The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-03-30
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| ument TO the late Hiram woodruff
DUNDEE, Scotland, has invested 100000
in gold In steam whaling vessels.
MUSICAL CONCERTS are given in the Massa-
chusetts State prison.
A YOUNG LADY, speaking Of moustaches,
said she "alway, set her face against them"
ILLINOIS sent 165,2s7 head Of live stock to
New York during last year.
The Norfolk papers complain Of habit Of
the people there Of throwing SlOps and dishwatsr
from upper.stOry windows on the pavement
VIRGINIA and North Carolina had d cock
fighting match, at Petersburg, Va, last week. II
resulted In q draw.
A WHITE man in Richmond went recently
To negro ball and stole all the vomen's eloaks
and shawls.' .H..
THE Memphis Appeal says that valuable
COW was drowned In the mud at the corner Of Pop
lar and Orleans Streets in that city, last Saturday
THERE is a duel on the taps between two
Mississippi editors, and II expected to occur at
Milliksn's Bend to-day.
ABour every vessel arriving from Europe,
within the past week, reports sncOuntsriDg i'm.
msnss fields Of Ice In or near the Gulf Stream.
ABOUT twenty-five passports per day are
issued from the State Department, most Of which
are for visitors to the Paris Exposition.
ONE Of the members Of whist club in a
Western city died recently, and at the next meet.
ing Of the club the cards had mourning border
around them.
A YOUNG LADY Of Brownfeld, Me-, recently
extracted grain Of corn from her ear, which had
been there for nineteen yoars-,ipoe she was Eve
years old.
A GEORGIA exchange announces the return
to his home, in that State, Of General John A. Nc
Causland. John does not think very highly Of
Mexico as a residence for "sIilss."
Prussia, during the war last year in Ger
many, had in all 500, O76 troops in the field. OF
these 442, 466 belonged to the standing army
100 O25 to the reserves and 81, 5s8 TO garrisons.
UP TO the 2lst instant Montgomery, Ala,
had not u whole dry day In two weeks. The roads
were in such condition that no wagon could come
into the city.
The dentists of Maine have taken steps for
tho establishment Of Dental Institute or inhrm-
ary with clinique, cabinet Of anatomical prep
arAtions, &c.
The effect Of wind blowing against square
chimney it is reported is twice as great as when 1t
blows against a circular chimney Of the same d.
mansions. The form Of the latter diyerts the
strength of the wind.
LATE information received from the Jaffa
colony states that many Of the disappointed colo
nists will start on their way back to America this
spring 1t is to be hoped they will hereafter live
contentedly in their own country.
The Round Table once contained rather
severe onslaught upon ArtsmuS Ward. Soon aftel
Artemus called at the office and expressed his per
sonsl thanks and gratitude" for so hne and apprs
ciative a notice
DURING 1866 over FIVE million pounds o.
books were exported from Great Britain, c large
proportion Of which came to the United States.
The value of these books 49, Ol0, s85 in gold IN
average Of sixty cents pound.
The " first gentleman Of Princeton Col,
lege who is to receive the jerome medal Is soon
to be selected. 1t is understood that the senior
class and the literary societies Of the college will
each furnish one candidate. The cOllsgians will
make the first choice, subject, however, to the fna
decision Of the faculty.
IT IS announced that Michigan abounds in
forests of splendid trees. Tho lumbermsn Of the
State are doing all in their power to strip those
beauties from her. SO much go that, in the opinion
of scientific men, the climate is seriously affected
.byit.
New BRUNSWICK is q very small British
province, not remarkable for great popularity OIL
trade. Its Governor, however, receives an annua
, salo nf In L. riv
times the $25 900 in currency paid to the Presden
, of the United States.
4 The Shreveport Lag Southwestern say
that after careful inquiry it has been ascertaine
that the fruit crop Of that region has not suffere
any serious injury from the recent cold weather
1t was feared that the crop would DO found muc
. injured, if not ruined.
= The Charleston Is. O. NewS announce
the arrival at that port of the cutter Harriet Lane
She was recovered from the wreck of the Confsd
eracy, at Havana. She is in charge Of the office
who first commanded her. The Nsws says tina
she is quite dingy and in sad need OF repairs.
IT is STATED that on Tuesday last severa
prominent merchants of Charleston visited Gen
Sickles and assured him they would heartily GO
operate with him in the work of reorganization
Gen. sicklss replied that the military wOald nc
interfere in political movements as partisaus.
The number of paupers in the British En-
Pire is steadily increasing. According to a retur
recently made in the British Parliament, ther
were in the first week Of December, 1856, 0O4, 80
paupers in England and Wales, as compared wit
49, O25 in the corresponding period Of 1866.
I. By report in the Paris Moniteur, it 81
pears that in 1866 there were In operation in Franc
!, s,677 miles of railway, which is 1875 miles mol
( than were in operation during 1865. The gross II
ceipts of these railways in 1865 were $ll2 $50, 90
in gold and in 1866, 1920, 700 900 in gold.
The international monetary treaty whic
France and some other Of the European nations ar
endeavoring to have made does not meet with yer
fattering success. Russia declines to adhere I
it, and the Austrian Government declares indef
nitely that it will take the subject into considers
ton"
SMUGGLING is reported from all portions c
the Canadian border, and, according to late report
by the Portland newspapers the operations
smugglers arc very active all along tho easter