The national Republican., 1867-04-05
Pen. Pencil, and Scissors.

TnE weather was very pleasant and 'lusty
yesterday.
In is expected that the. terrace in Central
Park will be cOmpls.sd during thi. summer
A SHADE TREE is lie bore, inasrnnch rs
We like 1t best vhen Y leaves ID ~
"a MAN in Ohio committed suicide on ac-
count Of having been severely taxed.
GENERAL NEWS is gazetted, while general
lpnuisances are often brevetted
p TSPoGRA AtHJtAL.-How does mother OBJ
tain ahrAt imprsSsion of her baby BY setting 1t
up in e small caPs,,' Y Lo9!ndg" Pqgg. ,,,,-.75
TIE fact Of next year being a "leap year
hs, added $4,000 70 the estimates for The British
army. That is ppO days pay for tho forces ,.,r
A YOUNG LADY in Louisville attempted TO
hang herself but was foiled, and then tried the
yirtus Of laudanum, but that was pumped out Of
her, st~ had miisplaOsd hsr affections. Ke,rN ..
rg A LADY in AikengS. G. presented her hr,s-
band With four ans male children Atiast sseo oants
the father had not recovered from HIS astbAisb.
nent. De-. '..' ".'.' 3N N'lHI1.o iN.'t n
THE Oldest Masons III the country are Ma
thaniel Fullerton, Of Bellows Falls, Vt, who is %
years Of age, and Moses wipgats, Of Havsrhill,
Macs, aged ss, who has, bssp, q Mason 81 years.
l7EvERYTuNG connected with the oil trade
is pro.trute and almost HfeIes.i Crude command,
but siI and half or seven cents per gallon at tbi,
time Oil city the price Is but 81 20 per barrel
ThE belligerent forces in Mexico, as taker
from Mexican papers, tOihOal and othsrs,l are n
D follows Republican. 6s.T0Oi tho Imperial arm,
eonsists of 1000 men. md more or less Of O,eot
d National Guards in the cities In their power
AN EAR4R1Sd has been invented by IN in
gsnious New England jewellsr, which ObviAtes the
necessity Of piercing the ear. The ordinary HOOP
Is divided in the centre and acts as spring on the
: lObe Of the ear, being adjusted by b screw. ...
! THKRE is fumor rife in London that if q
Liberal Cabinet comes in Mr.. John 8. Mil will b.
offered the Secretstyship Of Indian Affairs. IL,
spent the geater part Of his life in the Indian oc,
before the control Of British Asia was transferred
:, from the company TO the Grown
A COMPLIMENTARY DINNER was given OIL
Monday night at the Bddls House, Detroit, to th
officers Of the I4th infantry, stationed at For
u Wayne; that being the eve Of their departure 70
d Dakota Territory. Gen. Casey, Gen. Morrow an
u other distinguished officers were present, and
a. sral prominent citizens Of Detroit
h A GENTLEMAN in Portland lost an envelop
al Ou the street containing $500, on Monday last
10 Several people passing supPSspg 1t to be an Apr
he fool joke. kicked it and poked it, but life
i hup until boy came along, took It up and d.
v Vsloped its contents, which were returned to Il
III owner.
ey The internal revenue agents at New Yor
H. report That they have at last discovered the maj
ng 10 which whisky dstillsrs have been dofraudir
be the Government. Il has been by forged issues
transportation bonds, under which liquor has bs'
of removed from bonded warehouses without havlr
bo piid any duty
\ r. A MIXED CONVENTION was held at Nasl
y vile yesterday, and was addressed by Judge Viii
W. worth and Mr.. Willams--the latter colored mar
W and formerly soldier in the Federal army. Th
us speakers mAntsnsd the unity Of interest of white
We and blacks, and that they should cooperate fC
he mutual advantage.
he The authorities Of st. Louis are alread
s taking precautions against the cholera, as it
nd feared that epidemic may again visit that pla
od this Summer The police have received instru
tiOns to inspect all private residences with vie
'"' TO the improvement Of their sanitary condition
ny The city 10 to be thoroughly cleaned, aud yigoro
I'll sAsurss adopted for the preservation Of health