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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-27

HoNoRs TO GEN. GRANT IN JERU-
sAhEM.-The Department of State
has received from the United States
consul at Jerusalem an account of the
recent visit of Gen. Grant and his
party to that place. Consul Wilson
lays stress on the many official atten-
tions shown to the distinguished WIS.,
itor by the foreign consular body
and the native authorities. He was
met at Kalourah, five miles from
Jerusalem, by the dragVmms and
guards Of the several consulates, of
the Greek patriarch and of the Pasha
OF Palestine, and by company OF
cavalry, and was welcomed into the
city with military honors. The
Pasha's military band of music was
IN attendance upon him daily, and
during the rine of his stay ne re-
ceived every mark of consideration
from the Pa5ha and the locil conSuis
ana tne ,ngnalarles Of the Greek alrR
American churches.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-27
NUMBER q

RELIGIOUS ENTHUsIAsM AMONG
CoLoRED PEoPIE.-The Richmond
(Va.) State of the 10th inst. says
"The colored people are passing
through the throes of a Religious re-
vival, and while under the powerful
spell act in the strangest manner,
SURPRISING the dancing dervishes of
the East, and comporting themselves
as if suffering from st. Vitds' dance
or the bite of the tarantula. All
around we see evidences of this sing-A
ular religious enthusiasm among thiN
class. They meet, as If by accident,
IN the streets, and take hold of hands,
and then begin a sort of weird, wild
dance as they shake one another and
chant a strange sort of gihberish-wu.As
waiter bringing you your ] orning
chop at breakfast, half way to The
table is suddenly seized with the re-
ligious coDvulsi IN, and crying out
"I've got it," drops the platter and
begins to caper about in the most
ridiculous manner, while you look on
and wonder. At the tobacco factory
suddenly the spirit moves them as
they are engaged in twisting the leaf,
and they stop all work and begin one
of their wild meetings, with shout
ings, and prayer, and singing. And
so it goeson; these things occurring
at intervals of every three or four
years. The spirit of prophecy, too,
takes possession of many, and predic-
tions of the end of all things, the in
terpretations of dreams, and readings
of signs visible in the heavens and on
the earth are a part of the general
programme. Then suddenly it dies
out, and the world moves ON with
them as usual"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-27
Income from the Liquor Register.

According to the statistics collected
from official sources by Mr.. w. F..
Spaulding, Of Massachusetts, there
are now over 5000 places in that
Commonwealth where liquor is sold.
During the year ending the 30th of
last June, 6,838 persons took out retail
licenses from the United States, and
this is the most accurate guide we
known of, but it is not likely there
are so many places open at present,
owing to the hard times and other
causes. Still, that number is less than
there had been in any year since 1872.
Perhaps there may be 6 400 establish,
ments of high and low degree now
engaged in the business. Persons
Who nave made the subject study
reckon that the sales of these places
will average $4,000 a year, which
would indicate that, at retail prices,
S25, 5,600,000 worth Of liquor will be
sold in the State during the year
We have no way in which to de-
termine how much of this will be
paid for malt, and how much for
stronger liquors; nor is it necessary
for our president purpose to know
this. AT the Virginia rates ale and
beer pay 10 per cent. OH each sale,
and ardent spirits 16 per cent. 1t will
not be unjust to reckon the average
at IL per cent, though it is probably
greater in the Old Dominion. At
that figure Massachusetts would re.
alize on the basis of our other COM
putations S3,072, 900 year from this
tax. Three millions of money is
large sum. A good deal can be done
with it. OF course, the sum realized
here will not be so large as in New
York, where the metropolis alone
spends S60,000,000 year for drinks,
and where it is estimated $40, 900, 900
year could be collected.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-27

That England is in earnest in her
preparations for war is shown by tie
fact that agents OF the British gov
ernment have been making purchases
of cavalry horses in the west TO the
extent of about 10000 head. In order
not to excite attention and nut up the
prices they gave out that the pur-
chases were intended for use on
street railroads in England, but in
making their selections it was noticed
that they did not buy stocky-built
strong shouldered horses calculated
for use in harness, but selected tall
animals suitable for the saddle and
without regard to- their pulling cap
acity, or whether they had been
broken to harness or were balky.
They have made extensive purchases
at an average Of about 500; but now
that the fact of the purpose Of their
operations has leaked out, it is eX
pected that the price will go up, and
that, in fact, the drain upon the
supply Of horses in this county will
cause the prices to advance generally.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-27

