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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

The Cincinnati Times believes there
is ''life in the old party yet" and
says: Notwithstanding the changes
in the situation which have occurred
in the last nine months, notwith-
standing laggard vote, there has
nowhere been change of votes. The
lines will be re- formed yet, the ranks
will be closed up, and the old party
will stand in 1880 as it stood in the
centennial year. defiant, aggressive,
and hopeful"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

Col. Crittenden, United States
marshal for Kentucky, reports some
very remarkable doings in Wayne
county in that State recently. A
deputy marshal recently arrested
there two men for violating the reve-
nue. laws. and put them in the coun-
ty Jail at Monticello. On the night
of the 18th thirty men forced the
sheriff to open the Jail and release
them. On the night of the 18th an
other mob forced the jailor to release
John Lovelance, another revenue
law breaker. Two days prior to these
occurrences a mob took Granville
Brummet from his house, whipped
him and threatened him with death
if he ever again assisted a United
States marshal. Brummet left the
county on being released. VIM. Cox,
another assistant of the marshal, was
also whipped, and left the county in
fear of his life. On the 18th United
States Commissioner futile was
grossly insulted by mob and forced
to leave his home. All of the parties
implicated in these outlawries will
be pursued.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

The Democratic newspapers Of the
hard money faith should not allow
themselves to become unduly excited
because the relative standing of the
parties in Congress was shown by
the vote on the bill for the repeal of
the Resumption act to be that three
Republicans out of four are hard
money men, and three Democrats
out of four are infiationists and repu-
diators. They should remember that
the platform of the st. Louis Con-
vention contained a clause demand
ing the repeal of the Sherman act,
and hence the Democrats who have
followed Mr.. Ewing's lead can plead
that they have travelled strictly in
the line of consistency. Nor can the
Baltimore Gazdtte or Bulletin cast
any reproach upon the four Mary
land members who gave their votes
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

The Kanawha Gazette in abiding
to the election of a Bishop for the
New Diocese of West Virginia says:
eve don't want railroad or steam
boat Bishop, to use the language of a
correspondent, but we do want one
that can take his saddle bags, mount
his horse and ride day after day over
the mountains in West Virginia,
visit each county in person, ascertain
the wants of the church in each local
ity, and utilize all available means to
promote its growth"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
TheDunkardS.

The first census of the DunkardS,
or German Baptist, now completed,
says the Phibldelphja Press, shows
that they number about 10000. In
Pennsylvania they have 60 churches
and 1861 members. They have
some peculiar characteristics Of faith
and doctrine and social life. They
are "A community by themselves and
not much given to general inter
course. They regulate their own af-
fairs, and rarely or never have re-
course to the courts for the settle
ment 0; disputes. They are distin-
guished for sobriety of life and in
dustry, and their success in agricul-
tural pursuits. There is less vice and
crime among the Dunkards than
among any other part of the Ameri
can population. Both men and
women are exceedingly grave in
dempanor, but they are kind and
genial in their relations with one
another, and they are scrupuIously
just in their dealings. 1t is only on
occasions Of great Importance that
they 60 to the polls and vote. Whef
they do, it is in such way aS t.
make their influence sensibly fe't. 4
public meeting in a Dunkard village
is a curious affair. 1t may be in ses'
sion for hours and addressed by the
most eloquent speakers without thu
manifestation of the Sigh est sign o
applause or sympathy. The audience
listens attentively, however; every
ear is open, every word j. treasured
and the seed soWn is sure to ripel
and yield an abundant harvest. Th'
/ DunkarCls are purely practical peopi'
cultiyating the simple virtues, witt
but little taste for the arts that ad
minister to aesthetic enjoyments, all
aiming exclusively to do their duty
to God and man, and 10 live and di
in peace.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

Kansas leads every State in the
Union in the yield of corn per acre,
being 43.5 bushels. Little New
Hampshire, strange to say, comes
second, with yield of AZ; Vermont
follows with 80; Ohio, 1851; Wiscon
sin, "a; Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska,
80; Michigan, 80; Missouri. 27.8;
Minnesota, 25.4; Texas and Illinois
% each. The Hon. Abraham Hewett
should locate ranch in Kansas at
once. With moderate exercise he
can have all the corn bread he eeds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

Two great men gone. One was for
the United States and its rights
Gene Forrest; the other for the
United States and its wrongs-O. p.
Morton. Time shows. Chdrleston
Courier.
Forrest was a rebel general of great
brilIiancy, Morton was Union man
who stood firm through all the war
for the perpetuation of the govern
Morton was wrong. Time shows"
the true inwardness of men.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
SATURDAY, DEC. l, 1877.

