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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01

The little boy listened attentively, and
at the proper interval mildly inquired:
"What would God have done if there
had been twins?"
Walk with me through the streets
of Charleston. We come to grocery.
"Was not that one of the old slave
marts?" l asked of a colored man
standing on the corner of the street
Yes, sir. My father and mother,
brother and sisters were sold in it; but
l own it now!'' is the reply.-CharIeS-
ton Letter.
From our Cleveland dispatches it
appears that the wedding gifts which
graced the nuptials of Don Cameron
and Miss Sherman only aggregated
100000. There is certainly some mis-
take in this. Surely some one besides
us sent presents to the young people?
-HaUk-Eye.
He held her DER his strong right arm,
Close to his throbbing side;
They heard the music of the sea,
The moaning of the tide.
Long years have past, and often, now,
The neighbors, either side
Hear, when the family jars break out,
Inc HlOdulllS Vi Ine lieu,
Gail Hamilton's latest epitome of
Massachusetts: THAT lovely, beloved,
but exasperating old State, so rich and
prosperous and powerful that she can
shed her reformers like water from
ducks back, and sail along steadfast
and stately under shower-bath of self
conceit and wrong-headednes that
would sink forty fathoms deep weak
er commonwealth. D."
THE UNION OF THE HOUSES.
Where Cuyahoga's waters swift
Into the broad lake glide,
The Winnebago chieftain's son
Hath sought and found his bride.
The white rose marres with the red,
Their feuds forever cease,
And up from Hymens altar scars
The white-winged dove of peace.
Now but in love thro Cameron's hair
The hand of Sherman strays;
Henceforth no hand of Cameron's shall
The scalp of Sherman raise.
" Y. Sun.
When Fulton father came home
the other evening and stepped into the
parlor to fill up the coal stove he was
startled to see, when the flame of his
hand-lamp dissipated the darkness, that
his daughter and her ducky doodle
Adolphus were sojourning in the shad-
ow Of the lowered gas jet. But they
were in separate chairs! And were en-
crossed in box of figs! He felt COM
PEELED to ask: Something the matter
with the gasp And the time-tried
youth, grasping one of the golden
thoughts that overwhelm us in the time
of emergency, answered, as he mechan-
ically picked up another fig: mo, sir,
we turned it down so as not to notice
when we bit into wormr'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01
Catherine Beecher.

The attendance at the Plymouth
Church prayer-meeting was large last
evening. The pastor, Rev Henry Ward
Beecher, said that he had received an
invitation to attend a centenary celebra-
ton at Franklin, Mass, on the 18th of
June. He was invited because it was
the birthplace of Prof. Fisher, of Yale
College, who was man of great prom
Use. He was engaged to marry Cath
crime Beecher, the oldest of the pastor s
family, but while on his way to Europe
the ship was foundered, and Prof. Fish
er was drowned off the coast of Ireland.
Mr.. Beecher went on to say that he had
Just received telegram from his broth
er, Thomas X. Beccher, in Elmira, say
ing that Catherine Beecher was dying
from stroke of apopleXy. His earli-
est recollection of her was in connection
with her engagement with Prof. Fisher
in 1922; but all was indistnct, except
the memory of Prof. Fishers death, for
it affected his sisters whole life. 1t
almost destroyed her religious faith.
In profound grief and rebellion she
argued for hours with her father in his
study. She was the eldest of family
of thirteen. The shock was so great
that she found no relief from ordinary
counsels of religion; but, at last, in the
depths of utter despair, she resolved to
give her whole life to humanity, and
make the lives of others happier. She
devoted herself to the education of her
sex. She published an arithmetic,
wrote a treatise on mental philosophy.
and published fifteen or twenty other
books, founded schools and labored I'M
til her health broke down.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01
The Yankee Privateer-.-A Story for the
Marines.

