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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
Commissioners Meeting.

Board met at 2 O'Clock Tuesday
all present.
The following Constables' Bonds
were approved David burst, OF
District No. 3, Jacob Fleegle, of No.
6, w. S. Wolf and Jas. S. Johnson,
of No. Z.
Account of B. Steiding, for rerair-
ing bridge in Dist. No. /, approved.
The Meadow Mountain run road
case between H. o. Hamil and Jno.
O'Brien was then taken up and con
sidered each party being represen-
ted oy counsel and quite a number
OF witnesses to examine, the case oc-
cupied the entire day.
The petition was granted and view
ers appointed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
Surgical Operation.

Yesterday DIR. w. f. Fundenberg,
the ocu'ist, assisted by DR.. Carr, re-
moved the left eye of John Rumpf,
of Mt. Savage. the sight of which
was totally destroyed about ten days
ago by chip of iron flying into it
while at work in the machine shops
at Mt. Savage. The chip of iron
could not be taken out without the
removal of the entire eyebal. The
operation was entirely successful.
The patient returns home to-day and
in day or two will be able to re-
sumo work, and in few weeks will
have an artificial eye Inserted
CuDa6. Daily Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
Real Estate Transfers.

The following is list of real estate
transfers filed for record in the office
of w. HI. Tower, Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Garrett county, for the
week ending Feb. 6:
Thos. j. Peddicord, trustee. to Ira
D. Friend and Alfred Kelley. part
of Military Lot No. BAL, and part of
"Youghiogheny Hills !" S136.
Henry Bosley and wife to Vir-
ginia Enlow, lot No. 10 of the SUBJ
division of Military Lot No. S46;$75.
Daniel Hinebaugh to Henry Yin
kan, the north end of Military lot
No. 3s44, containing 4 acres and %
perches SIS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07

That meeting of the New York
Democratic State Committee at AL.
5any last week, which it was sup
posed would have such an important
influence on the party. particularly
with reference to pacifying John
Kelly or stripping him of power,
turns out to have been entirely un-
eventful. The committee is thorough
ly in the hands of Tilden, and did
nothing more than elect men deyot-
ed to him as members to fill the
places OF the seven Tammanyites
who had seeded. Kelly's partisans
claim that this action was illegal, but
they had no means of preventing it..
There We're considerable number of
politicians of both factions present,
the Tilden contingent Dragging that
he would carry the state delegation
to the national con vention, and the
Kelly clique as aggressively defiant
as ever. The result of the meeting
is all the more unsatisfactory because
for weeks past the Democratic organs
have been urging the committee to
do something to close up the party
ranks, and virtually admitting that
with it rested perhaps the final hope
of placing matters in shape for the
party to gain the New York electoral
vote next November. Bnt Tilden's
ways appear too deep for their solv-
ing, and he has wofulIy disappointed
them this time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
List of Letters.

List of letters remaining unclalm-
ed in the Post Office at Oakland,
Feb. 18th, 1880.
Persons calling for them will please
say they are advertised.
John G.. Arthur, Wibert Bishop,
Rev. j. Barnhart, 2. Thos. Fryer,
Peter Fogle, S. F. Linville, Monroe
jones, Mrs. Mary Jones, Fannie
Morris, Lucy Miller. ]. M. Pace,
John Rollins, Capt. w. H. Stowe,
Thos. j. Shafer, S. w. Storen, John
Slaubaugh, Mr.. Twigg, ]. w. Tip
petit, Chas. Viekers, T. w. Wyman.
r. THAYER, P. M.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07

There will be an attempt made at
this session of the Legislature to have
the vicious feature engrafted in the
proposed new school law of having
the State Board of Education appoint
the county boards of commissioners.
This is too silly for discussion, and 1T
shows that while the Democratic par
ty has ever been ready to "damn with
faint praise" the public school sys-
tenn, it is really hostile to it and Is
always on the lookout to give it Il
SLY stab. There is not a State in the
Union where the public schools have
heen conspicuous success that 1t has
not been due to the direct govern
ment and influence of the people.
By all means let the people say who
shall be their school commissioners.
-Cml6. NetCS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
The Necessity of Advertising.

