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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-03
American Butter Abroad.


American butter is growing in de-
mand every day among our English
cousins and the trade promises to
assume large proportions. Butter
dealers in the export trade claim that
a greater number of packages of butter
have changed hands IN the market this
season than ever before. American
shippers of the article in one week re-
ceiving 100000. This butter is con-
sumed in England and on the continent
and comprises spring, summer and fall
productions. Much of that exported
this fall was June butter kept over by
New York dealers in enormous ice
houses erected for the purpose and so
constructed as to insure a circulation
OF air, with the temperature kept at q
uniform and desirable degree.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-03
Fate OF Arctic Explorers.

behring Strait derives its name
rom Vitus Behring, q Russian naval
captain in the service of Peter the
Crest, who died from exposure on the
Arctic coast nearly a century and a
All ago. Baffin, whose name is borne
by ths bay which he discovered, met
EIrAi:lent death. James Hall, under
Whom he had previously served, met
a similar fate. Still earlier in date Sir
Hugh Willoughby, who sailed to dis
cover northern passage, was with
his whole crew, frozen to death. Sir
Hendrick Hudson became famous as
discoverer, and his voyage to the mouth
OF the river which bears his name was
simply because his crew would not
bear the severity of the northern eli
mate. He afterward discovered Hud-
son bay, and on his return voyage was
the victim of mutinous crew. Cos
mold, who, discovered Massachusetts,
and gave Cape Cod its name, died
miserably on the James river. Captain
Cook was slain and eaten by canni-
balls. Sir John Ross, who many years
ago undertook an exploring voyage,
was imprisoned in the ice for four
winters and was only rescued by a
Russian ship which happened to hear
of his condition. The mysterious fate
of Sir John Franklin hardly needs
more than mere reference here, but
it may be added that DR.. Lane, who
commanded the Grinnell expedition,
was a martyr to his enthusiasm. The
disease he contracted while in search
of Sir John Franklin carried him to
his grave soon after his return. What
will be the fate of the Jeanette and
its crew? ..f
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-03
The New Secretary of War.

Alexander Ramsey, the new Secreta-
ry of War is,a native of Pennsylvania,
and is sixty-four years old. He held
the office of Register of his county when
only thirteen years old. In 1910 he
was Secretary of the Electoral College
of Pennsylvania; and the next year
Clerk of the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives. In 1843 he was
elected Representative in Congress,
and was re elected to second term.
He was appointed by President Taylor,
in 1S49, to be Territorial Governor of
Minnesota, holding that Office until
1858, and assisting in negotiating sew
eral treaties with Indian tribes for the
extinction of the Indian titles. In 1855
he was elected Mayor of st. Paul, and
three years later was made Governor
of Minnesota, continuing in the latter
office until 1862. He was elected United
States Senator in 1868, and served two
terms, retiring in 1875. He was men,
Der of the National Committee APP
pointed to accompany the body of Pres
ident Lincoln to Illinois. 3r.0 H
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-03
A christmas Stocking Filled by the
.aE Paragraphers.s G7T

