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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-17
. SCHOOL AND CHURCH

The King of Congo has baor :.
mersed, on profession of his faith in ~
Christian religion, Il 'ne
-Pere Hyacinthe is coming to III.
country soon, and will give serio suS y
conferences in the chief cities. VI
Princeton Theological Semir..
has just received 100000 from a lay
who does not allow her name tn ha n ,auy
lished. f., - 80 NC pub
The will of the widow of ex- pras;ao.,
Fillmore leaves public bequests 10 ,l
amount OF $50, 900, among which is sS S0e
600 to the University of RocbestoO.'
N. Y. n0SIer,
The Clafiin University for co,o,.,
students at Orahgeburg, S. c.. has J hs9
during the past year 1888 pupils in 1 =.
three departments. Tuition is free arS
the courses are thorough. "uu
The Shaw Memorial Scboo,
Charleston. S. c., transferred 10 III
School Commissioners of Charlpston I Is
agreement with the trustees Of sl
Shaw monument fuud, has raco;n ~;
from the city since the transfer in Jn,s
1874, nearly $4,000, while Mrs SSsn
has continued her private gifts fr ,r"
time to time, AVN
The trustees of Wheaton Collo,.
illinois, and the American WesleSs1S1
Board of Education have agreed nan nan
the arrangement for the establisbmosa.
at theological department in tbe "oi
lege, which is to be maintained hv N.
Wesleyans, The Rev. L. n. Str,t,oa
editor of the -Anerican JFsslcUog IL
been elected to the charge OF es ~
partment.
bishop Spaulding, of Peoria, i
not satisfied with the training ofstudents
at theological seminaries. They gel
too much ola smattering "of the high
est and most difficult of all sciences.
but not enough of "real theolorica
knowledge to enable them to perform
their duties as priests satisfactorily
Hence he wants a new institution found
ed in which the best of students, as the,
leave the present seminaries, shall stud,
from two to six years longer.
Captain Ebenezer Morgan. Pres
dent of the American and Foreign Bible
Society, which is baptist organization
has engaged DIR. Thomas j. Conant, Of
Brooklyn. 10 make a complete revision
OF the Old Testament. DIR. Conant ha,
already revised the Psalms and the
Pentateuch, and has four years more in
which to complete the Old Testament
For this work he receives S25, 1000 from
Captain Morgan. 1t is not intended to
be an independent translation, but only
a revision of the common English yer.
sion. When completed the book, with
the plates and copyright, will be pre-
sented to the American and Foreign
Bible Society. DIR. Conant is a member
OF the Baptist denomination.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-17
A Rare Proof Of Devotion.


About month ago F. A. Learett, OF
Oakland, an engineer in the employ OF
the Central Pacific Railroad Company
and stationed in Arizona, was seriously
scalded by the overturning of his loco.
motive, and one of his legs was so bad.
ly injured that the flesh fell away. The
attending physicians told him that II
his friends would each contribute q
small piece of flesh they could repair
the limb and restore it to its old useful.
ness: The statement was widely clrcu.
lated and twenty-eight of his fellow.
workmen volunteered and brayelv bared
their limbs to the surgeons knife. The
transplantstion of flesh was successfullv
made and to-day the leg looks almost
as natural as does the uniniured mem.
Der. The heroic act of the men was
duly rewarded. The railroad COMPANY
hearing OF the case, leave of absence
was given and two months extra nav
was ordered paid to each Of the men
Mr.. Learett is now at his home, No SeS
Peralta Street, and is rapidly recover.
ing. Francisco Chronicle,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-17
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"A mans body is supposed to be
composed of water to the extent of
three-fourths, except in localities, per-
haps, where beer is plenty.-Rochestep'
Democrat.
Women BARRIERS are multiplying, If
they have pretty mugs they will, no
doubt, keep their customers in hot
water all the time.-BOSton Courier
Drug stores in Maine and Kansas
are closing up for want of custogH
having been decided that rock andve
is not a medicine. Philadelphia Nar.
Why is blind man like David
Davis3 Because haw, haw, haw! Be-
,ause-he. no, no! because he, he, he!
because his size amt no use to HIM
haw, haw, haw! Ha, you don't seem
to see it? Well, free country, you
don't need to laugh if he don't want
to.-Burlington Hawk-Eye.
1t is difficult to get the noise out Of
boy. OF course you can get some
noise out Of him; but you never can
draw off his entire supply. Ten Fourth
of Julys and three circus parades would
leave him just as full as he was when
he began. -NeO HaUen Register.
The editor of the Kalamazoo 7eb
graph remarked in a recent issue of his
paper that last night was gorgeous
cool, silent, soft, shadowy, superb. A
splendid moon strobe across the bare,
blue heavens, flooding the earth with
glorious light" Our esteemed contem-
porary has very Oriental way of say
ing that it was bad weather for chicken
stealing. Chicago Tribune.
Two editors in Illinois got into
warm controversy over aproposed local
improvement. One of them on a Ger.
tain day had an imperative engagement
to meet before he could see the proof Of
a scorching article, in which he defed
his esteemed contemporary to make
any truthful reply, concluding with the
isolated sentence: Until then we rest
upon our oars" What was his horror
some hours later to discover that the
whole edition had gone out to the pub
lie with the sentence: Z" Until then We
rest uponsour ears. "-OShtosh AdU0catG
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-17
,ot him safelv inserted in the nest.

