The national Republican., 1867-02-21
Pen, Pencil, nnd Scissors.

WHEN fools rush into deep water the world
Is not much the worse for their drowning.
"SPEEcH is silver, but silence golden"
Hence tho expression, hush monsy.-PHneh.
The young man who was driven to dis
traction BY his sweetheart returned by railway.
MASSACHUSETTS is abolishing her usury
laws.
BASrISo, the dietician, does not allow his
disciples to indulge In hash.
SEVERAL buoys were lost by the breaking
up Of the Ice in the James river
oUR DEVIL, who sometimes attends thea.
tres, calls "Toodlss 4" mellow. dramatic part,
The Thirty.Ninth Congress is in the last
stages Of consumption. 1t is subject to night
sweats
The Legislature Of Alabama adjourned
sine de on Tuesday. No action was taken on the
Federal elections.
WE HAVE RECEIVED from John q. Parker,
Post Once News Stand. a copy Of that popular
magazine. "Boadle's Monthly" for March.
LONG JoHS WENTWORTH, who has belonged
to all parties and traded with oil parties Is anxious
to know II his tactics have been practiced between
certain members Of cOnsrs" and the President
LETTERS from Washington, received at
Columbus, Ohio, authoritativsly announce Hon,
Columbus Dslano and General schenek as candi'
dates for Governor.
]. 9. PARKER, OF the Post Office News
Stand, sends US promptly the atlantic Monthly
Godsy's LadyJ Book and Our Young FoikS fol
March.
MEssRs. PHnP & SoLoNoSs have sent us o
sample of their Adjusting Calendar for the Nine
tssnth Century" 1t is exceedingly ingenious and
entirely supersedss the necessity Of new calendar
annually.
In the Maryland Legislature an order
passed designating Tuesday as the day for inaugu
rating Lieutenant Governor Cox as Governor, IL
place of Governor Swami, elected to the Unitet
States Senate.
The Panama steamer carried bar Of golt
valued at 5000, 900 to Valparaiso, on account Of tn
chilian Government, as portion Of the loan re
Gently made in England for two and quarter mil
lions.
The GAINESVILLE Courier notices the at
tempted suicide of Mrs. Mark Brooke, formerly o
the Glenn Combination Troupe in Wheeling, at tn
Grant House in that place. She was in low spirit
because her husband had not money enough to TAX
her along when the troupe left GAINESVILLE.
The Minister of Finance of Chill made ap
plication in London recently for loan of ten mil
lions Of dollars, and the application was immediate
Iy answered by an offer of eighty five millions, an,
q scramble for the stock at one and a quartz
premium.
The messenger on the Santa Fe stag
line, who reached Junction City Wednesday nigh
last states that as he came through Fort Dodge tn
commanding officer forbade him going On as Their
was great danger from the Indians. lie says the,
were so badly scared at Fort Dodge that they wer
digging bitches, throwing up earthwOrks, etc.
The second grand ball of the season wal
given at the Tuileries on Wednesday evening. A
number Of American ladies and gentlemen had tn,
honor of presentation. The Prince Napoleon and
the Princess ClOtilde, who were not present at the
frst ball Of the season, assisted" at this. The
Empress was maguihcently dressed in yellow satin
the train of which was looped up over a skirt o
white satin, and her dress was covered with lac,
and diamonds ds-PanJ Correspondence.
A BOLD attempt to dispose of some $4,000
in Buena Vista county, Iowa. counterfeit scrip, ha
just been detected at Chicago. The detectives
nippsd the scheme in the bud. Three Of the oil
legged principals in the affair have been arrested
Their names are John II. Cofar, VIM. Lee ant
Daniel H. Howe. The latter is an alleged real cs
tate dealer in Chicago in whose room was founC
tho seal used in giving currency to the bogus bonds
Most of the parties 1t is thought, will be captured
The prisoners are held for bail.
The Harpswell which arrived few day
since at Havre, and which brought over larg
quantity Of goods from New York for the grand ex
hibition, encountered very heavy weather, and
am sorry to state that the goods have arrived in
considerably damaged condition. A quantity Q
lard, which was stored above them, got loose upo
them, and although 1t is hoped that none of then
are entirely spoiled, large quantity of them ar
more or less injured,-PariS Cor, ~ Y Hrakd
By THE breaking away Of the banks of tn
Des PLANES river, large portion Of Southwestern
Chicago was inundated, the habtatiOns of at leas
10, 900 persons being surrounded by water. Quie
asconts were made to higher regions, and RATS wer
constructed, on which the beleagured people EN-
barkod from upper windows. After a short tim
the food somewhat subsidized but broke out aires
again, covering a still wider area of territory. Tn
water in the inundated regions varies in depth froI
few inches to three or four feet. Tho loss Is yer
/ hnic ha aatiu al