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

The breaking up of winter was
signaled all oyer the country by leo
gorges and floods. In Washington
the Potomac oyerfiowed its banks
and submerged a large section of the
CITY. The Baltimore and Potomac
depot was flooded and abandoned. as
were also Ford's Opera House and
the National Theatre. A portion of
the Long Bridge was carried away
and property along the river front,
both in Washington and Georgetown.
was damaged to the extent of many
thousands of dollars. Pennsylvania
avenue was flooded, and was navi.
gated by parties in r0wboats. AT
Port Deposit and Harvre de Grace
the river backed up and did cOnSid.
cradle damage. the Philadelphia,
WILMINGTON and Baltimore bridge
at the former place being raised from
| its piers. The Delaware liver ha
risen terribly all through Pennsylva
MIA and New Jersey, and much dam
age has been done. The floods e2-
tend to cities and towns in all dire
tions, the greatest destruction
property being at Toledo. Obi
where it is estimated at half mi
| lion dollars. The second annu
banquet of the Press Association Z
Baltimore took place at the Eut &
House. A number of distinguish.
guests were present, among tn
President Hayes and Senator B 81
ard. The menu card was NJ
and striking affair, and the table as
spread with every delicacy. The
toasts were well selected and the rga
penses were excellent. During the
day a reception was rendered to the
President at the johns Hopkins
University. and the title Of l.. l.. D.
was conferred upon him. "A Car on
the HALLS Spring line ran down the
incline on Fayette street without a.
brake, and narrow escape from &C.
cident was the result. "A sergeant
Of the marines of the United States
steamer Saratoga committed sudicide
on Hampstead street with a dose of
laudanum.
OLD WORLD.
The speaker of the House of Com.
mems announced the new rules.
They give him almost unlimited
power to stop debate and compel
division. Mr.. Gladstone replyingto
a question stated that the Coercion
bill would apply to citizens of the
United States who were engaged in
fOmenting trouble in Ireland. 1t
was announced that offers had been
made to the Beers by which peace
could be obtained on favorable
terms. MIR. Dillon, in speech at
Manchester, Eng, announced that
Parnell would be at Washington
within month, the hsnored guest
of the American citizens. -Des-
patches from Africa state that Gen.
ColIey, the British commander, Is
completely hemmed in by the BoerS'
and that reinforcements will have to
fight their way to his camp. -Thos'
| CARLYLE was buried ON Wednesday.
/ The House of Commons has rejec-
ted melton 10 omit high treason
from the list of crimes to be embraced
in the retroactive clause of the COer-
cion bill. -Parnell was still in Paris,
but is expected to return to London
on Monday to take his place in the
House. The Baroness Burdett
Coutts was married to William l..
Ashmead Bartlett, the young Phila-
delphian who has been her protege
for a number of years, and about
whose marriage to the Baroness there
has been so much gossip since their
engagement was announced. IN July
last. Mr.. Forster. chief secretary
for Ireland, said in the House of
Commons on committee the object OF
the Coercion bill was not punish
ment for, but prevention. of outrages
and Indictment thereto. An eye.
witness account of the recent en-.
gagement of the British forces with
the Beers makes it plain that General
Celley was in reality in the field, and
only succeeded IN escaping back to
the camp under the cover of dark.
ness. "A Democratic banquet at
Madrid was interrupted by the off
Gals on account of revolutionary
toast. Two Of the banqueters were
arrested. "A convention In favOrOt
universal suffrage was held at Rome
on Thursday, the proceedings Of
which were uproarious, and attracted
very little attention. Further de.
tails of the battle between the British
and the Beers at Ingogo river, Africa,
on Tuesday, give the British losses
as four officers killed, four wounded