The national Republican., 1867-01-11
Pen. PENCIL and scisssrs.


Quo has good army record. The State
.fursishsd 1851 mon in excess q eii calls 6
II "Hr Who fights and runs away ~
Mar Rvs 10 fight smother dsy,hN ~ =
And the soldiers liz 10 always gay.
A QuEBEc telegram says that plans have
been decided on for fOrtihostions Of Montreal for
which Parliament will be required TO vote $40, :
ooo 900. The work win be commenced next summer.
VIZ understand that Brigham Young is
about 70 petition congrsss for an appropriation 10
enable him to take the census Of his uhols family
He Is about to lay out family cemetery.
THr Bostohians are determined to estab.
lsh an English line Of steamers. Thsir purpos. y
to purchase the eleven vessels buiit FOR the New
York and San Frsnsiseo trsds., s,-=r.
FoRxKY cautions Pennsylvania against
Simon Cameron, Thy were in ths sane trackis-
bed little vhils ago. The fun Of the thins Il 10
hear John talk about simon'' integrity. .-Bo'fss
Pest a.l Ta lsiraa,IT .efsi l't
A coSrrxpoRARY says that Church and
Stat. should b divorced, bat vs are little sffsld
that In this eeantry both Church md Stats have
behaved 90 badly for some time past that neithus d
entitled to SUE for a divorces -Prsntes. ,.r o. D
A Nrw ORLEANS dispatch says that Judge
Abel, Of the United States District Court, dsiiv.
cred charge 70 the grand jury, reviewing the
riots and quetlng law TO show that the convention
Of 1861 va IN Illegal ssssnb,sgs IN 1890. q o.
A NEW ORLEANS dispatch says that ar
rangsnents have bssu made 10 have all ths soiersd
troops out lof Lseisisns scon. Gov. Wells win
rssomm.nd 10 ths Lsgisissars tits coming session.
The smploynsnt Of penitsutiary oonviets 10 the
eonstruetioa Of rAilrosds sud other public WORKS.
Gov. CHxxsrnLAIx, Of Maine, has ap-
pointed his military stat as follows: Brig, esn,
ssidsn Cssnsr, Bds. Gen. Geo. ysrusy, Brsvst
Brig Gen. Thos ". HYDE and Byvss Brig. Gen.
John W. Brunn. All Of thsss gsntismsn ssrvsd IN
The war and each bear sears Incurred In action.
Omar complaints have been made IN the
interior Of LouisianA Of the indiasrsnes Of ths
freedmen 10 make contracts for the ensuing ysar.
their sngagsmsnts bsins ohisny BY thOss Who re
main with their former masters. Tho holidays be.
ing over, there Is more Willingness to engage In
work sr..I.. .a..... DID. arrr.
WILSON FLINT, well-known pioneer and
public spirited citizen Of California, died 10 San
Francisco on the 4th inst, He has been promi
uouLly oOuueCteu WIN ~ NtuSr niA bau nop btON
ing interests 10 California and also figured In poll
tics. His casting vote In the Stats Senate elected
H. s. FOots for Unitsd States Senator from Cali
fornia In the winter Of 1855. . -.t
TIE Helena (Montana) Herald Of the 1871
Of December, Just received, gives an sztsndsd 40
count Of tho distribution Of annuties to the Indian
at Fort Benton, In which II said that powder ant
shot were given them, and that traders were per
mittsd 10 sell those articles TO them. This va
done In opposition to the Published protest Of III
citizens. .. '. -l.
The CABLE announces that the LondoI
7ise, i rsitsrsting It's anxiety for ssttisusnt o
the Alabama claims. Az the Thundsrsr Is
power in Downing street, It's solicitation on III,
subject may reasonably bs expected to bsing forti
good fruits. II Is not great whils since We ~
member that Jupiter pronounced the submission ol
any such claims As prspostsrous. III.
C.O.LR. SrPHMs.-The New York Ea
pres, says: "on Sunday evening prominent MON
ber Of the Fenian Brotherhood had lengthy inter
view with the late Head Centre. Daring the con
vsrsAtion Stephens stated that hs was In dread Q
the Irish people Of this city, and that hs woul
sooner give himself up to the British Government
and let them hang him" .
IT is not in this country alone that minis
tsrs Of the Gospel enter the hsld Of politics in ths
sermons. In Germany the practice ia also spread
Ing. A number Of sermons have just bssn pull
iishsd, prsashsd BY Protestant ministers and H
brow Rabbis, on the occasion Of the peace esfem,
J niss on tho llth OF November. 1896. In RlsctOr
Hssss. They one and all speak more or lsss harsh
Of the foroibls change Of the old order Of thing
. end deprscs,s the loss Of thsir Independence u
sovereign State. -. -. rI.,.,, ..
. Col MoSToonERV, Of the Missouri Sta,
Militia, who was arrested at Lexington by n,
Wallace, was released to-day BY writ Of Aabs
corpus, issued BY tho United States District CouI
Several other parties, including the Sheriff Of L
faystss county, and the Mayor Of Lexingto
arc in tho custody Of the Marshal. and VI
proceed to 81. Louis for trial before Judge Tres
} | of the United Stntss Cireuit Court. I'D. r.f. r