The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
LOGAN.

tract Win Boston nrm TO supply
Is, 900 pairs of mittens.
Mexico has debt of S65, ZOO, 900,
which she will be able to pay when
her rich mines are developed.
An arkansas girl refused to marry
heradmirer unless he performed some
heroic deed, and he eloped with her
mother.
1t is estimated that the prices at
the sale in New York of the third
part of the BrinIey library will ag-
gregate in the neighborhood of $780,
900.
A case has been made uD at Mil
waukee, Wisconsin, to test the con-
stitutionality of the anti-treating
law, in the interest of the tavern
keepers.
A pit 1876 feet deep has been dis
covered in the Mammoth Cave, which
is only reached by crawling on hands
and knees through a long passage.
Mrs. Robinson has applied for adj
mission to the bar at Boston. She is
said to be first Massachusetts woman
to claim this right.
Henry Bergh, who believes in the
lash for wifebeaters, goes further, and
says he would punish with many
stripes the liquor seller who makes a
man drunk.
The oldest couple living on Staten
Island are Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S.
Laforge. He is So and she is SO. Both
are active and enjoy excellent health.
Norman Lockyer says that some
time the meon, getting out of bal
ance, will fall upon the earth, in
which case we shall be moonstruck.
-Neac York Herald.
Or. Bowker recently investigated
the Boston vinegar business. Oi
1900 samples not more than ten
per cent. were found to be pure cider
vinegar of full strength and good
quality.
Maine boasts of having furnished
the present governors of Mas-achu
sets. Wisconsin, Michigan, Califor'
MIA and Iowa, the congressman from
Oregon, and two of the Minnesota
congressman.
A wedding party got so drunk a
Waupaca, Wis, recently that the OBJ
iect of the gathering was forgotten by
all, including the bride, bridegroom
and minister, and the marrige die
not take place until next day.
Archibald Forbes, the war cores
! pondent, has gone to Manitoba tt
lecture. He expects to return to thu
! United States next November, wher
/ he will lecture on "Great Soldiers .
the Old World"
W0rk on the tunnel under the Hud
son at New York is still going OF
Forty feet was finished last week
Two hundred and twenty men arr
employed. and this number will b'
increased to 300 by May.
/ Colored men are represented a
having handsome farms and valuable
herds of cattle in Texas. Senate
Burton, of Fort Bend county, il
colored, and is estimated to be wortf
$50, 600. He is also an educated man
A drunken brute named VIM
Dempsey threw lightedcoal oil LAM
at his wife in Brooklyn last Tues
day, and she was so badly burned
that she will probably die. Woman
like, she tries to excuse her HUSBAND
for his awful crime.
I, The torpedo with fuse attached
found under the stoop of gentle
mans house in Brooklyn. New York
"a few days ago, was charged will
ldynamite. A reward for the arres
of the scoundrel who placed it Their
will be offered.
The Rev. John w. Reunion, o
Brooklyn. has secured five cart
bearing huge coffee urns, and pro
poses 10 furnish poor people with he
coffee and bread at cost price, ant
thus he hopes to check intemperanc'
in a measure.
Mayor Grace, of New York. sen
back to the aldermen on Tuesday thu
resolution permitting the Edisor
Electric Light Company to lay tubes
erect lamp pests, etc., taking thu
ground that an adequate return TO
such valuable franchise had no
been exacted.
Scri6ner's Monthly will appear will
new name next November. but thu
title has not yet been selected. "Scrib
ner's Monthly" will appear as sui
head for one year thereafter, and viii
then be dropped. The title of 81
Nicholas will remain the same, eX