The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-08-27
NEWS OF TINE WEEK.

A dog which during the Crimean
war made three Russian soldiers
prisoners, has just died in govern
ment hospital at Genoa, after being
provided for by the government since
that event.
The Fishkill Journal says that
frost was reported in the Highlands,
near Fishkill, on Wednesday Morn
ing, thus verifying Vennor's prpdic-
ton.
The ninth annual convention Of
New Jersey cranberry-growers is to
be held at Haddonfield on Thursday,
August 80.
Mr.. John Engleby, of Homecoming,
has received cable telegram an
nouncing the safe arrival of his
father and brother at Plymouth,
England, being the first message by
cable eyer received in that town.
On Thursday Michael McEvoy,
employed at the steel work in New
ark N. j., was pierced through the
thigh by a red-hot strip Of steel, caus-
him the most excrnciating pain.
The physicians think they can save
the leg.
The Employment Bureau at Gas.
tie Garden, New York, assists $50
servant girls weekly to obtain places
and large as the supply is, it does not
equal the demand. The Immigrants,
have the advantage afforded by the
bureau for five years, provided they
bring reference from their employ
ers.
Three children in one family died
on Wednesday last in President, Pa
under peculiar circumstances. Two
of them. while playing in the yard,
were bitten by snakes. The mother,
going to their assistance, left kettle
of boiling water on the. floor. and the
third child fell into 1T.
A recent number of the London
Times gives six of its eight pages to
Parliament, two columns to court
reports, a column and half to tele-
ghaph matter, and the remainder to
advertisements. There is no local
news outside of the courts, no miscel-
Iany. nothing that anybody would
want to read. unless 1t happened
to be somebody who likes that
sort of print.
A bald-headed eagle lowering over
st. Johns Island, near Toronto, sud-
denly swoOped down and attempted
to carry off a two-year-old child of
Mr.. John Clancy's that was playing
in field alone. The light clothing
gave way with every tug of the vo-
racious bird, and was torn into rib
bons. Some men working near by
came up in time TO save the child
from injury, but the eagle refused to
60 away until shot at.
Or the receipt last week of the
news Of President Garhcld's I'M
favorable symptoms, very exciting
meeting was held in Charles Wolfe's
Old House by the Mill, in Westfield,
Staten Island. Every man present
pledged himself, under oath, to pro-
coed to Washington. in ease the Pres
ident died, to take part i'm any move
ment that might be organized to
aveDge the Chief Magisi rates death.
1t is dangerous thing to tamper
with a Scotch institution. Only a
day or two ago the DunOOn Castle
steamer carried deck-lOad Of ex-
cursienists down the Clyde on the
sabbath" That very night she
stuck on a sand-bank, and no one got
home. Next day her captain, in a
fit, fell overheard, and was drowned.
On the third day the profaDe vessel
was in flames and few people in
Scotland have much doubt rs to what
all that means.
On the Cars recent railway jour
ney to Moscow, the line was guarded
throughout its length by seIdiery-
At every hundred PAGES hayonets
gIistened, and at intervals tents sh0ne
white and camp fires cleaned. The
Emperor was anxious that the En-
press should remain behind with the
imperial children at Peterhoff, but
she insisted on accompanying her
husband, to share his fortunes, what
ever they may be.
Pears are so very abundant in Con-
necticut that the farmers and others
who raise them have to prop the
branches of the trees up to keep the
limbs from breaking. Apples are
being brought to market for ship
ment in good quantities. 1t was
generally conceded that, because of
the enormous yield of apples last
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