WHAT DRUNKENNESS CosTs. -
Deputy Sheriff Geo. &. Solliday has
informed newspaper of Hagerstown
that during Mr.. p. j. Mayberry's
term as sheriff. the corporation of
that place paid him S1,045.45 for
keeping corporation prisoners in Jail.
Fully three fourthS Of this amount
was paid for persons who had been
committed for drunkenness s.-BoonS-
bOrO Ottd- FeLLO1C.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-27

The Ohio Legislature is making
an effort to tax church property. 1t
is to the interest of the Democracy
to get rid of all the churches ana
school houses and if the work can
be accomplished by taxation, and we
believe that it can to certain ex-
tent then we should not be surprised
to hear OF such move being made
party question.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-27

A delicate complexion is best COM
pared to a blooming rose; but when
the countenance is disfgured with
Blotches and Pimples, like weeds in
rose-bed, the sufferer should
promptly use DIR. Bulls Blood Mix
ture, which quickly and effectually
eradicates such unsightly evidences
of impure blood.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-27
Keller's Vegetable Life Drops
Liver COMPL. Amt.

When from any of the numerous Incl
ting causes the Liver begins to act ahnof-
mally, the bile remains in the system,
vitiating and perverting every vital pro-
cess, and causing Boils, Carbuncles,
Blotches, Pimples, Coughs, Bronchitis,
Asthma, Consumption, Dysentery, Kid
Eey and Bladder diseases, and many other
disorders, all originating directly or indi-
rectly from the Liver. Keller's Vegetable
Life Drops induce the healthy action of
the Liver by providing for the removal Of
the hillary constituents by the Bowels,
Kidneys and Skin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-27

In the introduction of Kellers Vege-
table Life Drops. new departure has
been instituted Instead of appealing to
the credulity and desperation Of the sick,
the judgment of all is addressed in "a
Brief Manual Of Purgstive and Depura-
tive Medicine,"-(to be had OF >-ruggists
free Of charge, and given with every bot
tie of the Drops, written for those who,
having perception of their diseases. ~
intelligently apply the principles therein
contained, with the assurance Of relief
and cure of
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27
The African Honey .iTH.

The honey bird is about rs large as a gray
hooking bird, and is of similar color II en-
dcavOrs to attract the notice of Travellers and
to induce them to follow it, When it succeeds
thus far, it almost invariably leads the person
who follows to II nest of wild bees While ON
the route, it keeps up an inccssan, tWittering
rs if to assure its follower Of success and often
alights on the ground or a brush, and looks to
see if the person is still in full pursuit
The native Africans, when conducted by the
bird frequently answer its twittcring with a
whistle rs they proceed, for the purpose OF sig
nityng to their conductor that they are still
following it, When the bird arrives at the
hollow tree or other places where the honey is
deposited il hovcrs over the spot, points Il, the
deposit with its bill, and perchcs on q neigh
boring bush or tree to await its share of the
plumber. This is the usual termination of the
adventure. But sometimes the honey bird
seems to be governed 10y Il love of mischief,
and then instead Of conducting die traveller to
II bees nest, It conducts him 10 the lairof some
wild beast and then flies away with twitter-
ing which sounds good deal like laughter.
Gordon Cummings the Zion killer once
followed a honey bird which conducted him to
the retreat of q huge crocodile, and having in
trOduccd the traveller 10 this august presence,
the little fcathcrcd joker took haS'y leave ev-
identity much delighted with the success of its
trick
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27

