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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-03
Military Encampment.

The Garrett Guards will go into
camp near the court house, Oakland,
Friday evening, July Sd. and break
camp Monday. A detachment of
the Cumberland Voltigeurs will be
the guests of the Guards.
The following order has been is
sued for the government of the en-
campment:
HEADQUARTERS GARRETT GUARDS,
CAMP DALEY. July I'd, 1880.
GENERAL ORDER NO. 81.
The following hours of service and
roll call will be strictly observed du-
ring the encampment:
5 o'clock A. M.-Reyeille,
5.30.-Roll Call.
6.-Surgeon's Call.
.7.-Breakfast.
9.-Guard Mounting.
0.30.-Companv Drill.
i O'Clock p. M.-Dinner.
accompany Drill.
6.-Supper.
DRESS Parade.
730-Retreat and Roll Call.
11.-Tattoo.
Sunday, 4 P. M.-Diyine Service.
Officers and non commissioned Of
ficers will be responsible for the OBJ
servance of this order.
BY order of
e. III. WARDwELL,
Captain Commanding.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-03
From the Cumberland News. i
The National Road.
THIRD LETTER.

Editor NelCS - Notwithstanding
the large sums of money aDDropria-
ted for and expended on the National
road about the year 1880 found it in
a worn out and almost useless condi-
ton. Travel and traffic on it had
increased heavily. Little of it was
left except the rough stone bed. The
old patching system of repairing here
and there with a few broken stone
and earth would not answer. 1t
would wear and wash away sudden
ly. 1t was seen that some new sys-
tenn or plan had to be sought and
adopted. The macademizing plan
was decided upon and carried into
effect. This was system invented
by John l.. MacAdams, a distin-
gulshed engineer in road building,
who acted about seventy five years
ago. The mode of making such roads
was to break up stone into the size
OF an egg and spread them over the
bed to a considerable thickness, in
this case nine inches, a d then to
have them packed and solidified by
the usage of the road.
This great national enterprise was
commenced about the year 1882, and
was done under the supervision Of
the war department. Some of the
most promising and talented young
men of the army were especially Sc
lected as engineers, such as Lieut..
Mansfield, Captains Delafield, Nc
Kee, Bliss, Hetzell, Williams, Col
quit and Casual West Pointers, 1
believe. A word as to the wherea-
bouts and fate of these choice
young men. Mansfield gloriously
fell at the battle of Antietam, ma
jor general in the United States
army; Williams fell at the storming
of Monterey, in Mexico, and Colonel
Mckee at Beuna Vista. in the same
country. Major Hetzell died on his
return from the Mexican war, at
Louisville. Gen. .Delafield and Col.
Bliss died but recently. Poor Col
quit, of South Carolina, the coolest
of them all in youth. resigned from
the army, went into the rebellion
and suicided before it was ended on
account of some i'll success. George
w. Cass, nephew of the great
statesman of that name, still sur
wives, and is. or was not long since,
president of the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne and Chicago railroad compa-
ny, and lives in Pittsburgh.
During this reconstruction of the
road its route by way of Green street
and Sandy Gap was changed up Me-
chanic street and through the Mar
rows, and then on to the old burnt
house. where it again connected with
the old route. This change was
made in 1884, and was a great i'm
proyement upon the old.
Limestone was quarried wherever
it could be obtainad and in some in.
stances was drawn as much as ten
miles by teams of four and six horses
and strung along the way on each
side, then reduced by sledgehammers
to the size of about three or four
pounds, and after that broken down
to an egg size by small round ham.
mers in the hands Of labOrers in a
sitting pOsition-very hard and tedi-
Gus work constantly exposed to the
elements; the pay was good and men
were happy. When the stone was
thus broken and strung along in
great rows on either side of the road,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-03
Organization Of a Gar field ana Arthur
Club.

A Garfield and Arthur campaign
club was organized in the County
Clerks Office Friday evening of last
week. The officers are as fellows:
President-A. 9. Woodcock.
Recording Sew. II. Hagans.
Cor. Sec.-J. G. Durham.
Treasurer III. Tower.
Sergeant-at-Arms-J. s. Johnson.
Executive Committee-Thomas j..
Peddicord, j. w. White, James A.
Hayden, w. M. COddington, John
ShatZer.
The club will meet every Friday
evening, at place to be designated
by committee appointed to procure
a room.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-03
New Law Firm.

By reference to the new advertise
ments on this page, it will be seen
that law co-partnership has been
formed under the name of Veitch &
Townshend. The members of this
firm are so we'll and favorablv known
that we deem it unnecessary to say
anything in their behalf. Business
placed in their hands will be prompt
ly attended to.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-03
LOCAL NEWS.
-Blotters for sale at this Office.

