National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-23

window, doing no further damage. The incident
created considerable excitement In the neighbor-
hood for the time.
Tramps In Maine are refusing % o day to as
sist In hsying, and will not work at any price In
yarmouth Q number Of them nearly raised o
riot by refusing crackers, cheese and fish that
were offered them, and demanding meat.
Youthful enterprise found its reward in Provi.
dence, R. l., the other day, when ten-year old
boy borrowed IS from his father and started Q
sidewalk restaurant. In q few days he cleared
$11, besides repaying his borrowed capital
A man slid down pillar outside the Lsclede
hotel St. Louis, in his night shirt, thus attract
that several rattlesnakes were writhing down
after him, and that monkey was sitting on bis
back and making faces.
Large numbers Of worthless safes are made In
Statfordshire for expectation to India One OF the
manufacturers is reported to have said that I" as
long as the safes were strong enough to stand the
rough voyage round to India, they were all that
was needed"
DR.. G. Bloede wishes 1t understood that he was
not an eyewitness Of the spiritual manifestations
reported to have occurred at Mrs. Holmes seance
the same as this sort Of thing Is usually done-on
friend.
Two women in Utica, in attempting to cross
bridge on railroad, were caught in the centre by
.
side on which to step they dropped between the
ties, and there hung between train and water until
the train passed over. Their muscles were very
much weakened, but they soon regained the top
of the bridge.
Australia shows an increase during seven years
Of 100000 sheep and 100000 head Of cattle,
without counting home consumption and the
quantity Of meat exported In tins. In New Eng
number Of sheep and cattle was equally remark
able, the former multiplying from s,l1s,5Ie to
uosi, seS and the latter from 81 $50 to 4s4, 11s
While travelling on train near Linz recently
the Grown Prince Of Germany came near losing
his life by bis trains collision with freight loco
motive. Unser Fritz escaped luckily, and re-
mains heir to the throne, Of which right only
death could deprive him. He was . general in
peace he is Q farmer, but not much Of o one-ask
the Sans Souci gardeners.
The change In the climate OF Colorado is most
likely owing to the evaporation Of water from
their system Of irrigation, and its condensation
days being warm and the nights cool, currents
from the mountains set In toward the valleys ct
niehtfall, and continue until morning. 1t was
predicted In early days that irrigation would su-
persede irrigation BY promoting rainfall.
to mind the visits Of three other Presidents to
that town. George Washington made visit TO
Bristol In 1873, and was the guest Of Governor
Rhode Island. TIE Father Of his Country" was
received by seventy 1--WE young ladies dressed in
Whites reception doubtless more pleasing TO the
great statesman than the most gorgeous mill
tary display Of that day. In 1914 James Monroe
came to Bristol, and was entertained by General
George D'Wolf, at the old house still standing on
Hope street. Many people can be found in the
town who well remember the visit Of President
Jackson In 1888, who was accompanied by Martin
Van Buren,, then Secretary Of State, and after.
ward President.
Herr Theodore wachtel has been writing to
the Hamburger zeftung respecting certain re-
ports propagated in the German papers about
the engagement he has just signed with Herr
Neuendorf for America He says that according
TO bis agreement he is TO receive In large theatres
q third, and In smaller ones the half, Of the re-
ceipts after-and not before-payment Of the
expenses. At the prices usual for German
opera, the largest theatre holds no more than
from ~ 900 to 900. A return OF 1900 o night,
Herr Wachtel says, was possible only In 1s72,
from April to May ], when nothing but italian
operas were given By two companiss, the Italian
and the Psrepa Rosa (English.) To what would
u lead. inquiries the writer, II manager like
Herr Neuendorf, who has 70 pay company Of
one hundred persons, including many artists OF
repute, and 10 disburse heavy sum IN the shape
OF rent, were ne to hand the halfof the Rross
takings to one particular "star7" "May beg OF
you he concludes, ITO refute this IDLE gosstp.
which might make me appear in the eyes Of IN.
thinking Individuals q perfect glutton, who, In 4
~ I9Riah uSpld alp0st Sval9N Qallt0IDih