The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-13
THE OMNIBUS.
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THEY Know BEsr.-Lady Mary Wortley Montague says,
"the only objection have be man that should then
have to marry woman"
B1eoTRY IN THE AscENDANT.-Mr Bradlaugh has re-
signed his position of the vce-presdents of the
Engish Reform League and member of the council and
executive He does he states in order that the League
may not longer be taunted with its rregion and that
some of its friends may not be panied having their names
to the society," and ever his poor support should again
be of any value, he will be ready to give it.
EMIGRATION TO New YoRK.-The New York Commits
soners of Emigration state their report the Legislature
find by the Times that in the of the year 1866
2357 passengers landed from foreign countries at that
port being O66 than in the year preceding 60939
citizens of the United States of the other 233 is
stated that 106716 from Germany 104 233, from Ire
land and % 1859 from other countries 976O reported their
Pennsylvania and New jersey New England IL 4S5
Western States 1888 Southern States 1882 Kansas Ne
braska Canada ETC. The commissioners state that
were temporarily relieved with board and Judgment and
1871 provided with situations The very large sum
of received by the commissioners in the year
from relatives and friends of mm grants to aid in forwarding
them to their destination. $3.50 cases. including 438 births
under medical treatmen the percentage of mortality
among them 8:13 In the medical hospital alone the
mortality 11:54 per the treated 1441
on the discharges The average number of patients the
hospital GAS the deaths 1885, The average number
of inmates in all the institutions hospital etcwas
1081 The total number in the year. 10306, including the
438 births the deaths 49, The of the support of
the institutions $l42749 The commissioners desired
express their thanks to the Sisters of Charity for their nvau
able services in the dangerous duty of attending the cholera
cases.
PRUSSIA AND FRANCE-FTedericPs the great dream the
might after the birth of Napoleon. Frederic was at Breslau
Now the morning of the 10th of August 1862 waking he
thus addressed of his adsdecamps Can you said he
to him, "expan dream by which much preoccupied?
[ the star of my kingdom and genius shining
luminous and respondent in the heavens. was admirng
its spendor and pride when there appeared above mine
Their star which eclipsed it. pungng down upon it. There
struggle their rays for instant mingle toge
ther and my star obscured enveoped by the orbit of the
other descended to the EARTH if weighed down by force
which seemed about to extingush and annhilae it, The
struggle was long and obstinate AT last disengaged
ITSELF but with much difficulty it reganed its place. and it
continued to shine in the armament while the other faded
away"
The IRISH AND DANEs.-A volume has lately been
published under the title of "he War of the Gaedhi with
the Call The Invasons of Ireland by the Danes and
other Norsemen" The Original Irish Text edited with
Translation and Introduction by j. H Todd d. of Dub
lin. 1t historical work. and is printed from MSS of
the 18th and 18th centuries In it have an account of the
many battles fought between the ancient Irish (Gaedh and
the foreigners all) 1t is truly record of heroes whose
conduct rshmen of the present day would do we'll to study
and initiate.
Strange to say this book presents us somewhat I'M
attering picture of whom have been accustomed to
consider the greatest of all counrys patriot Kings We
allude to Brian Boroimhe, from whom SO many Woud-be
chiefs have claimed descent The renown of this warlike
monarch has hitherto chiefly rested his success and death
at the battle of Contar after he is said have defeated the
Danes in ve-andwenty previous engagements The battle
was fought on Good Friday 1880 The popular idea u.s. that
throughout the day the royal hero was leading his warriors