New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-20
FACT ANB FANCY.


In the cemetery at Bloomington, Yer
mont, there is said to be granite stone to
mark the resting place of Union soldier.
which bears this inscription: Starved at
Belle Isle"
Apply the reading and writing qualiica-
ton for voters, in operation in Boston, to
the other cities of the Union, and the num-
ber of their voters would be decreased by
thousands.
Returns from Maryland, nearly complete,
give Seymour o majority of 3l,84l. The
total vote is 92,777, in which there is de-
crease of the Democratic vote since 1867 of
1885, and an increase of the Republican
vote OF 84I3.
Henry Ward Beecher preached on the
text, "Abhor that which is evil" in which
be unsparingly denounced the whisky and
other frauds, and the wholesale corruption
in office at Albany and Washington, and
among the Judiciary.
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican con-
tains the following novel marriage notice:
Notice.-Sezar Carter will be married at
Millers hall, Nov. 25th, 1868, at seven
o'c z. M. Admittance to the hall fifty
cts. A good time expected. Come one,
come all. SEAZAR CARTER.
The Boston Posi- has had his say about
the Dans-Butler combat in the Fifth Dis
trict of Massachusetts,. 1t says:
If Butler is 'spoonthiof,'
As Dana's people say,
Why did they leave SO great spoon
As Dana in his way?'
The Lansing (Michigan) Democrat ad-
vises Democratic Conventions, in future, to
nominate the "meanest man that can be
found" We never suspected that this ad-
vice was necessary.
At Weeping Water, Cass county, Ne
braska, owing to an oversight no Demo-
cratic votes were distributed, and the few
Democratic voters were obliged to get up
ticket. After exhaUsting an hour the
following ticket was produced:
"For President
"HOratio Seymore,"
Frank p. Blair"
"And the Eelectors.
-Four Of the above votes were polled; (;
the remaing few Democrats went away
without voting, but they did not appear to
regret the failure OF their ticket.
The $4,000 check presented to the De-
mocracy by Helmbold the Bold, was made
payable on the day of Seymour's election.
This and his million-dolar offer to bet
!
of the buchuist.
Nicholas, the late Emperor of Russia,
| did his courting in novel and expeditions
manner: During visit to the King of
Prussia, while at dinner, the Emperor
rolled up a ring in piece of bread, and
| handing it to the Princess Royal, said to
her in a subdued voice: at you will ac-
cept my hand, put this ring on your finger"
Gha
At recent dinner, at which no ladies
were present, man in responding to the
toast on woman" dwelt almost solely on
the frailty of the sex, claiming that the best
| among them were but little better than the
worst. the chief difference being in the sur
roundiugs. AT the conclusion of his speech
a gentleman rose and said: 'I trust the
gentleman, in the application of his re-
marks, referred to his Oton mother and sis
tiers, and not to ours"
An insurrection has broken out in
Hawaii, Sandwich Islands. The Sheriff
attempted to arrest one Kaona, who calls
himself prophet, end predicts the end of
the world. Kaona's followers resisted,
killed the Sheriff, cut off his head and stuck
it on pole. The Depaiy Sheriff was badly
wounded, and his life Is despalred of.
Several native policemen were injured in
attempting to suppress the revolt.
A Providence bod carrier receiving a
tardy access OF enthusiasm Wednesday
afternoon, exultantly shouted: "Three
cheers for Gineral Seymour ~ aGineraI
Seymour ~ exclaimed his comrade at the
top of the ladder, land pray what iver was
be Gineral off" Sure, says Patrick, land
! didn't he command at the great riot in New
York;