New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-01
A1IscELLANEous ITEMS.

An English civil engineer proposes that
when rain clouds hover over any district
requiring rain, a good volley shall be fred
from heavy guns, which, he says, will have
the effect of shaking the rain out of the
Eatmosphere.
lNsAgrecer in France not long ago snb-
scrloed toward statue to Yoltalre.
'sldiotE said his1gife awhat did ron 40
that for ysSSSsPoliey, my dear ,,=said=
"policy FveSJead somewhere that he's
very fond of eohees and perhaps he'll trade
with usF' tiAe 49, y aIl1rf =
Yeung Willie Wheelock, sonsaf q prom
inent New York stock operators and William
u. Milhken, Of Philadelphia, were safely
BROUGHT to the latter city Sunday night
from Wilkesbarre, where they were threat
ened with death by lyRchfng, in conse-
quence Of accidentally shooting a miner
while firing at a target a few days ago.
The Red Wing (Minn.) Argus tells of a
young woman in East Red Wing who is
building her own house. Failing to obtain
competent workmen, she discharged tbe
incompetent ones she had employed and is
doing the work without help.
Adah Isaacs Menken. who died RECENTLY
of lung disease, through her life professed
the Jewish creed, and only few months
ago expressed strong wish to be buried
according TO its customs, with nothing TO
mark her resting-place beyond a plain
piece Of work with the words "Thou know.
est.u sls is4ss 80 N Ano"'
When the editors Of the Northwest were
visiting st. Louis, few weeks ago. a little
girl having a bad opinion Of that class If
public servants, $50 runs the chronielel
called out, upon the approach Of the marty
to Der house, "Ma, take in the clothes mere
comes the editors. ? s-is = ~
The Springfield (AIass.) Republican. in
It's local paragraphs, tells the following
stories ~ $685.
A worthy deacon, IN q town somewhara
IN North America, gave notice AT a nravar
meeting, the other night. Of q church meat
ing that was to be held irnmeilisfalv aftes
and unconscioualy added. TheFa Z -,
objection to the female hrathron ra-,.;.,
ing Which reminds "a Of d cIergvman
who told in bis sermon, last SUNDAY. n
very affecting scene, where there xfesni
dry tear in the house 4"
Feur or i've years ago, Mr.. KelicRr. of
Chicago, commenced to print the inside Of
country newspapers in that city. The plan
seemed to take, and be now prints one hun.
dred and three, located in oil the States Of
me Northwest. So that Democratic papers.
Aepnblican papers, and all sorts Of papers.
50 % their readers with the same matter On
we Of their pages. OF course they are
Z. asss ar'ly oil Of d sizs, and the matter
.Asf contain Of 4 neutral character.
~ A..@ ...F reporter describing the APP
peefanee q 4efesson Davis and iSnlly. who
s y 4. e 1azlqaf q he commencement
OF ne month. 14fa thal Mr.. Davis looked
as though BE 81 dnsh u mn matte
blood Z 70 PEI, nq8 ben children looked "a
4 hey had ihe 1.nIe T1at Is fhs o1ii.,f- |
est cut Of ~ me wills q We great sesdsr /
Of the shareholders leb4.li6n ,as1eeisf ~ /
having negro blood IA Sci 4alss. and ~ /
~ Els friends II i aNshl. ~
Al exchange asks; sIf this Is whIss /
!na1's government. why are the soufks'1 /
Democrats collecting the coIored voters /
into iheir ci1hs -