1t Is not generally known, even in cultivated
circles, that the amount Of arabic soil in Amcri-
ca is greater than in Europe, Asia, and Africa
put together, and can therefore sustain more
lives. This is no rash conclusion speak
from scientific basis; and | will show you
what that basis is Our continent is narrow,
and therefore the winds of the ocean water 1t
well. The mountain chains on the east side
of the American continent are low; on the east
side of the Old World are high. From this, it
results that the trade winds, laden with the
wctness of the sea, are attracted to our land.
The breadth of the Old World and lis high
eastern ranges cause the rainless interiors of
Asia and Africa. Again, America is the land
of fertile plains; the Old World, Of scorched
plains. Our plains run north and south, and
so attract and receive the rains America is
high under the Equator, the Old World is wide
hence with us u small surface, Is expose to the
scorching sun The result is that the product
i've soil in the Old World is ten million square
miles, and in the New, eleven million Thus
bursts upon us in all the light of scientific
truth, the fact that America can sustain a
greater population than the Old World; and
if she can, it is unqucstionablc that some day
she will
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27

About the biggest throat-cuttng operation
in the way Of railroad rivalry we have any
note Of is now going on between therival roads
from points on the Missouri river to st. Loui,
and Chicago, The usual rates for freight from
Kansas City, ST. Joseph, Atchison, &c, to either
st. Louis or Chicago was GO to G5 cts. per 10C
lbs and for wheat and corn from 90 to % cts
per bushc The rates Tor ordinary freight arr
now 10 cts per 100 lbs. and wheat and corn
and cts. Such II war is not only injurious tC
the roads engaged but dcmoralizing 10 the
whole business Of railroad transportation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27

\ CRUSHED LAwYER-Mr Constable ~
rams tackled lawyer in red hot style at magiS
trate's court yesterday SO long As the lawyer
confined himself 10 legal propositions, such as
EpiVrijuS UgtVa, od rFp:ndipH, c.TiDruJi
huyDa1s rorpus. mir rum 0yyUSh ana such like
legal phrases, it was all right with the con
stable; hut when lac talked about men c1mpoS
msatis then the blood got rilcd, and the con
stable went for the lawyer, world without end,
kingdom come llcriddlcd the learned attorney,
and proved too the iallacy of his position, first
by demonstrating that ii a man lived on one
side ola fence and colorcd woman on the
other, and dispute should rise about the par
eniagc of the child, of course a dammamus
should issue 10 .how cause why the party of
the third part should not commit an alibi, and
thereby prove perjury by exhibiting writ of
rooster. After this magnificent outburst of
legal learning the other lawyer wiityd, and the
plaintiff was awarded verde, of 5000
VpsigpHsrg LlidD ifa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27
oONKLING's ESTABLISHMENT.

However damaging to Hayes may be the eff,
feet of the publication of the Conkling inter
view in the New York Vorld referred to in
our last there is no doubt it must be doubly
damaging to Conkling. Just look at it, Conk,
ling says the country has no idea how closely
il was brought to the brink Of civil war
over the presidential count, and that Grant
himself was terrified. The republicans, who
had majority in the senate, had settled down
to the determination Of insisting on the right
of the Vice President alone to make the count,
which many Of themselves as well rs Mr..
Conklng knew to be unconstitutional. He
admits that 1t was in his power, by taking a
firm stand then in favor Of what was clearly
constitutional law and precedent on the sub
iect, to have driven the republican majority OF
the senate from their untenablc position; but
instead of doing so, he says he invented the
plan of bridging over the trouble by the prcsl-
dental commission Did ever IA man making
pretcnsions to craftsmanship show an equal
lack of courage to seize grand opportunity
Who today can estimate the stature OF that
bold and honest republican leader who, when
peace and justice hung on the issue, should
have shown the courage and manhood to step
forward and denouncc the unconstitutional
attitude of his party and sustain the position
of his opponents because it was right! II
would have settled the whole troublc-dissipal-
ed every danger in day, and Conkling would
have stood at the head Of American statesmen.
Again-after the commission was organized,
and, as Dir. Conkling says, on the understand
ine that there should be a full investigation OF
the Louisiana and Florida iniquity the re
publican leaders once more placed themselves
in the unfortunate and untcnable position Of
smothcring the Louisiana rOttonncss by rcius-
ing to 90 behind the returning board decision.
During and after the formation of the electoral
commission, he says he had reason to suspect
that HAYES and his friends were bargaining
with southern democrats and became satisfied
that the decision in the Louisiana case would
be corrupt; and after the decision came before
the senate and house for approval he was so
Thoroughly confirmed in that belief that he had
made up his mind to vote against it. Yet
when the time actually arrived for voting he
admits that he was accidentally" absent! The
very man who contrivcd the commission, and
through whose pledges that the Louisiana rot
tonncss should have thorough ovcrhaullng
he had got the democrats to support 1t, now
that the commission had violated those pledges
and left him in the position Of trickster and
fnlsIiier, in his cowardicc decides to rest under
that stigma and sneaks away from the senate
and fails even to vote against the gigantic
wrong! All history may be searched in vain
for another such example of political folly and
cOMardiCc
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27

