The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-29
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The Gar gave Napoleon the two finest
OF the Russian horses in the Exposition.
JENNY LIND is to sing in her husbands
oratorio.
"BRIrIsu GOLD" is too abundant in Eng
laud. The bank holds thirty millions.
THREE hundred and thirty-nine deaths
occurred in New York last week.
The Marquis of Hastings is reported
to have won Gl00,0OO in u London "helf0
The Masonic procession in Boston con
tanned $500 Masons in full regala, and 40
bands Of music, with 4J9 musicians.
The Springfield (Mass.) Cork Manufac-
turing Company turn out 600 gross Of
corks per day.
CHARLES TEMPLE, son OF Gen. Dix, con-
tributes a picture to the London Exhibit
tion this year.
In Providence, r. l., last year, I,O36
persons died, l,624 married, and 1852
were born.
BARNEY AARON although reported dead,
is said to be quite rcNdy 10 fight any man
for $4,000 Ra.rey is a little on the
barney
A DETROIT nn0 held reception party
the other night .- receive congratulations
upon having visiteo Chicago and returned
safely.
A MAN OF an economical turn Of mind
shot himself in grave yard at ST. Louis
the other day, where he owned lot. SO as
TO save the expense Of funeral.
o.. ,ovERNoR ToDD, of Ohio, has joined
tic Good Tenpldrs. Unfortunately this
rs not the first instance in which members
d that body have taken tod"
THE fire department of Albany New
York, refuses TO organize until the city
government aPprOpriate6 $4,000 for its
use
THE ladies' put paregoric into the ice.
cream at strawberry festival in Cincin-
natl to prevent injurious effects. The ef-
tyCts were not injurious, but ludicrOus.
encouragement ricklayers Of Indanapo-
lis are on strike for five dollars and q
half per day. The employers generally
refuse to accede to the demand.
IN portions Of Maine the Millerites had
fixed upon the 18th instant as the dawn oil
the Millennal period, and are much dis
appointed at things remaining as they
were.
TIE State constabes have ordered all
abandoned wClnen to leave Worcester. II
all abandoned men were served in tic
sale manner, there would b. u great
.rCity Of State ,onstables.
\ WIDOW Ldy has brought suit against
prominent physi ian Of Nashville, Tenn.
whom she charges with having killed hel
husband by administering an overdose o
morphine, She lays her damages a
$4,000.
Extensive separations are being mad'
throughout Indiana for the cc,rNr" ton o
the Fourth of July. The dymand upol
the State authorities for artillery to fir,
salutes has been very great.
"THEREs only two ways of getting
along with restaurant servants" say
Bluster, "either scold 'em well or fee 'en
well. One takes nerve, the other taEe,
money. I've got more nerve than money
SO scold EN-"
Mr.. PARTON tells us that there are
5000 pianos let in New York, and that
one firm in that city usually have a thou.
sand hired out. 1t is a profitable business
one firm alone receiving from this source
an income OF $4,000 per year.
A SHORT time since surgeon was called
"a a witness for the purpose Of proving
damages upOl an action OF assault lie
deposed that he had bled the plaintiff anC
being asked bleeding had been necessary
Cand'dlv G"swered: I'VE always find
necessary IL 20 something when sent for.
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encouragement ard hopes for the 7uCc,s
Of the best sugar enterprise there. Moi
than thirty thousand pounds of sugar hay
already been consigned to Chicago, an
sugar by the ton is said to lie behind, read
for transportation.
Tue safe of the steamer Brooks, whiC
has Just arrived at st. Louis from the A
Kansas river, was robbed of eight thousar
dollars in money und some valuables, earl
on Sunday morning. The thief got Il
keys Of the Office and safe from under u
pillow Of one OF the owners, while be sleI
in a state-roOm adjoining the Office.
n ia SAID that his Holiness Plus TX,
the midst Of conversation which too
place before him, and in which the So
cessiye visits TO Paris Of all the sovereig
was spoken of, expressed the idea that
himself would not be much averse TO u
dcrtake the journey, and that such an Q
petition would be the realization OF one
his oldest and londesL desires.
ABOUT ten years ago a citizen of
Louis county, Missouri, made n will
which he provided that certain of his slav
ten in number, should each receive 50
ON condition Of their "elnigrating to Lii
RIA, or such other country AS might be
apart for free persons Of color" ]
lcgutCs have never gone TO Liberia, !
they have sued forH .ir money, and goI
ON the ground l.nt Missouri was ""l
other country" -.
SAMUEL f. SW of Granville, KY,
notified John Nuu q, Brown that he '
contest his righ' to a scat in the FOrtl
Congress, becau the election was
gally conducted in all the sub-distri
where Young had Il majority, the olIic
Of election not representing equally
opposing political parties; because Bro
clr"u''tod false rumors that Smith
Withdrawn from the contest. bnco