The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-26


The Pennsylvania Legislature has
the Chesapeake Coal and
Railroad Company, whose purpose
is to construct a road from Reading
to the Maryland line, and there to
connect with a road leading to the
Chesapeake Bay. There is also a
road to be built from New Holland to
Lancaster.
The ferry across the Delaware river
about to be established by the Du.
points below Wilmington will open
a short route for Baltimore visitors
to Cape May and Atlantic City dur
ing the bathing season. The Della.
ware River Road on the Jersey side
connects with the West Jersey Read
at Woodbury.. which has branches
running to both Cape May and At
lantic City. Daily excursions will
probably be run from Wilmington
over this route.
The Purim ball at the New York
Academy of Music on Tuesday night,
for the benefit of the Hebrew Bene
VIOLENT Orphan Asylum Society, was
as brilliant as 1t was successful. The
receipts amounted to about $21 900.
The costumes of the masqueraders
were extremely rich. Among the
tableaux was one called the "Rat
Catcher's Daughter" the rats perse n.
ated by number of active young
boys, and the cats by those of large
growth. Among the spectators of
the brilliant scene were General
Grant and his wife.
There Is a Frenchman in Nevada
who has herd of forty native. born
camels, which he designs using dur.
ing the summer in carrying goods
from the terminus of the Carson and
Colorado Railroad to the camps far
out in the wilderness. The Nevada
deserts furnish the camels with
grasses and bitter and prickly shrubs
and plants suited to their taste, and
on which they thrive.
The steamer Howard. burned at
st. Louis on Sunday night. was the
largest steamer on the Western rivers,
and in 1872 the Grand Duke Alexis,
of Russia, travelled on her from Cairo
to New Orleans. 1t is q singular
coincidence that the Cars assassina-
tion aud the burning of the steamer
should occur on the same day. There
were two bridal parties Oh board, and
as the passengers lost all their bag.
gage, the brides had literally nothing
left to wear. The passengers had to
be lowered into boats at the stern. as
the fire cut off their escape in any
other way.
The certificate of incorporation of
the New York Cremation Society
was presented on Monday to Judge
Lawrence for his approval. The OBJ
ject of the society is stated to be the
of sound and enlight-
ened views in regard to the incinera-
ton of the dead, and the advance.
ment Of the public good by providing
proper facilities for cremation. Judge
Lawrence refused his approval, on
the ground of some technical defect
in the paper. which will be amended.
A special sale of trotting stock was
begun in New York on Wednesday.
Fifty-three horses in all were sold,
bringing about $4,000. Among the
animals disposed of were Robert
B0nner's trotters Emma B. for 1928.
Elsie Venner for 5000 and Eta Man
ming for sl65. The two brown mares
Astoria and Alma, sisters of the
famous Dexter, were next brought
out Astoria was purchased by D.
Weodmansee (price not given) for
Commodore Kitson, of st. Paul,
Mich, and Alma by Charles Back
man.. of Stony Ford. N. Y, for
81 900. Mr.. BonRer's twenty.One
animals went for S1O,82O.
A somewhat remarkable "moon"
has just been imported into the
United Statse by Mr.. Riverston, the
New York theatrical manager. The
Moon, which is eighteen feet in diam
eter, was made by DR.. Julius
director. of the Observatory
at Athens. Greece, and was brought
over to New York in sections for
duty at one of the theatres of that
city. 1t is claimed that the elevations
and depressions of the celestial moon
are indicated, although on a small
scale, with considerable accuracy.
The surface elevations are in three
fourths proportions to tho dimen>
sions of the sphere. When shown to
the public the 5000 craters. hills,
valleys and seas are all brought out
in a striking manner by the aid of