Judicious advertising in the secret
of success. We often meet men who
say, II never advertise, yet sell
my stock" So they do, and SO
could you empty a hogshead of wa
ter by dipping it out with spoon,
but in either case it is very slow
work. No one cares to go from place
to place inqulring for what is wanted
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
Weather Predictions.

The snow storm which commenced
Monday night would seem to begin
the fulfilment of the prediction OF
Mr.. Henry G. Vernon, of the Geo
logical Survey of Canada, who thinks
we will have severe weather yet. He
says: lone of the heaviest snow
falls of the winter is likely to come
upon us on the I'd or Sd Of February,
and occasion deep drifts and railroad
blockades, Following this imme-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
"BRANT'S DISCO VERY"

and is contained In the following metes and
bounds, courses and distances, to-wit: Be-
ginning at two bounded white oak trees,
standing north fifty -oneo east seven perches,
from spring which descendS into Bear Pen
run, II branch of Savage river and ON the
west side of said river. and running thence
north six degrees east twenty EIGHT perches,
to q chestnut oak tree marked with three
notches; west one hundred and fifty-four and
three-quarter perches, to chestnut oak tree
mark ed with four notches; south thirty de-
grees west eighty-one perches, south seventy
and one-half degrees west fifty-fve perches,
to white oak tree marked with five notches;
north forty-nine and one-half degrees west
forty-One perches; south eleven degrees
west fifty six perches; south forty-three
degrees east thrty-siX perches; south
three degrees east siXty-two perches,
to white oak tree marked with six
notches south twenty seven degrees east
one hundred and ten and one-half perches to
a red oak tree marked with seven notches
south forty four degrees west twenty-six and
one-ha perches to a chestnut oak tree
marked with four notches south twenty
nine degrees east fifty-two perehes to chest
nut oak tree marked With five notches: north
sixty-two degrees, east twenty EIGHT perches
south seventy nine degrees east one hundred
and ten perches, and then by a straight line
to the beginning, containing four hundred
and fifty-eight acres Of land, more or less.
Said land has been seized and taken In exc
cution by me and will be sold to satisfy the
sum of seventeen dollars and seventy-two
cents, taxes due by John b. Brant for the year
1873.
JAMES Y. BROWNING,
j31-ts Collector of Taxes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07

WHAT JUSTICE CosTs.-One of
the heaviest burdens to be borne by
the taxpayers is the heavy costs in
the cases of persons charged with
petty crime, and the Legislature now
in session should endeavor to remedy
this useless waste of the peoples
money. The Baltimore Telegram of
last week has some hing to say on
this subject, and whilst its figures
may be somewhat too large, yet it
conveys the proper idea of how the
expense is run no. 1t says:
"In the counties when fellow is
charged with petty crime as steal
ing chicken worth thirty seven and
a-half cents, he is taken before JUS
tice of the Peace, who issues pro-
cesses and summOnses and piles up
an expense of So, but holds the thief
to bail to await grand jury investi-
tatiOn. The fellow is unable to give
bail, and is kept in Jail for two
months at an expense of 40 cents a
day. This amounts to S24. If there
are five witnesses the!e will be FIVE
recogniZances, and, though illegal,
there is u fee of s. in each or S25 al
together. The fellow is indicted and
in due season tried, and the States
Attorney gets fee of $40. The costs
of the Clerk and Sheriff and the wit
ness fees amount altogether to $50
more, and the thief is sentenced to
one months confinement in Jail, and
this costs Sl2 more. Making total
cost in majority of cases of SIG for
the punishment of thief who steals
chicken worth 49, cents. A great
reform would be in giving Justices
of the Peace the authority to try
petty crimes, and on conviction to
sentence the offenders to imprison-
ment. The right of the accused to
appeal for a jury trial need not be
infringed. The entire cost of case
OF petty larceny, tried before ] u.s.
tice of the Peace. need not amount
to more than Sl5."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07

