The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-27

so much of setter as you, he is
more of pointer.
cuba is to be represented in the
Spanish Cortes. The age oftwenty-
live years and a property qualifica-
ton are required of electors, and
each 10000 of free inhabitants will
SEND deputy. It seems that the rev.
olutlon was not altogether failure.
The Washington branch of the
Potter Committee has adjourned to
Atlantic City; and the people are
cody required to pay their summer
seaside recreation bills, while they
endeavor to obscure the Democratic
crimes against the elective franchise.
Thomas Meehan says the obiec-
ton against watering when the sun
shines on plants is a purely theoreti-
cal one, and appears only in the
writings of those who have had but
little actual experience. His advice
is to water whenever the plants need
it.
Mr.. Sherman offered TO furnish
Messrs. Potter and Morrison with
oIe hundred witnesses to prove
Democratic election frauds in Louis
lana but they decline. They are only
investigating alleged frauds in cleo
ton returns, they say. They should
say that they are seeking to hide the
shame of the infamous Democratic
election frauds.
There is an association in Paris of
men who are called the "Guardian
Angels" They frequent drinking
places, but are total abstinence men.
their vocation is to carry drunken
men to their homes. 1t is stated that
they care for the money of the drunk
ards, and case of dishonesty was
never known. They exact a small
fee from the unfortunates whom they
help.
The task of selecting Congressional
can Iidates for this District is rapidly
approaching, and both parties seem
as much in the dark as to who they
will be as they were several months
ago. So far as the Democracy is con-
cerned, Montgomery county main
tains her right to name the candidate,
and from present appearances it is
more than probable she will be sue
cessfuI.
Lord Shaftesbury, while presiding
at meeting of one of the London
charities, said that he had lately lost
a servant who had been in his family
over tifty-four years, and that he had
still in his house a nurse who had
served hi'n forty-nine years. This
person, he said, ruled almost supreme
in the house. and any member of his
family would as soon think of taking
leap into the Red Sea as of retiring
to rest without bidding the old SER
want good night.
ANOTHER CABBAGE WORM REM
EDY.-An old darkey Granger has
given US his remedy for getting rid
of cabbage worms, which is as fol-
lows: He gathers lot dog-fennel,
puts it into barrel and pours water
over it f; lets it stand about "a hours,
and then pours the water on the
cabbage, which kills or drives the
worms away. AS this is a simple
remedy it might be we'll enough to
try it.
Shall we regain the next House of
Representatives? This is the vital
question. We shall surely do it if
Republicans stick to the party and
work with will. But we shall fail
if our friends follow every "will.0-
the-wisp" that starts up with bril-
liant political promises. The hope Of
the nation is in the complete supre-
macy and continued .ascendancy Of
the Republican party. The sooner
this is understood the better it will
be for the prosperity of all.
HAVANA, July 1S.-The Ohc5M
Gazette publishes royal decree, da-
ted June 9, dividing the govern
ment and administration of the
island of Cuba into six civil proyin-
ces, named after their respective cap
itals, Piriar del Rio, Havana, Man
tanzas, Santa Clara, Puerto Principe,
and Santiago de Cuba. Havana will
be first.class province, Santiago de
Cuba a second class, and the Others
third class provinces. The Gazette
also defines the judicial districts be-
longing to each separate province.
The decree relative to the election
of deputies to the Spanish Cortes
makes the following provisions in
regard to colored persons Colored
persons can be elected as deputies,
provided that if they were once
slaves they must at least have been