The STORM of which we had but the QUITE
edge at Ottawa, on Sunday afternoon, thougl
severe enough and accompanied with mucl
wind and Il smart fall of hailstoncs was trill
ing compared to regions south and west of us
In portions of Iowa, notably in the vicinity Of
Storm Lake on the Illinois Central X. r.
many houses were blown down and four per
sons killed One man, driving along the road
with wagon and two horse team was lifted
wagon, horses, harness and all-20 feet in the
air and carried ten or fifteen rods, hut without
fatal consequences llaiNtoncs fell frozen To-
ccthcr in Jumps and weighing five or SIN lbs.
South of the Iowa line there seems to have
been no hail, but the rain was such aS to do
great damage 10y the floods of water washing
away railroad bridges the track, &c The
storm seems to have originated in the Black
Hills country where great damage was done
by filling up mining shafts, destroying roads,
&c. II commenced with athundcr storm, then
changed into hail, winding up with heavy
SHOWN storm.
There are also accounts of destructive rains
in New England on the same day, though hay
ing apparently no connection with the western
storm.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27

Mr.. H. r. Enoch, of the Rockford JoUraGL
whose nomination we mentioned last week by
the Democratic Convention at Joliet for clerE
of the Supreme court Of this judicial division
receives many commendatory notices from
the press, not the least valuable Of which, we
imagine, is the following from the Rockford
Register, the leading republican paper Of his
own city and county;
We congratulate our ncighbOr, Mr.. H. L.
Enoch, ofthe JourHoL upon receiving the Dem
ocratc nomination for Clerk Of the Supreme
Court for the Northern Grand Division, at the
convention in Joliet on Thursday. Mr. Enoch
is a capable and popular man, and if his party
was more popular in Northern Illinois there
would be "a prospect Of his obtaining fat
take" as the printers say.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27
CONGRESS-.
cowardice

The senate having passed bill last week
granting Gen Shields pension of $50 Il
month, when it came before the house on Mon
day, that body passed 1t with an amendment
raising the pension to 800 IL month
Buffers bill, to reissue 80 cent postal cur
rency, coming up in the house on Tuesday was
defeated by 12i to 100.
The Blair bill for an investigation of Prcsi-
dent lIayes's title, was referred on Monday to
the house judiciary committee.
The river and harbor bill passed the house
on Tuesday amid a Storm of excitement Cox
and others denounced il as gigantic grab on
the treasury 1t appropriatcs S1OO0,0OO OF
which $40 600 90 70 the Illinois river; $4,000
to Chicago harbor, nearly half million To the
Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, &c
Thuman's Pacific Railroad bill, To require
the Union and Central Pacific Railroads to
provide II sinking fund to pay their indebted
ness to the government, passed the house on
Wednesday with Il rush. There was very little
debatc--Bcn. Butler alone making II speech
against it, and motion to refer it TO the judic-
iary committee having been defeated, the bill
was at once passed by II vote OF 2l3 to p
The house on Monday postponed the consid-
Grafton of the senate resolution TO adjourn
June 10th to the 18th Of May.
The house on Thursday, by a large majority,
passed the senate bill to repeal the bankrupt
law, 50 that the bill now only awaits the sigma.
turc of the President to become law.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27
FOREIGN,

