The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-04-02
Pen. Pencil. and scir.orr.

The number OF paupers IN the British En-
piro 10 steadily Increasing
; A YOUNG LADY, seven feet high, resides in
Memphis. She wears tremendous waterfall.
The Nova Scotia Parliament has Endorsed
the action Of the confederation delegates
BONNET STRINGS are no longer the fashion
in Paris.
EXCITED Frenchman at Niagara Falls
"Eh dis i,Es grand spectaksl supsarb Nag
niaqus By gar, he is come down first rate"
NNErr.rwo petitions for divorce are now
pending before the Supreme Court at Providence,
Of which all but twenty came from the wives.
AN ACT Of the Legislature Of the State Of
New Jersey went into effect yesterday, prohibiting
the whipping Of children in the public schools.
AN EXCHANGE SAYS: John Randolph once
remarked, looking earnestly at the dome Of the
Capitol, Ny friend that's great extinguishsr Of
provincial TALENT"
IT Is reported that writer on the prohib-
itory law Is about To take out q copyright for q
new work. entitled, Every man his own bar.
keeper. "-Boaon Transcript.
The Warrenton (va) Sentinel says 1--WE
7 are told BY nearly every farmer Of whom We make
inquiry that the prospect for good wheat crop the
coming season was never better In Fauquier
county"
The Martinsburg New Era says that one
day last week, Mr.. Thornton HenshAw, residing
short distance from that town. killed hftssn foxes,
and IL wasn't good day for foxes either. He dis
covered den and dug them out
, ihh Asah'a kuaJ cru VI martin Hotn
states mat aenerh 'onn Y. brecknridge mas ao
vsed his friends to accept In good iaith tho sher
man recon'tructiOn bill, |" the surest and only
mode oil restoring the country 70 peace and quiet
The Italian bark Daniel Draper, from
Palermo, and the British schooner Petrs from the
Spanish Main, arrived at Baltimore on Sunday.
The latter lost her second mate and colored pas
n senger overheard.
"a TuE population of Mexico is about eight
millions Ex-Governor Harris, Of Tennessee, who
has been there and knows something Of the quarrel
some nature Of the people, thinks that II about
he seven millions extermnated, the balance might
"a DO able TO live peacefully.
be THE Dismal Swami canal. which runs
an south from Norfolk and connects Chesapeake bay
of with the inland waters Of North Carolina It is
a. nOuncsd is being drsdged and deepensd. It's width
is also to DO increased from forty to sixty feet and
VI Its locks extended twenty live feet.
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Vi The Montgomery advertiser says that
:, within few days more than three hundred chg
NOM nave eeen committed 70 'ne names oy inc
y iAaies VI 'aa' 'ny' no" sVie VI @1s nO. J,
e growing iAsnioIsoi' In n'"'a"A' anu s'''eu
n the '0'0ahu''
Il THERE is an amusing anecdote about LORD
e Derby. II Is said that some wine merchant per-
-, secuted the Premier into tasting wine elaret or
Il sherry which was TO keep on the govt and that ne
n got 'nis rePy' nave 'a''eu your "ine' anu
n Pr'ier 'n' govt
A MRS. SARAH LEE PORTER, in an action