The Cincinnati Commercial is glad
that the Democrats carried Ohio be-
cause the Taste of misgovernment
that the people viii not get under
their administration will make the
State Republican for tesssnext nine
hundred and ninety-nine years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
TELEGRAPHIC.

Especial to the Cumberland Alleganian.)
BALTIMORE. Nov. y, l:40 a. M
Serious damage was done in Wash
lngton and Georgetown, the loss
amounting to several hundred thous-
and dollars. Three dead bodies have
been recovered and more will doubt
less be found. Between the Great
Falls and the Chain Bridge, there are
two boats in the canal, and others are
reported above.
The James river is now falling, and
the waters are recediug from the sub
merged portions of Richmond. Only
one bridge was carried away by the
food.
The destruction of property is esti-
mated at half million. The damage
to the Virginia railroads is much less
than first supposed, and the regular
running Of trains will begin imme.
diately.
THE STORM PREVAILS IN EUROPE,
TOO.
LONDON, Nov. 27.-At Deal, Kent
county, the most terrible gale ever
experienced there prevailed during
Sunday night, and caused damage
the extent Of which cannot be esti-
mated as yet. AT Torquay, Devon
county, lifeboat was launched in
response to signals of distress from
vessels which were threatened with |
destruction by the force of the storm.
AT Bath, the river rose thirteen
feet and inundated the adjoining
country, sweeping away everything
within reach of the water and de-
stroying much property.
THE FISHERY COMMISSION.
HALIFAX, Nov. 23.-The Fishery
gave their decision to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01


a half millions of dollars. 1t was d
majority award, President Defor>e
and S. A. Gait agreeing, and Judge
Kellogg, United States Commission
er, dissenting.
Judge Fosl er, agent of the United
States before the Fishery Com is
sion, left for home this evening.
The commissioners and others con-
nected with the tribunal will leave
in a few days.
DAMAGE TO RAILROADS IN VIR-
GINA.
RICHMOND, Nov. 24.-The rain
last night was one of the heaviest for
some time. Advices to day indicate
that there will be a tremendous
freShet in the James river tonight or
Tomorrow morning. The superin-
tendents of the Richmond WbarVes
removed all freight from the sheds
early this morning. Great damage
has been done on the Chesapes k &
Ohio Railroad, but no loss of life.
The bridge over the Reyenna river
at Charlottesville, Virginia, is con-
styucted partly Of wood and partly Of
iron. One hundred and fOrty-three
feet of the treatle at the west end Of
the bridge is washed down. The storm
was heavy all along the route from
this station to Huntington, and the
telegraph lines We're Frustrated. The
Jackson and Rayenna rivers are
higher than they nave been since the
freshet Of 1879.
Bal TIM0RE, Nov. &c, Charles
Fulton, son OF Eddington Fulton,
late managing editor Of the Amert-
| can, was arrested to-day for rUbbing
the mats and held to FIVE thousand
/ dollars bail. re was a clerk in the
/ Baltimore post-o!lice.
RICHMOND, Nov. 25.-Midnight.-
Flood greater than that Of 1870. Gas
works are under water and the city
in darkness. Loss estimated in city
at $2,O00,000. Boats are plying on II
number of streets.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
TERMS or ADVERTISING.

