The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-29
Editorial Notes and Comments.

ing to the settlement of the boundary
line between West Virginia and Ma
ryland.
A great deal of speculation is still
being INDUCED in with regard to
President Garfield's Cabinet, Dut we
are unable to give any definite state
ment with regard to this matter be
yond the fact that Mr.. Blaine will be
Secretary of State.
The celebrated actor Edward A.
Sothern is dead, and many people in
this country will regret to bear of his
death. We have seen Mr.. Sothern
upon the boards, and have enjoyed
many hearty laugh whilst he made
fun for those who were fortunate
enough to hear him. Peace to his
ashes.
Near the village of Lisbon, in
Howard county, Maryland, lives
Miss Polly Flood, aged 100 years.
che was the eldest of family of six
children and now resides at Mr.. Jas.
Meredith's where she has lived for
thirty FIVE years. She has been a
member nf the Al. e. Church for
seventy.nine years.
If Congressman Kimmell, Of Bal
timore city, could realize the fact
that he has made himself a laughing
stock for the entire country, and
when he retires to the shades of pri-
vate life if he would embark in some
calling to which his limited capacity
is suited, many of the people of Ma
ryland would be devoutly thankful.
Reports from Southern Illinois and
contiguous territory state that there
will be an almost entire failure of the
wheat crop, owing to the late plant
ing and the early and bard winter,
large portion of the wheat land be-
ing mass of ice and the seed frozen
out. Reports say that not over a
fifth of crop can be made under the
most favorable circumstances.
We admit, with melancholy frank
ness, that we do not expect anything
at all from the present regime in Con
gress; which seems to be Willing
away its pitiful remnant of power
much as cu!prit condemned to be
hanged on the 18th day Of March
might dO-with the execution that
their.culprit usually pays some atten
ton to religious preparation.
Last year, while the suffering poor
in Ireland were being fed and clothed
by the "Irish FUND.- contributions
from this country, the Irish Catholic
Bishops were quietly collecting funds
for the Pope of Rome. Recently
several of the Bishops had an audi
ence of his Holiness in the Vatican,
and presented him with a purse con
taining something oyer $40, 900 from
the Emerald Isle. -
There are dreadful intimations by
disappointed Democrats in Washing
ton, that large percentage of the
funds contributed for the election of
Hancock never got further than Bar
NUNS headquarters. They talk
about demanding a bill of items OF
receipts and expenditures. If this
sort of calumny goes much further
Barnum is likely to become thor.
oughly Disguised with politics.
John Allen, Chaplain of the Maine
House OF Representatives, prayed
that God would make Plaisted, the
new Democratic Governor, as wise
as serpent and as harmless as a
dove, and thereupon the Pine Tree
State was visited with an earthquake
which lasted some ten seconds. The
greenbackers and democrats of Maine
won't mind an earthquake after the
treatment they received at the hands
Of the Supreme Court last winter.
Russian Nihilists are still busy ar
ranging plots, and issuing proclama-
tons recommending murder and in>
cendiarism. A quantity of revol vers,
daggers, axes, machinery for the
manufacture of forged passports, a
portion of secret printing pres and
number of revolutionary procla-
nations have been found. We
doubt whether an Ohio man can be
found who would be willing to hold
Office in st. Petersburg just at this
time.
Mayor Latrobe, in his annual mes
sage to the City Council of Baltimore,
on Monday, reported the total fund
ed and guaranteed debt of that city
at S36, 092, 298. OF this amount.
So, 561 ,912 consists of water and park
loans, the interest on which Is paid
by revenue from water rents and city
passenger railway companies. The
productiveand interest bearing assets
owned by the city are stated at $780,
66l .9S6.7S, leaving the balance OF
debt, the interest on which has to I've
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