The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-19

be found, the bracelets had to be
broken before he could be liberated.
There Is much complaint at the
exorbitant freight rates charged on
opsters and peaches shipped from the
Peninsula. The freight on barrel
of oysters from Crisfield to Jersey
City is $1.S0, while from New York
to Boston it is only go cents. The
latter is the effect of there being three
competing lines, while tine former
rate is fixed by monopoly.
Representative Urner filed petit
tions signed by citizens of Washing
ton and Caroline counties, Maryland.
protesting against the passage of the
Sixty Surgeons bill. He also filed
the petition of Joseph M. Norris and
other ex soldiers of Allegany county,
asking the passage of law to allow
them bounty for serving in the
late war.
AT Unity, Montgomery county, a
war horse belonging to Frank Grit
| fifth, which was with him at the battle
of Gettysburg, died last week. The
horse was more than twenty-five
years old, and bore the scar left by a
richoeheting shell at Gettysburg,
Mr.. birmingham Boone, of Buck
eystown, Frederick county, writes
The american that the announcement
that Mr.. Richard Thomas had been
appointed justice Of the peace for the
First district of Frederick county,
vice birmingham Boone, failed to
qualify, is an error, as he Mr.. Boone)
qualified in regular form, and has
, been performing the duties. of the
Office ever since.
The Pocomoke City Record and
Gazette has a report that the store OF
l.. ID. Lawson & Son, near Crisfield,
was totally destroyed by fire on Fri
day morning. The loss is estimated
at from $4,000 to $4,000, and it is
feared that young Mr.. Lawson per-
ished in the flames, as it was his GUS
tom to sleep there, and he was not
seen either at or since the fire. 1t is
hoped, however, that he was absent
and will turn up all right.
A scarcity of coal prevails all along
! the Eastern Shore, and at Crisfield
and other places it is held at ten dol
lars per ton. At Pocomoke City, the
Rev. John D. G. Hanna was forced
to bring an interesting series of revi-
val meetings to close in consequence
of the coal being exhausted.
Mr.. E. M. Johnson, of Elkton. has
accepted position on the editorial
staff of the Morning Meas, of Savan-
nah, Ga. Mr.. Johnson was at one
time connected with the Cecil Wing,
afterwards with the Baltimore Morn.
ing Ne,Us, and for some time past
with the Wilmington EUery EUeding.
Some years ago he was an assistant
teacher at the Belair Academy.
The new iron bridge across the
Catoctin creek at Ellerten, Frederick
county, which was only thrown
across the stream on Wednesday, was
carried away the same night. The
ice from above came down with such
force that it destroyed the trestle-
work upon which the iron work still
rested. Along Georges creek in Al
legany county the trestlings of the
| Cumberland and Pennsylvania Rail-
read at Pekin and Morrison's were
entirely carried away, and those Of
Phoenix. barton and Franklin are
partly gone. The county bridge at
Morrison's was also carried away.
The late Mr.. John Moler, of Ha.
gerstown, left large estate to be-
divided among his relatives-mostly
nephews and nieces. Daniel Dom
nelly, a son of Gel. Daniel Donnelly
was one OF the nephews interested in
the estate, and he has never yet
turned up. and his whereabouts are
unknown. Various reports prevail
that he practices law in one of the
Western States. and was seen in Cal
ifornia many years since. The pre-
sumption is that he is dead but, il
still alive, handsome sum of money
from his uncle's estate is awaiting his
temperance. .3