AS the children grow older thew
take less stockin' Santa Claus. -Yo,s-
kers Gazette.
The crusty old bachelor now figures
up now many nephews and nieces he
has and sits down on his pocketbook
with weary sigh. -EaSton Free Press.
The average editor won't hang M
his stocking; but will indulge in profit
less regrets that he was so imprudent
as to hang up his oyercoat. -Worcester
Press. = : i'e9f'f ,iIH@'ii : -
The Christmas slipper is now get
ting soled-and, come to think of if 80
Will be the happy recipient when the
shoemaker presents his bill.-CatskiN
When boy examines his stocking
Just before Christmas, and finds a bio
hole in the heel, he "darns,' it. and
then hands it to his mother, to darn
NoTrtSto1On Herald. t..I--.,t
With many people Christmas gifts
will only come through the imagination.
This, however, will enable them to ex-
hiDlt great presents of mind. - Csascis,-
matt Saturday Night. IN. -
A new Christmas present has been in
vented 1t is to slipper ten dollar gold
piece in the hand of deserving person
on Christmas. N.B.-We are always at
home on that day. WhitetaA Times. a
With the approaching Christmastide
we encounter whole bushelfuls of fancy.
yarns about the house, and the tip-toe
OF an unfinished pair of slippers peeps
out from some obscure corner-RbSne-
bee Gazette. .,.,. b, ,..,..... a r.. Iii
1t strikes US that Sin the bright here,
after when the angels sing" there will
be front orchestra chair reserved for
the man who shall have devised sea
noiseless drum as a Christmas present
for boys here ibelow.-N. K.}Commer-1
ciGl.
There is no time, perhaps, when the
indulgent parent of a family of girls
more fully realizes the changes which .
the years produce than when on a.
Christmas eve he notes, the yearly in
crease in the capacity Of a, suspended a
row of stockings. ','7 ''''''' -.
The World says the phrase, GA Merry
Christmas" is only corruption of I" a
Myrrhy Christmas" abiding to the
offerings of Myrrh. Very likely. And
probably GA HappY New Year" is
only a corruption of ga Hoppy New
Year." abiding to the offerings of
Bern 7. Graphic. ss.elf = 7sfRs
This is the week when the cat kindly,
refrains from breaking any crockery;
when the most supercilious domestic
will carry a hod of coal up to the fifth
story without a murmur; when Mill
cent Aurelia's pianofore is guiltless of
candy-smirches and when John refrains
from tearing his trousers, and brings
home a clean report book from school.
Next week will be different in STYLE
| Pack. ......, ..J.t..f., tetsf % .-,f
Every home is as full of mystery now
as market mince meat, but on Christ
mas morning, when the head of the
family finds pair of slippers two sizes
too small for him, wedged into his
shoes, and .blue-nosed dog modelled
into pen-wiper tumbles out of his hat.
he will understand then that the sig
nificant looks between his wife and
daughter all this while only indicated
that they were skirmishing around to
promote his happiness Ctncinnati
Breakfast Table. iI7oJ -a- l@t"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-03
Arkansas Etiquette.

Last night two men from Philadel-
phia engaged in a quarrel at hotel inao
this city. After using all kinds of cpl +:
thets, one of the men thrust his hand
behind him as though about to draw
pistol and then took it away. The
quarrel terminated without damage to 81
either party. An old man from South q
Arkansas shook back his long lair and,
advancing to the man who had made d,
the hip pocket motion, remarked:
both of you men are strangers
here, | reckonP'' g~l 10 }~aifaF q e.io'
g Yes" .. &c .y,5e:ft q .gfs s. y.
''Not much acquainted with our lit sd
tie rules of politeness?" go. -..,.
"How?'' "' 0'3H' 'F' 70 - ~"
"Why, you put your hand behind
you just now."-
eyes" ,...-...., % ty
g You didn't pull gun" 49,,
81 haven't got a gun" y 10
CHOW, young man, let me give you
piece of advice. While you are in
this country don't put your hand be- q,
hind you unless you intend to shoot. ,
Don't even run your hand into your
pocket for chaw of tobacker. Don't
spit. Don't wink, for if you do your ID
partner, if he's an Arkansaw man, will Isl
Jolt you. You must learn these little
rules of politeness. You may know
how to conduct yourself atchurch, but
you've got good many rules of ETH
quette to learn. ''--Little Rock Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-03

Merry Christmas. l think you will be
sure OF mammals help, and then am
quite certain shall not need to wish
you Happy New Year, for you will
have found out precious secret that
all big people do not know, even tn at
" 1t is more blessed to give than to re-
celve. "-Cor. CSfacin7at, Commercial.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-03

from his chair once more and taking q
few steps toward her, "the dream
never ended in that way. Nathaniel
made some further remark, I'm sure he
did,"
81 believe he did," said the widow,
knitting her pretty brows, though in
thought, while rosy blush overspread
her face, but dreams grow shadowy
at the last, and this became so gery in
distinct after had spoken of going into
the printing business myself that | can
scarcely remember"
THAT Nat Bracket said," prompted
Nathaniel, "' God bless you for dar-
ling! and III accept the offered loan on
condition that you'll add to it Christ
mas gyt-a gift above all price-your
precious self.''
"Well, well, how did you ever knowP"
exclaimed the widow in pretended sur
prise.
Cant imagine" said Nat, his eyes
sparkling with fun for moment, and
then, as she rose from her seat, he came
and stood before her and said entreat-
ingly, "But 1 don't know what answer
you dreamed you made"
Nor l." laughed the widow.
But 1 do" said Mrs. McChilly,
with an emphatic rap of her cane; 81
do-Mrs. Nathaniel Bracket"
And we all shouted and clapped our
hands like parcel of children, and
then we all (not one of us, I'm sure,
could have told WHY cried little and
were quietly feeling for our handker-
chiefs to wipe away the tears, when the
old lady spoke again, looking down on
the rosebuds, who were still sleeping
81 aotlL be friend to these little ones
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-03

