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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-19
Tobacco as a Matchmaker.

All the nervousness, embarrassment
and febrile excitement attendant upon
"popping the question" in highly CIV
ilized countries are avoided by young
men of the Tchulian Tartar variety de-
sirous to marry, whose simple and dis
Greet custom it is to ascertain their
chances of success or failure in matri-
monial enterprise by the following pro-
ceeding: The Tchuliap C9lebs in search
of wife, having filled brand-new
pipe with fragrant tobacco, stealthily
enters the dwelling of the fair one upon
whom he has bestowed his affections,
deposits the pipe upon a conspicuous
article of furniture and retires on tip.
toe to some convenient hiding place in
the neighborhood, local etiquette re.
quiring that he should execute this
strategic movement apparently unde-
tected by the damsel of his choice OF
anv member of her family. Presently
he returns, without further affectation
or secrecy, and looks into the apart
ment in casual sort of way. A single
glance at the pipe he left behind him
enables him to learn the fate of his pro-
posal. If it has been smoked, he goes
forth an accepted and exultant bride.
groom; if not, the offer of his hand and
heart has been irrevocably rejected, as
not even worth a puff of tobacco. BY
this ingenious expedient the pain and
humiliation of verbal refusal and fruit
less pleadings are spared to luckless
wooers, and Tartar maidens are saved
from opportunities justly regarded as
peculiarly trying to female sensibility,
The pipe, considered as a matrimonial
ambassador, has at least this to recon-
mend itAthat 1t may be relied upon to
commit no breach of confidence if its
mission prove successful. ~ London Daily
IeLeQrQph Z. ~. - - IL
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Curious Condolences In the late Presl-
dent Gariield's Life. q


The Washington correspondent. OF
the Hartford Conn. Times writes:
On the 26th of August, the day when
the late Presidents physicians first
gave him up as beyond recovery, Cen
eral r. d, Mussey, alawyerof this city,
being asked whether he expected the
President would recover, said he did
not, but thought he would die on the
10Th of September, the anniversary of
the first day of the battle OF Chicka-
manga. His prediction postponing
death for so long time attracted Goa
siderable attention and much more
comment since. it being verified. The
Times correspondent called on Gen
eral Mussey here to-day and obtained
from him some particulars of the pre-
diction. He said: "The President
never told me that he thought he would
die on the 18th, as has been printed in
some papers, Marshal Henry, par
ticular friend of his, however, told me
that the President told him that he
Thought he would die on the 10Th of
November of last year, his forty-ninth
birthday. General Garfield was never
in any way what might be called super
stitious, though he was great believer
in dates, sequences and condolences.
The New, England stock which peopled
the West are like him in that respect.
Garfield's mind was analytical, and he
gave such matters more attention than
most people do. | will give you an in
cident illustrating what mean. On
the 10Th Of jane of the present year
the Army of The Cumberland (of which
General Garfield was distinguished
and honored and an humble member)
had grand reunion. Not one of the
party thought about the date until
Judge Devens. of Massachusetts, in re-
spending to the toast, 'The Ladies'"
referred to it, adding that
the selection of the date of the dinner
was happy one, in view of the fact
that it was the anniversary as far as
the date, but not the month, was con-
cerned, of one of the largest battles of
the Army of the Cum 5erland.
A few minutes afterward, in speak !
ing to the President, asked if he had
noticed the similarity of his nomination
with that of Lincoln. He said he had.
And l, without thinking of it, said Prov
ideace may have the same destiny for |
u |
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