REFORMS SUGGESTED BY THE
STATE TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION.
The committee OF. the State Tax
payers Association, OF which Hon.
VIM. M. Merrick Is chairman, APP
peared before the legislature on the
Odd inst, and presented lengthy
memorial, in which number of
needed reforms are suggested.
The committee suggests to the
General Assembly the paramount
duty of providing by more exact leg
islation for the rigid enforcement of
the constitutional requirement that
the taxes laid for the interest and for
the gradual extinction of the princi-
pal of the State debt be applied to
those purposes and none other. EX-
trayagant or useless expenditures of
public moneys were deprecated and
in order to prevent deficiencies it
was suggested that the treasurer APP
POttAOIi oliCCl tdACo at SllOIl III
tervals Quarterly or half-yearly) as
received, to the credit of the several
funds for which they were levied.
The Office of tax commissioner,
State tobacco inspection, live stock
inspection. hay and straw scales,
were all recommended to be abolish
ed as useless and expensive and an
oppressive burden on the taxpayer.
The committee also recommended
the passage of law submitted by
them, providing for the trial of petit
larceny cases before Justices of the
Peace, with right of appeal to the
circuit courts of the county. and CITY
courts of Baltimore. The address
also urges the sale of the unproduc.
tive stock held by the State in the
Che sapeake and Ohio canal and the
Susquehanna and Tidewater canal,
and closes with an earnest request for
general reform and economy in the
administration of State affairs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Sheriff's Sale.

finder and by virtue of q writ of fleri facias
issued out OF the Circuit Court for Garrett
county, 1T the suit of Peter p. Lohr against
the goods and chattels, lands and tenements
of Jesse j, Ashby, and Hannah Ashby, wife
of Jesse j. Ashby, and TO me the undersigned
Sheriff directed said writ OF flerl iacias being
No. 2, Judicials to September Term of said
court, have seized and taken in execution
all the right, title claim and interest, both al
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07

when glance at family paper VIII
tell just where 10 get it. Compe'i-
ton is the life OF any business, ana
if you wish that business to move Oh
successfully, you must apply the
great lever-advertising.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.

law and in equity of the said jesse j. Ashby,
and of the said Hannah Ashby wife as aforel
tracts and arcels Of land situated lying and
being in Garrett county, Md, about four
miles southwest of the town of Oak land and
Wnlch are described as follows: One tract of
land called and known by the haf1Ip nf
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
Assessed Value Of Property in tn
State.

The subjoined table shows the as
sessed value of property In Maryland
Tor 1879, as compared with that of
1877. 1t will be seen that the de-
crease in the two years was ST.. $685.
O33.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07

The proposition for new registra-
ton of voters in this State meets with
much opposition from county mem
bers of the Legislature, chiefly on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
PERSONAL PROPERTY,

to-wit: All the household and kitchen fur
niture in the house where said Browning
now resides, consisting in part of bedsteads
and bedding, cooking stove, chairs, tables,
queensware, &C., &c Also cows, sheep, 2
hogs, spring wagon, bar-shear pillow and
numerous other artiles of personal property.
will also on the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
BROWNING HOUSE.
Collectors Sale.
hereby give notice that on the
24th day of February, 1880,

at the hour of eleven o'clock, a. M, at the
front door of the court house, in Oakland, l
will offer for sale to the highest bidder, for
cash, all that tract, piece or parcel of land sit
uate,lying and being in Garrett county which
is known and described as
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
25th day of February, 1880,

at the hour of ten O'Clock A. NJ, at the resi-
dence of Richard r. Browning at Sang Run.
in Garrett county, offer for sale the following
described
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
And 1 hereby give notice that on
Trustees Sale.

Under and by virtue of deed of trust exec
cuted by Richard I. Browning and Hattie C.
Browning, his wife, to the undersigned. for
the benet1t of the creditors of the said Rich
ard 7. Browning, will on the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
Goth Day of February,

at II O'Clock A. NJ, at the Browning House in
Oakland, offer for sale one-third undivided
interest in that tract. piece or parcel of land
known and described as
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
/" SKIPNISH,"