get him safely inserted in the nest. l
fhouoht at first that they were endowed
with the power of articulating or cast
inc off their limbs as some animals do
the crab, for instance-but after
ward found out that these were the
males, and they never go into the
holes, which are nests and not houses:
The female Is very much smaller and
attends to all that business herself.
When she gets through with her hus.
band she eats him up-I suppose"
said Mr.. Rivers, with quiet twinkle,
:" to see that he does not go wrong after
wards"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-17
then passed the hat and got liberal

then passed the hat and got liberal
collection. -
Inc Elder arose and said quietly.
" Let us lay aside our seats and form a
circle" The settees were placed he
side the walls. A small circle of SINGERS
formed in the center of the chanel
Around this inner circle the other
worshipers formed in double file. and
marched, while all joined in the Shaker
hymns and kept up constantly a swine.
ing motion OF their arms and hands in
concert with the rhythm. They took a
very graceful promenade step, the
women leading and the small bows
bringing up the rear. The uueeniy
form and bearing of one woman. an.
parently one of the Eldresses of the
community, was noticed by every be-.
holder. A handsome white silk hand.
kerchief and the regal grace exhibited
IN her walk distinguished her from her
sister Shakers. The sightless ewes OF
one very aged and infirm Shaker, who
took part in the other exercises, pro-
hlolted him from participating in this.
Four or i've songs were sung and &C
companied by this strange, sober walk
around. One of the scalp locked lads
was in the file with the Elder, and the
little fellow both heightened his stride
and drew down his face to equal pro.
portions with the Elder.
The marching ceased and the Elder,
after few remarks, read an article
from publication called /" The Shaker
Manifesto" published by the United
Societies. The reading was followed
by testimonies by the brothers and sis
tiers. One aged gray-haired brother
said: I'm not ashamed of the Shaker
life. I'm glad have given up the lie
of self and given my life to Got. !
want to be a better Shaker" A sister
said: " think the angels have come
near unto us in our devotions. am
glad l am Shaker. At the age OF
sixteen | said to myself: Shall serve
myself or the Lord? Shall live a life
of pleasure or a godly life?' l said !
would serve God and feel that l have
done it. 1t has been a satisfaction to
me to escape many trials, get out OF
the world, assume the plain dress and
language, and live a life of purity. I'm
glad l did so. l know | would have
been as liable as any woman in the
world to succumb to temptations of the
world if hadn't placed myself beyond
them" After more marching the ven
cradle blind Shaker closed the exercises
by speaking few words and requesting
the audience to remain seated while
they passed out. This was done. The
Shaker service was over, when the pa.
triarch was reverently led out the door
by young brother. -Le,cjston (Me.
Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-17
An Ancient Aqueduct ReOpened.

