The national Republican., 1867-08-13
IatiouaI gepnblitau.
NEWS AND MISCELLANY.

A DYING child was found in the arms Of
drunken woman named Julia Sexton, on
Twenty-fourth street, New York She
had given II brandy punch.
The Merchants dispatch recently deliv-
cred freight in Detroit shipped from Boston |
in three days and twelve hours, and in two |
DAYS eleven hours from New York. This |
is fast time for the transportation OF gen.
eral merchandise.
SENSIBLE STRIKE was made by some
coal miners in England recently. They
refused to work until certain precautions
were taken against accident, which were
acknowledged by the proprietors to be
essential, but which they did not want to
attend to just then.
OWING to the strike Of the compositors,
the Detroit papers came to us much re-
duced in size and matter. The strike has
no reference to wages. There ore no pros
poets of an carly settlement, as the pro-
prietors refuse to employ those they do not
want.
In England the dog tax yields good
SUN. Up to the end Of June last, lcen-
ses were taken out for ,624 dogs against
394,S37 on which the tax was paid in the
year ending March, 1866. In Scotland
the number Of dogs taxed has increased
from 36,365 to $4,000.
A LEADING Madrid banker, who went to
Rome during the centenary, was seized
with cholera on his way home, and died
1t is now found that the whole Of his vast
property has been left to the Pope, and
his heirs openly contend that the will was
made under influence, and that they will
contest its validity.
The Danielsonville Conn., Transcript
says that Michael Higgins, young man
Of that village, was thrown from horse
last week and received compound frac-
turc of the arm. After having the frac-
ture reduced, he imprudently exposed the
limb, took serious cold, lockjaw super
vened, and he died in great agony on Sat
urday evening.
A WOMAN in Fon du Lac, Mich, took q
percussion shell which her husband, when
he returned from the war, brought home
from battlefield of the South, to fill up
q broken place in the stove, in conse-
quence of which an explosion took place,
tearing the stove to atoms, blowing the
windows Of the house out, and playing sad
havoc generally. Fortunately none OF the
family were injured.
Our Western military posts in 1864
cost the Government S25 ,0OO, 900, and in
1865 $37 100000, of which last sum the
pay Of the troops took only 81, ,642, 900,
while the subsistence department swal-
lowed up $3l ,523, $50, and the quarterinas.
ter's S23,374,209. 1t is stated that $780,
100000 will scarcely meet the expenses OF
the past year.
AMONG the amusements of the New
York Yacht Club at New London is a pig
chase, in which the strong swimmers OF
the various crews participated. The pig,
being nicely shaved and elegantly
creased, was sent out from one Of the
boats, and at given signal the swimmers
plunged after. The novel sport was quite
a success-for the spectators, not for the
pig.
A MORBID individual wanted so badly to
see the execution Of Jerry O'Brien that
he appeared before one of the police JUS
tees, and begged to be committed to the
Tombs for ten days as drunkard. The
commitment was made out, but the pseudo
drunkard was intensely disgusted to find
that his destination was Blackwells 8 Island
where he is now working out his ten days
term.
A NRw York FIRM have Just completed
very fine steam fire engine for the Japan.
csc Government which will be shipped in
the ram Stonewall recently purchased by
the Tycoon. The american artisan says
this will be the first steam fire engine in
troduced into that country. The engine
is mounted on large wheels and strong and
easy springs, and fitted up to be drawn by
hand, and is so arranged that it can be
changed for either horse or hand with very
little trouble.
IS Chicago, last year. fifty-six firms re
turned sales exceeding 81 100000 Will
there were fifteen each in st. Louis Nil
waukic and Cincinnati In Chicago tn
number of firms whose sales exCeede,
S2,OOOOOO was fourteen; in Cincinnati
four st. Louis, one; Milwaukee, five. Tn
heaviest sales reported by single hous'
in Chicago were $9,23O, ,967; in Cincinnati
S2,1OO,OO0; in St. Louis, S3l27223; i
Milwaukee, S5,S24O00.
An interesting little girl, about thrc
years Of age, daughter Of l.. l.. Ellis, (
Troy, died on Sunday. About wee
ago he swallowed a nickel penny
physician was Immediately called, and a
the known remedies were applied withor
effect. Very soon she commenced
vomit, and it was found impossible I
keep anything on her stomach. The sym
toms were all those of virulent poison
MEETING has been held in Toront
having for its object the establishment
that city of an asylum forinebrates. TT
chair was occupied by Mr.. W. Nabb, p
lice magistrate, who gave sad pictul
Of the fearful extent to which intempe
ancc had gone in the capital of Ontari
lie mentioned that during the eightee
months he occupied the bench nearly 70,
thousand persons had been up before hi
for drunkenness.
TIE Pawtuckct Gazctte says some In
cradle scamp or scamps ruthlessly enter
the vcstry OF the Orthodox Church in A
tlcooro', one night last week, and made
raid on the class contribution boxes of t
Sabbath school, and coslly appropriate
the contents of some nineteen boxes. III
amount is unknown, it being the slow q