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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-09

sick at one time. There was no doctor
and no nurse but the ignorant mother,
yet all recovered; and in the same
block where these children were sick
there We're over fifty cases, and not a
death. | found filth in all the sur
roundlngs of that house, and it was
enough to make well man sick to 90
near there. In my frequent visits to
the Washington street cemetery, which
is in the heart of the city, | have seen
the same faces in the houses of the
streets opposite to this graveyard. At
every funeral the same children would
be there--not one missing. This led
me to make an investigation yester-
day. This cemetery occupies an entire
square, bounded by Washington, Sixth,
Prytania and Coliseum streets, and the
entrance on Washington street. Di-
rectly opposite this entrance is the
family of Mr.. Birchmier, consisting of
himself, wife, and six children; none of
them have ever had the fever and all
have thus far escaped. There are in
the same block five other houses, and
as yet not a case of fever in any of
them. On the SiXth-street side OF the
cemetery there has not been q case in
the entire block of houses. On the
Prytania-street side there is church
and but three houses; all of the fam
lilies in these houses have escaped the
disease. On the Coliseum-street side
of the cemetery there are a large num-
Der OF cottage houses, and fever in only
one of them. | next interviewed the
men who are constantly employed in
the burial of the dead. These men
open and close the tombs, and are very
much exposed, yet they have escaped
the fever.
The death-rate has shown a very
large proportion of children, fully 80
per cent. of the mortality being of
young children; and the children who
have had the very best care and atten-
ton die, while the children Of the poor
recover. In the orphan asylum we
find there have been eighty-three cases;
the Camp-street female orphan asylum
has had seventy-four cases and no
deaths. The Sisters of Charity have
taken care of these children. The fact
that these children sleep in the third
and fourth story of the buildings may
have been of advantage to them and
caused them to have mild cases. There
are some families who have from four
to eight children and who have not had
case of the prevailing epidemic. [
have yet to learn of any citizen having
had the fever in previous epidemics
and again this year-unless they have
spent some time away from the city.
After once having had the fever, they
are always safe, being fever-proof.-
Cor. Springfield (NaSS. J Republican.
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Married by Telegraph.

"What God hath ioined'together let
no man put asunder." This, as il
started over the telegraph wires on
Oct. 16 from Washington Court House,
Ohio, to reach its destination two hours
later at Georgetown, Col, 5000 miles
away, ended the most novel marriage
on record, joining till death shall
part" Mr.. Wheeler C. Ellis, at George
town, and Miss Lima Sallers at this
town. The history of this strange pro-
ceeding, as related to the Enquirer man
by friend of the parties, is as follows:
"Three years since Wheeler Ellis, a
young, poor and hard working mechan-
ic, left Washington for the far West to
seek his fortune, leaving behind love-
ly and lonely maiden to await his COM
ing at some future time. when his
finances would admit of marriage. This
time had come this week, but, on &C
count of business engagements, the
young man found he could not make
the trip East. A friend arriving here
yesterday from the West was commits
stoned to take the young woman to
Georgetown, where the ceremony would
be performed. This arrangement,
though entirely in accordance with the
young lady's wishes, did not suit her
mother, who SO strenuously objected to
this way of the thing being done, that
some other plan must be adopted or the
affair postponed. The girl had waited
long already, and nothing but distance
seemed to stand in the way, so at the
suggestion of Rev. George Carpenter
the telegraph was called into service.
This Gained the old lady's objections,
and the preacher performed the cere-
mony. No cards. The only spectators
were friend or two. From the time
of the first message till the young man
answered the solemn Il do was some
thing over four hours. The bride
started to-day for a home and husband
in the West, with the best wishes OF
many friends. The parties are we'll
known here, and the affair caused quite
ripple of excitement when it became
known. 1t is unequaled in strangness
in the annals of marriages. Cjrcias-
natl Enquirer.
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Plague Peculiarities at the South.

