Show 0 the st louis lie publican Republican of the ath dinst editorially refers to the connection of general grants name with the presidency and with an air of authority says say general grant is not going to give himself much trouble concerning these movements of politicians it is not to his taste his intention is to close the war as soon as as possible aud lie he wants to be footloose foot loose not hampered by political entangle ments he asks no other duty now he be is is not and will not be a candidate for or the presidency at the forthcoming election and politicians may trim their sails bails accordingly S the richmond examiner of december appears to be coming to a true sense of the condition of the confederacy CorA it says the adjective 11 confederacy as applied to the various make shifts rendered necessary by the war is quite the reverse of complimentary confederate coffee is roasted rye confederate paper is scarcely fit for wrapping parcels confederate swords are as harmless as if they were made of lead confederate notes are treated as if they were of no more value than candle lighters ky DEY fiance is the homo home of suicide there were self deaths in that country in 1860 the annual number being increased from 1542 in 1827 suicide prevails more among men than I 1 among women and increases up lip to the age of 40 to 50 the crime also increases increases during the first half of tho the year january to june and decreases then till december this would indicate that it had much to do with the of the annual bills drowning 0 and hanging aie the means most frequently employed two thirds of the persons who commit suicide having recourse to them next comes firearms fire arms and then suffocation by charcoal rethe surgeons examined thack crays brain after death it was found to weigh 58 ounces far above the average of that of ordinary men the cicat naturalist cavieres Cu Ca viers brain weighed 60 ounces that of the french surgeon Dupuy tren 58 ounces napoleons and websters a little less the average weight of the brain is about 48 ounces in man mail and 45 in women the maximum weight 64 ounces minimum 31 the brain of the idiot often weighs as little as 20 ounces the brain of a whale 7 ta 5 feet ion long 0 is little more than twice the weight of a mans K had been told that ho be spoke english like a native and lie he believed it and lie he once illustrated as follows dere derc vas sex of us altogether dey vas all americans but one and you dell do de von dat va vas not do de americans now vat people you binks I 1 am 11 oil oh you are an american of course ha I 1 ha I 1 dats do vay I 1 bools de peoples be oples I 1 vas a yarman I 1 jer fi at gettysburg muskets were taken of these were found to be loaded containing two loads and from three to ten loads each in many instances half a dozen balls were driven in on oil a single charge of powder in some cases the former possessor had bad reversed the usual order placing the ball at the bottom of the barrel and the powder on top rea requisition was made lately on the government for boots for the colored regiment in camp at quincy illinois the sizes were so enormous that they could not be procured at C chicago i cagge and the agent had to telegraph g ra pil to washington Washing toD so that tile the boots boot s could be constructed there the sizes range from tons tens to twenties tin this s regiment will be likely to 11 trample on tile rights of the south athe D 1 the act abot passed by the now new irk legislature for aub submitting the ine que question 8 giop of soldiers voting to the people at a special election to be held on wo second tuesday of march 1 has as been by tho governor to become a AW |