| browning her kittens hurts the old
cats felinesI--PhiLadelphia Chronicle
Herald.
Some things are past finding out.
The love for whisky is what staggers a
man.-Nelo Orleans .Picayu,ae.
All that is needed to sell mining
stock is water-colored map. two
pieces of ore purchased at jewelers. S.
and man with cheek and fool with
money.-Detrot Free Press .
The man who has been speculatino
IN Confederate bonds explains that he
did so because he wanted to tackle
something that was a little safer than
the average mining stock. Boston Post
1t is estimated that 800, 900, 900 il.
annually expended in the United State.
Tor funerals. And yet funeral is the
last thing man would think of spend
ing money for. Singular things are SC
curlous!-BoStOn Transcript
There is only one woman we know
OF who can let other women pass by hel
without looking after them to see
whether their polonaises are shlrred in
the elbow and cut bias on the watch
pocket. The woman in question is 6
tobacco sign on Pine street. = Williams.
port BREAKFAST Table.
Anything that is worth DOING is
worth doing we'll" Always remember
this when you are sparkling girl, and
don't sit looking at her with your
thumb in your mouth when she feels
faint and needs your strong arm to sup
port her. Waist no time, but seize the
opportunity-and the girl. -Keokuh
Gate City. sa Q
Chicago water has to be boiled be.
fore it is tit to drink. 1t is mighty in
convenient for a thirsty Chicagoan tc
have to wait in a saloon until the bar.
tender boils him glass of water, so he
surmounts the difficulty by calling fol
a glass of whisky, which doesn't re.
quire any cooking. The Chicago in
tellect is equal to any emergency.-
N0rriStoUn Herald.
-"Show me typographical error"
said the visitor from Yellow Springs,
who was looking through the Ha1ok-Eye
newsroom. And the busy compositor
only stopped long enough to point to
the jour. printer who had walked all the
way from st. Paul and was lying drunk
under the imposing stone. The visitor
looked at the spectacle in dazed sort
OF way, then cast an imploring glance
upon the imperturable countenance of
the compositor who glued his truthful
eyes to the blind copy on his case and
went right on getting up fourteen thou
sand an hour. And the visitor silently
tiptoed out of the room and said to o
friend who had been afraid to come in,
that he believed that printer fellow
was a coddin' of him" -Burlmgton
HGOG-Eqe. --.--L
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-19
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Bridgeport, Conn. has Congrega.
tional-Methodis Church.
Philadelphia has more Presbyterians
than any other city in the Union-23,-
346. Chicago has 6,241.
Maine has 243 Congregational
churches with membership of u, 388.
This is loss of 1875 members since last
year.
The first Presbyterian church in
Canton, China, was organized nineteen
years ago with six members. Now
there are three organized churches with
nearly 400 members.
Said the Kaiser to the Gar: is il
hot enough for youp' g Well, l should
remark" replied the Gar of all tn,
Russias. {" have hard time of it. II
is bomb in nation" '.-
A recent religious census taken in
Prussia shows that that country con-
tains 1855, 402 Protestants, 9,2O5, 1876
Catholics, 1868, 100 Jews. AZ, SIS Dissent
ers and 22,006 persons protesting no re-
ligion.
1t is not only among the natives OF
the Sandwich Islands that the revival OF
religion is in progress, but also among
the Chinese. The Rev. Sit Moon, who
is pastor of the Chinese church in Hon,
olulu, reports that about 250 of his
countrymen are Christians, and that the
number is continually on the increase.
The late Rev. DR.. Stuart Robinson
was strong man, socially rs well as
Intellectually. He was possessed of o
large income, lived in fine house in
Louisville, and was noted for hospital
ity. After his famous controversy With
DR.. Breckenridge, and his unsuccessful
efforts to unite the two leading wings
of the Presbyterian Church, he gave ur
in despair, saying that the Church
can never be united until God sends me
back to Ireland and takes DR.. Breckin.
ridge to HIMSELF" says the Christian
Uaai0n.
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was as marked as their generosity.
While they were ready with sisterly
help for one another whenever it was
needed, nothing would have been more
intolerable to most of them than the
pauper spirit into which women who
look to relatives or friends for support
SO easily subside. Perhaps they erred
in the direction of q too resolute self
reliance. That trait, however, is part
of the common New England inherit
ance, and there was, indeed. NOTHING
peculiar about the Lowell mill-girls,
except that they were New England
girls OF the older and harder stock
Lucy Lorcons, IN atlantic Montblu. ~
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-19
Getting Fat on One Meal Day.

DR.. G. e. Page sends to the Journal
Of Chemistry an account of experiments
made to show that one meal day is
enough for a man: e..f
IS. N. S., twenty-eight years,old, re-
solved TO adopt the one meal system,
and did so. leaving of meat aud all con-
diments, as salt and pepper, aud eating
chiefly wheat meal bread and fruit, the
bread made from, tunsifted meal and
mixed with water only, nor salt nor
bread raising devices--unleaven
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-19

1t is reported thata prominent East
ern firm of silk manufacturers are ne.
gotiating for valuable property in San
Bernardino County, Cal, with. view
of starting a colony of silk raisers. e
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-19
PERILS OF THE DEEP.