Correspondents must enclose full name and
address. not necessarily for publication, but
as private guarantee of good faith. Reject
ed communications will not be returned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

All are familiar with those little
wooden Lighthouses with two doors,
out of one of which the man comes in
wet weather, and on his going in.
the wife comes out Of the other,
when it is fair. The principle on
which they are made is that catgut
III wet weather shrinks, and in dry
weather regains its length. A yard
or more of common WhipcOrd, with
small plummet attached, suspended
against the wall, will indicate the
weather by rising before rain md
sinking before fair weather. Salt
which has been thoroughly dried
greatly increases in weight before
rain. A pair Of scales kept suspend
ee with an iron or bras weight in
one end and an equal quantity of dry
salt in the other, will infallibly show
any change in the atmosphere.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

The Cumberland AHegdnian of
Thursday says; The abutment of
the South Branch bridge has not
been washed away; but the bridge
being inclined the water reached the
Eastern spah and washed it off the
abutment. 1t can easily be replaced.
The trestlework will be completed
to-day by noon, and in the mean
time passengers will be transferred
by ferry-boats, which are well placed
and easy of access.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

bottom of the old "Jimmy" Parsons
farm was swept not only ofali the
corn fodder, but the soil itself was
swept away down to the clay bed.
The Washington farm, near Hang
ing Rock, was completely submerged
and ali the hogs swept away, with
several head of cattle.
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day, awarding Great b. itain five and
a half millions of dollars. 1t was q
majority award, President Defor,e
and S. A. Gait agreeing, and Judge
Kellogg, United States Commission
er, dissenting.
Judge Fos er, agent of the United
States before the Fishery Com is
sion, left for home this evening.
The commissioners and others con-
nected with the tribunal will leave
in few days.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-26
LoyalIy

The French government has lust
conferred the military medal upon
a young woman employed in the
telegraph Office at Pithiviers during
the war of 1870. Upon the arrival
Of the German forces in that town
during the month of November.
they at once, as was their wont.
took possession of the telegraph
office and relagated Mile Dodu, the
young woman in charge, to a room
on the first floor. The wires passed
through this room, and Mile Dodu
managed to tap them and convey
the information to the sub-prefect.
One day a telegram arrived from
the Prussian staff at Orleans ad-
dressed to Prince Frederick Charles.
Informing him of the march of a
French corps upon Glen, and sug-
costing the movements to be made
in order to surround it. This tele-
gram she took to the sub-prefect
who made three copies of it for the
commander of the French corps.
sending each by a different messen-
ger. Two of the messengers were
killed, but the third arrived, and
the information enabled the French
commander to make a timely re-
treat. The Prussians did not as
certain what had taken place until
just before the armistice, but for
which Mile Dodu might have Jared
badly. As it was, Prince Frederick
Charles, who was at Pithiviers lust
after the armistice, congratulated
Mile Dodu upon her courage, and
offered her a place in the Prusslan
telegraph service. This she natur-
ally refused, and, after having been
placed in the orders of the day by
the minister Of war, was appointed
directrice of the telegraph Office at
Enghien.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-26
ON YOUR WAY UP town
Buy Sol Coleman's Rosa Conchas,
5 for Csc,
At Burke's, 172 Main, near Poplar.

There Is nothing" said Plato, so
delightful as the hearing or speaking of
truth" For this reason, there is no con-
versation so agreeable as that OF the man
of integrity, who hears without any in.
tentiou TO betray, and speaks without
any intention to deceive.
Mrs, Quincsss advises; young men to
marry the women they love, and to love
women, not cause they are hsn'sum or
know how to play the pianer, but be-
cause they eau cook an air satisfied to
eat a plain dinner, and bev an idee Of
religion and the valy of ruth .-[Yon-
kers Gazette.
Mama" tearfully inquired an up.
town girl, why can't l have a pony
phseton this summer Everybody that
is anybody has one" my child, you
know | have passed the appropriation,
but your pa has vetoed the bill" More
tears and a promise of a new croquet set
out Of the market money.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-26


