The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22
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BALTIMORE, Sept. 1.-THE Odd
Fellows Grand Lodge of the United
States commenced its tifty-third an.
nual session at Odd Fellows II all in
Baltimore this morning. The States
of the Union as well as Canada, South
America and Switzerland will be re-
presented by the representatives, be-
sides whom the body will eomnrise
II Past Grand SireS and II Officers,
making 100 IN all. The delegates,
who nearly all arrived Saturday and
Sunday, have their headquarters at
Barnum's hotel. from which they
We're escorted this Morning to Odd
Fellows Hall by theuniiormed Drill
Association of the order. The menu
bership includes about 100000 men,
and the total receipts for last year
We're s., 900, 600, and the expenditures
for charities nearly 2,000,000.
Among the Past Grand Sire4 are
w. w. Moore and Frederick d.
Stuart, of Washington. The Grand
Sire's report says: ''Whjlst it is to
be regretted that in some localities
the membership shoWsa falling off,
yet the aggregate returns show an
increased constituency in both
branches over last year in the United
States. We have more than held our
own. The ranks that are annually
thinned by death, inability and in
difference of a large class to p1y their
dues have been more than filled up
with new recruits, presenting TO the
representatives a progressive and
appreciative constituency, which,
under all the adverse circunHstan
that have so long paralyzed the in
dustries of the country, is cause of
congratulation." .. ....
The general returns give the con-
ditiOn of the order in the year 1876
as follows Grand hodges, 4S; subor-
dinate lodges G,67S; grand encamp-
ments, 80, subordinate encampnents
1906; lodge limitations, 40,6i6; lodge
members, 456, F25; encampment
members, S7,7S5, total relief 81 ESQ.,
1852; total reyehHe, 81, 4S9, STAG
Increase in lodges Subordinate
lodges, 2S3; subordinate encamp-
ments, 50; lodge members, 1 ,436; en-
campment members 335. Decrease:
Lodge limitations, 1897; total relief
S9,3S3,30; total revenue, S224,369,24.
The report of Grand Treasurer
shows that the expenses of the Grand
Lodge for the fiscal year were SAL
674.91. being S5,292, W'in excess of
the revenue proper for said year.
THE PAST WEEKS OPERATIONS.
LONDON, September 15.-There is
hardly room for doubt that the
weeks operations before Plevna did
not result AS favorably for the Rus
so-Romanian army rs was expected
in view of the reports from Russian
sources. The brief Turkish bulletin
about affairs at Plevna reads : "Since
Friday the Russians have made con.
tinuous assaults but have been re-
pulsed. We have captured the two
red0ubtso or the Lovatz road, which
recently fell NtO'the enemy's hands"
This comedies with the only detailed
narrative yet received and with the
later Russian bulletins. Friends of
Russia have reason 10 fear therefore
that the capture Of she Grivica re-
doubt is of much less significance
than was at first represented. Ifso,
Osman Pasha may await his REIN
Orcement without fear of further inn
mediate molestation. These rein
forcements are, according to the
Times Vienna dispatch, already on
the way from Sofia, whence most of
tbe reserve have beeN sent across the
Balkans to Orchanie..
The following description of Sulei-
Ioan R;tsha's position writer's ten