National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-23

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Gently held their first convention
at WerdShausen. They publish a
vegetarian journal, which is taken
10y more than a thousand subseri- :
berS.
Mr.. Gilumm confesses to have got
stuck for once in his life, The 9th
/ cr night IN the dark he miStoOk his
mucilage bottle for the hair oil.
His hair has since presented the ap-
pearance of whalebone.
A writer. describing one of the
engagements in the late war, gives
the following interesting item: sin
the battle we lost the brave Cap
tain Smith. \ cannon ball took OFT |
his head. His last words We're,
bury me on the spot where | fell.
y subscription paper, was presen-
ted to a wealthy French manufac
turer, who subscribed twenty francs.
Twenty francs !" said the lady pre-
senting the list: ''why, your son
has subscribed 80 francs" That's
all very WELL" said the manuiactur-
er ''my sou has a rich father, and
can afford it,"
No candidate or speaker belong
ing to the Government party wds
1 allowed to make a speech at the
| late election meetings in Paris
5 The audience invariably hooted and
/. groaned in the most terrific manner,
4 as soon as they took the floor.
a young man of New Orleans
: agreed to become a prize III a lot
terry at a ladies' fair upon the I'M
Outstanding that it should be ar
!. ranged for a very nice young wo-
+ man to "draw" him. There was
+ some mistake, by which an elderly
5 spinSter claims the prize and talks
a. OF breach Of promise suit.
!, The speech of Gen. Frank Z.
- Blair at the reunion of the Army
y and Navy Of the Gulf, at Long
- Branch last Thursday, is accounted
i for by the fact that the General was
! not altogether himself, and thought
- for the time being that he was at a
~ caucus. One of the accounts OF
. the meeting says that after the calls
. for Mr.. Blair, "that gentleman slow
~ ~ arose, advanced neryouSly, and
}" staggered for something to support
a" him. The table in this instance
y, answered thcpurpoSc. After stand
-, - ing as if absorbed in deep though
u he cIOSed his eyes and entered upOI
w his harangue.'
80 lie said he would say a word 70
no a people who had not yet had ;
voice raised in their behalf. | vii
speak Of the people who were one
ID, our enemies, and | know that whe'
ISt speak Of them before soldiers
nd speak before those who will hearth,
ny respond. Those against whom W
at contended, whom we asperSed a
i'm rebels. and whom we tiumphe,
he over as well,--they were great am
as generous people, they were worth
ay of the steel OF our best. We hay
en heard here of Farragut and of Shel
gc, idan; but we shall yet hear Of lie
in and Stonewall Jackson. Ilisso
bly, and cries, and great confusion
la Who is it diSScnts Numbers {
OF voices, 1--WE dissent Il dissent.
m Think of Amdersonville and LIB
ol, Prison. 1t would be little meri
lcr for us to have triumphed over
mt mean enemy. The speaker wa
clip again interrupted 10y Il storm c
cr, Kisses. speak OF them as ourlat
of adverSaries. Cries of "Trators.'
zen Are there no voices to be raised to
Dsd them! [Cries Of "Ycs" and "No
one great confusion, and cries of "Trai
f a or Admiral Farragut here deci
lin died. that to introduce anythin
md which interrupted the harmony W.
ock ont of order. He said: "Mr. Blai
| in call You to order, because our by
)ar- laws do not permit any polite
me. speeches at any of our meeting
tru Intentionally or otherwise, y on hay
.nh introduced politics here Blai
nm. with an idiotic chucIlc, resumed h
y, . seat. The reporter adds:
: Of Before leaving | went TO whcl
ihot Gen Blair was, and spoke to hin
n"r had u good chance to observe hi
,La closely and satisfy myself as to h
,n. conditions. He was becoming col
ria ValeSccnt, but with no prospect
wn. altogether recovering until mon
sod ing.
.n Gen. Blair has since published
.ist card in which he says:
on | did not intend to wound Il
onl feelings OF those who had honor,
mod me by an invitation to be prcsei
.rn5' at their festivities. On the contr;
.sn' ry, it was my intention to compl
'rhr mcnt our army by speaking of o
tho late advCrsariCs as men worthy
,;M our steel.