The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-23


York Staa to state that during snow
storm on the Hudson on Wednesday
last he caught two fine shad in a drift
uet-an unusual occurrence.
The Chicago agent OF the Anchor
Line of steamships has been consult
ing with merchants and shippers of
st. Louis in regard to the movement
of grain and other produce to Europe.
via New Orleans, and the prospects
for obtaining return cargoes, in order
to report as to the feasibility OF estab-
fishing a line of Steamers between.
New Orleans and Europe.
Mrs. James D. Wilson, of Calves,
ton, Texas, who has for three years
past been searching throughout the.
country for her child, which was
taken from her custody by its father.
was rewarded by finding it in North
Adams, Mass, on Tuesday last. II
was boarding at house where it had
been placed by the father, who is
employed by the Ames Lumber Com.
pany, of STANFORD, VT. The mother
will return with her darling to her
home in Texas.
A lady of stylish appearance, CALL
ing herself the Baronne de Liver.
Mere, nee de Graves, has been sem
fenced, in Paris to six years penal
servitude for obtaining a baby from
lying-in- hospital, and pretending
to be its mother. She made youth
of seventeen believe he was the father
of the child but her plans were foiled
by the death of the baby, and the in
quiries instituted by the real mother
led to her detection
The Berks county almshouse and
insane hospital, three miles from
Beading, Pa, has been invaded by
the smallpox. The first eases were
| two trampS. who were removed to am
isolated building, but while raving
with delirium they escaped and could
not be overtaken. AS far as possible
the occupants were vaccinated, but
the disease continues to spread, and
on Friday and Saturday there " ere
thirty new cases and four deaths.
A New York detective on Sunday
night secreted himself beneath bel
in room occupied by man whom
he suspected of being concerned in
robbing the residence of Frank Wolf
in Essex street. Henry r. Moses,
Henry Schwartz and Charles Cole
man came into the room and were
talking about the disposition of the
goods, when the detective made his
appearance, locked the door and cap
tured the whole party. He also
found the plumber slowed away i'm
the room.
A Christian clergyman preached
and a Jewish rabbi pronounced the
benedicti0n at the dedication of the.
new Unitarian Church in Hartford
recently. The church is now one of
the most prosperous III that city,
though it has been in retirement for
twenty years. 1t got into financial
difficulties, when the old church was
sold and the money invested. The
new church has been built with the
accommodations of the purchase money.
The Dean of Chester, speaking
lately at the annual meeting of the
Chester Diocesan DeacOnesses' lnsti-
tuition, said the new translation of l.
Timothy, iii. II, would show that
III the ancient church the word
"deae0ness" did not mean merely the
wives of deacons, but separate or
ganTzatiOn Of women deacons. Had
this passage been so read heretofore
the English people would not have
80 long allowed that ancient institu-
tioD Of the church to remain in abey.
ance.
A remarkable mortgage was rec-
orded at Charlotte, NC, last Friday.
By the terms Of this mortgage,
Charles Didenover, an intelligentbut
impecunious man, conveys himself
and all right and title to himself to
another, 10 have and hold forever,
TO secure debt he owes the mort.
gagor. Didenover's wife valves all
OF her rights, titles and claims TO him
in favor OF the IbortgagOr. and signed
the deed of conveyance and acknowl.
edged the same with all due form be-
fore a magistrate.
Mr.. Christian X. Ross, the father
of the lost Charley Ross. is disposed
tn think that the letter received by
Col. John w. Forney, from Robert
Benjamin Hugman, of Loughton,
Essex, near London, saying that he
had reason to believe that Charley
Ross was living in Loughton within
year, in custody Of an unknown
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