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

styled the great hentueKlan, has had
another row in Congress, this time,
however, it is with brother Demo-
crat. Blackburn tried to secure an
appropriation of twenty thousand
dollars to purchase the correspond-
ence between the Confederate GEN
erals Bragg and Polk. Blackburn
was convicted Of making several mis-
statements in connection with the
matter, and was generally worsted
by his antagonist.
The great deadlock in PenRsylva-
MIA has been broken by the election
of John J. Mitchell, of Tioga county,
United States Senator. The Cam
eron faction and the anti Cameron
faction each claims victory in the
Election of Mr.. Mitchell. thine
makes all things even" and will,
sooner or later, show whether the
new Senator belongs to the Camerons
or not.
A large and enthusiastic meeting
was held at Maryland Institute last
week to discuss "Ireland's woes"
Mayor Latrobe presided, and Hon.
William Walsh, OF Cumberland, was
among the speakers. About two
thousand persons were present.
The appropriation of $250.00o has
been made by Congress for the pur-
pose Of commencing the new post
office at Baltimore. Baltimoreans
and Marylanders generally are very
much gratified, and Congressman
Kimmell is weak enough to think he
secured the appropriations,
1t is currently reported that Jay
Gould has offered the management
of the NeW York World to Henry
Watterson, editor and proprietor of
the Louisville Courier Journal. Gould
to furnish the money and Watterson
to furnish the brains necessary to
run the paper.
u. s. Senator Matthew H. Carpen-
ter. Of Wisconsin, died at his resi-.
dence in Washington on Thursday
last. III politics Mr.. Carpenter was
a stalwart Republican. AS a lawyer
he had National reputation for
al ility. His State will scarcely be
able to fiji his place in the Senate.
The body snatchers and grave rob.
hers who were indicted by the Grand
Jury in Baltimore, three in number,
have all been acquitted. In all prob
ability these human hyenas will soon
be heard from again. We sincerely
hope they may, iii guilty,) receive
such punishment as their crime
merits.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has brought suit against
the Pennsylvania Central company
to recover one million dollars for
damages caused by delaying trains
of the former Company at West Phil
adelphia.
A Chicago lawyer has been non.
suited in an effort to collect fee for
securing Utah divorce for one of
the Worrell Sisters, the court holding
that, as the diverse was invalid, it
was no consideration. Thus another
f1ourishlng American industry has
come to grief.
While Mr.. Blaine was receiving
the congratulations of his friends on
"Wednesday afternoon on the Aoor of
the Senate, the New York evening
papers were protesting that he was
too sick To make his intended visit 10
Mentor. But what should he go to
Mentor for?
Councilman John Hunter, of Phil
adelphia, made public his promised
statement in reference to the alleged
Gas Trust frauds. His calculations
showed that the gas.consuming public
were defrauded of over 81 900 a day.
This estimate was based upon the
leakage, which had increased from
per cent. to per cent, and Mr.. Hun
ter charged TO incompetent or careless
management the loss of$436, 900 worth
of gas annually. He also asserted
that the coal contracts had not been
economically made, and were open
to grave suspicion.
Hitherto the "red destroyer" as
the fire fiend is pleasantly entitled
by The humorists of the Western
press, has confined his depredations
chiefly to Northern cities. This sea-
son he appears to have wintered in
the South. The town of Franklin is
the fourth that he has laid in ashes
within the last few weeks, Durha m,
Edent0n and Plymouth having all
fallen victims to his ravenous ap.
petite.