The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Durham, Elgin, Illinois. One hun.
dred of the lot are stations, fity
mares, and the others yearlings and
coalts.
The other night one of the Old
Dominion steamships in approaching
Norfolk made use of the electrict
light. A colered woman on shore.
astounded attbe spectacle. was heard
to exclaim, "Good lawd de COMICS
met de moon an busted"
John Hunnell opened bar-reom
at Evansville, Ind, and one of his
first and heaviest drinkers was his
youthful brother Tom. This grieved
John, and he refused to sell any more
whiskey to Tom; but Tom resented
this prohibition, and shot John dead
behind his bar.
The last official census Of the popu-
lation of the republic of Venezuela
returns no less than 81, 222 generals.
Some of them are stated to be on &C.
tive service, others in the reserve.
The present president. Gen. Guzman
Blanco, has created 5000 of them.
The army itself is not so numerous as
are its generals.
The Buffalo and Rock City pipe
line has gone into operation, and Is
delivering oil at Buffalo at the rate
of 300 barrels an hour. The pipe is
four inches in diameter and sixty
feur miles in length, and has but one
pumping station, about midway.
This is the first independent anti
Standard line established under the
act of 1878.
A worm resembling the ordinary
corn grub has appear ed about Cos
hen, New York, and is devastating
the grass and potato fields. 1t bur-
rows in the ground just beneath the
surface, and eats off the roots. Many
fields are swept cleaner than could
be done with scythe, and the sward
can be lifted from the surface, re-
yealing the grubs beneath.
Some wild animal, said to resemble
large wolf. has been making night
ly raids upon the domestic animals
about Paducah, Kentucky. On Mon
day it was seen in broad daylight,
and proved to be lion that escaped
from a menagerie in Tennessee last
spring. The hunters have assembled
from all quarters to engage in the
novelty of lion hunt.
Judge McCue, of Brooklyn, has
decided the case of the Japanese girl
Shiori Louisa Wakayami, by de-
claring that she must be sent to her
father, but that Mrs. Julia Shanna-
han, who had charge Of her for i've
| or six years, must be adequately
compensated. The girl was at once
taken to Philadelphia, where she
will remain for the present. She is
greatly displeased at the change. and
desires to remain in this country.
The prophecies of Vennor for July
have received critical examination
in the Signal Office in Washington,
and the conclusions are that the pre-
dictiOns for changes of temperature
from 10th to the 18th, and for the
9th and 2Sth of July, 1881, have
been varihed all other predictions
have not been varified in the slightest
extent, so far as the data show. That
is, the per cent. is much less than
would have been under the law OF
chance in blind guessing.
| The setting of few more cr0ss-ties
will make, the roadway of the East
river bridge continuous from tower
to tower, and this will be accomplis-
he'd in a few days. The vessels in the
East river all blew their whistles on
Monday in honor of the near compile
ton of the roadway.
The block of granite Neyada con-
tribu:ed to the Washington Monu-
ment is nearly ready for shipment.
The panel contains the name of the
state in solid silver letters, each be-
ing six inches in height and as thick
as a half dollar. They are neatly f.
ted into the granite. Above is the
motto of the state, "Ali for our Coun-
try" and below the date lSSl-which
figures will be plated with gold,
A man drove up at terrific pace
to the railroad station at FarwelI,
Mich, and inquired for his wife, She
had eloped with neighbor, and was
about to take train for the East.
"Thank goodness, Pm in time,"
the husband cried, in great excite
ment. The bystanders anticipated
tragedy. and the wife covered into a
seat. ''Here's your child " he con-
tlnued, producinga little girl. "Rec
kon you forgot her in your hurry
Now you can get off as fast as you
like" Leaving the girl with the
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