The national Republican., 1867-09-03

sitting on his tail II seems an improbable ieat
for dog 10 accomplish; but the man was right
and won the money Tho dog was sitting on h"
oWn tail t.
TIE Omaha Republican says that day
lsborsrs thsrs command 90 Ia dayi capentsrs
from - 10 IS; pisstersrs, $5 to $ei bricklsysr
and masons from 90 TO 81 and other mechanics
proportionaily high prices. OF clerks, lawyers,
and doctors they have q surplus, as what place
has mott - III - n
The Milpaukie Wisconsin says; "There
is gentleman going through bankruptcy In this
district under tho engineering Of Judge Prsntiss,
whose liabilities are 81, ZOO, 900, most Of which
arc in Judgments, while his assets are reported
at $500 in personal clothing.
THE citizens Of Campton, N. H., will
celebrate the one hundredth anniversary Of the
settlement Of their town on Thursday, the 18th
inst. A cordial invitation Is extended to call
Of her absent sons and daughters" to DO present
on that day and "revive the memories Of
home"
The Montgomery (Ala) Advertiser, in
describing an execution, says that latter the
singing and praying, the hatchet Of Sam Alex
andsr, ESQ.,, waited the soul Of tho unfortunate
man 10 eternity" We will dof our ehdpeGn to
that fellow, and recommend him to the kind
care Of tho Police Gasee
The Richmond Wing appeals to plan
tors To diversity their industry, and shows them
how much is to be made by cultivsting fruit for
drying purposes. II the South should devote
itself to some Of these industries, II would bring
about rapid development Of property.
IT is SAID that Omar Pasha has not re-
signed the command Of the Turkish forces In
Crete, but that, in consequence Of diseases
raging among his men, no has left the seat Of
war temporarily for tho purpose Of reorganizing
his army and obtaining supplies and smmupi.
tion.
The bugs took possession Of the Des
Moines Register Office last Monday night, forcing
everybody to leave the premises. On account
Of their visit to the capital all the stores and
places Of business were closed. A similar oc.
ourrence transpired at Muscatiue q few weeks
since.
A LONDON pedestrian recently laid q
wager Of $40, that he could, in one hour, run
over six Of the bridges which cross the Thames.
He won, with seven minutes to spare, crossing
vauxhaIl, Westminster, Waterloo, Blackfriars,
Southwark and London bridges-making q dis.
tsnce Of eight miles.
"SUcH is the pressure of the times in our
town," said a Birmingham manufacturer once
to his London agent, chat we have good work
men who will get up tho inside Of watch for
eighteen shilllngs" THAT Is nothing com.
pared to London" replied his FRIEND 1--WE have
boys here who will get up the inside Of a chin.
ney for a sixpence."
The accounts from oil parts Of Ireland
represent the harvest prospects as better than In
any year since 1859. The weather had been dc.
lightful, and the ripening Of cereals progressed
very rapidly. Tho potato blight had appeared
in some districts, but so slightly that no ap-
proach to alarm has been ocoasioned.
WILLrAMsvILLE, Cass county, Michigan,
is community Of cOlored people who left their
masters at the South in the days Of slavery and
sought home in the North. They number
about two thousand. Many Of them own good
farms, they have three good churches, they sur
port good schools, and some Of their young psO
pie are seeking an education in higher semi
naries and colleges