A few items in regard to the yellow
fever may prove of interest to your
many readers. The disease this year
is unlike that of any other. Having
passed through every epidemic of the
past thirty-eight years, | am enabled to
see the great difference in the course of
the present. While many families have
been entirely swept away, other fami-
lies sick with the fever have all recov-
cred. What is strange is, the disease
has been most fatal in the nice, cleaner
part of the city, while in the most filthy
portions it has prevailed in mild
form. Mr.. and Mrs. Isby and son, for
instance. all died within ten DAYS.
They resided in what is known as "the
Garden District" where every house
has large garden; the street is well
paved with square blocks, and is known
as the most aristocratic part of the CITY,
Near the business part of the city, on
Camp and West Charles streets, the
disease has been very fatal, yet the
streets are kept extra clean, having all
square block pavements; they are wat
cred every day, and the houses are all
ings. The entire length of Magazine
street is paved with square blocks, the
class of houses all of the best, the street
is sprinkled every day, no foul, filthy
cutters, yet the death rate on this street
has been enormous; the Block family,
all of whom died, were on this street.
Prytania street, where the five members
of the Barnes family died, is known as
our most fashionable one for family
residences. 1t is kept in extra good
order. Euterpe street, between st.
Charles and Carondolet, has been an
other fatal location. Here the houses
are two-story, occupied by families
having their own servants, and having
| during the sickness the very best of
doctors and nurses, the street is well
paved, never overilows, and the loca-
ton would be selected rs the most
healthy in the city, yet in every house
the most fatal form of the disease APP
peared, the street had to be barricaded
and death claimed its victims in every
family residing there.
Now, as a contrast, we will take the
most filthy streets, the poorest of fam
lilies, suffering from want of proper
food, with mere sheds for houses and
no comforts of any kind, and we find
the disease in mild form, very few OF
the sick even having doctors, and yet
nearly all recover. In my own dray.
mans family, they had six children
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-09
Qm nonna falls.
MARJORIE.

Little Marjorie. with the wide brown eyes
And hair that will not curl as it should
Stands at my knee in a thoughtful mood,
And plies me with questions quaint and wise:
Where shall go when L m dead? Doyou spose
| shall live to be old? VIII my hair turn gray
Like Grandmamma's? Shall wear on my nose
Glasses with yellow rims some day?
Gould | carry a snuff-box if chose?)
Is there place in heaven to play
If l should die RODF wish knew;
Don't you?
20 wonder if God would think me good
- Good as the coolest, mean. Would it be
Very nice do you think if l only should ! z
- Get place way back, where | couldn't see
The big white throne and the angels by @ss
With great wings on? Do you know why
We can't have wings, and clothes that grow
All ready on us? If could fly,
can tell you quick where should go;
To see the heather and Bobby's show,
And Aunt Mehitsble Pettigrew:s
Should you?
Do you 'spect shall ever grow up? If do,
shall have a hat with a big pink rose
Like yours for best, and when it SHOWS
-, II carry an um-ber-il-ler, too,
That Is all my own, and .parasol
On other days. DO you b,lieve III be tall
Like Cousin Grace-with such frizzy hair?
Shall have a cousin that wants a doll
AS bad as me?-and then shall wear
For every day a nice silk dress
That drGgS! (mine shall be green. / guess)
wonder what | shall die of and where
III be buried; L really do;
Don't YOU?
81 wonder if that Dick Brown would cry
If was really expired. You know
He laughed the day that cut me So
Though it hurt me awful. can't see why
One can't live always. l think this world
Is good enough centrally; Christmases
Are the incest. Why amt this
A Christmas too? Is my hair most curled?
You're long time, mamma Why don't it curl
Just of itself?" 20 my little girl,
Lift up your face while give you kiss
would answer your questions each for you,
If only knew"
-NariaR c. IagersOH, in Youths COnspanioa.
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Daughter and Wife.

