The national Republican., 1867-08-20
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Grant for next President.
TIE colored people Of New York arc
holding camp meeting ct Flushing.
The English Parliament will be pro
rogued Wednesday, 21st inst,
Two HUNDRED AND rwESTY-sIx PATENTS
have been Issued from the Patent Office for the
week ending to-day.
MIKE McCooL the pugilist has been given
. complimentary benefit at De Bars opera
house, St. Louis.
The Prohibitory clause in the new con-
stitution of Michigan is 10 be submitted to the
people separately, for their vote.
THERE is much agitation on the conti-
mont Of Europe in reference to the prospect Of =
war between France and Prussia
GEN. GRANT is making some changes in
the War Office. Several military men have been
assigned to active duty. ~
DURING the famine in India last year
one million Ave hundred thousand poor vrstohss
persisted from starvation.
MARTIAL LAW has been proclaimed in
Julesburg, Mo-, in order to suppress the rule Of
gamblers and ds'porsdoos infsstius the locality.
IT now seems probable that there is To-,
be shortly an alliance between France and Aus
tria.
The general election for members Of the
new Parliament Of North Germany will take
place on Saturday, August 81. ..
The rain storms still continue throughout
Great Britain, and 1t is thought that the crops
have suffered extensively in some districts.
IT is reported that General o. o. How
ard is soon to be relieved from his present posi-
tion, and regular army officer is to succeed him,
whose rank is not above 4 colonel.
WILLIAM BRorHY, residing n few miles
from Philadelphia, q prominent politician, shot
his sister-in-lsw on Sunday. The motive which
induced him To commit the deed Is not known.
Tue files Of the European papers of the
latest dates contain much interesting matter
We shall endeavor to find room for some extracts
In our next issue.
| ENGLIsHMES in this country who act as
correspondents Of English papers are discussing
the probabilities Of Gen. Grants election to the
Presidency.
ADMIRAL FARRAdur's feet is now on.
chored In tho Russian waters. Tho people Of the
| Old World will now see that the United Statss
Is entitled to be called the mistress Of the
i seas.
The Official organ of the Austrian Gov
eminent says that an alliance between France
and Austria is possible" provided Prussia
concludes an alliance with Russia.
The New York police have made a large
number Of arrests at Consy Island for alleged
violation Of tho Sunday liquor law. The parties
arrested were mostly barksspers.
A BATTLE lasting some six hours has
been fought between 900 Sioux warriors and two
hundred Pawnse scouts employed BY the Govern
ment. The PAwnees were victorious
The British ship-of.war Scraps lef
Portsmouth on Friday for Ireland, whence shs
will take regiment Of the national troops TO
| Quebec, Canada.
JoHS ]. EnwARDs, Of ST. Louis, charged
with dsfrsuding the Union ssvings Bank, Ia In
New York. He asserts his innocence and threat.
ems . suit for damages against the officers si
that bank.
THE yellow fever knows no abatement
at Galveston. One hundred and eighty seven
deaths occurred there last week. The same ratio
in New York for corresponding period would
give nearly ten thousand.
The New York Times ridicules the ide,
, pct forth by the Washington correspondent Of tn
Worcester Spy that there is to be another Wal
The argument and the facts in the case, as we
? as the humor, arc all with the 1imes.
The National Labor Congress met il
Chicago yesterday. It's sessions will probabl
: continue until the middle Of next week. A Iarg
. attendance, embracing many Representatives q
the South, b expected to be present.
THERE is q kingly council at Saulsbure
It Is constituted of the Emperor and Empress Q
France, Francis Joseph and the Empress Of Aul
tris, the King Of Bavaria, and q number q
d statesmen from the different courts Of Europe.
: A CABLE DISPATCH from Lisbon says tina
the steamer from Rio Jansiro had arrived
, bringing the intelligente that the allied arm
@ had commenced the long expected flank NOV,
s ment on Paraguay by the upper Parana.
0 SEVERAL vessels with sickness on boar
: arrived at quarantine, New York, oD sunds,
and one was detained there until It can be ascs
a tanned whether there is any contagious dissa'
!, on board.
DARCY MCGEE has published the frs
instalment Of his exposures Of the attempt to el
Q tablish Fenianism In Montreal. He states thi
hs only uvs Information in his own possession
and not documents obtained from the Canada
I Government.
AN explosion and 6re occurred on boar
the steamer Palisado just as she was leaving he
wharf in New York hsrbor on Sunday mornin
, for an excursion to Fort Lee. The passenger
were much alarmed and though several vel
scaldsd, none were dangerously injured. tn
fire was extipguished.
: Rev. FATHER DEsNET, who aceompunie
Gen. Sully to the Indian tribes on the Missoul
} river, says the Commissioners met with q oordii
reception from the various tribes as far north Z
) the Yellowstone river, and the chiefs exprssss
? their willingness to accept the proposition Of th
, Government to 60 on the reservations and mail
ing a strict neutrality.
, The top Of the pilothouse and othe
portions Of the steamer Adelia were picked u