The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-05


THE national debt of England is held
by about $4,000 people; that of France
by about 100000.
Mrs. SECRETARY EvARTs always of.
fers at her receptions cup of chocolate
served with whipped cream, which heI
guests declare most delicious beverage
ONE of the favorite expressions of the
late Rev. DR.. Chaplin, of New York,
was, at would 1 could be as certain OF
anything as most people are of every
thing"
A CLERGYMAN's daughter at Napa.
Cal, went to circus. On the follow
ing Sunday her father preached on sim
full amusements, and used her case as an
illustration. In the Sunday-school that
afternoon he said that she was impen-
itent, and moved her expulsion; but a
votebeing taken all the pupils decided to
retain her.
A GENTLEMAN residing in New York,
q jeweler by occupation, recently sent
8 needy friend in Bridgeport, Conn.,, a
secondhand suit of clothes. When the
Bridgeport man had worn them day
or two he felt something like a small
u
the lining of the vest pocket. Exami-
nation revealed the presence OF hand
some diamond. He notified the New
York man, who was pleased to hear of
the recovery of the stone, as it was val
aed at something over $500. 1t had
been loosened from ring carried in the
pocket, and was thought to have been
tost by the owner.
DEFENDING from the seven barbaric-
looking twenty gold dollar bangles worn
by young lady from Boston, lately Wis
ting New York, were two enameled
shrimps, little gold pig, mouse, an
elk, crab and an elephant. The young
lady was attending ballad concert, and
the gathering, musical jingle of this me-
tallic menagerie, rs the several portions
of it ratified together with every move
ment of the fair lady's arm, was dis
tinctly heard above the dulcet ringing
voice of the warbling prima donna and
Che accompanying tones of a grand
piano.
A WASHINGTON correspondent says
ne rode down from the Capitol the other
day in tive-cent omnibus in which the
only other passenger was the Vice
President of the United States.
Sir Edward Thornton, the British Min
lister, whose salary, besides his income,
is over $4,000 q year, walks every day
from his home away beyond the White
House to the Capitol, a distance of
nearly three miles. He is trim, mod
est-looking man, with business air and
a quick, nervous step. Mr.. Hill, of Col
orado, who is worth a million or two,
walks, while all around him dash the
coaches of men who live on their Con-
gressional salary.
ARCHIBALD GIBSON, Second-Lieuten-
ant Seventh United States Cavalry, son
Of Charles Gibson, prominent lawyer
of st. Paul, Mimi, died recently at the
residence of his father. His disease was
Inflammation of the brain, believed to be
the result of circumstances which oc-
cnrred while he was at West Point.
One day, while on parade, a spider got
into one of his ears By the rules he
was not allowed to raise his hand, and
stood in the ranks more than an hour,
while the spider worked his way into
the ear. When dismissed his ear was
full of blood and the insect could not be
removed for two days. This caused a
corrosion of the bone next to the brain,
and gave him good deal of trouble.
He went to his regiment in Northern
Dakota, and after performing consider
able service and suffering from severe
attack of sickness, came home expecting
TO resign, but, as it proved, only to die.