After breach of 1,600 years the
aqueduct built by the Emperor Angus
tus to supply Bologna with water was
restored to use June 5. Nineteen hun
bred years ago the Imperial engineers
tapped the Setta near its junction with
the Reno, tunneling the hills. sinking
their work beneath the beds of the pre-
cipitous torrents which rush from the
mountains into the river, and bringing
the water to the gates of the city, where
they were divided, one portion going to
supply public baths and the other proba-
bly destined for the fountains of streets
and public squares.
The work of tunneling and the ma
sonry were so thoroughly well done
that both stonework and brickwork
are still as solid as the rock itself. the
only considerable breaks being where
the turbulent Reno had washed away
with its clayey banks several portions
of the aqueduct, or where the headlong
torrents which rush down into It's
stream had excavated their own beds
and carried away the artificial sub
structure.
The restoration of this important
work is due chiefly to Count Gozzadini,
who caused an accurate survey of the
aoueduct to be made about twenty years
ago, and in 1864 published the result OF
the investigation in an elaborate
memoir. Since then the work OF restora-
ton has been going on with thorough
ness and skill calculated to make the
new work as enduring as the old. The
aoueduct was originally made of brick
and stone and cemented with lime and
volcanic sand. and the unbroken por-
ions remained as hard as granite
Scientific american.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-17

The teacher arose Immediately ate
he called the school to order. Ther
was look of pain on his gentle race
and he seemed to be feeling for an ap'
pie in his coat tail pockets, but he was
not. He was feeling for something,
but it was not an apple, and it was NOV
in his pocket. He glanced around tne
school, and every face was either obIlV'
ious or mischievous, except WalIel
Cranes. And Walter Cranes lace
bent over his Latin grammar, had sncn
a profoundly studious expression, 1t was
so suDlimely free from guilt; it was as, y
angelically innocent, the teacher cailtu
him to the big desk, and as Walter )
wondering eyebrows arched themselves
into silent but expressive interrogatloH
points, the teacher handled long
switch and said: I" Yes Walter, yes II
was very neatly done, and now II you
will just stand out here for one minu@
will show you just about where 'n"
pin caught me-"
And he showed him, not once bu'
many times, to the great disgust OF SUI
dious Walter Crane, and the infinite ue,
light of all the rest of the school, anu
more especially big Sammy johnson
Did Walter Crane really put the pin u
the teachers chair, children? All, no.
indeed, and truly he didn't know
thing about it, 1t was big Sammy
johnson, who grinned and rubbed M
hands every time Walter "hollered'
who did it. Thus we see that some
times, in the study of physiognomy, the
wisest teacher will, as Herodotus oD'
serves, bite off more than he CAD
chaw." Burlington Hao0k-Eye.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-17

Robert F. White, of Hoboken, N.
j., while eating some Watermelon. &C
cidentally swallowed few of the seeds.
A day or two aftepward ne became sud.
denly Ill, and on examination it was as.
certained that the seeds had caused an
abscess TO form in his intestines. The
young man suffered excruciating pain
for several days, when he died.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-07
CONVICT LABOR.
The ONT Resolution Bearing on the Con-
tract System,

The ONT Resolution Bearing on the Con-
tract System.
There has been considerable talk about
the city, since the appearance OF the ad.
yertisement for contracts Tor the con-
Wet labor at Moundsville, in effect that
the advertisement confiicted with joint
resolution adopted at the late session OF
the Legislature. An impression has
crept out that the resolution referred to
restricted the time OF the contracts to
one year. This is only provisional
limit, as will be seen by a glance at the
Joint resolution, which is as follows:
Re,olred by The Legislature OF West Tir-
giniG:
That the Board OF Public Works and
the Directors of the Penitentiary are
hereby prohibited from hiring or letting
the labor OF any convict in the Peniten-
tiary for a longer perior than one year,
unless the same be let or hired for q
price which. ii obtained for each con.
Wet in the Penitentiary, will make the
institution self-sustaining.
The Superintendent OF the Penlten-
tiary advertises the labor OF one hun
dred able bodied convIcts, for term OF
from three to five years. Under the
provisions OF the above resolutions, the
total expense OF running the Peniten-
tiary must be divided by number
equal TO the average number OF convicts,
and no bid for term longer than one
year can be accepted at price below
the Quotient thus obtained. If the bids
are below this figure, the contract must
be for term not longer than one year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-07
RIVER RIPPLES.
What is Going on Along the Wharf and
on the Water.