A bad daughter seldom makes good
wife. If a girl is ill-tempered at home,
snarls at her parents, snaps at brothers
and sisters, and 60 shirks' her ordinary
duties, the chances are ten to one that
when she gets home of her own, she
will make it wretched. There are girls
who fancy themselves so far superior
to their parents that the mere privilege
of enjoying their society in the house
ought to be all the old people should
have the assurance to ask. While their
mothers are busy with domestic duties,
they sit in the easiest chairs, or lie on
the softest sofas, feeding on cheap and
trashy novels, and cherish the notion
that they are very literary individuals.
The household drudgery is too coarse
for such fine young ladies as they. The
business of their parents is to provide
them with nice clothes, and to be con-
tent with admiring their handsome APP
pearance in the intervals of labor. Girls
of this sort are very anxious to be mar
ried, that they may escape the disa-
greeableness of a home where they are
held, more or less, under subsection;
therefore, they are smiling enough to
eligible bachelors, quickly smoothing
down the frowns which alone they give
to the members of their own families.
A caller who doesn't have a chance of
seeing how they behave as daughters,
may be excused for fancying them low
ing and lovable beings; but one who
does see it, is foolish if he commits
himself by offering marriage to a girl
L IL 4. L a e.
of a worthy man. If she will not assist
her mother in the domestic labors, and
badgers the servants, is she not likely
to be equally slothful and ill-tempered
when she marries? If she now thinks
herself too fine to work, is it safe to ex-
pect that her views as to that matter
will radically change if she becomes a
wifep
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Professional Vanity Sacrificing Life.

There was a considerable attendance
of doctors, surgeons and students at the
Blank Hospital one day. DR.. -, a
celebrated surgeon, was to amputate a
boys 'ng, and brilliant operation was
loo Or. 1t was brilliant, but in the
mi it one of the spectators saw a
spu purt of blood that his practiced
eye I'D him ought to be stopped at
once. He looked anxiously at the OPP
orator, but though his eye saw it too,
his pride was blind to it. To stop and
bind it would spoil the symmetry of the
performance. He went on, and finished
to the admiration of the whole throng
=" "a splendid operation?'
The next morning one observing
friend went to the hospital. AS the
door was opened for him he said to the
janitor: Little - is dead" The
man stared at him in astonishment
"Why, how do you know that, STRIP"
81 knew he would die when | saw the
operation" Said the man: Eyes, sir,
he died this morning" That same
morning some one found the brilliant
surgeon standing by the sheeted bed,
with face that told its own story. He
said he would give all he had in the
world if he could bring that boy back
to life, for he knew that his vanity had
killed him. Y. Cor. Cincinnati Ga
zgLte.
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THE OLD MAN ALWAYS RIGHT.
A Pretty Story, But No Sort of An Ex-
ample.


take it for granted that you have
been in the country, and seen avery old
farm house with a matched roof, and
MOSES and small plants growing wild
upon the thatch. There is stork S
nest on the summit of the gable; for we
can't do without the stork. The walls
of the house are sloping, and the win
dows are low, and only one of the lat
ter is made so that it will open. The
baking oven sticks out of the wall like
little fat body. The elder tree hangs
over the paling, and beneath its
branches, at the foot of the paling, is a
pool of water in which few ducks are
disporting themselves. There is yard
dog, too, who banks at all corners.
just such farm house stood out in
the country; and in this house dwelt an
old couple-a peasant and his wife.
Small as was their property, there was
a single article that they could do with
out-a horse, which made living out
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Ox-TAIL SOUP is an old thing, but
now some genius of the kitchen has
discovered way of making broth out
of a cows horns. This comes about as
near making both ends meat, perhaps,
as it is possible for any one but Edison
to do.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-09