The Florida Agriculturalist
wants additions to these old saws;
many of them will be found correct
and useful. Send them on postal
cards
When pigs pick up straws and
run about it is a sign of rain.
When fowls begin to oil their
feathers look out for rain.
Look for rain also when frogs be-
gin tocroak very loud, smoke hangs
near the ground, objects look near
you and swallows fly low.
Soap a nail to drive into hard
wood.
Grease a saw and it will go in
easy.
Sprinkle starch in a tight boot to
get it on.
For a felon, roast a sour orange
or lime, cut a small hole and stick
your finger in as hot as you can
bear.
For a cold mix the juice of a
sour orange that has been baked
with sugar, and take a teaspoonful
when the cough is troublesome.
SoleS of old shoes will make
hinges for light gates.
For chafe on your horse burn
leather and cover the sore spot with
coal, or cover with gunpowder and
vinegar made into paste.
Mercurial ointment rubbed on a
gun barrel will keep it from rust
ing.
To cure a child Of collie rub the
back gently between the shoulders.
Tomato juice or borax, and sugar
or honey will cure thrush in chill
dren. Dip a rag in the mixture
and let them suck it.
Sugar mixed with salt, when YOU
have no saltpetre, will give meat a
fine color.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-26
Play billiards at COnverse's


In the case Of Sommers VS.. the MISSES
sippi and Tennessee Railroad Company,
on trial in the Shelby county Circuit
Court on yesterday, the jury returned a
verdict for the defendant. The case was
one of $4,000 damages, claimed for the
killing Of a child Of Mr.. Sommers by
being run over by a train neal the Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee depot, At a for.
mer term Of the court the plaintiff OBJ.
tanned q verdict for $500, but a new
trial was granted by Judge Heiskell with
the result above stated, in favor Of the
railroad company.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-26
MOONLIGHT FESTIVAL.
A brilliant Affair Tonight ne hun
tyn Station.

The people of this elegant little subur-
ban town, four miles east Of the city, will
give a delightful moonlight festival to.
night, the object being to raise funds to
complete the literary hall. An extra
train, with the finest palace cars, brought
down for the express purpose, will leave
thedepot, with passengers and 3 splendid
band Of music, at half past eight o'clock
this evening, aud return at half.past
twelve. Tickets only one dollar, and
this includes trip both ways, admission,
refreshments, music and all. The com
mittee in charge, headed by Major ". D.
Lumpkin, has spared no pains to make
the arrangements complete, and a large
crowd is already assured, as well as a de-
lightful evening in the country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-26

young Chicks fancy lightly turn to
thoughts Of drill, but at other seasons
business absorbs their thoughts.
A red.hsired youth on Poplar street
is said by the police to be the leader of
a gang of young hoodlums who throw
rocks, ETC., into street'cars at passengers
as the cars pass and repsss. The police
are on the look out for the hoodlum, and
when be IS calght be will be dealt with
10 a severe manner. There are so many
crimson.headed boys on Poplar street
that nc little social commotion exists in
the neighborhood, each parent denying
that his child, although red headed, is
the offender.
Sunday next will be the first Of July.
Wednesday will be the glorious Fourth,
but owing to the order OF Chief of Police
Athy no 6re.crackers can be fred off.
A Fourth without fre-crackers is not
worth celebrating, and'liberty is muzzIed
by a police order. Our forefathers
would have held indignation meetings
over such an order, and would have re.
garded its author as an enemy to Ameri
can liberty, and even insurance compa-
MES in those days would not have pro.
tested against FIRE. crackers.
The weathercock whirred on a pivot
last night. The wind changed every few
minutes, thereby showing that trouble
and commotion existed in the atmos-
pheric world. The storm which ragged
in Illinois and Iowa on yesterday dis.
turbed the atmosphere to such an ex-
tent that here the wind blew from nearly
every point Of the compass last night,
but the storm iend had passed over the
lands of our Northern neighbors, and
left the Southern country peaceful and
serene.
Yesterday afternoon Wm. Kuhn, the
South Memphis butcher who murdered
his wife, waived examination before Re-.
corder Duff and was committed to jail
without bail. The witnesses we're sent
before the grand jury to testify in the
case. When before the recorder Kuhn
exhibited the greatest indifference and
stolidity of demeanor for a tine, but
when his little daughter came into the
courtroom and ran to him be broke out
into tears AID exhibited feeling and the
pangs of remorse over the horrible crime
which he had committed in numbering
the mother of his children.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-26

This morning Recorder Duff disposed
of the following cases: Charley Bell,
larceny of clothing, case continued; j.
W. Richie, drunk, fined IS; S. Goode,
assault and battery, case continued; Jas,
Hurd, misdemeanor, discharged; John
Renfro, vagraney, discharged; E Sehloss,
disorderly, discharged; Ransom Ben.
yard, threats to kill, case continued.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-26
GREEN GROCERY.

