The national Republican., 1867-01-18
Pen. Pencil ana Scissors.

"FIR&EArEss" ought to be good drinkers.
A MAN In Norwich, Conn, was bitten ssoO
worth, BY dog the other day. II II
How can Maggie Mitchell appear in her
Little Barefoot this cold weather.
The Potomac is ice-bound as far down as
occoquan Bay. Farther the dsponsnt saith not.
In 1860 New Bedford was the seventh city
In point Of population In Ma"sohussttsi now II i'
the tenth.
IcE will probably be very dear next season.
The weather Is cold that II cannot be harvested
except with dishcaity. q q q. t. '4.Tf
The high tariff men may take courage
Evsry man We met In the street last nigh, wanted
more protection.
How ARE Iou to-day, Jamesf "0h,
I'm 90 90; how are you ?" "oh, Tn 90 sore ,
I've been skating couple Of days"
THn SUITS against Gen. Butler in New
York have been trsn,f.r.d to Ii, United State,
courts.
THr number Of soldiers who died on the
I'thmus from the disease supposed TO bs cholera,
between the lsth and soth Of Dsosmbsr last, was
tusnty-'iz, and not seventy. ,iI, a. printed.
QuIbBLE says that q Scottle Of Botch
Whisky, 10 make hot lemonade with before retiring
10 handy thing to have in The house this cold
weather. ..r.rs ..,r. .. .-.-..a..
JupaE MRRRDrrH. Of Richmond, Va, de-
oidss that the Virginia stay law Is unconstitutional
Judge Baker, Of the Norfolk Circuit, decides that
It Is constitutional.
THE Shreveport, Louisiana, papers speak
encouragingly Of the hiring Of freedmen In that
region. The prices given run as high as twenty
dollan per month, with food. Some will not hire
except BY the month. -fs-... l..f-. -. ..
HRsRr HAToH. Of Manchester, N. H., q
young bachelor, desired 80 much to marry Mrs.
Batehsldsr, who has husband living, that he shot
at her and then killed himself Mrs. D. wss not
injured BY the maniac. fsT .-,- .a
0SE OF the current opinions Of travellers
Is that the jelly sauce for the goose and the gandsr
at some Of our hotel, is horrible, being made with
molasses for base, which makes the whole com.
pound very base, ...--..- D..
In VIEW Of the fact that the steamer Com
monwsalth went to pieces during the late storm, II
Is proper 10 inquire II she was . sound steamer ?
We're the steamer and the storm ''soHHI and fury
signilyins nOthing?" .---
The amount Of foreign dry goods entered
at New York for consumption last week was only
81, ,0s4, Ss4 against $2,o9o,sOt for corresponding
period Of 1860. The spring business will open
under some eurtailmsnt Of credit, as the great
ovsrstock Of goods undisposed Of has caused some
trouble 10 settlement Of accounts
ASourHERS poet" one A. Brink, winds
up an elsgysn stoneEall Jackson with the follow.
ing lines
"Not BY the foeman's hand he fell,
His life they could not take;
Thank God the historic muse must TELL
He died BY a mi'tals." r,o-. . ...l
MAJOR AUGUSTUS RAWLINGS, well.known
here during the war as q newspaper correspondent,
has been occupied for several months past as q
temperance lecturer In England. The anglo.
ANOieaa nme,, Of London, announces that he
will represent that journal at the Paris Exhibition.
Is not this the DR.. Rawlings who performed sew.
erL superhuman fsats for Frank Lesiie's Wustated
Nsrs ? His drafts astonished Leslie more than
any drawings ever offered him for publication.