The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-12
Editorial and News Items.

JEffBRbON DAVE BVeo w hhb"N as
July mort.
OK TIE 4th September the Republicans
Of North Carolina win hold their convention.
TuE journeymen tailors of London,
England, are forming cooperative associations.
GEN. GRANT denies that he censures Gen.
Sheridan for removing Gov. Wells.
THE Constitutional Convention Of New
York reas,embled on Monday, but did no bust.
ness.
GENERAL SHERIDAN has restored the ju-
dicial districts In Texas which tho oonfederates
abolished during tho war.
A GOOD MANY ARRESTS are made daily in
New York city and in Brooklyn for violation Of
the excise law.
TIE cable dispatch tells us that there is
much rejoicing in Paris and st. Petersburg at
the cope Of the Crar.
II. A. HAWKINS, who was accused of
numbering his wife in St. Paul, MINI, has been
sequitted.
Gen. GRIFFIN has issued an order in
New Orleans discharging the entire police force
In that city, and appointing n new one Five Of
the new mon are oOiored.
THERE are q number OF New Orleans
politicians in Washington at this time. They
are supposed to have been drawn hitber on ac-
Eeount Of the condition of Affairs in Louisiana.
The white men whom Gen. Pope re-
moved from the municipal government Of Mobile
have refused to accept reappointment, and Gen,
| Pope has placed colored mon In their stead.
Al expedition left England on Monday
last for Africa, In search for DR.. Livingstone.
The prayers and sympathies OF he civilized
world will follow them.
No DISTINCTION OF COLOR will be made
in the make up Of either the grand or petit
jures in Chief Justice chases court, now being
held in Raleigh, N. G
The two prominent Fenians who we're
arrested in Dublin on Monday, turn out to be
Colonies Maggie and Warren, aud belonging to
the Irish Brigade, in the Army of the Potomac.
ADMIRAL PALNERs flag has been trans.
feued from the De Soto to the susquehAnnA, at
Pensacola. Tho SusquebannR leaves at once for
Philadelphia.
An expedition to take possession Of the
recently discovered island in the South Pacific
ocean in behalf Of the United States, sailed from
San Francisco few days since
ApvIcEs from Idaho state that the In
dians arc attacking stages and stage stations,
and stealing stock, &c. They are said to be
mounted upon splendid horses, which were taken
from the I'd cavalry.
The Senatorial excursion party were at
Lawrence, Kansas, on Monday. Senator Wade
was called out and made speech, in which he
took ground in favor of suffrage without regard
to color or ser.
The storm Of Saturday and Sunday in
the meridian Of New York is represented as
being worry cold. It is thought that much dam
age has been done to the fruit and grain. We
hope not
| A swISDLER in New York is endeavor-
ing to extort money from different parties by
sending them bogus kilograms, and collscling
money thereon. The blanks are stolen and made
up BY the villain outside.
IT now appears that q wealthy coal
dealer by the name Of William Reed, Of New
York city, and not Hon. John Morrissey, is tn,
purchaser Of P. 7. Bsrnum's residence at Bridge
port, Conn. Mr.. Barnum has bought a splendid
residence on Fifth Avenue
WHAT is believed to be horrible muir
der has just occurred in York, Pa. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred King retired to their sleeping apart.
msnt on Tuesday night, and were both found
dead in the morning 1t is supposed that King
gave his wife ehlorOform and then shot her, and
afterwards shot himself.
The largest carpet factory in the coun.
try, situated in Hartford, Conn, has been de.
stroyed by FIRE. Two hundred persons are thrown
out Of employment The estimated loss Is a
million Of dollars over and above tho insurance
It serious loss to the people of Hartford, who
owned the principal part of the stock
A LARGE mass Of the people of New
York city very much exercised, and appar.
emily very indignant against the excise law, or
| rather, perhaps We should say, against tho man.
nor Of its enforcement by the commissioners A
call Is out for mass meeting to give expression
Of the people against 1t. 1t will no doubt be q
large gathering.
The ninety-nine one-thousand-dolar
missing bonds which it is supposed were pur.
Joined from the Treasury by some person or per.
sons connected with the Department have not
yob oVoh Inc lhct tuht tuebe DOnu8 were
missing was known to US some weeks since, but
We deemed 1t unwise to make 1t public, lest II
should prevent their recovery. We now under.
stand that the mystery will soon be unravelled.
DR.. s. G. HOWE, OF Boston, who is now
in Athens, writes that the ,suferiDgs of the Gre.
tAns have not been exaggerated. He says "ths
funds, however, from Russia and England were
not quite exhausted, and Am, therefore, in
time, as far as tho application Of our funds is
concerned. They will DO Of unspeakabie use
Assure our contributors, men and women, that
their gift will do great good, and bring down
thanks and prayers. Tho defeat, for such 1t IT,
OF Omar Pasha's grand expedition, settles the
Cretan campaign, il not the ultimate fate of the
island ~
NJ o r @ f N o r | @ Il
All Silk BELT RIBBON, rs eeuts the piece, at
2 LEWIS BAAR'S,
, 50 Market Space.
E TRIMMING RIBBONS, from IS, g.