The national Republican., 1867-02-19
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Son Of the finest horses in this country
are owned BY some Of the greatest asses.
BuTFALo NEAr, fresh oysters, and trout, are
drug, in the marks, at Denver City, Colorado.
THR Gear Of Russia will protect the Chris
tsns II Turkey attempts to gObbls them.
The London ReVie,c thinks Charles Lamb
is the father Of the wit found In Dickens Thaeka-
ray, and many other late humorists
YouSG Bennett is treated courteously in
England and France, in spite Of his eonnsctiOn
with the New York Herald.
A CORRESPONDENT criticising prima donna
rather deficient in physique, says "a chest is as
essential to singer as bureau 10 freedman"
SEvExrY.rwo deaths occurred in two Dublin
workhouses between the 18th and 2lSt Of January,
among those admitted few days before, after ex-
trsme suffering from cold and want Of food.
The New York Evening Gazette advo-
Gates the use Of horss.nssh for food. But would
not the stakes Of "Flora Temple or q Dexter
make too costly breakfast
ADMIRAL TEoEruoFF, Of the Austrian navy,
Is in Richmond and the officers Of the pretended
State government" Of Virginia are showing him
considerable attention.
SOME Of our exchanges say that Mary
Harris, the female sharp. shooter has been com.
mittsd to the insane asylum In Washington" We
know Of no insane asylum in Washington except
the Capitol.
The Harrisonburg Commonwealth pub
fishes the marriage Of Mr.. Rhodes and Miss Ann
Miller, BY the Rev. Mr. Irwin, at his front gate,
while sitting in abuggy. The twain wero evidently
| In hurry.
VIENNA is the only city in the world where
the snow Is removed fast as II falls, but at an
enormous expense All the mon out Of work are
set to sweep the Streets at sixty kreutIsrs (about
twenty-five csnts) day.
A FRENCH journal says: "a remarkable
and perhaps almost unrivaiied coincidence is 70.
corded in the civil registry Of Bar-sur.Aube. In
1866 there were inscribed there 1O6 births, lO6
deaths, and LOG marriages"
For winter bonnets the latest style consists
Of postage stamp with strings Of green ribbons
the hair is carefully cOmbed back, so as TO give
the air uninterrupted access to the roots and the
ears and neck. This style is highly recommended
by physicians.
Mr.. JosEPH ARNBRrsrER, a citizen Of
Wythe county, Va, being apparently in the enjoy.
msnt Of his usual good health, on Saturday morn.
ing last after eating his breakfast sat down by the
fire, filed his pipe and commenced smoking Pro-
sently he fell very suddenly from his chair, and
was picked up dead.
PAREPA. while in New Haven, met little
blind girl, who Is said to have wonderfully sweet
voice and musical talent Of high order. Parepa
begged Of its parents to allow her TO accompany
her to Europe, and being refused, offered to take
both mother and child, and defray all expenses.
Both offers were declined.
Rev. DR.. HATFIELD, Of Chicago, opened
his batteries again on the theatres last Sunday.
He said theatrical strumpets, mountebanks,
dancers and lAseivious women 60 out from Chicago
loaded with money, while in the matter Of Libraries
the city Is behind third and fourth rate places like
indianapolis and Worcester, Massachusetts,.
The Chicago Republican tells Of man in
that city who confesses that he admired RistOri.
His wife also admired her. and showed II by max.
ing him pay for a new bonnet and opera cloak
"In other words" he says, II admired Ristori to
the extent Of $3.50. Had been single, I should
have admired her to the extent Of $50"
The Times special says VIM. Henstreet
is the stenssrApher charged with selling the testi
mOny in the New York custom. house Investigation
to outside parties and to Collector Smytho In par.
tieulAr. He is now under arrest. He says smythe
paid him twenty .hve or fifty cents page Amongst
the evidence thus stolen Is that of Mr. Brown, Mr..
smythe's private secretary.
A STATUE Of Horace Greeley will soon be
on exhibition in New York Mckay 4 Co. have
produced 1t by the and curious process Of pho.
tosculpture. The philosopher stands slightly bent
forward, his hands at his breast, his pantalOonl
caught at the top Of his boot leg bundle of papers
under his arm, and what looks like all the Tr5un.
exchanges Obtruding from his pocket.
THE foreign papers are busily circulating
an anecdote that young boy, called to high dss.
ines stubbornly refuses to study the maps for the
reason that "the map has often changed Of late
years, and papa Napoleon ILL., says 1t will soon be
changed again" The little fellow ought to know
French secrets, and II another war is to curse Eu.
rope, as the probabilities to indicate, Napo.
leon will doubtless be one Of the leading spirits
in it.
IT Is ESTIMATED that the population of Ire.
land has been reduced about twelve per cent by
emigration during the past ten years, and the
criminal statistics show much better moral con.
dition at present than ten yOars ago Tho returns
Of the number Of persons tried In Ireland for
various criminal offences during 1865, "a per cent
are less than the returns of similar trials during
1856.
THERE was "Topsey" in the police court
in Detroit, last Friday, in the shape Of n colored
girl who was called to take the witness stand She
surveyed the witness box few moments, and after
mounting the highest portion Of II that she could
find, directed the court to "go ahead wild de sale 1"
evidently supposng that she was to be sold In
fact, so decided was she in this opinion that 1t was
with difficulty she could be made to believe other.
wise.
AN ingenious SCotchman has found a
method Of utilizing the hitherto wasted powers of
the common house mouse. He has invented a cot
ton spinning machine, SO constructed that coupls
Of mice If tossed into the right place, cannot help
1t 1t is made on the tread mill plan. A half
penny worth Of oat meal will keep each mouse five
weeks, and during that time 1t will do the work
for which woman Is now paid nine pence. In
other words, 1t will seven shillings and six
pence n Year which after daduntinV siY nanoa f..