y n L II ~ - III !"
containing SSs1a acres of land, more or less.
This is valuable tract of land and is some of
the best timber land now in Garrett county.
l will also at the same time and place offer
for sale the
The Entire Stock Of Hotel Furniture,
in the Browning House." consisting of Par
lor set, cottage sets, mattresses, chairs, tables,
carpets, mirrors, pictures, dining room and
kitchen furniture, stoves, queensware &c, &c
The above property, real and personal, will
be sold without reserve.
TERMS OF SALE for personal property -
On all sums over ten dollars, a credit of six
months will be given. the purchaser giving
his single bill with security to be approved
by the trustee all sums un0er ten dollars,
cash. No pr operty to be removed until the
terms of sale are complied with. Terms for
the real estate Will be easy and will be made
known on day of sale.
THOMAS j. PEDDICOBD,
Trustee.
will also on the 26TH DAY of FEBRU-
AIRY at the time and place aforesaid, offer
for sale all that valuable real estate in Oak
land known as the
BROWNING HOUSE.
located and has fine custom. The buildings
are commodious and are nearly new. with
large livery stable on the premises For any
one desiring to engage in the hotel businessa
rare opportunity is offered. Terms made
known on day of sale.
THOMAS j. PEDDICORD.
Attorney and Agent for Mrs. Hattie
G. Browning. feb7-tds
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
PINEY BOTTOM,

lying on the west side of the Youghiogheny
river IN sald county of Garrett. and adjoining
q a, tract OF land known by the name OF Small
MEADOWS, the tract called .sPiney Bottom'i
containing the quantity of two hundred and
seNenty-two acres of land more or less ne n
whole and being the same tract of land which
was surveyed for Samuel Chase the 18th day
OF April, A. ID. l774t the oneundivided one-haif
OF SAID tract having been convened to the
SAID Jesse Ashby by Jesse Ashby and Fran
ces Ashby, his wife, by deed dated the 3Ist
day of March, A. ID. 1865, and which is duly
recorded IN Liber III. r., No. 3 folio 27S, one of
tne land records of Allegany county Md. The
otner undivided one-half part of said tract
called "Piney Bottom" being more particu-
Iarly described in deed to the aforesaid
~ hannah Ashby by John Everett, late Sher
III of Allegany county, Md, which said decd
is dated the 2lst day of October. A. ID. lS5g
and which is recorded in Liber III. r.. No. Is.
Ioilo III, ~, one of the land records OF Allie
which said deeds is hereby made for n more
full and complete description of said tracts of
land SO owned as aforesaid. Also all that
tract, Of land called and known by the name
OF BUCKS DALE" lying on the east side +
the Ioughtogheny river in said county II
S% LAR and also adjoining the said tract of
SAID tract called Bucks Dale" the
quantity of one hundred and ninety
Jour and one half acres of land,
which is more particularly described in Pat,
ent from the State of Maryland to the said
Jesse j.. Ashby, bearing date the 2lst day of
iMaTch, A. D. 1856, and which is duly recorded
II ihocr w. o. W. ., NO. z folio, I'll and
~ in the land office of Maryland, at AnnapA
Oils, to which said Patent reference is hereby
particularly made for a more full and partic-
ular description of said tract. Part of said
real estate is improved and in fair state of
cultivation; also, by dwelling house and
other out-buildings; also. there is a good
orchard on the same Any one wishing to
purchase good stock farm would do well to
examine the property before the day of sac,
sad lands will be sold separately or as a
ey.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07

Memorial Church. Preaching in
the morning at Ii O'Clock, by Rev. j.
S. Lefevre.
M. T.. Church. Preaching and adj
ministration of the Lords Supper at
l01 A. NJ. Lovefeast at 8 A. NJ.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
The Entire Stock of Hotel Furniture,
THOMAS j. PEDDICOBD,
Trustee.

will also on the 26TH DAY of FEBRU-
AIRY, at the time and place aforesaid, offer
for sale all that valuable real estate in Oak
land known as the
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-03-24

and happy as clans at high tide,
and when at seven o'clock we
brought up in the ice within thirty
feet of Hale's dock at Tawas a
tremendous cheer went up from all
on board. The Paxton had on
board 20 passengers and a crew
Of Is men.
The owner of the Paxton and
the Captain, as well as the crew,
did all in their power to make the
trying situation as pleasant and
comfortable for the passengers as
the circumstances and the perilous
situation would well admit, and all
speak in the highest terms Of their
treatment.
OF course we suffered more or
less from the cold, and the want of
sleeping apartments, for which no
blame could possibly be attached
to any one.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-03-24
A Runaway Boiler.

