws
crowds, as q magnet scraps Of iron.
WHEN the new Congress was born it was
pretty much thssame old Congress born again, but
without regeneration, -.
Two hundred and thirty thousand letters
whose addresses II IL impossible to decipher pass
through the Paris post ofhces annually.
The Virginia Senate has passed bill to
call a convention on the second Monday Of May.
I he vote stood rs toL
WE HAVE received from Hon. James s.
Pike, Minister TO the Hague, a copy Of his pamph.
Let upon 1.-THE Financial orids."
A CASE Of courtship Of Is years standing
Is reported in East Lynne, Mas. The gentleman
has paid his visits on each alternate Sunday even
ing. .. In 0rr
liz GEORGIA money is less plenty than was
ever known before owing to the withdrawal Of
Northern capital and the employment Of all funds
for tho purchase Of provisions.
The late rain storm extended over the
whols Pacific coast. For two weeks there has been
no stage communication across the mountains In
California.
AMERICAN hens are very grateful for the
protection accorded them by the proposed tariff on
Canadian eggs Of l cent per dozen. Many Of the
psuper fowls Of Canada will be obliged to shut up
shop. '.- an 30 -.
PARroN's prodigious puffs Of Chicago fail
to excite gratitude In that home OF lyric music as
represented by Crosby, and one Of the papers says
qusrulously, that 'he has failed to do justice TO
Our Modesty." Here's richness.
A GENTLEMAN passing along the street in
front Of the Stock Exchange In New York, on
Wednesday, finding his progress obstructed by the
crowd Of brokers, cleared . passage by literally
laying about him with his fists
A NEW STYLE Of stage curtain, bearing adj
vertsements Of such business firms as will pay for
them, is to be introduced In the Paris thsstres.-
E1.
This may be q new style in Paris, but was used
in the Canterbury" Of this city long ago.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Springfield Re
pho"odh sayH IN reiorenoo 70 tno Oiokens quArtei,
that Tioknor Fields consider the Bible, Shak'
speare, and the writings OF Charles Dickens COM
mon property, and lawfully to DO used by any
p"
A MAN in Portland, Maine, attended q
masquerade ball disguised as an ape. Aftsr dress
ing in the character, he was passing through an
entry, when large Newfoundland dog attacked
him, and he was obliged to fly to avoid being torn
to pieces.
Mr. WILSON proposes TO exclude lntoxicat-
ing drinks from the capitol Ii no could take
measures 70 provide vi" Deer iOr oonsfes-"mch
"ouia NOT ineof'A'e INC m'moe"' Out cneer tnen
conso'ueh's-he "ouia earn the Bfa'''uae OIL 'ne
c"so-oalea') nation
THE authorities OF Mntamoras undertook
to improve the streets and whitewash their church
at the same time, recently, but tho funds giving
out when the church was half whitewashed, that
building presents rather a grotssqus appearance
and they are now trying oy the imposition OF
passport tax 70 compete inc" improvements
TIE Democratic papers in Connecticut,
making political capital out of tho nOn-appearance
Of the Presidents military veto In the two news
papers owned by Gov. Hawley, they claim that the
Republican candidate for Governor is afraid to
submit Mr. JOhnson's logic to his readers, lest 1t
should lose him votes.
Tn ovvvs that tho Massachusetts, State ron.
,tabuIary ars making backward progress in the
work of getting Boston sober. The Official figures
Of the number Of people intoxicated in the first two
months Of 1868 were Alt, while for January and
February, 1867, the number was 8, O32 The police
renorted last Sunday when all thu shops and boteIs