The steam-schooner Coon, her snowy
cloud of canvas contrasting with the
dark cloud from her tunnels, was cleav-
ing the water like thing of life at the
rate of fifteen knots an hour. The
crew, consisting of some fifty despera-
does of all nationalities, had cleared the
deck for action. Her guns had been
crammed to the muzzle with shot and
shell. Every man of her picked crew
carried rifle in his hand and revol-
yer and cutlass in his belt.
"My lads" cried Capt Scudder,
pointing to a ship under English colors
in the distance, "do you see that
Britisher? There floats yOur fortune!
You've sailed and steamed a couple of
thousand miles, you've left the august
shadow of that glorious bird of freedom,
the American Eagle, but there's your
reward. It's tarnation fat prize, and
hang me if we don't chaw her up in the
twinkling of a handspike."
This eloquent speech was cheered to
the echo, and part of the crew went be-
low to sit upon the safety-valve of the
engine.
The Coon flashed through the waves
with redoubled speed, and soon was
alongside the unfortunate Britisher,
"Now, my ladsn' cried Capt Scud-
der, waving his Calling gun over his
head, zone well-aimed broadside, then
lay her alongside, and boarders away"
"Stop, NASSAU exclaimed the black
cook; " Sambo see some British gene
lam a coming off in the jolly-boat.
Golly! how dey make her walk!''
"Avast, my ladsn' shouted the Cap
tain, after verifying the black cooks as
sertion through his marine binocular.
"As Sambo says, we have visitors.
hang me, but we'll teach them man.
nerS."
By this time the boat from the Brit
isher approached the Coon, and two of
her crew, in the persons of the Captain
and Barrister-at-Law, had presented
themselves before the Yankee COM
mander.
"What do you want?' asked the
American.
To know what you want" replied
the English sailor.
Guess FL tell you that considerable
Slick" said Capt. Scudder. 1--WE are
going to blow you out of the waterr'
"But you can't returned the En-
glishman, firmly.
ave have letters of marquee
won't dO.n
1--WE have crew of the greatest
scoundrels unhanged, and don mind
telling you that they are small pump
kins to me"
THAT doesn't matter in the least
Then | guess you are stronger than
suppose. You mean to show fight?"
"No, we don't. We are too weak for
that
"Then what is to prevent me from
blowing you into the middle of next
week?''
"Thisr' And the Barrister-at-law
Cat the request of the Captain) read
the Treaty of Washington to the Amer
lean commander.
Bout shipn' shouted the baffled
Scudder, turning deadly pale. "Of
course, you and |, my lads, are not at
all the sort of chaps to break the law
of nations.n
SO the Englishmen returned to the
Britisher, and the Coon put her head
about for the nearest American port.
Upon their arrival, the crew of the
Yankee privateer got religion to a man,
and spent the remainder of their days
in pious responsibility, listening TO the
sermons of the Rev. Parson Scudder-
once their Captain, and now their pas
tor.-LOndOn Punch
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01
The Bright Side.

IT is poor, one-h9rse conflagration
which has no bright side, and it must
be dull newspaper staff that couldn't
see beyond the roaring flames which
were burning them out of their familiar
hooks and corners. The members of
the staff were mostly down long before
the flames had lost their heat. Not one
of them lost his grit for moment.
While the flames cracked one reporter
was hurrying to give an order for chairs
and tables, another was laying in a
stock of pencils, and third was with
the tiremen in the fourth story to get
all the g items possible.
ALL HE HAD.
Said one citizen as reached out the
hand of sympathy:
"All I've got in this world is doc
and garden rake, but YOU can have
the free use of both for the next--yes,
and I'll borrow a pick-ax for you be-
sidesr'
THE sTUCK-UP" BOY.
A well-dressed lad of ten was great
ly excited as he stood on the further
curbstone and watched the flames pour
out of the windows. A boot-black.
splashed and grimy, sided up to him
and gruffly called out:
You needn't put on so many airs
over this re-'tain't none O. yoursr'
But my father was in that office
only Saturday night" replied the first.
WAS, Ell? Well, that's nothing
my father beat the paper out of six
months subscription! Go long with
your growing"
HIS PROPHESY.
The crowd was singular in one re-
spect: not man in it turned to his
neighbor and said that he had expected
the calamity for nearly year past, and
that he had lost many nights sleep in
consequence. Therefore, it was q sud-
den blow when a wild-eyed man drew
himself up and called out:
Thirty -four years ago last night 1
prophesied-n
eco 'long-put him out-throw him
into the rivern' cried a hundred voices
at once.
"Thirty-four years ago last night |
prophesied-," began the man again,
when he was hustled around till out of
breath. He had pluck and persever-
'hSC' hONCNCl, anu NHcn ~ lull came
he continued:
" Thirty-four years ago last night I
prophesied that"
Each one in the crowd was looking at
him.
THAT there would be general
European war;" quietly finished the
man as he stepped down and made for
the alley.
HAPPY THOUGHT.
He cOrnered one of the staff and asked
about loss and insurance and so on, and
sorrowfully remarked:
".Well, I'm awfully sorry-awful sor-
ry."
He looked up at the blackened WIN
dows and through the basement filled
with debris, and suddenly caught
bright idea. Rubbing his hands to-
gether he continued:
g But you'll have heaps and heaps of
relics and souvenirs to hang up in a new
office, won't u?"-Detroit Free Press.
PARIS has 210 musical societies.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01