What is Going on Along the Wharf and
on the Water.
The river is still falling at the rate OF
about five inches a day, the marks last
evening indicating feet inches.
The Courier is this mornings packet
for Parkersburg. Merchants should have
freight promptly on hand.
The {. w. Bachelor will leave for
Pittsburgh at the usual hour this morn
ing.
The Welcome is this afternoons Mata-
moras packet. The steamer leaves at >
o'clock.
The Scotia arrived, and departed for
Pittsburgh.
PITTsBURGH, April 6-River feet
. inches and stationary. Weather cool
and cloudy. sDeparted-IIudson.
EVANSVILLE, April 6.-Arrived-Rai
bow, Ben Franklin. Departed-J. 5.
Parker. Memphis; Dexter, Cairo; Rain
bow, Louisville; Franklin, Cincinnati.
River falling; Is feet inches. Weather
clear.
CAIRO, April &. - Arrived - Golden
Crown, Cincinnati; City of Helena, st.
Louis. Departed-Genevieve and City
of Helena, Vicksbnrg River - feet
inches and falling. Weather clear. Their.
mometer 20.
LOUISVILLE, March 6.--River station
ary, with feet inches in the canal.
Weather clear and chilly. Arrivals and
departures Sherlock, Cincinnati to
New Orleans; Granite State, Pittsburgh
to st. Louis; j. 5. Neel and tow. Pome-
roy to Cincinnati; Carrier and Sidney
are due up; Mary Houston will pass up
at 2 o'clock tonight, with the Morgan
Rather close on to her heels
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-07
THE OLD RUIN
And the7Prospects of DESERVING 1t.

Since it became known that the Com
mittee on Real Estate had condemned
the City Building, there has been no
little speculation az to where the CITY
officers will betake themselves and their
traps. That Council will adopt the re:
port of the committee seems the general
opinion, and now there is 4 casting about
OF eyes to know where the next city
building will be. For four years more
a hahitation must be provided, and then
the Capitol will be vacated. IL is ont OF
the question, the State officers say, to
think OF making room in the building at
present. 1t is now over-crowded and
will bear no more.
Where, then, shall they go? One
proposition is to 20 back to the market
house, but that seems out OF the ques..
ton. Another is to rent the house oil
the late William Paxton, on Chapine
street, and convert it into temporary
city hall, but it seems equally impracti-
cable. The plan which seems to meet
with most general favor, is to rent the
old Fruit House, on Eoff street, opposite
the Cathedral. 1t has two halls, which
could be used for the two branches Of
Co, ,il,f and there are various rooms
for the city officers. Besides, there is an
abundance of room for the residence oil
the "house policeman"
There are some persons who believe
the Council will merely repair the
building and keep on i'll the old way,
but this seems preposterOus. The COM
mittee was unit in the belief that such
a course would be to throw the money
away.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-07
AMUSEMENT FUEILLETON
,AI,lissu to,morrow night.

"M'liss" tomorrow night.
Matinee on Saturday afternoon.
Reserved seats will be put on sale at
Banners music store, this morning, for
the matinee. The price of admission is
so cents, with no extra charge for sc.
cured seats. Col. Reister puts up the
seats at the request OF large number
of ladies'.
The advance agent for Carncross'
Minstrels was in the city last evening.
The company will be here on Tuesday.
"Rooms For Rent" is the name OF the
latest attraction booked for the Opera
House.
The Emma Abbott company tele-
graphed for dates, yesterday, but the
Opera House could not give them.
Miss Annie Pixley will sing the drink
ing song from "Giroile-GiroRa" and
az latte, Come In and Shut the Gate"
She has marvellous voice, rs all who
have heard her will remember.
The Academy OF Music will bring on
a new bill tonight and produce 1.-The
Chain oil Guilt" Dashing Charley is
still on the boards.
Reserved seats for Carncross' Min
strels will be on sale at Banners to-
morrow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-07
More City Hall "reminiscences

Since yesterday mornings article on
the Ark was printed, various additional
points OF interest in relation to its past
history have been learned. 1t seems
the building was erected by the Ohio
Lodge, A. P. and A. NJ. some sixty-fye
years ago, or thereabouts, and the cor
ner stone was laid by Morgan Nelson.
After the lodge sold it, it became a
theatre, and was used to hold a recep-
ton given to the Marquis de La
tayette, upon his visit here. Several
OF our older citizens we're present,
and remember it very well. The
price OF admission was SO, which
was regarded as a little steep. A gen.
tleman yesterday gave a reporter de-
scription OF h, saying: Everybody was
presented to the General, and then the
young folks danced and the old gentle.
men played poker, which was quite the
custom then"
Another circumstance connected with
the old building is the fact that William
Eccles, the Fire Marshal, was married
there during the time it was boarding
house,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-07
T.n PIrTssUnoH eouTHEnN.
Certificate of Incorporation Issusd Yes
,.rdsv By Secretary Of state.

