The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Mr.. Edward townsend, VINO for
eleven years has been warden of the
Eastern PenItentiary In Philades-
phia, has resigned. On account of ad-
vanced age, and is succeeded by
Michael Cassidy, the principal over
seer, who has been connected With
the institution for twenty years.
There is a small pox scare at Meri-
den, Middletown, New Britain, and
several ether Connecticut towns in
that section, and vaccination is the
order of the day. 1t is thought it
was first brought 10 Meriden by an
italian woman who had the disease.
In that town alone 5000 persons have
been vaccinated within the past ten
DAYS
John Thackeray, of Coed View,
Georgia, became Respondent because
he had been compelled to draw one
thousand dollars cut of his capital of
thirty thousand, which he had kept
intact for twelve years, and forthwith
committed suicide. He could be
happy living on the interest of thirty
thousand. but died rather than live
on twenty-nine thousand.
The High Shoals Mill site, on the
South Fork of the Catawba river, in
North Carolina, including eleven
thousand acres of land, has been sold
to Messrs. White g. Davis, of Pitts
burg, for 800, 900. The water power
is very valuable, there being clear
fall of twenty six feet. and on the
land attached several gold mines have
been opened, the metal being there
In paying quantities.
Father Ahern, the Catholic priest
at Ocean Springs. Mississippi. who
recently tJok part in a shooting affray
with G. F. Emery, a lawyer, has been
sent to Jail for five days for contempt
of court. The priest was accompanied
to the Pascagoula Jail by his sister.
who insisted upon being locked up
with him. The Sheriff told her she
could not enter, when she cried out
that she had been struck, and the
combative priest struck the Sheriff
with his walking stick, inflicting
painful injury.
In taking down an old chimney at
Powhatan Court House, Va, the
other day, a medal was found imbed-
ded in the mortar, which appears to
be valuable relic. On one side is
battle scene, with "Rebellien justly
rewarded" bordering above it, and
below, "Culloden i6, A. P, 1746." On
the other side is figure in bias relief
of the Duke of Cumberland. with
name and date of birth. 1t is thought
to be the original medal awarded by
the British Government to the old
hero.
Amos Eek and Hiram o. Rose, of
Michigan, went to California thirty
years ago, worked in the mines to-
gether. making their interest one,
and returned to Northport, in their
native State, with capital to start in
business. In the entire thirty years
they have been partners without any
written agreement or book account.
At last. however, justice to their
families demanded a division of the
joint property. and this was accomp-
lished in an hour without shadow
of disagreement.
James Hainsworth, of Whining.
ton, DEL, returned home on Satur.
day from a trip to the Inauguration
and found that during his absence
his wife had gone on an excursion al
30. She is native Cumberland
Maryland, and was DESTROYS of return
ing to her former home. Her husband
supposes she has been carried away
by inconsistencies. expecting that her
husband would follow her. He de-
clines to do so, and having rented
his house. has gene to boarding.
Mrs. Martin, the wife of labering
man in Brooklyn, on Monday was
found dead in her room, where she
had persisted, unattended, with the
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smallpox Ten days before her hus.
band had been siezed with the dis
ease and taken to the hospital. The
house was disinfected, the wife re-
naming alone 10 her room. She was
stunned by the other inmates, who
at last, not seeing the poor womau.
informed the health officer, and they
found her lying dead on the floor,
with unmistakable marks of the
dread disease upon her face and DEE.