The Romans had a goddess LAYER
ma, whose province it was to screen
those who live by fraud and rapine.
Horace introduces man addressing her
privately as follows: "Grant me, La
verna, a genius for trickery, and an out
ward appearance of probity and con-
science; let my crimes be hid in dark
ness and cast a cloud over my roguer-
les" There would seem to be many
who make a GODDESS of Laverna to-day.
DIPHTHERIA in some parts of Utah
is more fatal among children than
yellow fever is at the South.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-05

Go 1T BLIND WHILE You CAS.-Uncle In.
johnson aid down coat on the bench ana
sponge I'M hand turned 10 his quesfionsr
What am re reason dat in spite OBJ desc "a :
peated an eSfraneous specuiations de stock
horers doan't Rinrally desiSt on freauen'
'vestigations into de way dat business Am
done Pshaw, chile. OATS easy 'nough 10 see
Fifteen var ago, tank de Lor', hive on ala
Bray's place down dar TO Newbun, an over
de creek dsr WAS q bridge dar. an de county
didn't mend II, and ntassa woBidn' mend IL
an yon h'lteve IL got very discomposed at
ias Wen, one day the rail one side went
oOer kersplash In de creek, an 4 say Mars
guess we better look at ders floor timber fore
dey break un er US bime by Well, all de Ole
man say was jus DIS SeZ he. Jus as long as
we don know how bad dem timbers is we
shant be afraid 10 go ober on 'em. Hone
deyll las my time, any way" and Uncle
joe turned TO the uncleaued coat with reS
newed vigor. Julius Petiibone. waited =
moment and then asked irreverentlv, Well
WHAT'S dat rigerromale bout ole BRAY GOT 10
90 Wld dis crate fnanshul question dat Yves
oeh diSgustln Uncle Joe laid down his
sponge and rose TO his full attitude "Julius
Caesar Walkinsham Pettibone whose coat ia A
cleanin Doan know, hey Well dat coat
am capitalist $. Sos dat, an dat, an Amt
gwine TO risk Spilin' my trade by 'fendin' de
men In dat line OF business, 10 enlightep lgno-
rant nlgGers. But tell You one ting, younp
man, dat you We hearn de story and my an
swer lies in de application. And JohuSoo
turned again 10 his labors-[ Boston Journal
~ Commerce.
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y +. STEIGER,
d. Real Estate Auctioneer, Gil 7th st.

y +. STEIGER,
d. Real Estate Auctioneer. Gil 7th st.
TRgsTEEs, SALE OF VALUABLE I'M
PROVED REAL ESTATE ON EAST SIDE
OF SEVENTH STREET ROAD, BETWEEN
ZEN PARK, CONSISTING OF BRICK
TER HOUSE AND OUTHOUSES, AND
ONE ACRE OF GROUND.
BY virtue Of q deed of trust, dated April 6. -
1877, and duly recorded in Liber No. 844 e:s
Folio ~, ct seq. one of the land records for 1911
the District Of Columbia and at the request Of the
party secured thereby, we will sell at pu bile auc
ton, In front OF the premises on WEDNESDAY,
September 11th, AID. 1873, at o'clock p. M, the
following described real estate situate in the coun
piece or parcel Of land lying the east side Of 7th
schuetzen Park, and south Of and adjoining John
ID. CLICK 8 southern line, being the north one-half
OF that part Of Mt Pleasant conveyed TO John
Rakersm1th. by deeds dated respectively Septem-
Der 8, 1894, and May ], 1875 and recorded respec-
lively In Liber r. II. H., No. IL, Folio 1856, and
Liber S21, Folio &c. of said land records contain
Ing one acre OF ground, more less, with the inn
pl Ovements thereon.
Terms Of sale: One third cash, (of which $50
must be paid at time Of sale;) and the balance In
one and two years In equal payments, to be secured
from day OF sale, and payable semi-aunually until
paid. and deed of trust on the property sold.
Conveyancing and recording at purchasers cost.
1t terms Of sale are not complied with in six days
after sae the Trustees reserve the right to resell
at risk and cost of defaulting purchaser.
MAHLON ASHFORD, }nuu,&..,
aug3l-dtdbs WIN. r. HOLTZMAN. AruS'0eS'
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
r T. CoLDwELL. Real Estate AuctIoneer.