The Main street fruit and vegetable
market having secured a more desirable
location, has removed to 1926 Main street,
where will be kept at all times a full
supply of choice fruits aud fresh veg.
etables, Wholesale and retail, at whole.
sale prices. Come and see 326 Main st.
1OIf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-26
Women DOcIOra

Charles Reade, in his novel "The
Woman Hater.n makes the follow.
ing pertinent remarks:
| say that to open the study and
practice OF medicine to wCmen.folk.
under the infallible safeguard of a
stiff public examination, will be to
rise in respect for human rights to
the level Of European nations who
do not brag about just freedom half
as loud as we do, and to respect the
constitutional rights Of many mill.
ion citizens, who all pay the taxes
like men, and, by the contract with
the State implied in that payment,
buy the clear human right they
have yet to 60 down on their knees
for. But it will also import into
medical science a new aud less tbeo-
r%etical, but cautious, teachable, OBJ
servant kind Of intellect it will
give the larger half of the nation
an honorable ambition and an hon.
orable pursuit, toward which their
hearts and instincts are bent by
Nature herself it will tend to elc-
yate this whole sex, and its young
children, male as well as female,
and so will advance the civilization
of the world, which, in ages past,
in our own day, and in all time,
hath and doth and will keep step
exactly with the progress Of women
toward mental equality with men.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-26

To-day United States Marshal Wal.
dron received the following document:
To whom these presents shall come. greeting:
Whereas, Henry G.. Brewer was SEN
fenced in the Circuit Court OF the United
States Tor the Western district of Ten.
ness to Imprisonment for two years aud
six months in the peniientiary at Nash
vile, Tenn, upon the l4h day of Feb
ruary, 1876, upon conviction of con.
spiracy 10 9efraud the Uaited State; and,
Whereas, 1t is satisfactorially shown
that he is a man of advanced age, almost
blind and altogether incapable for
manual labor; and, whereas, his pardon
is solicited by many respectable citizens
Of Shelby county, Tennessee, and by the
Hou, Casey Young, representative in
congress from that State, and inasmuch
as he has served more than half of the
said term OF Imprisonment aud the ends
Of justice may be deemed to be answered
in mis- case,
Now, therefore, be it known, That /
Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the
United States Of America, in e~onsidera-
ton OF the premises, divers other good
and sufficient reasons me thereunto NOV
ing, do hereby grant to the said Henry
@. Brewer a full and unconditional par
don.
In testimony whereof | have hereunto
signed my nam and caused the seal OF
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, the
221 day of June, 1877. and of the indie.
pendence Of the United States l0lst.
r. B. HAYES.
By the President:
WIN. NJ. EvARTs, Sec'y of State.
United States Marshal Woldron will at
once communicate with the Nashville
peniteAtiary and release Mr.. Brewer
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-26
SUMMER RESORTS.
@prines.

NHIS WELL-RNOWNS SUMNER REsORT.
l. located IN Cheatbam county, Tenn, bali
a mile from Kingston Springs Depot. on the
Nashville and Northwestern railroad, will be
open for the reception Of yisito On the LIST Of
Tefarnished. A fne band will be present
during the season. Harpeth river and Turn
bull creek, in the immediate vicinity, afford
splendid facilities for fishing, boating and
bathing. Memphis visitors take the Louis
vile trains via Mckenzie morning and even
log Round "trip tickets at Mr.. James Speeds
ticket office. Board per month, SO; per
week. 81; per day, 1.50
75-1n1 II. TRULY. Pronrietor.