New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-26
M1sCELLANEoUs ITEMS.

w. II. Sanderson, Mayor OF New Albany,
died Sunday. He served with gallantry as
Captain in the Mexican army and Colonel
in the late war.
James A. Boydon, convicted at Boston
Of an attempt to evade the payment OF
taxes on 600 barrels of distilled spirits,
was sentenced to fine of $1,000, and to be
imprisoned for five months.
It is stated that the counsel Of Andrews,
the Kingston (Mass) murderer,
have left him for good cause, and that he
has solicited Charles 7. Davis, of plymouth,
to defend him at his trial.
An order has been issued by the war de
partment carrying into effect the law of
Congress making eight hours a days work
for civilian laborers, workmen, and me-
chanics in its employ. The order is issued
by command of General Grant.
A young lady being asked by feminine
acquaintance whether she had any original
poetry in her album, replied: No; but
SEINE of my friends have favored me with
some original spelling"
At a Sunday school lately, bright little
fellow was asked: "What is conscience "
&c An inward monitor" was the reply.
And what is monitor?' lone of the
iron-clads.'
A notice of a recent steamboat explosion
in Western paper ends as follows "The
captain swan ashore. So did the chamber
maid she was insured for $4,000, and
loaded with iron.
The cheated term is enough to make
one desperate. A wicked wag says the
only reason he does not commit suicide is
he fears it would be jumping out of the
fryingpan into the fire."
The Chicago hatters are now engaged
in filing orders for the uniforms of the
Trainers in various parts of Illinois.
They furnish an entire outfit, including a
flag, for 81.
A boy eight years old, in one of our pub
lie schools, having been told that reptile
lis an animal that creeps,' on being asked
to name one ont determination day promptly
and triumphantly replied, baby
The public baths in Mexico are for man
and horse, and abound in all parts of the
country. At Cbapultepec deep tank is
supplied with purest water out of the hill,
and there are private swimming baths
beside. There are no less than four pools
at one establishment on the PaseO Bucaneli,
for men, women, children, and horses.
1t is probable that the President will
call an executive session of the Senate as
soon as Congress adjourns. There are i'm
portant treaties yet to be acted on and i'm
portant offices to be filed.
Bus driver to conductor of opposition
bus-"I've knowed yer ever sence yer was
born. I've kuowed yer poor neither; she
he'd TIVE on yer that time. One was wer-
~ nice little boy, tOther was half hidot-
sort Of brown paper fellow. The VERY
nice little boy died very young, he did"
The Cape Cod Gazette says that during
the tempest Of last Thursday, WaquOit baY
received two severe bolts, which so affected
the eels that they came to the top of the
water, their heads out like sea serpents,
and swan to the shore. On being taken up
and thrown back into water they imme-
diately came ashore again. The following
morning some fifteen barrels of eeIs were
picked up, having come ashore.
An African gentleman yesterday saw,
over a grocery door, a sign inscribed,
"Sugar-eured hams.' He entered the place
and asked the price. He solicited and OBJ
tanned permission to smell shank. Having
done this he abruptly turned to leave.
Don't you want any Of that ham?' said
the grocer. "Wen no, boss was the re-
ply. Der sign reads 'Sugar-cured hams;'
dat ar hams sick yet Ny advice to you
is to change de medicine"
Carl Benson writes from Lakeside, near
Lenox, Massachusetts,, that on the thir
teenth thermometer making ninety-three
In the shaded the whole landscape was en-
Veloped in very positive green mist, as If
agigantic brush dipped in thin wash of the
color known to painters as sap green had
been drawn over the face of nature. The
effect on the grass and foliage was particu-
larry striking they showed a vivid tint,
surprising that of an early English spring
day; itewas almost like looking through
green glass.
A good story is told of DR.. o, w,
Holmes, who having been called upon and
considerably bored by gentleman who
had devoted himself to lecturing in New
England, without much capacity for SO do.
Ing, inquired, "What are you about at this
particular ,time?7 The answer was. eIec-
turing, as usual / hold forth this evening
at Roxbury.n The Professor clapping his
hands together exclaimed, 81 am glad of
1T l never liked those Roxbury people"
The Minneapolis Star reports a new
branch OF commerce: :" A Second street
Frenehman sold his wife on Saturday NIGHT
for sack OF -four the flour was deiiv-
cred, and the buyer went to take posses-
sionsof what he had bought, when the hus-
band backed out of the bargain, aud in
the row that followed, all hands fell into
the hands of the police"
-Four turkeys were cooped I'D and fed
with meal, boiled potatoes, and oats four
Others of the same brood were treated in a
similar manner in another pen, but with a
pint daily of finely pulverized charcoal
added to the food, and an abundant supply
of humps Of the coal. All eight were
killed the same day, and those fed with. the
Charcoal were found to weigh about a
Pound and half each more than The
others, and TO be Of much better quality.
Ihe efiectof the heat In expanding The
thfoats of New Workers was beyond de-
scription. Many things, such as gunpowa
der, or an oBasIstte so't1ls, have been knewn
to enlarge wonderfully when suddenly
heated but the Times Of this morning re-
ports stranger effect as produced 1upon
man himself: Evening Business came to a |
stand still, save about the soda-fountaina
land IN the Zoe cream saloons. Driven n /
desperate extFemities men swallowed theae
an sheer despair A large dose, hard 70 |
swallow
THmTF THOUSAND DEAD FISH IN
CAsAL.-The following curious sight i ne
corded By the Harrisburg State Guard OF
Monday: -
Yesterday curious and unusual sight
was witnessed In the Susquehanna canal |
From early morn until nightfall, dead fsh
turtles, hogs, and eelE were daafi10 down