The national Republican., 1867-08-02
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NEWS AND MIsCELLANY.

poorer he makes his appetite.
OTTAWA, Illinois, has base ball clul
every member Of which weighs over tw
hundred pounds.
MISS WINNIE RRAx, the sculptress, ha
taken O plaster cast OF Gen. Lee, iron
which she intends to make q marble bust
HENRY VINCENT, the English orator in
tends visiting this country again, In Octo
Der, to deliver lectures.
The Boston Journal says that the bes
capital to begin with Is capital wife. Yes
especially If she has capital.
The foreman Of Barstow's foundry
Providence, is offering "bounty" O
500 to men who will leave their union.
DR.. F. FELLERs, who was shot in an Of
fray with one Cameron, at Greenfield, High
land county, Ohio, died on Friday from the
effect of his wound.
A FIRE at Cairo on Monday morning
destroyed nine buildings on the Ohio leyee
Loss, 100000. William Pollock, q clerk,
was burned TO death.
NINE car loads Of Norwegian immi.
grants arrived at Toronto, Canada, on
Thursday last, and started for the West.
ern States an hour after.
AN insurance agent in Georgia, urging
gentleman TO insure his life, said "Take
apolicy for $4,000, and IL you die next
week the widows heart will sing for JOY"
About ten per cent. OF the county
treasurers in Indiana have become de-
faulters within the last three months. The
last added to the roll is the Treasurer OF
Wells county.
YALE COLLEGE was named for Governor
Yale, Of whom II was said:
Born in America In Europe bred;
In Africa travelled and in Asia wed !"
which was literally true.
BEFORE the departure Of the Sultan from
Paris, Fuad Pasha handed to the Prefect
OF the Seine, in his Majesty's name, 60 900
francs for the poor Of Paris. He also left
10000 for the servants Of the Elyses.
Gov. SMrH, of Montana, has issued a
proclamation announcing the death Of
Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher, paving
appropriate respects 10 his memory, and
offering reward Of $1,000 for the re.
covery Of his body.
IT IS SAID the King Of Greece will not
accept the Russian religion in his marriage
with the Grand Duchess Olga, because his
father-the King of Denmark-does not
wish it. His children, however, will be
educated in the Greek faith.
A HALF-DRUSKEY member of the Con-
necticut legislature so grossly insulted a
lady on the cars, on Wednesday, that the
conductor had to interfere. The lady's
husband subsequently collared the law
maker and demanded IN apology. He did
not get it, however, and it Is now thought
the case will be taken to the courts.
An attempt hos been made at North
Adams, Mass, to assassinate State Con.
stables Mckay and Savage, on their re.
turn from the making Of seizures. Ten
shots were fired at them by unknown per.
sons concealed in piece Of woods BY the
roadside. The shots entered their carriage.
but the constables escaped without injury.
A CORRESPONDENT who has spent several
months on the Plains says the whole num-
Der Of Indians at present hostile will not
exceed five thousand, and that IL the Gov
ernment will only treat the Indians prop
erly, and not allow them to be swindled by
the men sent out and paid to protect them,
there need be no further trouble with them.
TIE Urbana (0hio) Citizen says: "On
Tuesday afternoon, while attending a pic.
mic near Steenbarger's Mills, on Mud riy. |
er, the wife Of Judge Ichabod Corwin was |
bitten by small prairie rattlesnake. The
wound was inflicted on the inside of the
right foot, below the ankle. The free use
oil whisky soon placed her beyond dan.
ger, and she is now recovering.
THERE is another famine in the misera- |
Bile district Of Connemara, Ireland. Owing
to the long continuance Of frost and snow,
the poor gave the seed destined for their
land to feed their cattle, and after all their
efforts to save them, 1000 died of ST.
lion in Clifden, and 1900 in Re-. .arva- |
70 any man having COW ~ Iundstone,
all trying to preserve ~ q horse lost his
mails. .ne life Of these ami
The lot"
York : .ast cooperative idea in New
y IS to open cooperative lager beer
-aop, where that innocent fluid shall be
retailed at brewers prices. Some wor k
ingmen think vastly more Of their bellies
than of their brains or the wants OF their
bhyb thC ,CtiOib cHfOHt "oih-
ingmen's organ, with great deal Of truth,
which has practical relevancy to others
besides those technically known as work
ingmen.
The demand for sea fish in London is be.
coming so great (says the SPECTATOR that
men now 60 to sea in oil weathers and
bring ashore whatever comes in their net,
certain Of obtaining high price for all the
fish they can capture. Salmon are like
wise becoming more and more valuable,
in consequence of the increasing taste for
food luxuries. A very large fish brought
the other day the price Of more than three
sheep to fshmonger who sold it.
AN American in Paris was in want Of O
hat, and, not being able to speak French
considered himself lucky in stumbling
upon store where such articles were sold
to find in gold-leaf letters upon the win
dow, English spoken here" He entered
selected his hat, and asked how much, ant
was replied to as follows by the shopkeeper
81 would scharge q gentleman twenty
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