Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-07-28
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2, -Omaha has one hundred business houses for rent. M
 The profits of the London Times last year were s50O,00O, in gold. K -Morrissey backs seymour's chan ces two to one.v
 North Carolina is suffering from drouth.
 "A, flowing well of salt water exists in Hawkins county Tenn., depth of boring 360 feet.
 The Radicals are proposing to "out Pendleton Pendleton" on the greenback question. .ff
 -Chase was "confdent" of his own nomination up to the night of the day be- fore Seymour was agreed upon
 --The gossips say that Napoleon has put stop Eugenie's charitable explorations among the bad places of Paris incog.
 --General Allen B. Magruder has written letter to the attorney general of the United States, in behalf of Lieuten- ant Braine.
 Great numbers of persons have died of sun stroke in various parts of the country during the recent heated term. ss&
 Hon. Wm. Pinckney White has been appointed by Gov. Swann United States Senator to fill the unexpired term of Reverdy Johnson.
 p~A New York daily announced thatsThurlow Weed is improved Glad to hear it. He needed improvement as badly as Grant.
 The Cincinnati Enquirer is not amicable in view of the result of the late national convention, and nominates Pen dleton for 1872.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton says: "Why not follow good man with the Democratic party, rather than with Re- publicans help to place drunken soldier in the White House 2"
 ReE~"You would not take me for twenty P said nice girl to her part ner, while dancing few evenings ago; "what would you take me for ?" For better or worse," he replied.
 ~They have new drink down east they call "Butler Cocktails. You stir it up with a spoon, squint one eye, drink the liquid down, and put the spoon in your pocket.
 The Mexican President, Juarez, has ordered Gen. Corona at Mazatlan to resist by force any attack which the English may make on account of trou- bie with the British war steamer Chan ticleer.
 THE STRANGEsr THING ON RECORD. = A "Governor elect" who is not Govern or, nor as yet, eligible to the office of Gov ernor, converting Legislature, which is not Legislature, under law, which is not law, to ratify an amendment to the Constitution of the Government, of which the ratifying State is practically declared to be not apart.-Raleigh Sentinel
 -Wendell Phillips said in his late speech in New York, that "Grant could not stand up before glass of liquor" What pity that Butler was not put on the ticket with him for Vice President, in place of Colfax. When 'sGrant would fall before the liquor" Butler could feed the gentle beverage to him with silver spoon.
 "A great international commercial convention is to be held in Portland, Maine on the 4th of August, to consider the va rious projects now before the country for increasing the facilities of intercourse be- tween the interior and the Atlantic sea board, to urge the adoption of measures to relieve commerce of unnecessary bur dens, and to secure unrestricted freedom of trade throughout North America Delegates are expected from all sections of the country.
 The preparations on the monitors ly ing in the river at Algiers, Louisiana and which are supposed to be sold to the Peruvian Government, are being rapidly pushed forward. It is thought that they will be ready for sea in about ten days The commander at Fort Jackson has re- ceived orders to fire into them if they at tempt to pass the forts. It is very doubtful whether any such precaution will stay their departure, The vessels supposed to be sold by Messrs Swift X Co. are the Onota and Catawba. The Catawba has her machinery all on board. Both are lying at the Marine Dry Dock