Rev. Henry P, Hamill is visiting
his parents in this place.
-Gnagey takes all kinds of coun-
try produce in exchange for goods.
Finest French candies at CHS.
holm's drug store.
The County Commissioners will
meet next Tuesday for the transac-
ton of business.
Choice cigars and tobacco at
Chisholm's drug store.
Mr.. G. T. Gosorn. of the Govern.
ment printing Office, Washington
City, was in town this week.
-Darby's caramels and fiue candies
at Chisholm's drug store.
Mrs. j. S. Johnson, is visiting
her sister near Johnstown, this coun-
ty.
Select assortment of finest toilet
soaps at Chisholm's drug store.
200 sacks G. A. Salt for sale at
VIM. z. Totten's Cheap Cash Store,
Oak land, Md. a26-tf.
Chisholm has the largest and
best stock of drugs in the county.
IS. s. Marvin's superior soda bis
cult. soda, lemon and Boston crack
ers and variety of other cakes,
fresh. at J. A. Elbows opposite the
Depot.
The finest store room in Garrett
county, with one exception, is Mr..
John e. Gnagey's, al Accident.
Stationery and blank books at
ChishOlm's.
Mr.. Ed. H. Sincell. who has been
attending st. Johns college, Annap-
oils, arrived h0IEe Thursday morn
ing, to spend his vacation.
French and common candies at
Chisholm's drug store.
If you want agricultural nipple.
msnts, go to John E. Gnagey's,
Accident.
For Sale-A Surveyors outfit,
consisting of compass, staff and
chain, all in good order. Will be
sold low for cash. Apply at this of
flee. my 29-tf
DIR. John Daily, Dentist will visit
Oakland, professionally on Monday
July 9th, 1880, and remain a week or
ten days. Office at the residence OF
w. A. Daily, corner of Third and
Alder streets.
Buffalo Lithia Water at CHS
holm's drug store.
--Died--At the residence of his
father, in Oakland, Sunday June
9th, 1880. after a long and painful
illness, Charles James Daley, in the
34th year of his age.
Squire Osbourn has re moved his
office to the rooms lately occupied by
a. B. Gender, Esq, on Alder street,
and Mr.. Gender takes the rooms
vacated by Mr.. Osbourn, in the old
Offutt building.
The Commissioner notice of
meeting, published for the last two
weeks, was incorrect as to date. 1t
should have been Tuesday, June 9th,
instead of Monday. it appears prop
erly corrected on this page.
j. w. Veitcll Esq, exhibited.
Monday last, ripe tomatoes raised in
his garden this season. This is much
earlier than we have ever known
them to ripen heretofore in this
vicinity. And then it beats Messrs
G. w. Delawder and J. M. Jarboe,
who usually carry off the palm on
early vegetables.
The following is list of visitors
sojourning at Fazelwood, near Oak
land: A. F. Farrar and family, Gal
weston, Texas Mrs. Simmons and
family. Dallas, Texas; Mrs. DR..
Hooking and family, Mrs. McCor-
mack and family, U. S. Navy; Miss
Phoebe Holmes, Miss Hiberna Bar
ry, Miss Zelea Barry, Mr.. Barry
Miller, Miss Lizzie Miller, Mr.. Ben
jamin Tanner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-03
BRIDGE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned
missioners at their next meeting after thirty
DAYS from the first publication of this notice,
for the repairing of the bridge across the
North Branch of the Potomac river ut Kitz-
f.. KITZMILLER.
JOHN III. RAFTER,
DANIEL WILSON,
6l25
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-03

