The national Republican., 1867-03-05
Pen. Pencil and Scissors.

CANADIAN eggs, under the new tariff, will
have to pay duty Of enc cent per dozen. Our
national debt will be paid.
The March of mprovement-the change
from the bushel to the GENITAL measure for grain,
etc, was inaugurated in all the principal cities
East and West, March LIST.
A LITTLE GIRL caught hold Of an older
sister, saying "I'll shake the sawdust out of you -
thinking she was made Of the same material as her
doll.
"SwEET are the uses Of adversely" In
the very heart Of the scene Of the Portland Fourth
Of July conaagratiOn, Browns sugar house has just
gone up nine stories high, and on Monday Its fres
were relighted.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Troy Times claims
that there Is still revolutionary soldier living
Mr.. Frederick Bakerman-who is Ill years old,
and who resides in Cattaraugus county, in New
York State And thus will the line stretch out
until the crack Of doom
A LAFAYETTE (Indiana) paper says: miss
Fannie Short died Saturday morning from skating
Six or eight weeks ago she exposed herself on the
ico and though blessed with fine constitution and
perfect health fell prey to consumption and died
spring.
The shell boat to be used by Brown in his
race with Hammill on the Monongahela In May
next has been finished at Roberts boat yard in
Harlem. 1t lis 80 feet in length, 10! inches beam,
and weighs 35 pounds The race promises to be
an exciting one Large sums are already staked
on the issue.
A FOREIGN LETTER says: "You cannot form
an idea Of the emotion caused in Northern Schles.
wig by the CONSUMPTION for the Prussian army.
Nearly four thousand youths have left the country
to escape wearing the Prussian uniform; they have
taken refuge in Denmark, where they will enter
the Danish army.
RAPHAEL SEMMEs has assumed editorial
charge Of the Memphis Bulletin. In his saluta.
tory he suggests that the only way by which the
South can benefit herself or be Of any service to
the country is to attend to her industrial interests
and let politics alone.
Mr.. SCRoGGINs has introduced in the House
of Commons of the State Legislature resolution
declaring the willingness of North Carolina to &C.
cept in good faith the proposed plan Of congres.
sional reconstruction The resolution created
much excitement and an animated discussion en-
sued. 1t was finally referred to the Committee on
Federal Relations.
The arrest of young man named Rufus
Trip, at Poughkeepsie, for robbing trains on the
Hudson River railroad, has led to the discovery
that n numerous gang was organized for the pur.
pose of efectng these robberies. A large amount
OF goods have been taken at various times some Of
which have been recovered through information
given by Tripp
A CONTEMPORARY alluding to the numerous
cases Of suicide, and numbering Of children by
mothers, in the Northwest says: "when the
fathers in that country determine to tar and feather
every fanatical lecturer they catch In the act Of
haranguing silly people the subject of spiritual.
ISM fTeeloveism, and damphoolsm generally, the
throats of their children will be safe"
john WEBB, an Englshman, who has for
many years lived the life of a hermit in n little
solitary cabin in the town Of Victory, in Essex
county, Vt, died few days since from the effects
Of fall received while saving wood He brought
with him from London large quantity of gold,
which hO boarded, in the expectation that Victory
would some time become city, when ho would in.
vest 1t in land sPsculatiOns at the proper time and
become immensely rich,