r T. COLDwELL, Real Estate Auctioneer.
IRUsIEEs' SALE OF A DESIRABLE
THREE-sTORY BROWN FRONT Dwell
LING, ON THE EAST SIDE OF FOUR-
TENTH STREET WEST, NEAR THE
CIRCLE, AND IMMEDIATELY SOUTH
OF GEN. SCHENCK'S RESIDENCE.
BY virtue OF deed of trust, dated July -
isS; folio g. one Of the land records for thex.:1.
district OF Columbia, and at the request OF the
party secured thereby we viii sell. At oc auc
september n ., 1878 at O'Clock M. the follow
Vt aisaattngt9n District Of Columbia to
division Of original lot numbered twelve (o), In
square numbered two hundred and forty-seven
cd. together with the improvements &C.
Terms: IS, 800, with interest at nine (5) Der cent
per annum from January 10, 1878, to the day Of
sac, and expenses OF sale In cash; and the balance
at twelve Old and twenty-four (24) months. for
which the notes OF the purchaser. bearing per
cent interest," and secured by deed Of trust on the
property sold, will be taken. deposit of 500 will
De required OF the purchaser 1T the time of sale,
and all conyeyAncing At purchasers cost. Terms
70 be complied with In seven days otherwise the
Trustees reserve the right resell the property at
the risk and cost Of the defautng purchaser after
i've days advertisement.
PETER r. BACON, (n.,,..
BRAINARD II. WARNER, Aioo'0o0'
~ If 30 desired, the purchaser can have q loan
on the above property, of -. 500, at per cent.
auR16-f, t. &ds
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PALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
THE GREAT DOUBLE TRACK.
National Route and Short Line to the
North. Northwest, West
and Southwest.

THE GREAT DOUBLE TRACK.
National Route and Short Line to the
and Southwest.
TO TAKE Er Feet SUNDAY, JUNE 8. 1878.
Express. EIiicott city. ON Sunday to Baitimore
slo9s at snd a kds
$50 :. m.SBaltimore. Annapolis and way.
sSWn snG ksy "a Rssy
t7:40a. m.zBsltimoIe and Laurel Express.
GO Stow ana Wsy
s:$oa. New York, Philadelphis. Boston and
stops ma Ssn aor.
1885 .. m.-st. Louis, chicago, Columbus. and
d
ton. PuIlman Car to Cincinnati Oily. Graz
10 da S1of2i
1890 q. m.--Baltimore Express. Stops at Ba-
1910 p: m.HBaitimore. Annapolis, Elicott City
ESpPess On Sundays 70 ssltl%oTe o only. o stop
$50 SOD 3 n m .. Bsdens6arg, and Laurel
E1pe ss. Frederick via Relay. Stops at Annap-
t4:so D. III m.@Foint of Rocks. Frederick. Hsgers-
town, Winchester and Way Stations. On Sum
t4:46p m.-Batimore, Annapolis and Way Sta
T0:oO p. m.-fnllAu6ipuia NOElOlk anu b3ClmOr6
Express. Norfolk except Sunday. Norfolk Pas
sengers taken in the Cars direct to Boat at Can.
ton. Stop at Bladensburg and Laurel.
$3.50 p. m.-Baltimore and Way stations;
t7:b p. m:-Chicago and Columbus Express.
Sleeping Cars to Chicago.
1910 D. m.-BatimOre Express.
1925 p. m.-St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville and
Pit5sburg Express. Pittsburg, except sunday.
1880 p. m.-New York, Philadelphia and Balti-
more Express. Sleeping Car TO New York, and
Special Sleeping Car TO Philadelphia.
ID Daily. Other trains daily except Sunday.
Ali trains stop at Relay SIatiOl. je10
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DIED.

