National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-08-16
Miscellaneous.

Several eases ofcholera are report.
eel as having occurred in New York
within the last few DAYS, but it is
doubted whether they are eases of
Asiatic cholera. No alarm is felt.
The We oy fever is increasing at
Galveston and the physicians are
urging all those who are not eli.
mated to leave Immediately.
\ dispatch from Montgomery says
that mass meetings are being held
all over Alabama. under tlfe direc-
ton of the Republican executive
committee. The total registration
of the State is III, 400 ofwhom 60.
700 are blacks.
According to Vi Shy the 'lnstitoot'
of which he is tn" illuStriouS head.
conferred the degrees of l.. l.. d.. VI.
p. and \. b., on Audroo Johoson.'
ass rcbuke to the Northern Colleges.
"BasCom Nasty SaNS-'. cmarLr
that he didn't know whether the
President wood feel complmentid.-
y on know, Dcckin Program. Sed he.
that this ain't.much nv Of college
Troo, sed the BLESSED old perce ny
innocence. too troo, but then, to bal
mce that, johnson amt much ny
President: You know =
The create st failure ever heard of
IS Of Sir Morton Peto. He owes
E9,000,oo0. or almost eiJ, 900, 900,
and his property is worth about
: 300, 900, which will enable him to
pay some three cents on a dollar
So splendid a breakdown is beyond
u common rise, and ittalieS the rise
ont of most mems success. There's
something sublime about it. It is
tall, but it is cqual to the Falls of.
Niagara.
Y MIRACLE OF IONESTN.-At a I
late evening party, several cCnteSted I.
the honor Of having done the most |.
extraordinary thing when reverend /
gentleman was appointed Judge of I
Their respective pretenSionS.
One produced "A tailo'4 bill. with /
a receipt attached to it. \ buzz I
went through the room that this
could not be outdonr, when
y second proved that he had Just
arrested his tailor for money that
was lent him.
"lhc palm is his was the general
cry. when a third said
"Gcntlemen, | cannot boast of
the teats of my predecessors. but |
have returned the two umbrellas
that were left at my.houSe."
III hear no more " cried the as
tonshed arbitrator. "fhiS is the
very acme of honcsty-it is an act of
Yiluc Of which | never knew any
one capable of The prize---"
Hold T" cried another, Il have
done still more than that"
impossible /" cried the whole
company. "Lct us hear it,
81 have been taking my county
paper for 20 years, and have paid
tor 1t every year in advance"
lie took the prize.
Gen. Grant has made another
speech. He was introduced to the
citizens of Wheeling by GOV. Bore
man, at the conclusion of whose re
marks it began to rain q little. The
lnNiously awaited reply Of the great
chief was Gentlemen. hope Won +,
won't stay in the rain long.
1t is believed that cane brakes of
The South can be made available for
The menuiacture of paper. '
One of the churches at Leicester
ma the freight depot at West q
6rookheld, were struck by lightning f
m Saturday, but were not matcri t
lily damaged. r
An insane woman about fifty N
ears old lately presented herselfat t.
nc Office of the Chief of Police mt b
'rovldence, and wanted his assis. ei
ance IN getting hundred dollars +,
rom a Savings Bank for purchasing
golden crown. She was already +.
caring paper crown, but she fan 81
ed she had n revelation from heav. d
, directing that she should wear a
olden one. in
II President Johnson is not salts. Of
ID with Tcnnessee's response to m
$ appeal TO the people, let him re ~
gn and run for Senator. II would
an excellent appeal from the peo
g to the legislature. 9,