The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-19

is said to have been drowned few
days since while sailing in canoe OH
Piney Point.
Mrs. Fannie Brown, widow OF
Joseph Brown, who was killed by
the explosion of the yacht Carrie in
Baltimore, died at Havre de Grace
on the Sd instant Of consumption.
Mr.. Charles Stone had ii narrow es
cape from death at the Montgomery
county gold mine last week. He
was handling glycerine cartridge.
when it exploded, injuring him 80 as
to lay him up for some time.
The defalcation of Mr.. Johns, Of
Hartford county. that has been pend
ing in the courts for several years,
has been compromised, and $4,000
were received, the claim Of the state
being paid in full. and the balance
going to the county.
A story is current in Middletown
that book belonging to young
lady was loaned to several parties,
and returned, with fifty.dol'ar note
used as a marker still safe and sound.
1t is generally believed that the note
was counterfeit.
Caleb J. Moore recently purchased
four acres of unimproved land near
the Fallston depot of the Baltimore
and Delta Railroad at the rate of
$3.50 per acre. The prospective open
ing of the railroad has more than
doubled the value of the land.
The venerable Charles Thompson,
of st. Mary's county, was seized with
a paralytic attack on the Sth inst,
while returning in buggy from a
visit to Leonardtown. He fell from
the vehicle, and was found lying un-
der it, the horse having stopped, as
if conscious of the accident. He re-
covered his speech and reason but
being in the eighty. second year of
his age, his condition is regarded as
critical.
A man has been lodged in Jail at
Hagerstown on suspicion of being the
German who recently committed ali
outrage near Gettysburg, Pa. He
fully answers the description of the
offender received by telegraph, and
lot
Robert Bradshaw and Jackson
Mears, on Friday, were engaged in
duck shooting off Tate's Bank, few
miles above cambridge, when the
beat was suddenly upset. Another
beat went to their assistance, but too
late to save the life of Mr.. Bradshaw,
whose body was recovered. Mr..
Mears was completely exhausted
when his rescue was effected,
The writ of error in the Munshow
er case has been granted by the Cir
cult Court of Frederick County, and
the case will now go to the Court Of
Appeals. No decision can be had
until May, and consequently the
Governors warrant for The execution
of Munshewer on the 25th inst. will
be withdrawn and withheld until
decision is reached by the Court of
Appeals OH the question of errors in
his late trial.
Captain Firman Layman, whose
funera! took place at Chesapeake City
on the 8th instant, was more than
thirty years ago in command Of one
OF the steamers of the Ericsson line.
Subsequently he was engaged in tow
ing vessels with the tugboat Island.
err. Later in life he became the land
lord of the Bayard House, at Chesa-
peake City, and continued in bust
ness until his death. He was in the
list year of his age.
The rain storm Of Tuesday night
caused all the streams near Denton TO
overflow their banks. and many of
the bridges were damaged. Miss
Laura Melvin, a school teacher,
while returning to Denton over the
bridge near Col. Carter's residence.
was thrown into the stream by her
horse missing his footing. owing to
some Of the planks OF the bridge hay
ing floated away. She regaiued the
shore without serious injury.
W. w. Tunis & Brother, of St.
Michael's, has bought all the drift
logs from the Susduehanna river by
an arrangement with the owners.
They are all to be taken to the saw
mill of the firm, where they are to be
inspected and the marks recorded by
an agent representing the owners.
The Hampshire Gazette. published
at Northampton, Mass. publishes
great number of letters from recent
settlers on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, speaking in the highest
terms of the soil and climate, aud