The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-21

was loser by the late fire in Pied
mont'-About GAO o'clock Tuesday
morning fire was discovered in the
roof of the residence of Mr.. James
Tonry, at the New Hampshire
dump. The flames were extin.
guished before much damage was
done. The roof caught from a burn
ing chimney.
The little child of Mr.. Martin, SUI
perintendent of the Baltimore and
Hampshire mine, Allegany county,
was scalded to death on Saturday
last. The child was playing in the
vicinity of a tub filled with hot water
fot changing purposes, and before
one could aid her she fell backward
into the tub.
Friday Baltimore saloon keeper
showed to Henry Gilmore, of Brook
Ign, railroad signal torpedo and
explained its uses. Gilmore didn't
believe the statement, but took it out
inthe back yard and let a brick down
on it hard. When the doctors were
through getting pieces Of sheet iron
out of his legs and the police justice
said that as Gilmore "didn't know it
was loaded" he'd send him to the
hospital instead of the Jail. Henry
said the bar keeper was right.
Saturday morning the residence of
Mr.. William Elbin, frame building
on Polish mountain, four miles east
of Flintstone, was destroyed by fire,
involving a loss of about 81 900. The
house took fire from a hot stove pipe
run through hole in the roof of the
kitchen, with no "pot" to protect the
woodwork. Sometime ago another
house on the same foundation was
burned.-Cunl6. Ne,Us.
NOT DEAD.
Cornelius Duble, who was so Sc.
riously injured fortnight ago by an
Infatuated stallion, at Lewiston in
this county, and reported dead in our
columns last week, we are glad to
say is slowly recovering from his in
juries. He certainly made a very
narrow escape, although he was
rather roughly handled by the horse,
he having an arm broken and an
ugly bite on the shoulder. His son,
we understand, is also doing we'll
and will soon be about again.
erick Examiner.
THE CANAL.
We give much space to-day to re-
port of the meeting held last night in
the interest of the canal, and which
was addressed by Messrs. German
and Hamill, of the canal board, and
Messfs. Hoffman, McKaig and
Walsh, of this city. The deep inter-
esttaken by the large audience which
filled the Academy of Music showed
that they appreciated the difficulties
witch attend the canal and are ready
to give their countenance to anything
which will MAINTAIN the canal as a
source of transportation for the pro-
duct of our mines.
Among the audience were large
number of our business men and men
Ofwealth, who know that the prosper
ity fCumberland is dependent upon
that of the canal, and when reference
was made to any means by which
the efforts of the Baltimore road to
crush out the canal could be circum-
vented it was met with hearty ap-
proval. More especially were the
suggestions of the speakers in rela-
ton to the construction of roads to
our coal fields approved, buta dispo-
sition seemed to prevail to make an
effort to consummate their eonstruc-
ton.
The argument of Mr.. German was
very lucid. and his reference to the
opposition of the railroad to the canal
since its construction to Dam No. 5
and the announcement of his purpose
to fight to the bitter end rather than
yield the victory to his opponents,
met with hearty approval and
showed that our people were with
him to the uttermost.
The appeal of all the speakers to
the people to look out for the inter-
ests of the canal, and see that which
ever party shall be successful in
the fall campaign Its candidates
shall be friends to it indicated clearly
by the general appreciation of the
suggestion, that it will be difficult
for an opponent of the canal to be
elected to the next legislature.
The meeting was Ger tainly strong
evidence that our people are deeply
concerned over the canal trade, and
that they will do anything in their
power to promote its prosperity
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