The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-05-14


Moines River, man supposed to be.
deranged, passed down astride Of
log, keeping upright by means of an
oar. He she uted out to the spectators
that he was bound to New Orleans
and had no time to stop.
The immigrant passengers landed
at Castle Garden on Thursday footed
up no less than 4,728-larger than any
number recorded on any one day
since last summer. The aggregate
for the present month will probably
exceed sixty thousand, which will be
unparalleled in the history of immi.
grafton.
The group of grogshops and dance
houses on Houston street, New York.
known as Murderers' Row, is to be
demolished, to give place to more
modern buildings, During the war
it was the headquarters of bounty.
brokers, and at all times the haunt
of the vilest of the city vile, coun-
tsrfeiters, thieves and cut-throats.
j. H. Meredith, claiming to be
Methodist minister at Trenton, Nj.
and also temperance lecturer, was
convicted yesterday in Philadelphia
of stealing two books from a second
hand book store. He pretended that
he intended paying for them, but ne
had only fifty cents with him, and
their value was three times that
amount.
The Philadelphia Fuel Savings
Society held its sixtieth annual meet.
ing in that city on Tuesday. During
last summer 1882 depositors lodged
their savings, amounting to Sl6,S29,
with the society, and during the
winter were supplied with coal at.
wholesale rgices, or rs cents per ton
below the winter rates. 1t is truly
benevolent society, the manager
serving without pay.
William Priester, who was shot by
his son, VIM. HI. Priester, at Allen.
dale, S. c.. died on Friday night.
The quarrel between them grew out
of an old feud and had nothing to do
with the sons marriage. The mur.
derer escaped in his buggy after the
assault, and has not been seen since.
A warrant has been issued for his
arrest, and the excitement is so great
that ynching will probably be at
TEN pied if he is caught.
During some recent excavations at
Durk helm, in the Rhenieh, Palatl-
nate, the workmen came upon an
enormous iron chest containing the
Celebrated treasure of the Abby of
Limberg, which disappeared after
the siege of the abby in 1904. The
treasure is supposed to have been put
in safety by the Abbot out of fear of
an attack. 1t is composed of large
number OF vases and other objecse~~
gold and silver. of precious stones
and coins of the fifteeth century.
The New York fire insurance I'M
derwriters are excited over danger to
houses by the accidental contact of an
electric. light wire with one connected
with telephone. The contact sent
a flash to the telephone box, destroy
ing it, and caused some damage to
the building. Buildings using the
electric wire are threatened with
being rated as especially hazardous"
and the electric light companies are
making arrangements to insulate
their wires. precaution previously
adopted by the Brush G 'mpany.
The monument erected over the
grave of Thomas Lett Hackett. who
was killed in the Catholic riot in
Montreal in 1877, contains an inscrlp'
ton debating that he was "barhar'
ously murder d by an Irish Roman
Catholi, mob" The cemetery COM
pany has decided that the inscription
is improper, and the offensive words
must be erased. The Orangcmen
claim preprietorshiD of the monu-
ment and grave lot, and threaten
legal proceedings if the company
grasses the words, which is intended
by the officials.
The stock of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company went up to 7Olh
Philadelphia on Wednesday-the
highest figure it has ever touched. It's
increase in value has been steady
since 1856, when it sold at 40. There
are those who think that with con-
timed prosperity in FIVE years, II no.
sooner, the stock will have reached
80, doubling its value. The Ale
gheny Valley Railroad directors met
on Wednesday and re elected John
Scott president. 1t was announced
that the negotiations Of Mr.. Gouia
for the use of this road ~ part Oh
~ n 1onAa-,~ - TO-, fNr his wabash