The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

the receipts footed up only seven dol
lars. Quite a contrast to the $500 that
each now receive per night. .
Daniel Dew's log barn, near Mid
dletown. Frederick county, was
burned on the night of the 23d irst.,
with all its contents, including two
horse and three cows. The entire
loss was about $500. The dwelling
houses was set on fire by the sparks,
but saved through the exertions of
the neighbors. 1t is believed that
the barn was set on fire.
Mr.. Daniel Ridenour, sexton of
st. Paul's Church and we'll known
in HagerstOwn, where he was in the
huckstSring business. was killed on
the night of the 23d inst. His dead
body was found in the road covered
with produce that had been in the
wagon he was driving. The horses
are supposed to have ran away and
thrown him out, as the wagon was
found mile further on the road
badly broken.
Nathan Tyson, charged with caus-
ing the death of his newly-born in
FAINT child, was tried at Elkton on
Thursday last. 1t was proved that
he gave it dose of laudanum, but
ewing to belief that the accused
was not of sound mental condition,
the jury brought in a verdict of not
guilty.
Andrew Griffith, who died in Dor
chester county last year, aged "a, was
born in Caroline county. When
quite youth he had three dreams,
all of which were literally fulfilled.
The most remarkable one was that
he would live to see the year 1880.
Although decrepid and almost help
less many years before his death. he
repeatedly asserted his faith in the
fulfillment of that dream.
During a visit made by commit
tee of the Hartford county commits
sioners to Montevue Asylum, it was
discovered that Eliza Chase, colored
woman, for whom the county was
paying $3.50 per year as an insane
patient, had been working for six or
seven years in the kitchen. Isaac
Nixon, colored man, was a similar
case, and arrangements have been
made for their discharge, so as to re-
lieye the county from the expense of
their support.
Bradywine Station, Prince Georges
county, has become exceedingly
lively, owing to the operations of the
two rival roads that propose to con-
meet at that point with the Baltimore
and Potomac Road. The Washington
City and Point Lookout Road have
graded six or eight miles, and the
contractors for the Southern Mary
land are also at work distributing
the cross ties and putting down the
iron. Each company processes to be
ready to put an engine on the road as
soon as connection with the Balti-
more and Potomac is made.
1t has been rumored at Annapolis
that through the exertions of Presi-
dent Leavitt, st. Johns Colledge had
been made the object of Colonel
Thomas Scott's muniticence in the
shape of a $50, 900 donation. Inquiry
at the college Diseases that no such
good news had reached the authori-
ties. although President Leavitt is
now among his friends seeking such
aid as will put the college buildings
in thorough repair. tits understood
that there are encouraging prospects
of the college receiving handsome
pecuniary aid.
Seamen Henry Jones, aged IS years,
was buried at the Naval Cemetery
with naval honors, the sailersand
marines of the Naval Academy, Cap
tain Kane, Chaplain, Wallace and
Admiral Balch attending. The de-
ceased had seen many years of naval
service, and once had an experience
that falls to the lot of few men and
is desired by still less. He was, with
three others, cast away on raft,
and. getting out of food, the fourcast
losts as to VINO should die for food
for the rest. Jones helped to kill and
eat the man on whom the lot fell,
and also did the same with second
one. Before the third lot was taken
he and his companion made the Sand.
WITCH Islands. Jones would never
speak of this terrible experience ex-
cept when he was in his cups.
The stockholders of the Annapolis
Water Company held their annual
meeting, and President VIM. HI. Cor
man presented his report for the year.
The total receipts were $l4, 841 Sc;
expenditures (which include sinking
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