The national Republican., 1867-09-02
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Pen. Pencil, and Scissors.
A NEGRO is mp for Alderman In st.
Louis.
AMERICAN cheese Is now sold in Eng.
land as the genuine "stilton" cheese.
The Vermont State election takes place
on Tuesday next.
The Maine election will be held on Mon
day next.
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS have been paid
for three Indian scalps in Montana.
TAKING iron is described as swallowing
the essence Of a mile or two Of railroad track.
THERE is rejoicing at Nashville. They
have paved some Of their streets.
The Duke Of Northumberland is ninety
years old and very sick.
CARLorrA's new doctor announces a
progressive improvement" in hor condition.
They arc having brilliant fancy balls in
wauenton, Va.
The rainfall, as recorded at the Central
Park, New York, for four weeks ending on
Saturday, August "a, was 6.7s inches.
The bride was dressed in white and
satin and the bridesmaid in tarletan Of white
and green, at nobby marriage in Hartford.
LADY THoRNE is said to be the best
trotter on the American turf now that Dexter
has gone into private life.
Ar Indianola, Texas, few days since,
tho Thermometer marked l1o degrees in the
shade.
The new potato bug, which first ap-
peared in Colorado, has got as far east as Illi-
nois
In Pawtucket, Rhode Island, few days
ago. some scoundrel stole three months contri.
buttons Of the Sunday school Of church.
A vRRNoSrRR has produced an apple
some inches larger round than the trunk Of
the tree that bears II.
THE postmaster Of Prescott, Arizona,
asserts that ten Indian massacre' occur for
every one that Is reported.
They are talking Of having an artesian
we'll in Ottawa, H., to supply the city with
water.
CRoQUEr matches ore coming into
fashion in Indiana. The game has a tendency
toward matching and mating.
The revenue from tobacco and distilled
spirits, for the last fiscal year, largely exceeds
that Of any previous year.
THERE are in Virginia and West Vi-r
ginia sls Baptist churches, with 1882 mem.
bers, beside over 6, 900 anti. mission Baptists.
A MAN has been arrested in Bellefonte,
Pa, and bound over to answer at court for steal.
ing toombstones from the cemetery. This may
be considered grave offence.
THIRTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS was stolen
from the safe of the Delaware, Laekawannn, and
Western Railroad Company on Wednesday night.
The safe was blown open.
A CORRESPONDENT writes to ask If the
brow of 4 hill ever becomes wrinklsd' The
only information we can give on that point ID
that We have often seen 1t furrowed.-PHneh.
The editors who have been deadheading
1t at the Mammoth Cave have squared accounts
with their landlord by passing a series Of com.
plimentary resolutions.
MARETzEK has secured Parepa, Peralta,
Jenny Kempton and 4 whole covy Of other sing
ing birds, and the twittdffss this winter will be
mslodious.
The race horse Rousseau, valued at
SIC, 900, boltod the track at Perrysburg, Ohio,
the other day, and dashed his brains out against
a tree.
THE Devils Auction" is the strange
title of the spectacular piece which is to be
York, by its new managers next month.
The restaurant keepers in Jersey City
are permitted to keep open on Sunday, and
drive brisk trade in selling whisksy in tea
cups to customers who sit at the table as If for
the purpose Of taking meal.
In Mamaroneck, New York, day or
two ugo, mad dog was chased about the streets,
and managed to bite no less than fourteen dogs
before he was finally killed. All Of them were
Immediately killed.
CONSTANT MAYER has begun picture
Illustrating 4 scene in whitticr's " Maud Mul.
ler:n
And the young girl mused beside the well,
I'LL rain on unftheu clover lel.
A CIycrYATI school teacher became in.
sane and soon after died from sheer vexation and
annoyance because Of the refusal Of city book
publisher to present to his school a grammar
which he had just completed.
The learned city council OF place neal
sunrise has enacted an ordinance to the follow
ing purport: III whoever drives an animal taste
than n moderate travelling gate, or SO as to col
lide with any other person, shall be guilty Of
misdemeanor.
PRESIDENT DAYS first wife was a daugh
ter Of the great Connecticut statesman, ROge
Sherman, by whom he had one son, sherma,
Day, now living in California. She died in 1906
aud in 1911 he married Olivia Jones, Of Hart
ford, by whom he had seven children, none O
whom survive their father.
One novelty at the Paris Exposition i
n combined organ and piano, worked by wheel
similar to those in hand. organ, only this has
dozen wheels, and each plays ten different ope
ratio pieces, The mechanism is moved by steam
furnishing music for the multitude from mornin
till night.
ONE night last week rat made his or