The Republican journal., 1869-05-06
GENERALITiES.

woman has been arrested in New YORK,
charged with boarding around at the hotels
and stealing all she could lay her hands on
The victims proved their property and took
the same away.
A Philadelphia judge lately remarked that it
Is more dangerous to pick a mans pocket than
to take his life. The thief is surer of punish
ment than the murderer.
In Richmond a man who has lost his legs
married woman that never had any. They
are not people of any standing.
/ The population of Alaska is estimated at
80 900.
Bath hasn't yet solved the mystery of the
floating skeleton, and continues to hint darkly
at murder
A very prudent politician is Judge James c.
| Taylor of Virginia. lie is the Independent
Republican candidate for the Office of Attorney
General Of the Ancient Dominion. In his pub
I liShed confession Of faith he says: 81 am a
supporter of the present administration Of the
| National Government 81 far as an able 10 Ha-
derStdH3 IT,"
| The Spaniards are banging away at Amerl-
can vessels TO make them show colors and pa
pers-a course that is permitted to the police
of the sea, But let the Dons be cautious OF
going too far.
/ Boston undertaken has just followed to the
grave the 1850 corpses he buried during his
lifetime.
Breckenridge will go into the Kentucky
Legislature at its next session, In place of Pres
ton, who now holds the seat for Fayette coun
/ ty 1t is u mistake to suppose that he is poor
and broken. He is worth not less than $780,
900, and his health was never so good as it Is
at present.
Orders have been issued for recruiting and
increasing the army.
1t cost New York s. 900 to try to smell out
some fraud in Hoffman's election, and not
scent was found.
Spain has backed down and placed the pas
sengers of the Lizzie Major at the disposal of
the United States Consul
During the spirit-phctograph trial in New
York, P. T. Barnum was examined as an ex-
pert in humbugging. Joyce Heath, the Wool
ly Horse, the Mermaid, and other forgotten
impostions were brought to light TO the great
amusement of the spectators.
Nearly thousand men will soon be al work
on the loosac tunnel.
late divorce case in Chicago develops the
fact that an old man, after nineteen years OF
welded life, married three other women in
rapid succession. and maintained four separate
establishments.
The Reform League has led to the formation,
in Philadelphia, of High Tariff League.
The new style OF postage stamp is blue
typical of the effect of the administration on
the country.
4 radical paper has discovered that Grants
anDOiutmGnts are E,3rfuIlV and yOnIprfu1y
made.
The way OF life OF bachelor is said to be
upon 'the European plan--pay for what you
order.
Capt. d. A. Moore OF the Glst New York
Regiment (who lost leg in the seven days
fight before Richmond has lostthe Post Office
at Columbia, s. c., to which President Grant
has appointed Charles II. Wilder, an ex-slave
who is scarcely able to read or write.
Lewis Lane, OF Pittsburg, Pa, lost six wives
in succession-all dying sudden and myster-
Gus deaths At last there was an investiga
zion, aul Lewis was hanged last Thursday
A new daily free trade paper is talked of in
Boston, with $1,000 as il sinking fund.
New HAVEN, Conn. April 50. The negro
charged with committing an outrage upon
young girl near this city on Tuesday las t, was
arrps fed a Madison ond iS now in ioN
bora Ia aaS H. ,,,,,- ~" $500 - ~ IL - a.
and that he came from Hartford.
4 ,rirot. hoodod ,,.rol,,,,,, Io., t,o,,, oe.,,
llshed in North Haven, in this collection dis.
trct, and another Is soon to be established al
Vinahaven. The islands were made ports OF
delivery by a recent act of Congress. to enable
fsbina yessois to ,.,,+oi, rot,oa,. -, I'LL,
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for fishing DurnOSps
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fire. few nIabts sjnca
Boston photographer has taken group
thAt Is rather unsua IN these days, 1t was
photograph OF four generations. aged as fol
lows eighty-two tity, twenty thee and three
Recently while workmen were removing
some rubbish from the Old brick barracks at
roIL Irtnle' uear IorIAnd, they found TIED up
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