The national Republican., 1867-02-15
Pen, Pencil and Scissors.


Gov. GEARr has signed the joint resolution
ratifyins the constitutional amendment.
In some parts Of the country the Irish
clubs always hang out the sign Of the shilleiagb.
THE Empire State has over four thousand
permanently insane persons.
A mGH.roSED DOC is that whose bark is on
the c-uninsured
WHEN the South is reconstructed under
West Point Brigadiers the Freedmsn's Bureau will
be Knocked into ten thousand flinders.
THE Boston Traveller makes the following
confession on behalf Of New England The great
want Of the country Is great man"
ESorSEERs are at work locating the line Of
the Columbus and Hooking Valley railroad, from
Columbus, BY way Of Lancaster, Logan, and Nelson.
willie, to Athens, Ohio.
The city of Boston is overcrowded with
population, but the inhabitants say that so long as
Bunker Hill Monument and the Great Organ are
left to them they will try to get along.
In the North the theory is that all govern
ment rests in the consent Of the governed. In tho
South the government 10 to rest In the consent Of
the gOvsrnOrs-rcgular army Brigadisrs.
THEoDoRE TnroS, editor Of the Indepen-
ds,i, says: Personal beauty Is not so common In
the West as in the East. Indeed. it Is not com.
mon anywhere"
"TnLY," said q mother to her daughter,
who had seen but Ave summers, ''what should you
do without your mother" II should put on every
day Just such dress as wanted, " was the prompt
reply.
ALL Of that estimable class Of individuals
who have nothing to lose and everything To gain "
and who do not scrupe TO take chances in any
scheme Of pluudsr are ready to POlsndIe the South
and Mo1ieaniIe the whole country.
The statement which has been extensively
circulated, that Gen. Robert E. Lee Is now engaged
in preparing history Of the army Of Northern
Virginia during the late war Is said to be un
founded. Gen. Lee Is not writing any work Of this
character.
l.. L. DORSEY, Of Louisville, part owner o.
"Gold Dust, has challenged the owner Of "Dex
ter," the famous trotter to trot three races for
thousand dollars each, the heats to be one mile
two miles, and three miles to wagon weighing l2I
pounds
A TURIN journal states that there is fam
lily in that city consisting Of Eve pers ons who fo
the last year have lived upon cats flesh The cid
est boy IL years DID, does the hunting and provides
for the household. The feline race Is gradual,
disappearing from the neighborboOd.
Tue westward bound express train on tn,
Pacific railroad was thrown from the track abou
twenty miles from Jefferson City, and all the cars
with the exception Of the sleeping car, were lands,
| haitian N Al thu haaa If hail
feet high. Anumber Of persons were badly bruised
but none seriously hurt.
Mr.. L. ii. SoUTHARD, well known in Bostoi
as one Of the best-read musicians, LEFT that cit
for Baltimore, for the purpose Of delivering serie
oflecture, on music before the Peabody Institut,
Of that city. Mr.. southard's scholarly as we'll Al
musical abilities eminently adapt him for the posi-
tion Of q musical lecturer.
Mr. WHITTIER's new poem, "The Tent on
the Beach, =" will be published about the 2Sth o
l this month. The hrst edition will consist Of ter
] thousand copies, the great popularity Of "snow
Bound and advance orders warrantng Messrs
Ticknor Fields in the issue Of this large numbe
Of copies at tho start.
s Tue stern-wheel steamer Caroline sunk il
r Red river, near Shreveport. La, on the 9th inst
? She lies In Eve feet water, and will probably b.
raised. The Caroline was built at Madison, Ind.
in May, 1858, Is owned by Capt. George Wolf, o
Cincinnati, and Capt. VIM. Mstcalfe, Of Covington
Ky, valued at $24, 900, and insured in Cincinnati
Offices for $l6. OOO
The people of Pitts county, North Caro-
lima, recently compelled the Sheriff to burn up al
his writs and executions. They arc wholly desti
tuto unable to pay, and unwilling to be sjecte
from their homes on legal process. Tho Legislator
has passed bill granting a stay of twelve month
!. in the collection Of debts.