ABNER. On THURSDAY, September 9th, 1873
from cholera infantam. Louis ABSER, beloved
infant son OF I'd. Amer, aged eleven months and
six dsys.
Fupe raj win take place Friday, SePtember 9th,
at o'clock p. m. from AL Ninth street. Friends
OF he family are invited ID attend.
FESWICk. In Georgetown, ID c., on We'd
nesuay. September 9Th, 1878. Mrs. sU,AN H., be-
loysC " ife of Fraaes Ft.nwick
FE8eg'ds of the family are respectfully inv ted ID
attend the funeral, rom No. IL Se,ond street,
ar 5 so O'Clock. Requiem mass at Trinity church
at 3.
RUSSELL. On wednesday, September 4. 1873.
at twelve oscieck m. WILLIAM i. HI ssRLL, in
the fifty-ff6h year OF his age.
His funeral viii take place on FRIDAY, the 9Th in
staDt NJ SsS clock ID. M. from his late residence
No. zoos q street sout beast. Friends and &C.
quaintaTles respectfully invited to attend.
eMA1LWOOD. On wednesday, the 9Th OF Sep
tember, 1878, at O'Clock p. m, JAMES II.
SMALlwooD, aged twenty -RIne years.
Fu,ssral from his late residence, Sol 3 stroot
southwest, Friday, atl O'Clock p. m. Rextives and
fife eds invited to attend.
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41Not much communism In Philadelphia
kearney's kr0wd kOllected just SIS for his ex-
penses.-( Phild. Bulletin.
AS-Sitting Bull has given strict orders not
to scalp the man pushing a wheelbarrOw
across the continent. He likes to see the pale
face enjoying himself within reasonable
bounds.
@-The gang OF burglars who work for
seven straight hours to hammer safe to pieces
to secure fourteen cents, know something how
q country minister feels next day after dOaa-
ton party.
ga man who had long heen in populous
cities, having occasion to visit the country en-.
counrered flock of those bids widely known
"Well,' said the citizen, b wing noticed the
peculiarly stupid way in which they gabbled
and stared at him, 81 deaf wonder that they
called CT geese"
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TINTED STATES nARsHAL,s SALE.

BY virtue of two wits of dera facas issued out of
the Clerk once OF the Supreme Court of the Dis
public SAFE, for cash. In front OF the preases, de-
scHibed below. o. WEDNESDAY,. the 18th day OF
September, 1874, at IL o'clock a. m, al the right
title claim ana interest Of the defendant in and to
the following described property. 10 wit: all the
Of wo one.,tory Brick RUt i:tlNd,, being Nos
4 az "a anc 40 nth s. and tares and
also part 10, 3, square S22, being Nos. Al 4l9,
al 423, as and za7 l2sn 81. NV, Washington
ID. c., seiZeu ana ievic.t upon tt, properly o
Jan es Il. Turrcn. to sstis execution No. 10 3Sa
In lay, " favor Of Samuel Re-. aud e4ecu iOn
No. 10 488 IN law. favor cf E liza Br..Sn
FkEU'K DOUGH- ass, u. :. Mar skal D. G,
JOHN SHERMAN, Aa:.i:a:er. e-.o -
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THE RAPID RISE IN QUININE is due, accord
ing TO the New York Times, not To heavy Rus
sian purchases, but the falling of in the sup
ply OF bark, owing to wars between the South
American tribes of Indians. who are the prin-
cipal gatherers OF what We employ. They have
shipped no bark for eight or nine months. Tho
English enjoy more stable supply since the
cultivation OF the bark has been introduced
successfully in India, and also get better ar
ucle than the wild bark from South America.
The manufacturers price per ounce for sui
went up to $3.50 in the early part of ISL, stood
firm at that until June last, when it went to
$780, is now raised to s. 80, with indications OF
another speedy rise, and there are those con-
nected with the wholesale drug business who
aver that it will reach s. before there is any
retrograde movement.