New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-05
1r1sCELLANEoUa ITEA1s.


Three -ffths of the Boston girls seen on the
streets carry books in brown paper pressed
against their bosoms.
Henry Watterson, editor of the Chatta-
Nooga Rebel during the war, has become edi.
forial and business manager of the Louis
vile Journal.
Eenator Morton, of Indiana, will pass the
Eummer at st. Catharine's, Canada, for rest
and medical treatment.
Yellow hair is to be fashionable next, sup
planting the red. This tightening of color
looks as if there would be a return to the
powder and blanched tresses of former
times.
General j. D. Frazer, late of the Conted
crate army is in California in the interest
Of ghe Southern immigration society. He
says thousands are anxious to go there from
the South.
In recent speech at Salt Lake City,
Brigham Young said: my feelings are,
with regard to all the inhabitants of the
earth, that no man should ever feel himself
above doing that which ought to be done.n
The proprietor of the Montreal Witness
has opened newsboy's lunch room in the
rear of his PREMISES. Coffee is furnished at
Id. cup; bread aud molasses I'D. soup
(about a quart Id, and small loaf of
bread also Id.
Governor Bullock has appointed Mrs
Rachel Rowland, of New Bedford, Miss
Elizabeth Fisher, of Lancaster, and Mrs
Mary A. Fay, of Worcester, as trustees to
the State Industrial school at Lancaster
Massachusetts.
The shaft of cross which for centuries
marked the point where Robert Bruce and
his followers left Arran has lately been
removed, and used in the construction of a
dry stone dyke.
The Springfield Republican thinks that
an4.aa
of the allegations in MIR. R0llinsis letter Of
resignation than the character of the man
nominated to succeed him as Commissioner
of InteffA Revenue.
Mr. Stewart Slayens, the founder of Mid
dlet0wn, Montgomery county, Missouri,
died at that place on the eleventh ultimo
at the age of eighty-twO years. He leaves
Afth wife to mourn his loss.
Fifty house sparrows have been received
from England In Quebec and have been set
loose IN the Governors garden, below the
Wolfe and Montcalm monuments. Il Is
tho1ght this bird may be acclimatized so as
70 remain during the whole year.
When the New York poatofice is built on
the City Hail park, pneumatic tubes will
probably be constructed from the adjoining
great daily newspaper offices, through
which their immense mails will be dis
charged directly into the Office at q great
aaving OF time and labor.
Il Is reported that Colfax will take only
three newspaper men West with him; Rich
ardson, Of the New York Tribune; Bowles.
Of the Springfield Republican; and Bross
Of she Chicago Tribune. These are his old
travelling companions.
Aidsen, one Of the unfortunate Tycoon,s
Officers, seems to be making more headway
than HE master, who has retired on foot 10
Milo. On the tenth OF May he decaDitated
three hundred Of the MikadOis troops.
The New York Herald wickedly suggests
% the Democrats, As to military heroes 1t
y no uRe taking secund or third rate man
- rnn against tue great Captain Of the war.
ll they must take soldier, let IT be General
Lee. for he il the only man that can rival
Grant Ia military ability and fame. He IL
tle 11an OF all oehers for D military candi.
hard on Cause.-The Pend etdn esenrt Is the
New YORK Democratic Convention onrrS 4 j
1aener with lao smile Of Graonk6ek /
.hereqn. thus reminding the Chief Justlce I
tnAt ll9 honest ptomisaa to pay are ID be /
i1pAaIaEed BY large secti06 81 the parry /
- Z. wiling % Represent s. candidate for /
go ffe4 lency.
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