'ney We're then spread with a horse
rake over the whole bed. / believe
tue depth or thickness was 8 inches.
~ can be imagined the hardships
ieaVlly laden wagons would expe-
A.ence In passing over such bottom.
All sorts of strategies had to be re-
9oiteo to in order to compel vehicles
" pass over these impact stones. No
.ouo' there was as much swearing
uone IN those days by the Transfers
.'s me Dutch soldiers did in Flanders.
AAowever, the road in time became
packed and solidified, and as smooth
40 some OF the avenues in Washing
.eh city. 1t was in its grandest DAYS
from about 1884 to,say 1S45, the finest
oau In America, and in all proba-
oiii'y in the world considering its
iehgth, reaching from Baltimore to
OF near st. Louis. None other i'm
tnis country ever had such travel and
.rdlnc. The number of wagons.
coaches, animals, and all other con-
ceiVable modes of travel over it daily
When 1t was in its finest condition
was almost fabulous. In the busy
season there was perfect throng all
way long, and at night the many
taverns" would be overfiowed with
motley and jolly crowds. These were
hush times indeed-money plenty,
every body employed and happy.
The line of the Baltimore & Ohio
road reached Cumberland from the
east in the fall of 1912, and here it
rested till 1858. in these nine years
this famous road was a substitute for
the present railroad to the Ohio
river. We all thought the freight
and people that went over the pike
was amazing, and so it was at that
time. The many warehouses in
Cumberland in the spring and fall
seasons would .bechoked with freight
for the west. Sometimes weeks
would elapse before it could be trans
ported on account of deficiency in
transportation - large wagons and
horses. There were great many
people who made wagoning a regu-
lar business, and in the busy seasons
quite a number OF small teams, called
sharpshooters, would turn In for
few trips. These latter were held in
great contempt by the old regulars,
who would hardly take a glass of
common whiskey with them, which
could then be bought for fifteen cents
per gallon and three cents per drink.
Some of these old teamsters when
home were pretty decent men, but
when on the road they lived accord-
ing to their code, which was a rough
one. you may be sure. | cannot rec.
ollect single survivor of them-all
dead, like their business, which ex-
pired in 1853 by the extension of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad to the
Ohio river.
Il should be stated that no toll
was charged upon this until the Act
of our General Assembly of 1881,
which authorized not more than two
toll gates upon it in Maryland. This
Act also authorized the government
to appoint superintendent with
salary of $500. This was ar office of
great influence, and the possessor a
kind of nabob in his way. The Act
of 1885, chapter 305, further regulates
the tolls. B.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-03
Church Seryices--Sunday.

M. E. Church-Preaching at 103 A.
M. by Rev. H. G. Sanford.
Memorial Church-Preac ching at s
p. M. by Rev. Lefevre.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-03
Registration OF Births, Marriages and
Deaths.

hpSlSbB Ok DlI JuSg ku3C0 anu
Deaths.
To the Clerks Of the County Courts Of
Maryland:
The Act of 1880, recognizing the
State Board of Health, constitutes
the Secretary of said Board Superin-
tendent Of Vital Statistics, and makes
it the duty of ''all State and county
officers, local health authorities and
other persons charged with collecting
or recording marriages, births and
deaths in the State to report quarter
ly, on the first day of January, April,
July and October, in each year, true
and correct returns of the same to
the said Superintendent of Vital
Statistics.
/ accordingly enclose you blanks
for the purpose indicated in the Act
and will be glad to receive the in
formation with as much regularity as
practicable. You will be duly credl-
ted with each return. which will be
published in the report of the State
Board of Health to the Legislature,
copy of which will be furnished
your Office when published.
Respectfully,
G. w. CHANCELLOR, M. D.,
Secretary State Board of Health and
Superintendent Vital Statistics.
BALTIMORE, May. 1880.
To enable me to comply with the
above as to births and deaths, l must
exact strict compliance of Sections
8, 4, 5, 6 and II, of the Act of AS
sembly 1865. chapter 100, which are
herewith appended.
w. III. TOWER,
Clerk Circuit Court Garrett Co.
Sec. 3. Parents shall give notice
of the facts herein required, to the
clerk of the court of the county or
city in which birth or death may
take place every householder shall
give such notice of every birth and
death happening in his house the
eldest person next of kin shall give
Notice of the death of his kindred /;
the keeper of a prison, hospital, alms'
house or other public institution.
shall give notice of every birth and
death happening among the persons
under his charge; the person solemn
izing or performing the marriage
ceremony shall give such notice; any
such person neglecting or refusing to
give such notice for the space of six
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-03

The following letter shows what
great space is ofteu taken up by in
in order to state simple
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-11
Islam and EIectrioity,

Phila. Telegraph ~Constantinoplc letter.
The following incident will show
that Islam has not yet quite under
stood the mysteries Of electricity:
Hafz Pasha, the new minister of
police, has found it necessary to cstab-
fish communication by electric bells
between various police Offices in the
city, his subalterns in the sublime
porte, and himself. Accordingly, a
skilled "Ghiaour who had learned all
these accursea things which any true
believer would sOorn to know" was
called in, and put up wires from the
various points desired, AUDITING at .
mahogany desk, where, under each
officers name, was placed a small
ivory button. This was placed on the
wall near Ha6z's deskI about three
feet from the floor,
The other day a visitor came In.
Hafz was out, and the visitor, aportly
pashs, sat down to wait. The warmth
Of the room sent him of to sleep, and,
rs luck would have it, right in front
Of the desk in question. Ha6z came
ia, did not notice the sleeping pssha,
aud engaged in conversation With q
foreign ambassador, who tells the
story. Presently clerks began to come
in with an inquiry, What does his
excellency WANT" only bedismissed
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-11
Trustee Sale.