Joseph Henry was born in Albany,
n. Y, on the 18th of December, 1897,
and, his parents being well to do, he
received good common-school educa-
ton. Showing considerable mechan-
zeal ability, he was apprenticed to q
matchmaker. He worked hard, and
besides learning trade which sup
ported him for time he acquired a
skill in using tools which of the
greatest value to him later in life. He
was also busy at this time in studying
mathematics, a science of which he was
passionately fond. In 1926 the chair
of the Professor of Mathematics in the
Albany Academy became vacant, and
MI Henry, who was then twenty-nine
years old, applied for the position. His
reputation was such that he was ap-
pointed. After passing the first year
in becoming used to his new profession
he began in 1927 to make experiments
in electricity, and in 1928 he published
an account of them. The next wear he
exhibited a machine moved by electro
magnetism, one of the first constructed
in the United States. He also inves-
tigated the principles on which intel
ligence is transmitted to distance
by the electric telegraph. In 1881 he
caused bell at the end of mile of
wire to ring by passing current
through the wire-a feat which excited
nearly as much establishment as Mr..
Edison's experiments with the phono-
graph do to-day This was thirteen
years before Morse invented the cleo
trio telegraph. He afterward published
paper in SilIind11'S Journal, in which
he pointed out the possibility of sending
messages in the same way. He retained
his position in the Albany Academy un.
til 1882, when he was elected to the
chair of Natural Philosophy in Prince
ton College. In 1887 he went to Eu-
rope, where he was admitted to the So
ciety of the most distinguished physi-
cists of the time, with many of whom
he afterward carried on correspond
ence. In 1889, after his return, he pub
lished an account of his experiments in
electricity, under the title of "Contri-
buttons to Electricity and Magnetism"
During the years following he gave his
attention to astronomy, publishing the
results of his observations on the tenn
perature of the sun in 1915. The next
year the Smithsonian Institution in
Washington was organized and Prof
Henry was elected to the position of
First Secretary, which he has held up
to the time of his DEATH He leaves a
wife and three daughters, one of whom
is an invalid.-N Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01

LORD LEITRIM was a man of strong
likes and dislikes, and one of his chief
antipathies was horror of goats. An
old woman, one of his tenants, had a
favorite goat, which he espied one day
and made her bring up to him by the
side of the road. Without word of
warning he took out his knife and cut
its throat. The woman, as. far as she
dared, reproached him with his ruth
less act, whereupon he gave her a
twenty-pound note, saying: Take this
and buy cow"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01

circumstances alter cases. Many
man who was designed by nature to
sing tenor in a church choir is obliged
to perambulate the earth and confne
himself to simple melody like " Umbrel-
la-a-a-s and parasols to men-n-n-n-dr'
Rome Sentinel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01

A New YORK dancing master has
added his to zone of the few immortal
Names" etc, by Waiting for sixteen
hours. 1t must make Longfellow and
Tennyson sick to think of what labor
and study it cost them to become fa-
Stamford AdUocdte.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01

SINCE the suicide of Sultan Abdul
ASST, in 1876, Turkey has had two Sui
tans, five Ministries, forty Cabinet Min
listers, one Constitution, one Parliament,
one war, lost three-fourths of its prov
inces, and been forced into bankruptcy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01

GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN appears,
from the following dispatch to the Sun
to have been refused hearing at Bos-
ton: Boston, May 5.-Railroaded 500
miles to find citizens crowd! liberty
collapsed! tenth Boylston Museum ser
mon prohibited! truth suppressed! saw
ings bank foreclosedl no Sunday leet-
ures excepting Cook, Murray and
Moody's evangels! Blue laws re-en-
acted! witches cremated! Beecher can
onized! Puritans victorious! everybody
whispering! Communism smoldering!
barricades organizing! though malice
for none charity for all Have just cut
wires after thirty years acquaintance
with Aid. Curtis Guild before Bench
Judges at Parker House! l decline
ever again to speak in Boston. Seven
teen years ago knocked down Faneuil
Hall. To-day knocked up Boylston
Museum! Everything lovely! Aquatic
bird hangs at usual altitude. Psychol-
ogy suppressed! Demonology triumph
ant! Gloria in Excelss! Selah."
"OTHER mems money! is the graph
ic heading to an exchanges defalcation
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01
Joseph Henry.

