The national Republican., 1867-08-16
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NEws AND MISCkLLANY.

YOUNG LAD named lnOmhs "ui"y
was struck by lightning and killed on Sat
rrany n Canandaigua Valley, while seek
I1< Ghclter from the storm under o tree
IHx Philadelphia Press calls the late
MIRA Abby Folsom "an Englishwoman.
She would have boxed the editors ears II
she had heard him say SO. She was dorm
and died in New Hampshire.
40 yor ARE GOING TO KEEP SCHOOL"
said a Young lady to her old aunt. "Well, |
for INV part, sooner than do that, would
marry a widower with nine children" 81
should prefer that myself" was the quiet
reply; "but where is the widower?"
The pork and lard swindle at Milwaukee
has since presented new feature, the
operator having dealt extensively in forged
receipts. His warehouse was visited, and
laborer was found filing more barrels
with sand and salt.
MINNIE TRACEY, beautiful courtesan
of st. Louis, excited the jealousy Of her
lover last week, and he attempted to kill
her by drawing penknife across her
throat. The wound was not fatal, and at
his request, the girl forgave him.
CHARLES Ii. BEEsoS, wealthy merchant
OF Uniontown, Pa, went to Pittsburg on
Wednesday, got intoxicated, wandered
into paper mill at night, drank q guam
tity Of sulphuric acid or blue vitriol, and
died oil the following day in great agony.
BOMBAY AND MADRAS will, in future, be
supplied with coal from the recently dis
covered fields in the basin of the Godavery.
where there is well defined seam six feet
in thickness, of which ut least two feet is
excellent coal, and four feet very fair.
Accounts from the crops in southern
Ohio are coming in generally unfavorable.
Corn is very backward and seems to be
drying up, so that it is the general belief
that anything near full crop is impossi-
bic. Grass is wthering, and late potatoes
bad failure.
AT a trial in a divorce case, q witness
recently, in England, made the following
reply: Mr. Sergeant Tndall-"He treated
her very kindly, did he not?" Atkinson
"Oh, yes, very; he kissed her several
times" Mr.. Sergeant Tindal-"And how
did she treat him?" Atkinson" Well,
she retaliated."
TIE Chicago Republican publishes a
comparative table, giving the number Of
smallpox cases in that city during the
past five years, with the number of deaths
during that period. In 1864 there were
1928 cases, and 2IS deaths, while in 1866
there were but ia cases, and deaths
Thus far this year there have been 800
cases, and 80 deaths.
In South Carolina, according to report
Of the superintendent Of education, twenty
five thousand colored persons have learned
to read and write in two years. About
one-half Of the pupils arc OF unmixed
African blood. One-tenth are free-born.
In the highest classes the proportion Of
free.bon is one-fifth, and it is an intercs-
ting fact that among these classes those
who were formerly slaves rank equally
well with those who were free and had re-
ccived some instruction before and during
the war.
AN English lady at the court of Vienna
with whom an "imperal highness" danced
three times on the same evening, hattered
by his attention, frankly expressed her
qualification at the compliment 81 did
not intend it as compliment" was the
answer. "Then," said the lady, Your
highness must be very fond of dancing"
81 detest dancing" was the unsatisfactory
response. What, then, may ask, can
be your imperial highness' motive for dane.
ing?" MADAM" was the exalted person.
ages curt reply, "my medical attendant
advises me to perspire.'
A FEW days since Major D. B. French,
late Commissioner of Public Buildings,
addressed letter to Judge Davis, of ILL
nOis, ian associate justice OF the Supreme
Court Of the United States,) in relation to
the stone presented by citizens Of Rome,
in order that Judge Davis, who is the ad-
ministrator of the estate of Abraham Lin
coin, may take such action in the premi.
ses as he may deem pl loper. The stone
was delivered at the Executive Mansion
in January, 1867, and placed in q safe
place, under lock and key, where it has
ever since remained, subject to the order
of Judge Davis.