=" That's what beats me-" as the
boy said when he saw his father take
the skate strap down from its accus-
toned nail. -Haa0k- Eye.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-03
A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

The words are bhthe and full of cheer;
They never pail on any hearer,
Bot, borne along from year to year,
From year TO year sound ever dearer.
And yet we know the WORDS are vain;
We know the season must be merry,
When those long severed meet again
Below the white and scarlet berry;
When small but mirth-compelling Jokes
Are heard from every nook and corner;
When on the board Plum Pudding smokes,
Attended by the Pie of Horner;
When kissing shall by favor 20,
And Age declare it only folly
That Youth resorts to mlstletoe.
And lovely Woman stoops to holly;
When old and young and middle-aged-
Three generatlOns-all cOmmingle;
The widowed, welded fresh-engaged,
And, last and least. the many single.
Merry? "-When all around is bright?
Merry pay, merry, now or never.
The churl that cannot laugh tonight
May give the habit up forever.
One week in all the fifty-two
Is little time to give to laughter;
Come, join the revel, cynic, 40!
Although cynic ever after.
Come choose seasonable strain
To fit the jolly days before U.S.
And shout we all. with might and main
"A Merry Christmasl" is the chorus.
A SONG FOR CHRISTMAS EVE.
Draw close the curtains, gather round
The yule logs cracking blaze,
Let care in merry song be drown'd,
Mirth throned in every heart be found,
Whilst lusty voices raise
The glee that makes the hall resound
With old King Christmas praise
Who comes apace with berries crown'd,
His hoary brow with holly bound.
In foaming wassail hail him king
OF hearts brimful of mirth-
Monarch of merry reveling,
Who, in his jovial train, doth bring
pleasure-tide to earth.
Mid winters piercing, icy sting
And drear DEFENDERS dearth.
Fill high, and let the rafters ring
With praises of our Christmas King!
"A merry Christmas" be the song
In many a merry-making,
Where Joy inspires the jovial throng,
When mortals would Old Time prolong,
For It's the years leave-taking,
Who joins the laughter, loud and strong,
Though his old heart is aching.
Old Year! thy moments are not long
The New Year soon shall tune our song.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-03

The God of lawyers-More- fee.us.
N Y. People.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-03

The Anglican Church costs En-
gland $58,000,000 year.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-09

The Western association of iron man.
ufacturers have done a sensible thing at
last in reducing the scale rate of iron to
the actual selling rate. They have drop
ped the price from four cents to three
and two-tenths cents per pound, and the
cost of the manufacture will have to
drop correspondingly. a decrease in
wages, freight and material must come,
that will enable the manufacturers to
make iron at the reduced rate at fair
profit. The mistake was a great one
which advanced iron so high as to let
the foreign article come into cOmpetSs
tion with it, and it can only be repaired
by reduction in price that will preserve
the market to the home manufacturer.
The Western trade would have shown
more sagacity by an earlier realization of
this obvious fact.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-09

Livingston ought to have done, but
would not because he had a "weak
back"
We affirm that no circumstance has
done more than the relations of our two
judges to each other to injure if not de-
stroy the moral influence Of the court and
to impair confidence in the administra-
tion of public justice, and thereby in
fict great harm on public society,""
Wherefore since they are C unanimous
for once" as to what ought to be done
with people who thus offend, we invite
Judge Livingston to summon Judge Pat
terson to answer for a breach of profes-
sional fidelity, and Judge Patterson to
proceed similarly against his beloved
brother.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-09
STATE ITEMS.