DY virtue Of a deed of trust made to me as
Dtrustee, on the 2d day Of February. ISL,
by Milton K. Eddins for the purpose of secur-
ing balance Of purchase money mentioned in
said deed, which decd has been duly recorded
in the Register office Of Shelby county, Ten
nessee, in Book No, SO page h2l, and is he eby
teferred to for further certainty, | will, GU
Monday, March 18th, 1850, at the southwest
corner Of Main ard Madison streets,
in Memphis, Tennessee, sell within
legal hours at public cutlery to the high
est bidder, for cash, the property described
in said trust deed to-wit: A tract Of IS acres
more or less. Bounded as follows Being lot
No. 2 of the subdivision Of J.. II. Goodlett's
land lying and being between the Memphis
and Charleston railroad and the Memphis and
Germantown plank road, beginning at a stake
In the center ofthe plank road, the N w cor
ner Of lot No. | Mrs. Winfred's tract, thence
south TO a stake 90 feetnotth Of the nj and q
X X, thence With the said road west 8 chains
to a stake 50 feet north ofsaii railroad, thence
north to a stake in the center Of the said
plank road, csrner Of lot No. 8, thence east &
chains and 30 links with the center of said
plank road TO the beginning,
The equity Of redemption is waived In said
deed Of trust, the title is believed to be perfect
but l will sell and convey only as trustee.
j. W. DICKINSON, Trustee.
z. R Poyle, Attorney. i9 X IL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-11
General Trade.

Light receipts by river came last
evening and to-day. Sales therefore
have been chiefly confined to driblets
from previous receipts, or to arrive.
The jobbing business is active and in
liberal volume in all lines. 0fround
lots from first hands a 6rmer market
is noted for corn with a slight ad-
vance in prices. Hay isweak and as
much as IS per ton lower, the demand
Doing slack. BrAs is unsettled, free
arrivals causing a drsp in value. Oats
are without animation. Cormmeal
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-11

John Quincy Adams used to rise
between four and six o'clock, accord
ing to the season, and either take a
ride on horseback or walk to the Pc
tomac river, where he bathed, remain
ing in the water for an hour or more
in the summer. Returning to the
White house, he read two chapters of
SCOTS bible and the corresponding
commentary of Hewlett, and then
glanced over the morning papers and
the budgets sent from the departments
until nine, when he breakfasted. From
ten until four he remained IN the ex-
ecutive Office, presiding over cabinet
meetings, receiving visitors, or con-
sidering questions of state. Then,
after a long walk or short ride on
horseback, he would sit down to dine
at half-past five, and after dinner re-
sumo his public duties.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-11
COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LRDaER 0FFIcE,
MHNPHIs, TKNN., March II, 1850.

PUBLIC LEOGER OFFICE, |
MEMPHIS, TEES., March II, 1880. )
A quiet money market with com
mercial discounts steady at 8per cent,
outside rates ruling from 6 to 10 per
cent in accordance with the nature
and condition Ofthe securities offered.
Exchange steady and cotton bills
offering literally. New York and
other eastern bills without grace are
taken at $3.50 per thousand, while
sight on Boston and vicinity is &c
discount. On New Orleans the rate
is 10 discount checks on all points
are sold at par.
There is a good inquiry for incur
rent securities, especially if ola pro-
ductive character. Within the past
ten days gas stock has been looking
up a little, several parcels having
changed hands; sellers at present are
firm at IS. In Charleston railway
stock the feeling is unsettled and
offerings are at 80 with few takers.
The round lot offered yesterday on
account Of the city of Charleston was
withdrawn, no bid going above 80. In
New York yesterday 10000 shares
Nashville and Chattanooga stock sold,
closing figures being liz sales last
week aggregated lO2,472 shares, prices
at one time reaching 12S; last year
the range was from 354@83 In
Louisville and Nashville 5000 shares
sold last week the top figures being
1881 last years range wal 35@984
1t closed last evening at 158. In Iron
Mountain 1900 shares sold yesterday
go! being closing figures. Last week
59,99S shares sold the top being &C
and the lowest 49s last years range
was 1906 The Chicago, St. Louis
and New Orleans stock closed at 4Of.
Total sales yesterday 430, 900 shares Of
all classes. Bar silver quotations arc
1l3i per ounce.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-11


