The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-27
GENERAL.

GENERAL
AT a recent kangaroo "drive" il
Australia 5000 of the animals were
killed.
THE Mormons have thirty-one mis-
sionaries in Great Britain, and will send
twenty more.
ARATTLEsNAKEkil killed near San Diego
CAL, had eleven rattles, and in its stom.
ach good-sized rabbit.
THE religious movement against
changed" hair is extending. Bishop
Elder, of Cincinnati, has issued pro.
hibitory order on the subject.
"REMINISCENCES are being published
of the first sleeping-car ever seen in this
country, which made its appearance al
Toledo, September 16, 1856. 1t was
the invention of Woodruff, now so well
known, and caused by his desire to make
travelling more comfortable for his sick
wife. The arrangements were very
primitive, being an old car filled with q
double tier of hunks, which were in
tended to be portable and adjustable.
From that small beginning have grown
the splendid and convenient affairs used
everywhere, and which have become in
dispensable to the traveller.
NEXT year Great Britain takes her
census, and, with the exception of one
trifling change, on the plan of the CEN
sus of 1871. 1t is all to be taken on the
night of Sunday, April 3. The follow
ing day the returns, as filled up by the
householders, will be collected, and cor
rected when erroneous. Then the
books will be turned over to the regis
trars, and the results duly tabulated.
Great Britain is a small and densely
settled country, compared with the
United States. Still, with allowances
for the difference in this respect, cen
sus taken in day contrasts rather
strongly with our own, where, even in
cities as thickly populated as the Eng
llsh, the work of enumeration extends to
a fortnight or three weeks.
Ko HUN HUA, the Chinese professor
at Harvard, is described as an acute
reasoner and close observer. He has
learned to speak English fairly, and he
spends most of his time reading, for his
college duties amount to nothing, as he
has had but one pupil, and at present
has none. His contract is for three
years, whether there are any students in
his classes or not. The Springfield Re-
publican tells this story of him: "Great
was his surprise one morning to receive
a printed communication from the col
lege officials, which he took to be dis
missal. Rushing at once to Professor
near by, he thrust the circular into his
hands, exclaiming in an indignant and
injured tone, 'Tree year; boy, no boyl'
tE1is relief was speedy when he was as
sured that the circular was simply the
regular official announcement of his en-
gagement by the college,
A COLoRED man named Henderson
has been arrested in Philadelphia on the
charge of swindling o number of his own
race by playing on their superstitions
and credulity. About two years ago
Henderson went to the house of an old
colored man named Chopper and told
the latter that he knew where to find
500, 900 which had been buried in the
cellar of Choppers house many years
before, and offered to recover the treas
ure upon the payment of S25. He asked
Chopper to let him have 50 with which
TO purchase the necessary tools. The re-
quired amount was given him and he
returned with the tools and he began
digging for the treasure. He refused to
complete the. work until the remainder
of the money was paid, and Chopper
gave him 323 more. Henderson then
locked the old man and several others
in room and made his escape. Six
months ago the prisoner visited the
house of a poor woman and informed
her that he was able to work charm
that would be to her advantage. He
took her aside and after many mysteri-
GUS actions told her to place a fifty-cent
piece upon each corner of a note and
one in the middle. The woman was re-
quested to leave the room and not re-
turn until he called her. She left, and
so did he, but he was subsequently ar
rested and served a short term of i'm
DrisOnment