The national Republican., 1867-05-03
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children Of Worcester, Massachusetts,, and some
Of the schools are nearly dspopuistsd. 4
JAMES BUCHANAN, ex-President, entered
upon his 77th year on The a2d inst. He Is stili
In vigorous health.
TIE Charleston Mercury calls upon the
people ofthst city % rHiss ton thoursnd dollars
for the relief Of suffering poor in the interior.
The King Of the Belgians is in Paris,
and goes about the city like ordinary curious
strangers:
IT Is reported upon good authority that
Gen. Brsckinridge, who Is AZ present sojOurning
In London, has written homo, strongly urging
the Southern States to adopt the military bill.
THE tobacco crop Of Virginia, now com
Ing into market, Is one Of tho largest and best
raised for many years past, and is commanding
extraordinary prices. ~
A MAN by the name Of Samuel Jordon,
Of Abbevillo district, s. c., has written pam
phiet to show how the Union can be restored to
It's original purity vr O. -rr.
TIE oil and bone taken by three whale
ships which arrived at New Bedford this season,
during their last voynge, amount to over nine
hundred thousand dollars. .'-' ''.-
MARY BRooKs, IL years Of age, daughter
Of Alexander Brooks, Of Hartford, mysteriousiy
disappeared on Wednesday Of last week, and has
not been heard Of since. az.
CALEB SrErsoS, Esq, Of Boston, has re
signed the position he has occupied 50 long %
President Of the Shoe and Leather Dealers Ma
tional Bank.
TIE people Of Montreal go in for cheap
amussments. Competent persons are employed
to read Shakespeare and other authors to au'
disnces who pay Eve cents admission.
The King of Sweden and Norway has
conferred upon John Ericsson, the well.known
inventor Of the iron monitors, the Grand Crosi
Of tho Swedish Order Of the Polar Star.
The track Of the Worcester Mass
horse railroad is to be taken up and the prop
orty Of tho company sold unless new organiza
tion is willing to buy and run the institution
which has boon losing concern.
QUITE q crowd visited the Executive
Mansion yesterday, and many Of those in attend
Il AhOo hhu lhNoANloNo WIN WV AhhNhl
those admitted to audience werc several Nom
bers of Congress
TIE Philadelphia mint has recently re
coived for coinage some very Gne specimens G
gold from Autauga county, Alabama, which ar
said to rival in quality the nnest brought frOr
California.
Ar Richiord, VT, on Sunday last, tw
boys, Eugene and Gardner, Of II and IL years Q
age, were very dangerously burned in attempt
ing to kindle Ere with kerosene oil. 1t
feared that the youngest will not survive
SENATOR STEWART, of Nevada, takes tn
cars to-day we learn, On route for tho State Q
Mississippi. lie intends addressing both whit
and colored people concerning their duty on th
reconStruction question.
IT is said that between twenty and thirt
clerks will soon DO dismissed from the Third Az
ditor's office. This reduction Of force Is necei
sary on account Of the great diminution Of wOr
in the commissary Department, tho accounts {
which are examined in this Office.
THE Japanese Commissioners will visi
the President to- day. They will be introduce
to the Executive by Secretary Seward, and wi
explain to tho President tho objects Of thei
mission, and tender to him the presents sent b
the Tycoon.
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day passed of quietly. The vote was small
The result Is as follows: Scott and George, cor
seryative Democrats, II, 81; Kenly and Ken
nard, radical Republicans, 1887; johnson an
Lynch, conservative Republicans, 1869.
PATRICK McGRATn, the last Of the Fenian
convicted at Toronto, Canada, whose counss
moved for an arrest Of judgment, wason Wednei
day sentenced to be hung on tho 1lth Of June
The judge said no was obliged to pass the scr
tence, but did not suppose 1t would be carrie
out.
TIE Philadelphia Press learns that
number Of American gentlemen, capitalists c
unlimited resources and credit, have offered I
undertake the construction Of the contemplate
Lake Huron and Ontario ship canal, connectin
the great western lakes with the st. Lawrent
river
THE birth Of son to the Princess Chri
tian, princess Helena Of England raises th
total Of Queen Victorias grandchildren to ten
six grandsons and four granddaughter. tn
Princess Of Prussia has three sons and daugl
teri the Prince Of Wales, two sons and daugh
ter tho Princess Louise, Of Hesse, two daughters
and the Princess Christian, one son.
AN old colored preacher and schoo'
teacher In Columbus, Ga, was asked, tho Oths
day, what party no belonged to now. Like
''man and brother, he replied Don't b'lOn
Il -.
prnys for all les alike" "Then," said the II
quirer, "yOu arc . philAnthrOpist ?" "NO, sal
isn't dGf-dat 1 in't-I'so Baptist, sab,
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