The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-02-16

yesterday. Mr.. Garrett informed
the committee that the matter was
now under consideration, and that he
was waiting for the report from the
proper officials who were investigat-
Ing the same. that it was strictly a
matter Of business with the railroad
anu II the company deemed it expe.
oieht' the change would be consum-
mated. Mr.. Garrett treated the
committee very courteou5ly, but
nothing further was elected from him
thah Is detailed above.
hEYsER, w. VA, Feb. 9.-Mr.
Jeremiah Wells, a prominent young
merchant of this place, died of typh-
oid lever last night. He was twenty
eight years of age, and was formerly
a resident of Baltimore. A number
OF Cases of typhoid fever are now
prevailing at this place and vicinity.
PIEDMoNr, w. VA, Feb. 9.-The
q. d 0. r. II. Co. paid the Stlte and
county taxes to the sheriff of Mineral
county to-day for the current year,
aggregating the sum of 81 800. This
Is Tor Mineral county alone.
PIEDMONT, Feb. 8. - Great ex-
eiteuent prevails both at Keyser and
tlx piace in regard to the proposed
Senluval of the termini of the second
and third divisions from Keyser to
Piedmont.
ENTRY INTO CONsTANTINoPLE.
LONDON, February 12.-The cor
respondent of the Times at st Peters
burgh telegraphs as follows: II can
state positively that orders have been
sent to the Russian troops to enter
Constantinople. Count Schouvalaff
has been ordered to explain to Lord
Derby that as the great Powers have
determined to send their fleets to
COnstantinOpIe, Russia is obliged to
adopt similar measures, but Russia
has no intention of aggrava ting the
situation.
BRITISH ACTIVITY.
LONDON, Fed. IL. In consequence
of an urgent order received at the
Chatham dockyard from the admir-
atty to-day, the whole force num-
boring four thousand men, will be-
gin working extra hours to complete
vessels on hand.
THE ANDERSON TRIAL.
NEW ORLEANS. February TO-
Louis Montplaisir rand James Prince,
the colored jurors in the Anderson
trial, state to responsible parties that
their verdict, Guilty, but recon-
mended to the mercy of the Court"
was given under the impression that
that was tantam0unt to an acquital,
and that they were 50 informed by
the other jurors. Both are extremely
young men, neither being over
twenty-five, and it is claimed that
Prnee is disqualified as a juror, hav-
ing been born in 1858. Anderson
has despatch, signed by John Sher
man, Stanley Matthews, Garfield,
Hale and White, earnestly protesting
that Anderson was innocent of any
fraud, and denouncing his trial and
conviction as the exhibition of bitter
sectional partisanship.
THE LETTER TO GENERAL ANDER-
SON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE fol-
lowing is Il copy of the letter sent
from this city to General Anderson,
the Returning Board member lately
convicted 1T New Orleans:
WASHINGTON, February 4, 1878.
Col. Thomas G. anderson, Ne,O Or
leans, La: The undersigned feel it
due to you, under present circum-
stances, to assure you of our unhesi-
tating belief that in the matter
wherein you stand charged you are
altogether guiltless of any offence
against law; that you are falsely ac-
cused and maliciously persecuted;
tina, the proceeding against you
though in the form of law, is with
out the substance of justice; that we
hereby tender our earnest sympathies
and express our hope that the sense
of Justice and love of peace of the
people of Louisiana will protect you,
and not permit, the best interests of
the whole country to be disturbed by
a revival of sectional animositie5. In
any event, we are confident that the
American people will redress any
Injustice of which you may be made
the victim.
lSlgned John Sherman, Stanley
Matthews, J. A. Garfield Eugene
Hale, Harry White.
TARIFF DEMONSTRATION.
PITTsBUKG, Feb. 6.-The weather
10 day was not as favorable as could
be- desired for the tariff demonstra
ton, but despite this the people ot