WASHINGTON, May 13-Prof Joseph Hen
ry, of the Smithsonian Institution, died to-
day at 12:17 p, IN.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01

"OTHER mems money" is the graph
ic heading to an exchanges defalcation
column.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01

PARIS has 21O musical societies.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-20
VALLEY FORGE.
Thirty Thousand People Participate In
Celebrating the Centennial Ami
versary OF the Great Event OF
the Revolution.

VALLEY FORGE, Pa, June 19.-The CEN
tennial anniversary celebration of the evacu-
alton of this place by the Continental army
was celebrated to-day under circumstances of
unusual display, and in the presence of thirty
thousand people. At daylight cannon were
fired and bells rung throughout the Schuyl-
kill valley. AT sunrise there was a salute Of
thirteen guns, and at half-past eight o'clock
Governor Hartranft and Adjutant- General
Latta, accompanied by General Winfield S.
Hancock and other distinguished gentlemen,
arrived and were received by the military.
At nine o'clock there was a memorial SER
vice. The procession was formed at the mill
itary headquarters, consisting OF the military,
bands of music, civil societies, and ladies
dressed in white. The graves of the Cont
mental and Federal soldiers were decorated,
appropriate services held, and the procession
moved over the intrenchments, which have
remained since the occupation of the place by
the Continental army, and over historic
ground, which was siren with flowers by
the ladies. A grand chorus of three hundred
voices rendered an anthem, and then General
Hancock and Governor Hartranft re-
viewed the military, two thousand In
number. At noon a salute of thirty-eight
guns was fired, and at one o'clock the SER
vices of tine day began In large tent, hold
ing fifteen thousand persons. Governor
Hartranft, the presiding officer, was intro
duced and received with tremendous cheers,
and made an eloquent address. A poem was
then read by Rev. J. G.. Walker, of Philade
phia, and! after the singing of The National
Hymn, Colonel I. w. Bean, of Norristown,
read extracts from an historical paper which
he had prepared; poem by Mrs. NJ. Thopp
Cone was also read The orator of the dav,
Henry ATmett Brown, of Philadelphia, was
next introduced, and delivered the grafton.
The exercises closed with the benediction.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-20
The Chippewas In Wisconsin and Min.
nesOta Believed to be Preparing for
the War Path. and a General
Uprising Feared-Urgent
Calls for Aid.

SAN FRANCISCO, June ia Silver City
dispatch says that messenger from the vlcin-
lty of Camp Harvey reports serious Indian
depredations. The party under Egan have
burned Diamond Rancho, in Happy Valley,
near Stein mountain. The Indians have cap
tured over four hundred horses. Thirty SOL
diers of the First cavalry have gone there to
render assistance. Troors and supplies are
greatly needed. French & Rabie, with their
employees, have been driven from Stein s.
They report the mountains full of Indians,
and also report all their stock killed or driven
off, and two men shot. The latest from Colo
mel Bernard's command states that he has a
howitzer and three companies of cavalry, and
will be reinforced by NJ 'Gregor before reach
ing Camp Harvey. They are in hot pursuit
of the Bannocks. General Howard has sent
Grover and three companies of cavalry to the
old ferry, to prevent the Bannocks from 60
ing north. Canyon City and vicinity were
raided by Indians and number of whites
killed.
SERIOUS TROUBLE THREATENED IN VISION
SIN AND MINNESOTA.
MADISON, WIS, June 19.-Letters were
received to-day by Governor Smith, from the
county judge, members of the board of SUI
pervisors, sheriff and other reliable and trust
worthy citizens of Burnett county, stating
that great anxiety and alarm exists in that
section of the State, over the fact that the
Chippewa Indians in this State and Mime
sofa are believed to have formed a compact
with the Sioux, and great fears are expressed
that general uprising of all the Indians in
the northwestern part of Wisconsin and Min
nesota is soon to take place. L. is said that
the Indians have abandoned their usual avo-
cation of hunting, fishing and working, and
are roaming over the country In large num-
bers. Runners are continually arriving and
departing for the Sioux tribes, and the people
are fearful for the lives of themselves and
children, and urgently call on the governor
to remove, by force, all the Indians to their
reservations and compel them to remain
there. Governor Smith forwarded the letters
to General Sheridan and asked that proper
citizens.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-20
THE STOVE-MAKERS
In Seventh Semi-AnnuaI SessiOn-Ons
Hundred Delegates Present-TheY
Claim to be the Prime Inst1-
gators Of the Repeal OF the
Bankrupt Act.