Martin Finnegan was struck by coal
train in Scranton and killed.
Mrs. Rebecca DENNY, a young widow
of Erie county,. has received ~, 600 from
the estate of an aunt in New York who
took fancy to Ler.
The Western iron association met in
Pittsburgh yesterday and unanimously
decided to reduce the card rate from "a to
$3.50, the reduction to take place on Mon
day next.
In Philadelphia the grand jury found a
true bill yesterday against Select Council
man Mouat, charging him with altering
the return sheet of the 10Th division Fifth
ward, on the night of the last election.
A meeting Of Philadelphia pool table
keepers formed permanent organization
yesterday, for the avowed purpose of re-
sistirg tax of $50 per annum on the first
pool table used by them, and $40 per an
mum on each additional table.
The Philadelphia county committee OF
administration will be called together to-
morrow night for the purpose of taking
preliminary action towards sending dele
gates to the coming Democratic state con-
vention at Harrisburg.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-09
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

David Barton, colored politician of
Dallas, Texas, fatally wounded his wife
and then killed himself yesterday. Jealousy
was tho cause.
John Petrie, farm hand. fifty years of
age. committed suicide in Baltimore coun-
~, Nd, yesterday. He was married last
Tuesday.
Edgar P. Horn shot his wife in the
breast and himself in the head, in San
Francisco yesterday. He may recover.
The couple had been separated for some
time.
Mr. Blaikie, the referee in the champion
cup contest between Hanlan, Courtney
and Riley, has decided that the race shall
be rowed at Washington on the 14th Of
May.
At meeting Of the San Francisco board
pointed on the question of inter-oceanic
canals, reported in favor of the Nicaragua
route, surveyed by the navy department in
1878.
The net Liberal gain in the British Par
Lament up to last night was eighty
five seats. This increase is largely due to
the success achieved in the Scotch and
English counties. In Ireland the Homo
1eulcIS W luthC Sdluo.
'..In the United States Senate yesterday,
the House joint resolution authorizing the
secretary of war to lend flags and camp
equipage for use at the triennial encamp-
ment Of Knights Templar in Chicago this
year, was passed by a vote of 81 to 20. The
Ute agreement bill was discussed.
A firo in Dixon, ILL.,, early yesterday
morning. destroyed the mills Of Thompson
& Co., Becker s. Underwood, and s. G.
Ellis & Co., with several smaller buildings,
causing 4 loss estimated at 500, 600.
Ezra Becker and VIM. Schem we're killed,
and five other men were badly injured dur
ing the contlagratiOn.
Full returns of tho election in Rhode
Island give Littlefield, Republican, for
governor, 10,O9S votes Kimball, Demo-
crat, 1880 ,.Howard. Prohibitionist, 5, ,O62.
The Senate will stand 26 Republicans to Z
Democrats, with one vacancy in PrOvi-
dence. The House will contain SO Repub-
licans and 12 Democrats, leaving one to
| be chosen in Providence.
In the House large number of bills
were reported adversely by the committee
on war claims and laid upon the table.
| The army appropriation bill was considered
in committee of the whole. The speaker
decided against the point of order raised
by Mr.. Keifer against the amendment pro-
hibiting the use of any part of the moneys
appropriated by the bill for the placing of
troops at election polls.
Theodore Thomas closed his services at
the Cincinnati College Of Music last night
| by conducting the last of the series of con-
certs given by the college, The last num-
Der on the programme was appropriately
chosen. 1t was Liszt's symphonic poem,
"Tasso-Lamcnto Trioufo." Mr.. Thomas
goes to New York to-day, where he will
gather together about 100 members of the
orchestra for the coming MAY festival, and
rehearso some of the music for that occa-
sion
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-09
Let Them Summon Each Other.

If lawyers are to be held in contempt
or subject to summary and severe pun
ishment for impairing public confidence
in the courts, even if they deserve to lose
it, the important question arises what to
do with courts which by their own con-
duct forfeit their confidence or by their
freely expressed opinions of other courts
and other judges lead the public to dis
trust their integrity or their intelligence.
Anyone who will carefully read the
opinions of the state supreme court, for
the last forty years especially, will find
scattered through them severe reflections
of the upper upon the lower courts, and
even Of some the judges of that high
council upon some of their associates.
The familiar Williamsport case, in which
Judge Agnew strongly intimated that the
opinion finally delivered as that of the
majority of the supreme bench was not
that originally agreed upon, fur
nishes some very severe reflec-
tions on the court and its opinions :;
and his political letter published while
chief justice is equally distinguished for
its freedom of language. Every now
and then a common pleas judge gets a
buffet from the upper court which is cal
culated "to disturb and prejudice the
mind of the public respecting the impair
tial and just administration of distribu-
tive justice " in the lower courts and to
expose the reversed judge to the con-
tempt of his bar and tho suitors before
him.
Notably here in Lancaster county has
each Of the two judges been willing if not
desirous to disturb the mind of the pub
lie respecting the willingness or the Ca
pacity of the other to impartially and
justly administer " distributive justice"
1t is the common scandal of lawyers and
laymen here that instead of there being
cordial feeling between them and an earn
est desire each to cooperate with the other
in upholding the dignity of the bench and
promoting public confidence in the wis
dom of the court, they have allowed
their petty jealousies to SO far control
them as to beliltle each other and each
others judgments. The lawyers have
listened with aStOnishment to Judge
Livingston's arraignments of Judge Pat
terson on the bench and off the bench
and waited with wOnderment on one Oc-
for Judge Patterson to I" get even with
him - when he seemed to have the
chance. In private and public they have
manifested this disposition and neither
has ever seemed unwilling that the other
should get fast in the mud, provided that
none of the other fellows mud should |
get on his garments-if we except the
present heroic exhibition Of Judge Pat
terson in doing what he thought Judge
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-09
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
COrOner's Inquest.

