The national Republican., 1867-08-03
Aatinnal &spnblita,l.
NEWS AND MIsCELLANY.


JAMES DEwp, little boy, died at Fall
River, Mass, on Sunday, from the effect
of burns received some ten days previous
caused by another lad throwing iightea
matches into the apron Of the deceased,
which set FIRE 10 his clothing.
A YOUNG LADY at Boston, seeing q par
eel lying on the pavement, on oaturoay,
stopped to pick it up. when man stand,ng
near rushed forward, rudeiy Pusneo her
away, and at the same instant snatcned
her watch and port monnaie containing
si6O, and made his escape.
EMERSON says: "It Is pleasant to see re-
fnement penetrating into retired homes.
The more piano the less wolf, the less dirt.
The beautiful should never be out Of
thought. II is as right that the bread
should be put upon the table in q comely
shape as that it should be eaten"
TIE cotton season is generally regarded
as four weeks later than usual, and this
will tend TO shorten the packing season,
so that with a restricted amount Of labor
for that purpose, II cannot be expected
that much OF the new crop can reach the
markets until late in October.
A MAN advertised for wife, and re-
auested each candidate to enclose her carte
de Uisite. A spirited young lady wrote to
the advertiser in the following terms: "Sir,
do not enclose my carte, for, though there
is some authority for putting cart before
horse, l know Of none for putting one
before an ass"
THE Bangor (Maine) Wig chronicles
Al ~ ba hui Na nt nv
Henry Warren, OF the Maine Seventh, who
was killed at the battle Of the Wilderness,
TO his relatives, by Major Van Valken-
burgh, of Hillsdale, Michigan, who cap
tured it from Georgia officer killed at
the rebel charge on Fort Saunders, Ten.
nessee.
A GENTLEMAN in Maine has offered
$4,000 for building F. w. Baptist in
stitution at the South. The condition is,
e that as much more shall be added by the
lst of January next, and such additions
shall afterward be made as shall increase
the whole sum, principal and interest, to
$4,000 by January l, 1873.
IT is said that Clifton Harris, the negro
implicated with Luther ]. Yerrill, in the
outrage and murder Of Mrs. Kingsley and
Polly Caswell at West Auburn, Maine
has confessed that he committed rape on
Mrs. Kinsley, and murdered her and Polly
Caswell, and that Lurther ]. Verrill was
not with him, and knew nothing about the
affair.
AVE- hear of the approaching marriag,
of two young ladies, Of great wealth ant
personal charms, from New York, Il
Englishmen. Oh! Young America; what
are You about, not TO be deemed worthy
of such prizes? The two Misses Man
comb, grand.daughters of the famous
General, to Hon. Mr.. WELLESLEY and Hon
Mr.. Fane.-Pdris Cores.
Ar TIE camp meeting at Sing Sing, q
wandering individual, whose business has
been of late to teach the freedmen, enter
tanned crowd Of sweltering humanity fol
over an hour, in discourse OF which the
following is a good sample: "I tell you
what it is, know am rambling from my
text l don't stick to one thing long at Q
time. am like o wagon wheel that's Q
little loose, and keeps going SO, and theI
so. but at the same time when it is ou
of the track it may run over snake
A crooked stick will pull out more ha,
than straight one, and that is just wha
I am good for"
A'FREYcu JOURNAL tells IN annecdot
Of the fidelity Of porter to his charg'
The Empress Eugene recently presente
herself at the lsthmus Of Suez gate Of tn
Exhibition before the hour of opening
The porter refused to admit her Majesty
although she named NJ. de Lesseps as he
friend. "Ah they oil say that, =" retorte
the gatckeeper. The Empress insiste
that the great canal-maker would instantl
admit her were he there, but could M
but if I were to tell you that am Il
Empress ?" ~ should not believe you
was the rejoinder. A lady of honor, ho'
e,or, ~ is-stI. sSnri.eea tLs Pe.ter tn
the applicant was the Empress; and the
the gate opened. Some officious persc
proposed to dismiss the faithful man, bl
the Empress intervened and saved him.