The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-18
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE MARK ETS.

THE MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, May l5.-Flour quiet
and unchanged. Wheat, southern
stady; western dull and easier-south-
ern red, Local, 2S; do. amber, 1.30.
Corn, southern active and firm for
white; dull for yellow; western half
cent lower-southern white, 52a524,
do. yellow, 519a52. Oats, quiet and
steady-southern, 33a36; do. mixed,
32a329. Rye quiet and nominal, Goa
81. Hay dull and unchanged. Provi-
sions quiet and nominally unchang-
ed. Butter dull, weak and lower
choice western Halls. Petroleum
nominal-refined, l02a11. Coffee
firm and quiet-Rio cargoes, 143a174.
NEW YORK, May 15.-Gold, 1909.
THROAT CUT IN AN ARRAY.
BALTIMORE, May 12.--At Fred
erick, Nd, last night, during a
quarrel between two negroes, Warren
Stanton, aged sixty, and Dennis
Davis, aged twenty-fCur, Stanton cut
Davis throat, causing his death in
an hour.
DRUNKNEss AN EXCUSE FOR
MURDER.
WILMINGTON, DEL, May r.
The jury i'll the case Of William
Thomas, on trial at New Castle, for
the murder of his wife, in the city in
April last, rendered a verdict of &C.
quittal last night, on the ground of
temporary insanity. Thomas was a
hard drinker, and strong medical
opinion was given at the time of the
trial, showing that Thomas was
crazed by drink when the crime was
committed.
CANADA ALARMED.
HALIFAX, n. S., May 13.-The
Military Department has been active
of late. Four guns have been sent to
Yarmouth and four to st. Johns,
n. F. Ammunition has also been
supplied to these places, as well as
Digby, where guns are already in
position.
A battery of artillery is being en-.
rolled at Yarmouth, the officer in
command of the Imperial troops here
furnishing an instructor.
The battery at Sydeny, G. b., is
being put in proper order, and am.
munition has been forwarded to that
point. The militia there are being
trained to work the guns. Vice AID
miral Inglefield has loaned rifle gun.
and ammunition to the Government
steamers Lady Head, Glendon and
Newfield.
BUFFALO, May l3.-It is reported
that the military were called out a
Fort Erie, Ontario, between one anC
two O'Clock this morning in anticipa
ton OF a Fenian raid. Extensive
preparations were also made at st
Catharines. -Four companies of in
hntry and battery were ordered tC
be ready to march at any time.
ST. CATHARINEs, ONT, May 49,
The Nineteenth Battalion, volunteer
militia, received official notice &c
hold themselves in readiness for ac.
tive service at a mement's notice
The companies assembled at theil
headquarters to night, and were
furnished with arms and twenty
rounds of ammunition. The same
order was received at Niagara and
Clifton.
MONTREAL, May 13.-Colone
Fletcher, Deputy Adjutant General
has received instructions from Ottawa
to distribute arms and ammunition
to volunteers along the American
border and hold force in readiness
DEATH OF A PROMINENT BALTI-
MORGAN.
BALTIMORE, May 13.-Edingtor
Fulton, for nearly thirty years asso
ciated with the Baltimore american,
and until recently its managing edi'
tor, died this afternoon, in the six.
tieth year of his age. He was sur.
veyor of the port of Baltimore two
years under President Johnson's ad-
ministration, and during the first
term of President Grant, and at the
time of his death he was superinten.
dent of public stores, to which place
he was appointed under the present
administration. Mr.. Fulton was a
native of Philadelphia, and brother
Of G. G. Fulton, senior editor and
proprietor of the american, now alb
sent in Europe.
THE COLD SNAP.
PORT JERTIs, N. Y, May 14.-For