The national Republican., 1867-12-14
PEN, PENCIL, AND SCISSORS.

The great billiard match between MeDevitt and
Dion yesterday, resulted in favor Of McDevitt.
II was for the championship OF the United
States. II was played In Montreal, and was won
by twelve points.
oSE Of the most daring highway robberies o.
CURED In New York yesterday. About 10 o'clock,
ns the messenger Of the Bank Of New York was
on his way to the clearing house, bearing tin
box containing securities, etc, to the value Of
nearly two million dollars, he was knocked down
by two men, who seized the box, jumped into a
sleigh, and drove of.
Is regard to the weather In Phiisdeiphis, the
wind was northwest and the Thermometer four
| teen degrees above zero. r
Two gentlemen who rejoice respectively In the
names Of Patsey Doonan and Jim MeConkey,
had a little encounter at Flushing, L. 1. The
amount eontended for was t25o At the close Of
the wenty-seventh round the latter hit his op-
ponent foul blow, when the referee declared
the fight to be woH by MoConkey,
The merry Jingle OF sleigh bells greet our ears
| as we write.
CLEAN OF your sidewalks.
Bors with bob-sleds were fashionable yester-
| day.
The aged will thank you II you put ashes on
your sidewalks when slippery Young ones,
too, for that matter. Tryi.
| From Turkey we hear that the Porte on the
9th November, sanctioned the project for con-
structing railway between Constantinople and
the Persian Gulf The expenditure Is estimated
at ESQ, 900, 900.
GEO FRANCIS TRAIN, Susan d. Anthony and
Elizabeth Cady Stanton are to speak upon i'm
partial suffrage Saturday cvenirs at Steinway
Hall, New York.
| JUDGE O. J. McCURpY, of the Supreme Court,
Hartford, retired from the bench on Saturday,
being disqualified on account OF his nse. lie ia
10 years Of age.
The late Mr.. Robert A. Alexander left hil
property in Scotland, worth GOO, 900 per nnnum
to his sisters, and his farm at Woodburn, Ky.
with all the stock, to his brother James, with in
structions to continue the business OF breeding
which was SO successfully commenced. His rea
estate In Chicago is estlmuted to be worth
u, 100000
DIR. JESSE JuDKIEs, well-known physician o
Cincinnati, died on Friday morning.
IL ANYBODY should see Motto Nero, Nomur,
, Ichutlke, Huro, None Kango, and othe
J Japanese officers, he will confer a favor by a
once addressing Prince Zatzuma-postage paid
: as that dignitary has advertised in New York
4 | notifying the public that the Government o
9 Japan will pay no debts which they may con
I tract.
: Hon. AMOS KENDALL Ia registered at the Asto
! House, New York.
THERE is now going on in New York banl
swindling to considerable extent The lates
victim Is the Ocean Bank, and the amour
t22,OOO.
DICKENS realized over 10000 by his four read
, ings In Boston. Charlie was once happy as
. reporter in London, at ~ per week. Proprietor
of newspapers saw his worth and raised hi
> wages. He is doing better now
GEN. MOWERS name furnishes food for man
O stupid puns in the New Orleans papers W
e copied one the other day, but shall DO 80 n
n more.
d A MAN In Kankakeo county, Illinois, die
J, lately Of hydrophobla from bite received
e August. He had felt no inconvenience to With
e few hours Of his death.
e IcR gatherers are numerous and busy at Loui
Vile, Ky.
= AGEaRGIA paper calls the State eonyentio
!. a Pan-African Synod,