terday By Secretary Of state.
Much has been said and written in
this State concerning the Pittsburgh
Southern Railway, and its objects and
purposes are pretty we'll known. IL has,
however, up TO the present time failed
TO file its incorporation papers In TINS
State. Yesterday this was done, and a
certificate issued by Secretary OF State
Stalnaker, which reads as follows:
1--WE, the undersigned, agree to be-.
come a corporation under the laws oil
West Virginia, for the purpose oil con-
structing and operating a narrow gauge
railroad, and we do hereby adopt these
articles Of interpretations:
First-The name OF said corporation
shall be The Pittsburgh Southern Kali
way Company.
Second-It is proposed to construct
said road from the point in Mon
ongalia county, West Virginia,
al which the railroad is being con-
s;ructed under the laws OF Pennsyl-
yania. by the Pittsburgh Southern Rail-
yay Company, will cross or touch the
dividing line between the State Of West
Virginia, thence to intersect the Chesa-
peakp and Ohio railroad, or if deemed
expedient to the line dividing the States
of West Virginia and Virginia. The
route as near as il is now practicable to
state-surveys not having been COM
pleted will be through the counties oil
Mononalia, Preston, Barbour POcahon-
tas, Greenbrier, Summers, Monroe,
Mercer, Taylor, Marion and Randolph
or such of them as it may be expedient
to pass through between the points
mentioned by the route which may bs
adopted, upon the completion OF the
surveys.
Third-The principal business office
OF said corporation shall be in the city
OF Pittsburgh. >,
Fourth-The said corporation shall
commence and date from November 3
| 1879, and continue for 999 years.
rifth-The amount of capital stock Of
said corporation shall be 81 ,000, 900, with
the right to increase by vote OF the
Board OF Directors to 100000.
The list of incorporatOrs IS very lonl
and lengthy one and we merely give the
names OF the gentlemen prominently
identified, mainly belonging in this
State: John W. Mason, Abel II,
Thayer, John Doonan, George w
Brown, all of Grafton; Geo. G. Stur
giss, w. T. Wiley. VIM. b. Long, A
Fairchild. Hugh w. Brock, OF Morgan
town; e. J. p. Cresap, Geo. w. Yoknm
b. L Butcher, b. W. Crawford, OF Bev
erly; Sam Woods, Thos. p. X. Brown
T. A. Bradford, j. l.. Hail., j. w. Bos
worth,J. w. Talbot, James + Hall
Lewis Wilson, ]. II. Glasscock, Isaac '
Johnson, ID. +. Byer, of Philippi; W
n. Riddle. II. Brent Swearingen, Ed. j
Wariyg, W. &. McCandless, j. II. Hop
kins, T. b. Lsughlin, Reuben Miller, II
d. Sellars, S. Bailey, J. W. J: McLain
Geo. Ogden, II. HoldshIp, W. b. Lup
ton, VIM. II. d. Barr, +. Rahm, II. +
Collins, John T. Beal, L. V. McCandless
Alfred Earushaw and q. L. b. Fetter
man, all Of Pittsburgh.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-07
Needs of the Fire Department.

With every fire the want OF one or
two things in the Fire Department is
seen and badly felt.
First The hook and ladder truck
should have team of fast horses, and at
least tyo full paid men. 1t is thing
that Is wanted tirst at fire, 10 prepare q
way for The ilremen.
Second-It should carry coils OF rope
and iron stakes to be driven down where
there are no posts, in order to
stretch the ropes, aad keep the crowd
back from interfering with the firemen
and the police should be instructed to
watch the lines and arrest all inside
having no business there.
Third-Esch company should have
more fnll paid men. Both the Atlantic
and United engines were obliged to go
home after the Houston & Bingell fire
and leave their hose in the street until
morning because they had but the tore
man, engineer and hostler to reel them
up, and they all had other duties to at
tend to.
Men will not work and obey orders
for 81 10 per month.
What will Council do in these matters