CLEVELAND, June 19.-The National stove
manufacturers association commenced it:
seventh semi-annual meeting In the new
board of trade rooms 1t eleven o'clock this
morning. The object of the association i:
the furtherance of the interests of the stove
manufacturers of the country, in Legitimate
and general way. About one hundred dele
gates are present.
S. S. Jewett, of Buffalo, president of the
association, presided, and read his annual
address. Mr.. Jewett congratulated the asso-
cation on the repeal of the bankrupt law
claiming that the association were the prime
movers in that object.
r. p. Meyers, on behalf of the Cleveland
stove men, welcomed the delegates from
cordially welcomed the association to the city
on behalf of the people and the city govern.
ment.
Mr.. Isaac A. Sheppard read report upon
the subject of patents, in relation to the
matter of stoves and stove-plates. The re-
port was accepted, with thanks to the gen.
tleman for his exertions in their behalf be-
fore the congressional committees.
Communications were read from members
who were unable to be present. expressing
their regrets.
Hon. G. F. Filley, of st. Louis, read an
interesting paper upon the subjects connect
ed with the early history of the producing
agencies of the world. He gave many valu-
able statistics in relation to what has been
done In all these matters. He claimed that
the depression in trade is owing to over
production. 1t was listened to with great in
terest by the members, and was referred to a
committee of three-Messrs. Bradley, Shep.
pard, and Taylor.
Mr.. G. Sard, of Albany, made some re-
marks on the subject of American trade with
Europe, particularly in relation to stoves and
their manufacture and cost there as COM
pared with this country.
1t was moved that Mr.. Sard be requested
to prepare paper on the subject upon which
he had spoken.
The presidents address was referred to a
Sard, Myers and Thomas.
The association then adjourned to meet at
eleven o'clock Thursday.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-20
OIL xxxVII MUM BIER 145

ing Repulse bay, the searching party. accord.
ing to Captain Barry 5 plan, will take siedges
and go across the country to Euglefeld The
journey will occupy four or i've weeks. The
expedition will cost about twenty FIVE thou
sand dollars. 1t expects to be gone not less
than two years and a half Stores for eight
cen months will be taken on the Eotheu,
and more will be sent next spring by the
whaling brig Henry Trowbridge The party
Is well armed, and carries ammunition for
the entire thirty months. The stores consist
of canned meats-roast lamb, beef, etc I;
canned fruits and vegetables, especially APP
piles; flour, corn starch, Indian meal, coffee,
tea, chocolate, sugar, molasses, vinegar and
horse-radish as a preventive of scurvy 1t is
expected that plenty of fresh meat can be Oh
tanned, as KiIRiWilliam's Land is rich IN
game, such as deer, seal, ducks, wild geese,
etc. Contributions of supplies have been
ample, and probably more than can be used,
but cash contributions are not over large
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-20
An Exnensive English Editor.

London Letter to the Baltimore Sun: You
see a very noticeable article in the present
number of the Quarterly RerieaO which dis
cusses the relations of the Grown and Con-
stitution." The article is based on an able
pamphlet entitled the CrOiOn and Cabinet,
which was recently issued and sold here in
great numbers. Both the articles, in the
ReUie,0 and in the pamphlet, were written by
the co-editor and proprietor of the Manches-
ter Examiner. He came before the world in
this case as "Verex." While | maintain the
writer's incognito, though | know him per-
sonally, may be permitted to say that the
London Times, some months ago, offered
him twenty thousand dollars per year salary
if he would join its editorial staff At or
about the same time the Daily NeUs offered
him twenty two thousand dollars per annum
on like conditions, and before he decided upon
either, his employer, hearing of these bids, ten
dered an equal partnership in the Examiner,
which was accepted. That yields eighty
thousand dollars per annum and independence.
He is regarded as the best political writer of
the day, and the Manchester Examiner, in
its leader, Is the best paper in England. At
ter it, in deep thinking out of its themes, is
the Pail Mall Gazette. The London Times,
of late, has lost its best men by retirement,
and is now ''the paper without head" Yet
its hold on the public is strong