There is no apprcclablc change for the week
in the aspects Of the Eastern question, inc
current rumor, Of one day that negotiations
are reoprncd tor a preliminary congress are
contradictcl the next day. Bismarck is 'aiu
TO have been mainly engaged during the week
in efforts to get England and Russia to agree
mutually to withdraw from the vicinity OF Con
stantinoplc; but as England is willing TO with
draw only to Bcsika bay ard INSISTS that hu'-
STA shall withdraw to Adruny. Ic'a Is no
hope of an agrecmcntbctwe tlcm, rs bes!ka
bav is Il hours nearer to Con-tantinopIc by
steamship than Adrainoplc is by railroad,
The hostile feeling against Russia in kou.
mania IS on the increase,
The deadly fcud between the Christians ana
Turks in Bulgaria is said to have made per
feet hell of that country, and though the kus-
SLAMS have soldiers enough there to maintain
the peace they seem to manifest no disposition
to do so, especially while the Christians seem
to have the advantage
The reduction of 10 per cent. in wages by
the cotton manufacturers of Lancashire week
ago has led to Il general strike, SO that at pres
ent between 10000 and 10000 operatives are
idle, Notwithstanding the resolution Of the
amalgamatcd ASSOCIATION Of operatives, spin
ncrs and windcrs on Saturday instructng the
men to accept the reduced terms.
Favorable reports in regard to the winter
sown wheat crops throughout England have
greatly depressed the corn trade, though prices
as vet show little change
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27

The Michigan state board of health are ven
tilaing the subject OF imperfect sewerage il
cities. a one of the Chi,icst causes Of disease
The ANALYSIS of the water that some cities drink
/. frirhttul If its composition and con;ami
nation were generally known, and thoroughly
believed. IL would cause The denizcns IL elite,
toahandon water entirciy us drink. The
boards of health are doing their best To destroy
confidence in water while The temperance lead
crs arr telling the people put their trust in
il The Michigan board Of health made an
announcement by a resolution which will b,
gratifying To many. II WAS resolved tina; 10
matocs do not cause cancer. This was ihc yer
dict rendered upon paper presented by one
of the doctors the board arguing the possihl,
causation If cancer by eating tomatoes. To
main caters need no; he In the least Alarmed
ST. Louis Republican.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27

AGRICULTURAL SrNTIsTICs.-By a law OF tn,
last legislature it is made the duty of assessors
in addition 10 assessing the value of all real
and personal property in thcirpspcctivct towns
also to collect variety Of statistics relating {,
farm crops, live stock and dairy products in
their respective towns. Each assessor i fur
nished with suitable blanks and is required Ia
gather the statistics and return them TO the
county clerk the same as his assessment foI
taxation
The object of gathering these statistics i.
solely to get annually complete inventory 81
the productive resources of the states, from
which to estimate its prosperity or the reverse
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27

No rational man needs any further proof
than what has been on record for over year
in supcriluous abundance, that the electoral vote
vote was shamcfully stolen from Tilden and
and given to Hayes. Yet as a clnchcr, McLin
the secretary Of state under Stearns, and L. G.
Dennis, the little giant Of Alchua county,
through whom the fraud was mainly perpctra
ted, are now out in u full confession of the
fraud and show exactly how it was committed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27

Another Of the great Fall River manuiactur
ing establishments in Massachusetts has gont
to the wall through the rascalty of It's treas
urer This time it is the Sycamore and Border
City Mills. The treasurer was Geo. b. Hattie
way, an intimate friend and associate Of l.
Angler Chase by whose rascality the Union
Mills were swamped lIatheways stealings
amount to over a million and completely
swamp the concerns.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27

Mendoza, in the way of city government
has occasion to be happy in the reasonable
prospect Of being without city officers, The
city is organizcd under the general law, accord
ing 10 which the mayor appoints the city oil
GERS with the advice and consent Of the
own appointments without consulting the
aldermen The latter refused to confirm
Thcrcupon the mayor swoars in his own ap
pointcc5 and the aldermen refuse to recognize
deadlock and the people are happy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-27

range manlato emIgrato 10 Africa which
'nt several months ago among the ne
y4il { rolina, and which is suono..
ave had d. origin with some unprinci-
''cui''o. ias borne fruit in the sailing
.la'!esion st week ofthc first ship load
p grants. The vessel could carry but $50
then o'e-erowded, but over 800 crowd
'osrd and The larger portion had to be
oa hyiorce. The association that sends
freeS TO furnish every adult male on hi.
IN Aires. . acres Of land, free Of cost
st. Pau! river "a nayigablc stream
ixiy nils. fTom Monroyia, the I.iberiar
~ i1AL. ''-