Yesterday Coroner Mishler held an in
quest on the body of an infant child named
Henry ". Gonder, found dead in bed at
the residence of II. G. Stehman, near Pc
tcrsburg. Mrs. Gonder, the mother of the
child, who lives in the family of Mr.. Steh-
man, testified that in the morning the
child appeared restless and frctful. She
nursed it and gave it few drops of pare
goric. When it fell asleep she went down
stairs to do her work, and on her return
found the childwas dead. There were no evi-
dences of foul play, and the coroner's jury
rendered verdict of death from natural
causes.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-09

The Democratic state convention of Ore
gon met in Portland yesterday and nomi-
mated district judges and attorneys. The
resolutions adopted favor the regulation of
railroad fares and freights; oppose military
interference in elections condemn the
practice of keeping alive the bitterness of
the late war censure Hayes's veto of the
anti-C Chinese bill and the decision of the q.
S. supreme court in regard to the election
laws ; pledge support to all laws looking
to untrammeled suffrage !; oppose a pro-
tective tariff, and denounce the third term
movement.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-09
PERSONAL,

Senator BURNSIDE furnishes champagne
to his guests, but takes none himself.
Mr.. HENDRIcKs's portrait hangs on the
7Imes's white House Gallery to-day.
Miss MINNIE HAUK, the young American
prima donna, has made successful ap-
pearance at Naples.
Mrs. DANIEL S. DICKINSON, widow OF
the late L. S. Senator Dickinson, died yes
terday in New York, in the nth year of
her age.
Prince LEOPOLD will proceed from Can
ada, after visiting her sister, through the
Western states, but will not go as far as
San Francisco.
Queen VICTORIA and her youngest
daughter wear as their travelling names on
the continent the titles of I" Countess of
Balmorar' and Countess Beatrice of
Balmoral"
Mr.. w. C. GOULD, editor of the Jack
son (O.) Herald, formerly of Carlisle,
where he learned the printing business
under the late George Sanderson, and we'll
known in this city, is sojourning in Lam
caster.
Before starting for Zuzuland, the ex-
Empress EUGENIE presented her imperial
crown to the church of Notre Dame des
Victories, Paris. 1t is of great value, on
account of its artistic composition and the
number of precious stones it contains.
General ISAAC MUNRoE ST. JOHN, who
was commissary general of the Southern
Confederacy, died suddenly at the Green
brier White Sulphur Springs, w. Va, on
Wednesday, aged SO years. At the time of
his death he was mining engineer of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
Prince BISMARCK has been forced to re-
solve to give up drinking his much-loved
beer. His weight has so alarmingly in
creased, that he has reluctantly, followed
the urgent advice of his physicians, who
have long tried to dissuade him from his
excessive use of malt liquor.
When BOer lover goes to pop the ques-
tion to the girl he loves he presents her
with lighted wax candle. Ifshe does not
blow it out and return it he is happy. Her
mother takes the candle and sticks a pin
into it and all but the lovers leave the room.
When the candle has burned down to the
pin he must leave.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-09
Contract Awarded.

Messrs. Riley & Keller, of Lancaster says
the West Chester Republican, have been
awarded tho contract for removing the
bank of earth on the eastern side of the
track at Frazer, where the new station
house is to be erected. The larger portion
of the excavated dirt will be used in rails
ing the road bed for the Strengthening of
the branch track near Frazer station. The
balance of the earth will be placed on
Hibberd's banks. Messrs. Riley & Keller
will begin their work in few days