New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-30
AI1sCELLANEoUs ITEMS.

PendIeton's wife is a blonde. and the
daughter Of Francis Key, the author Of the
Star Splngled Banner
A young lady is making herself con
spicuuus a one Of the watering places by
wearing a sack Of light blue cloth, trimmed
with snowy geld braid and military buttons
Vermont is the first Of the Eastern States
to hold her election, but Maine is the first
in which there will be any contest. TIE
State election in Kentucky will be held en-
the FIRST Of August.
A mulatto woman by the name of Bane-l,
living at La Crosse, Wis, gave birth on e
fifth instant to three children two Of which
are white and one as black as a coal.
An innovation in ladies' bathing costume
is announced in France. In place of the
loose drawers previously worn closely fit
ting tights are now universally used by
female bathers.
Since the President has signed the bill
reducing the tax on whisky from two dol
lars to 1tty cents, the price OF the article
is said to have gone up in this market.
There is a lady who owns and runs
large wholesale harness and saddlery cstab-
! lishment on Pearl street, New York. She
| transacts her own business and is daily al
the store Sue has travelled extensively in
this country and Europe, and is said to be
the "smartest woman in New York
The Knox county (IlL) Republican says
a farmer in that county recently discovered
on his farm trap door covered by the sod,
| which opened into room excavated in the
] ground. This room was quite well fitted
up with tables and chairs, and contained
stolen property of all kinds, and was evil
IDENTIFY the rendezvous Of thieves.
The income OF the Crown Prince of Prus-
sia is fraction over a million dollars. His
wife is very economical, and they lay by
every year couple of hundred thousand
dollars. The King Of Prussia spends his
whole civil list, but accUmuates the reVe-
nues proceeding from his private property
He is now believed to be the wealthiest
monarch in Europe.
The New York Express emphasizes the
fact that Colonel j. ii. Sypher, al one time
commander of the Rhode Island cOlored
regiment of volunteers, is in Washington as
a representative elect from Louisiana. Why
not? Sypher has probably spent more years
in Louisiana than ever he did days in Rhode
Island. Providence Journal.
Rev. DR.. Guthrie, the eloquent preacher
| Of Scotland, says of his advancing years:
''They say | am growing old because my
hair is silvered and there are crows feet
upon my forehead and my step is not firm
and elastic as OF yore. Bat they are mis-
taken. That is not me. The brow is
wrinkled, but the brow is not me- This is
the house in which live; but am young
younger now than | ever was before
A countryman lately visiting Music
Hall in Boston, was somewhat interested
in the counterpart of Beethoven that
stands before the organ, and eventually in
quired: SIS that statoo gilt?" mo, sir
bronze, /" was the response. "Brunze, heyg
Must cost considerable. Who is the statoo
orr beethoven" said the gentleman
beginning to be amused. "B. Thoven
hey?' aud then reaectiVely, with the i'm
| preston Of the statue of b. Franklin fresh
in bis mind, inquired, "Was he a Boosting
MANI
Is IT TO BE 1866 OVER AGAIN I've per.
ceiye that some Of the Copperhead journals
/ propose TO fight this fight against article
fourteen Of the amendments OF the Const
tn ion. That article, in the State elections
- 1866, as their platform, gave the Re
puhlicans their heavy twO-ihirds vote Ii
both Houses ofthe present Congress. Ar'
sc to have that battle repeated That il
be important question for the Demoera
Icy--Rsi5 York Herald.