National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-11

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TIE dog tar In Washington Territory IL sss
per pup.
ATotkpo man proposcs 10 scnieve greatness
By carrying bag Of aour through four states.
IHfsi are seven troaers In this country who
are oredhcd with making mile In less than a;so.
FEMALE "rnsdiums' In Cincinnati are aned
800 for dealing In Spirits without an excise
license. woe Vsrt
RHops ISLAND wants to extend her area by
cartins dirt in,othe ocean, but don't know where
70 get the dirt. ..H. .....t ....
A wsnrS paper sayg "a short, th,ct,
striped, star-spansled.baun sort Of hug ID be-
ginning to look after the tomato crop"
CINCINNATI wants to change her big policemen
for men who can chase q thief three blocks
without having to sit down four times, 10 rest
Coon TExrLAR LopoEs are now being opened
In England at the rate Of ten per day, and ono
hundred and MY thousand people have Joined
In twelve months.
ALApr Of sau Francisco recently had one Of
her nnRers severely bitten by cat. Her arm
life. =
THrxr virtuous Chicago roughs attacked an
old man whom they found fishing on Sunday,
and aftsr knocking him down aud jumping on
him, asked him q bis Bible didn't tell him better
than to nsh on Sundays.
wrsoossN hlshwaymen are gentleman y fel.
lows. A pair who were robblnR q farmer. the
other day, held an umbrella over his head 10
snd offered him alp Of good brandy when they
had done.
TIE movement lnauEurated by the Italian ro-
sldents Of New York against the Italian child
traflc has caused general exodus Of the padro-
NJ and their little serfs, The New York papers
inform US that hundreds Of these arc leaving for
the Western cities.
Tue total expenses Of the Chicago city gov.
eminent for the ensuing year arc TO be o. III, $780,
Among the items are S2sS00o for Interest on the
bonded debt, sass, los for interest GU sewerage
bonds, 3io, 0oO for street cleaning, and 100000
for additional sewers.
THE Rochester eaton observes: "As evidence
Of the activity that prevails all along the line OF
the New YORK Central railroad, In building the
new double track, II may be stated that the ties,
rails and other materials are coming along 40
fast a. 70 cause some embarrassment about
ground for storage" H....r. .'u.H
The miners In Relief District, Oregon, recently
went almost mad with Joy over the birth OF the
nrst baby In camp. The blacksmiths forge was
70 answer the purpose Of ordnance, aud key OF
blasting powder was con yumed Ia firing sAiutcs
In honor OF the stranger. ..,.t.0.
TRIAL has been made 10 England Of what Ia
called an "unsinkable boat" It Is made OF
boiler plate, shaped something Ike q TASK, air
being supplied through tubes. The boat upon
which the trial was made Is capable Of holding
sixteen people, and IL lifted up with lockera,
seats and table. The experimental trial Is said
10 have been successful. a-H.D
ACCORDING to Mr.. James NJ. Bughees article
In the North American Reriee on "Fires and Fire
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the most expensive one per capita Ia tho world.
II cost some $4,000 last year to run II, indie
pendent OF extraordinary expenses caused by
the great IRE.
THE experiment OF planting Pine seed On the
waste iands Of EASTMAN, Massachusetts, Is re-
ported % be . complete saccess. A thousand
from seed sown. The land thus covered, but for
this protection, would have boon waste tract
Of shifting sapd. As a consequence, too, game
are plentiful while foxes are by no means scarce.
TIE feasibility OF growing silk In England was
recently discussed. It WIS the general opinion
Of the meeting, which embraced several gentle
men who have had extensive experience In silk
culture abroad, that the rearing Of the slkworm
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dustry OF silk rcciing might be greatly extended
In England.
The river clyde, In Scotland, on which Glas-
gov and It's great shlp-ysris are situated. has
been made safely navigsble almost entirely by
ARTIFICIAL means. On section Of that river. not
more than thirty miles IN length, the "trustees
for the Improvement OF the river clyde have
during . trw years paat expended ncary thirty
six millions o. dollars, anil such has been It's
effect In fustsr,ng the business Interests Of Glas-
gov and ia snyirons that the people there think
the money hAs been well spent.
In tho valley OF Red Stone creek Is tbs nnest
bed Of hlluminous coal 10 Pennsylvanla. Here
the ceisorated anlne-foot vcin- IL richest and
easiest " Won, and but for lack OF Transports
ton here woNld long aince have been The scene
Of the 0oat active and successful ooal mining In
the STATE. We are now prepared, says the Fits
burg Cbmmereidf, to say that this very valuable
country v 70 be opened and developed. Through
asTicaiiarsl wealiha railroad Ia 70 be built, and
that right speedily.
bOHn of Mr.. Darnums tapin hss been seizsd,
because the authorities ~ Y uas suasgiei into
the pors Of New r0rk. The captain Of the chip
that brought the sniinal FIRST obtained free per-
NIT from The custom house clerks BY represent,
then sold II 70 one Of Blrnums agenn for $50.
Now u happena that til ',nty on taplrs H. twenty
per cent. I'd valorem, \ II this particular tndi-
vidusl 10 appraised 1t so BY the Government
examiner Of taplrs, hence tie seizure. The taptr,
| which Is large black one, Ia exceedingly NOR
tined that any unpieasantness should attend his
debut upon our republican shores, and thinks the
press should not make light Of the matter.
TIE famous Hoosac and Mont Cents ,unnels
soldercd together would b no more than three.
quarters the length Of mountain tunnel for
railroad purposes recently begun, in Colorado
Territory, through the Rocky mountains. II
starts from Biacknswk on she east WIN termi.
miles long, and Will AFFORD Q passage for the
Kansas Pacific railroad, Of which the present
western terminus is Denver. This route viii
Tho contradiction Of thia tunnel will uavr verv