Mr.. j. C. Grams two mill boilers
arrived safely in his canal ON Sun.
day morning, having been towed
through from Bay City in the wake
Of the Peter Smith. Quite crowd
received the floating monsters, and
some appeared quite astonished at
the spectacle a couple of 4-ton
chunks of iron bobbing mp and
down in the sea as if so much cork.
Monday morning it was discover
ed that one of the boilers had
slipped its mooriDgs, and gone out
on a cruise without captain or COM
pass. The scanning of the surface
of Lake Huron, human vision, aid
ed by marine glasses, failed to dis
cover it. Messrs. Mccoy, Brown,
and Muncey Bros. manned a fish
boat (no steam craft being avail
able) and coursed over the lake in
the direction the wind had prevail
ed the night of the escape, got into
the floating ice, and were abreast
Greenbush before getting clear of
it. They returned in safety, but
without sighting the boiler. Ten
minutes after they had left the
river, dispatch came TO Mr.. Gram
stating that his boiler was off Ia
was Point. Hastily driving over,
he found the information true;
there it was, some 800 yards from
the sandy beach on which he stood,
tumbling around in the sea, rolling,
bobbing, disappearing, appearing,
wallowing, sporting and playing
like festive dolphin-surely never
a mill-boiler was on a lark like this
before. 1t acted as if possessed of
life, and reasoning faculties, and
had keen appreciation of the ri
diculous. With spring near at
hand, every preparation made to
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-03-24

put the boilers In place, and men
ready to do it, waiting helplessly,
bafiled by a contretemps most ex-
traordinary and provoking. Mr..
Gram offered a handsome sum of
money to denizen of the neigh
borhood to go out and anchor it,
but the man was either afraid TO
venture out ia his boat or thought
to extort much larger sum, for he
refused. Mr.. Gram returned
home. The weather continued to
grow colder and the ice to form
rapidly. Next morning a boat
could not be got through the ice,
and the last seen of the boiler it
was drifting out to sea, half cover
ed with ice, under pressure of a
gale off land. There is scarcely
doubt but that the boiler will ul-
timately be recovered, for it is Sc
curely plugged and tarred; but
the delay caused by the escapade
is exasperating.-Au Sable and
Oscoda News.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-03-24

1t is with regret that we an
nounce the dangerous illness of
Rev. Richard Brass, Rector of
Trinity Church in this city. He
was very low yesterday, and many
doubts were entertained as TO the
final result. We trust, however,
that by the time of our next issue
we shall be able to report that the
patient is much better.
LATER.-Since the above was in
type, and just before going to
press, Tuesday noon) we receive
the sad intelligence that Mr.. Brass
expired about 11:30 o'clock. He
leaves a wife and two small child
rem, together with wide circle of
bereaved friends and Pensioners,
to mourn his untimely departure.
1t is q loss on the Church that will
be keenly felt, and his ministering
in and about the city, where aid
and comforts were needed, will be
missed by many.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-03-24

BY reference to notices else.
where in this issue, it will be seen
that the Ward Democratic Caucus.
es are called for Saturday evening
of this week, and that the City
Convention will be held at the
Court Room, on Tuesday evening
next. The candidates to be nom-
mated at the Ward Caucuses are
Supervisor, Alderman, Member OF
the Board of Education, and Con-
stable, besides choosing of seven
delegates from each Ward to at
tend the City Convention. The
candidates to be nominated at the
City Convention are, Mayor, City
Treasurer, and Justice of the
Peace. Let all those who have the
interests of good government at
heart, attend the caucuses, and use
every effort to place in nomination
the best men in the ranks, and
when once good men have been
nominated, look well to your own
interests, as well as those of the
city, and endeavor to elect them.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-03-24

The following dispatch from
Lansing to the Detroit Free Press,
under date of the 10th, speaks for
itself:
George L. Maltz, of Alpena, hav-
ing resigned the Office of Regent
of the University, to which he was
elected two years ago, Gov. Cros-
well to-day appointed Jacob j. Van
Ripper, of Buchanan, the present
Prosecuting Attorney of Berrien
county, TO fiji the remaining six
years of his term.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-03-24

Warren q Macdonald have the
pattern made for new wheel for
the tug Miller, and expect to cast
the wheel In short time. The
new wheel will be 8 feet 8 inches
in diameter, with o feet lead, and
will be somewhat larger than the
old wheel. The firm have also re-
built nearly the whole Of the Mil
ler's engine. and have also sup
piled the East Saginaw with a new
valve and steam chest cover Of