During my trip down the Pivo. rr..
spain said Captain Boyton to a Fepre, agus IN
OF thls journal in recent conversntioS i'itiAv
sea shore, II had TO Shoot l05 waterfai ~ me
largest being abouteightyy feet and innnm,adnve
mad three ribs broken in fight with sbarisi. a.
coming down the somane, a river in Fran,cSal ana
received charge of shot from an excitod as
startled huntsman. Although this was not , Snl
nothlng more on my trip than intense co,d i si
rs long As my limbs are free and easy and i na,
crsmped or benumbed am all right. OF ' Ist no1
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-19

General Grant is to give family
reunion on next Thanksgiving day
Mrs, Sartoris and her children will sal
from England in time to be present, and
it is thought that seventeen members Of
the family will sit down to'dnner.
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FROM ALBANY.
Another Unsucces>fal Ballot Taken.
SenaiOr Rcbertsos Will Not Assume the
Collect0sship Vet.

Ausaxr, June 30. The joint convention
met at noon. Lieut. Gov Hoskins presiding,
and proceeded to fill the short term vacancy :
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BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED Press kilograms to the Daily
Kennebec Journal
BATES COLLEGE.
The Closing Exercise. a, the INSTITUTION

The Closing Exercises At the Institution.
Lewiston, June 80. At the Commence
Dinner at Bates, speeches were made BY
Gov. Plaisted. Ex-Govs. GsrceIon and Ding
ley, Hon J. ID. Philbrick of Boston. Prof
Dennet of Colorado, represented the alumni
This evening an Grafton va. delivered before
the literary societies by Rev. DIR. Bolles.
The commencement exercises Of Bates col
Iege were held at the Main Street Free Bap-
tist church this morning with the following
programme:
saIutatory.
Orville Henry Drake. New Hampton. v. H.
Walter Paul Curtis. Auburn.
Schiller.
John Edgar Holton. Boo,hbay.
Henry Beecher Nevens. Auburn.
The Ethics Of Evolution
Eugene Dunbar Rowel Fairfield.
Our National University.
Charles Sumner Haskell, Auburn.
William Blair Perkins. Lewiston.
The True End Of Life.
Herbert Everett Foss. Lewiston,
The Development Of the Sense of Beauty
John Henry Parsons, Eusfis.
The Strength Of the Union.
George Lawrence Record, Auburn
Robert incer-oii a Esfsrrntr.
Eddy Thomas Pitts, Lewiston.
Faith and Reason.
Charles Albion strout, Mino,.
Absence Of Reverence in American Charaster.
Charles Sumner Cook, Harrison.
The Critic.
Emma Jane Clark. Lewiston.
The Future Of cur Country.
Winthrop Jumper Brown, Auburn.
The Secret of Prometheus.
William Prescott Foster, Weld.
valcdictory.-The Method Of Progress.
Henry Erhrsim Coolidge, Canton
Excused.
The degree of A b was conferred in course
to the graduating class Of thirty and the
usual degrees on the graduates of the Theo-
logical School, six in number. Honorary
degrees were conferred as follows Ii. D.,
on Hons. VIM. L. Frye, Of Lewiston; Moody
Currier, of Manchester. y. H., and Hiram
circuit, of Lebanon, y. II. ID. D., on Thos.
Goodby, President of Chilwell College, Eng
land. Phi. D., on Charles c. Rounds, of
Pennington. The prizes were then awarded.
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ENGLISH RACES.
The Henley ReEafta--The f1rss hea'
Woa by the HeTt10rd Crew.

This is the first day Of the Henley on the
Thames re1,tta. Ii is the. most important
of the amateur oarsmen in England. Inc
weather is beautiful, with q cool. soft breeze
and the water is in splendid condition Inc
river is crowded with craft of every kind and
description
In the iirst heat for the grand challenge
cup for sights the Hartford College crew'
having the Berks station. defeated the puo-
lin University crew. There was good
struggle until within few lengths OF the
bend of the river, when the HEREFORD won
easily.
-Four of the Hartford College crew who
rowed in the race for the grand challenge
cup, will form the crew for the race for the
Stewards cup. They are A. q. Roberts, T.
Buck, Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Lowdes. The
same 10 the case with tie Thames and Lon
don clubs crews, whose strokes IN the race
for the grand challenge cup, will row as
number tw in their respective crews IN the
contest for the Stewards cup. and the Lander
cup. The crew will also comprise four
who will be engaged in the race for the
Stewards cup, and l.. W. West, who rowed
stroke in the grand challenge, will also row
stroke in the Stewards.
In the second heat the London club, Thames
club and Kingston club crews finished in the
order named. The London had the centre
station and the Kingston the Bucks. station
The London led from the bend of the river
BY two lengths.
A Henley correspondent telegraphs that
the Cornell crew are respondent. Their OPP
ponents are too good for them. The question
of the Cornell crew rowing in the match with
the Hartford College crew over the Henley
course on Saturday, is not officially settled.
1t will be decided after to-day's race.
In the third heat of the race for the grand
challenge cup, the Leander crew defeated
the Eaton College crew.
In the first heat for the Stewards cup, the
Thames Club crew, London Club crew and
Cornell finished in the order named. The
Cornell was a bad third
The time of the winning crew of the first
heat for the visitors challenge cup was s
minis. 80 secs. From comparison OF the
various accounts. it appears that the Cornell
crew were in front for half the distance OF
the course, and it appears that the boats
were closer together at the finish than stated
in the first accounts, the Cornelrs being
from two TO three lengths behind the London
club crew.
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SAD TERMINATION
OF a Yacht Pleasure Trip.-.Several Per.
sons Drowned.