FINDER and b. virtue OF certain deed Of
u trust recorded in book 10. III, page sos.
Of the Registers Office Of Shelby county,
Iennesse, executed to lne as trustee to secure
a certain indebtedness therein specified, de-
fault having been made therein, | will, on
Thursday, the 25th day Of March, 1880.
proceed to sell for cash in iront Of my eihee,
No. Is Madison street. in the Taxing District,
late city Of Memphis, Shelby county, Tennes-
see, the following described land, tO-wit: A
certain piece of land in Shelby county, Ten
nessee, and in the city Of Memphis. described
as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the northeast
corner of a lot lately owned by o.. ii. Piper,
on the south side of Raleigh road, being 1S3%
feet west Of Dunlap street, and running
thence south with the east line of said lot
lately owned by 0. If. P. Piper, $50 feet to a
stake; thence east668 u feet to q stake; thence
north $50 feet to the south line Of the Raleigh
road; thence west 6 S-l2 feet 10 the place Of
beginning; being part Of the original subdivi-
sion Of the John Rice Grant No 7, assigned
to John 9verton, and the anne land conveyed
by X. q. and Hu. l.. Brinkley, and X. b. and
wife, Annie B. SnOwdep, TO Rowland Savage
and p. II. Hammel on the lst day of January,
1859, by deed duly recorded in book No. 20,
page 49, Of the Registers Office of Shelby
county, Tennessee.
Title believed to be good, but I will convey
as trustee. ii. BENSD0RF, Trustee.
Memphis, February q, 1880. 1912
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-11
Nonresident Notice.

No. lS69-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Iennessce-The State of Tennessee
on the relation Of Charles Kortrocbt at al
We. the Southern Oil Works 81 al.
L appearing from afddayit in this causs,
that the defendants, S NJ Swensen, James
& Baldwin, David Parkinson, John B Cole:
W + Phillips, Curtis Judson, S V White and
Simonds q ~Gildemister, are non-residents Of
The state Of Tennessee, and il appering from
the return of the Sheriff that the defendants.
w ) Southworth, Mary A southworth, b i
dickinson, j W Dickinson, and--W Williams
last three comprising firm of Dickinson, vii.
liams X Oo), are not to be found in his o
~; 1t is therefore ordered that all of said par
ties make their appearance herein, az the
courthouse Of Shelby county, In Memphis.
Tenn, on or before the first Monday In
April, 1880, and plead, answer or demur 10
complainant bill, or the same will be taken for
confessed as to them and set for bearing ex.
parte; and that a copy of this order be pub
lished oncea week for four successive weeks In
the Public Ledger.
This 9Th day o. February 1880.
\ copy; Attest,
49, R, J. BLACK. Gam.
BY e.. B. MoHEYRY, Deputy c. AN,
VIM. M. Randolph and Henry Craft. solicit
tors for complainant. 1856 10 Is
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-11
COTTON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
IStanNard International Classification.

Receipts Of cotton at all United
States ports for five days ending yes
terday sun up 1859 bales against
54,99l bales same time last week, and
54,379 bales same time last year.
The total receipts Of cotton at all
United States ports to date are 4,329,-
COG bales, against $780, 1854 bales at
this date last year, and 3,7O2,595 the
year before. Excess of receipts this
year over last, 1868, 642 bales. The
stock on hand at this time is 906,6l1
bales, against 662, 122 bales at this
kime last year, and 744,67l bales the
year before. The foreign shipments
to date are 2,6D6,OS bales, against
2,70O, Osi bales last year, and 2,S75,4l2
the year before.
The visible supply of cotton on the
9th of March, including all stock
in England, Europe and this country,
with stock aAoat and destined TO
Europe, was 2,5SO,33S bales, a de-
crease over The amount in sight same
time last year of 467l bales, and a
decrease of 234,H6 with the year
before at the same date.
Freight rates on cotton from here to
New York rule at 72@74c. per cwt
to Boston, Providence, Lowell and
Lawrence, 77@79c.: CohOes, 67@G9c.;
Fall River, $685.; Philadelphia, 70
orc; Baltimore, 69@7lc.; New
Orleans, $l.25 per bale, by rail, and 81
by river also, So per ton on oil cake.
and 1926 landed alongside; also, Use.
per Dbl on oil.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-11
h Killed a Cont.

cincinnati Gazette.l
For a long time past one of the
features Of Turner hall has been an
old billy goat, which has obtained a
precarious living by eating up all the
newspapers about the establishment
and by drinking beer. Yesterday
morning, after digesting the papers
containing the able articles on the
Thomas-N Nichols college of music i'm
broglio, Mr.. Goat quietly turned up
his heels and died. The friends Of
the goat, being satisfied that death
was the result Of too high a standard
Of musical culture, did not call upon
the coroner to hold an inquest.