The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-31
MISCELLANEOUS.


and good fisherman.
The portrait of Garfield which is
hereafter to honor the five-cent postage
stamps is a striking likeness. Mrs. Gar
field is much pleased with it.
The advocates in Canada of law
permitting marriage with deceased
wife's sister are encouraged to believe
that their thirty years efforts will be
soon crowned with success.
The remarkable estimate is made
that in London the deaths among the
Christians number twenty in the one
thousand, while among the Hebrews
the rate is only one in the one thousand
-Cannon-King Krupp few weeks
ago had in his employ $4,000 men, but
new orders obliged him to hire an addi-
tional force of 5000, which places him
at the head of small city-more than
$4,000 men.
There are In Persia about 10000
Jews, and the Judtsche Press says they
have bad time of it, being subjected to
all sorts of vexatious restrictions. In
the town of Hamidan are the traditional
tombs of Esther and Mordecai
M. CASTOR Blanchet, the head and
chief worker in the interoceanic canal
scheme, recently died in Panama of yell
low fever. Being of great personal
strength and the picture of health, he
did not hesitate to expose himself to all
dangers.
"A Washington photographer says
that there is great demand for the
pictures of President Arthur. The sales
OF Mrs. Hayes pictures used to average
$50 a week. The theatrical favorites, so
far as concerns the sale of their portraits
at the Capital are Lolita, Mary Anderson
and John Mccullough.
Dwight Lee, of Waterloo, N. Y, has
in some strange manner lost the sight of
his left eye. A few weeks since he
thought his vision was somewhat
dimmed, and on closing his right eye he
discovered the other to be blind He is
unable to account for his misfortune,
and the case is regarded as very singu-
lar.
AT Macy Look, Hungary, the re-
mains Of two-wheeled Roman car were
lately discovered, with the skeletons of
two horses attached to it. The objects
are believed to date from the third cent
ury, and the place where they were
found to have been the tomb of the own
er. All the parts of the carriage are of
most exquisite workmanship.
The latest innovation in dress APP
peared at a wedding in St. Georges,
London, and as this is one of the most
aristocratic churches in the city, the
fashion will probably be adopted else
where. The bridesmaids wore different
colors-one blue, another red, third
violet, a fourth bronze, and two others,
children, cream color. The effect must
have been very nearly prismatic.
The restoration of the old State
House at Boston, Mass, is now in prog
ress. From original paintings, draw
ings and specifications of the architects,
complete idea can be obtained of ev-
cry detail of the construction and oraa-
mentation of the building century and
half ago. An engraving by Paul Re
we're gives correct idea of the size, shape
and number of panes of glass in the win
dows.
The battle of Trafalgar was fought
seventy-siX years ago; nevertheless,
there are still alive five officers who took
part in that engagement, namely: Adj
miral Sir George Rose Sartorius, now
ninety-one years old; Admiral Robert
Patton, of the same age; Commander
William Weary, aged ninety; Command
er Francis Harris, also ninety, and Col
James Fynmore, of the Marines, over
ninety-two years.
Application has been made to Justice
Gilbert, of New York, to enjoin the Mayor
from killing two imported settlers valued
at $1,000 and complained of as disturb
ing the neighbors. The Justice said that
a bowling dog was a nuisance. The dog
owners counsel said that the dogs were
breed that never howled or whined, and
that they disturbed no one except when
they themselves were annoyed. The
decision was reserved.
The San Francisco ArgonaM rightly
feels proud of it's benevolent ladies from
the fact that one of the rich
est of them went out to ex-
anime personally the grade and system
of sewerage in the neighborhood of
hospital whose inmates have been the re-
cipients of endless favors at her hands;
and another lady, of the same street,
pulled out 81, 900 from her pocket for
the purchase of turkeys and chickens for
those who would otherwise have had a
scanty board.
An interesting suit is on trial in
Westminster, Md, turning upon post
script to letter said to have been writ
ten by the late John Henry Hoppe. He
left no WILL. and,hi estate had been set
tied. Suit is now brought upon the post
script written on the back of letter from
him admitted to be genuine, while the
heirs claim the postscript and his sigma
ture to it to be forgeries. 1t reads in
part Don't worry yourself, but take
things easy and do the best you can for
the present. / have prospered and have
accumulated great deal of money to-
gether, and intend to do what / please
with it. And, Ann, after my death, you
are to have $4,000. This you are to
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