The national Republican., 1867-04-06
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THURSDAY was observed as q day Of fast.
ing In Masaehusetts. ~ ~
THr election news from the nutmeg State
sratss hardly On the ears Of some Of our fricsd'
CouSrERrxrrERs nowadays should be care.
full not to halloo until they get out Of the WooDs
The receipts for licenses for selling liquor
In the Metropolitan district Of New York during
the year ending March 80 were 81, ,2sS, s5i, &c.
Ok Tuesday several car loads Of coiored
troops went out the Pacific railroad for service
90 ths Plains. .r.'...r .frtF..r-t o.. ..rr.
TnE China brig JEANNE sailed for Hong
Kong from San Francisco an hour before the steam.
or Colorado on Thursday, and intended to give the
steamer an ocean race
The third party movement is making
rapid progrsss in Kentucky under the lead Of Gov.
Bramlstss, Lieut. Gov. Jacobs, Hon. Joshua F d.
Bsil and others, Who upheld the war for the pres.
ervaiion Of the Union. .
GARDEsERs tell us that in planting trees,
vines other plants, the roots should not be ex.
posed to the air. Sunlight Is said to bs almost
fatal TO them, even whom they are moist and thin
covering Of earth isA great protection.
Tm Milwaukee Sentinel says that during
the ave months ending the Ia Of February, 1867,
there were sold BY the various brewers in that city
2s, $50 barrels Of lager beer and ale This amount
does not include more than one half what has been
manufactured during that time.
The Morepgo levee at Concordia parish,
opposite NatchsI, has given way, and the disaster
cannot be repaired before the water falls. The
upper parishes viii be inundated. The snginssr
at the orevasss below Baton Rouge reports that he
cannot get men to work, as he has no money to pay
them.
A WASHINGTON correspondent Of the New
Orleans Crsseem says the Louisiana committee
waited on Gen. Banks to secure his support to the
bill to aid In lsvssins the Mississippi Amer listen.
ing to their statements, he said: "Givs me back
Dostis, and will give you lsvsss," DOstis Is one
Of those killed in the New Orleans riot.
An Ohio Legislator has introduced q bill
enabling . woman having q hfe.interest In any
property to retain so much that her funeral ex.
psnsss might be betrayed from II. This was cal.
eulAtsd to cure deficiency in the existing law, by
which the estate determines on the moment Of
DEATH and the late owner 10 so completely dvsstsd
tuht notninB ~ leit on Whlcn lien LOT htr funeral
can rest.
A GENERAL subsistence of the excitement
prevalent recently among the Fsnians Is noticeable.
The Fenian Senate is however, still in session In
New York, and its deliberations arc said to be d.
reetsd to the Inauguration Of the promised raid this
spring upon Canada. No Fenisn Secretary o. War
10 yet announced, though It is said one has been
appointed. Breech.loading guns in considerable
numbers are also reported as being Manufactured
for the Brotherhood.
The London Intellectual Observer says
'No place Is now safe from the incurson Of photo.
graphsrs. Who would suppose that they could
| carry on their operations under water Yet such
Is now the case, as NJ Barin has proved. His
Photographic studio consists Of strong shset-iron
chest, perfectly watsr.tight, with watsr-tght win.
dows that are In the form Of lenses The electric
light is used, and renders distinctly visible any OBJ
jeets lying at the bottom Of the sea- 90 that they
may be photographed, and thus their value and
position be accurately marked. M. Baiin has 70.
mained at depths Of nearly three hundred feet for
about ten minutes This application Of photo
grsphy promises to facilitate the recovery Of los,
objects and the raising Of sunken ships