New YORK, June 40. Michael Tompkins,
sailing master of a Brooklyn yacht, and
VIM. Palmer, salesman in silk house in
this city. reached here tonight, and report
that Monday they left here the yacht for
a few days pleasure trip to Long Island
Sound. Tuesday. when off Bridgwater, they
were capsized by a cyclone and the yacht
sunk under them. Mr.. ii. NJ. johnson, Her
man Eddy and VIM. Seeley. all of the same
establishment, with Mr.. Palmer and VIM.
Edmosnon, a ship broker, and Miss Fannie
Campbell of this city were drowned. Pal
mer and Tompkins fioated on the ice box
for several hours, when they were picked up
by the schooner Senator, Captain Bousey, of
Maine and landed at Huntington, l.. |.
Palmer was with difficulty resuscitated.
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CHILL AND PERU.
The United States Will Recognize the
CalderOn Government.

New YORK, June 80. Lima dispatches of
the 9Th state that the L. S. Legation has been
instructed from Washington to recognize the
government of Caderon, should such step
seem advisable, and in connection with the
traditions of American policy.
The recognition by the Uuited States will
doubtless be followed by other natious, and
aid Peru in efforts to promote peace in its
borders. An expedition sent by Calberon to
Huarez was successful. Senior joaquin Godoi,
formerly Gillian Minister to Ecudor, has ar
rived in Lima, to adjust peace with Peru
if anybody is found with sufficient energy
and courage to undertake so difficult a test
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Republican Platform Adopted En-
aorses tide National Platform.

DIS MONIES, June so. The platform adopt
ed by the Republican State Convention, last
night, reaffirmed the general principles Oh
the republican party. and endorses the Ma
,ional platform of 1850. 1t insists that the
Territories be made absolutely free from
the debasing presence of pclySamy, as the
States have of slavery.
II congratulates the Country upon the Wig
orous manner in which President Garfield 5
administration has undertaken to ferret out
fraud and suppress public extravaganza, and
on the CONSPICUOUS success OF It's nnahcial
nolicy. 1t endorses all the measures for
the practical improvement of the navigation
of the Mississippi river. 1t recognizes the
Justice of the popular demand that the peo-
pie shall be protected by legislative vote;
from the abuses and extortions of Railroad
companies Calls for National and State
legislation for the suppression of the diseases
calculated to interfere with American com
merce in meats. and declares in favor OF tie
submission of the question of prohibition tt
the voters of Iowa, at a special election.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
4 New Governor.

4 New Governor.
LONDON. June so. Grant Duff has been
appointed Governor of Madras.
A New Loan.
ROME, June 80. Popolo Romano announ-
ces that the emission of loan will place on
the principal markets of Europe and America.
Labrador.
ST. JOINS, n. F., June 80. Arrivals from
Labrador report immense fields of Ice on that
coast, and seals plenty.
False Report.
DURHAM, June 30. McAulitfe, process
server is not dead as was reported.
Car Shops Burned.
PANAMA, June 80. The car shops. of the
Panama Railroad and four adjoining build
ings, and all the tools of the workmen were
destroyed by fire June II. The loss estima-
ted at $4,000.
Movements Of French Oflcials.
TUNIs, June 30. A French frigate is trans
porting Tunisian troops from Gabes to Ear
Kiss, for the purpose of restoring order among
the tribes and watching the Tripoli frontier.
There is an idea of French naval demon
stration on the waters of TripOli
Opinions of the Judges.
CoNsrANT1NPLE, June 80. The President
of the Court, in pronouncing sentence on
persons convicted of the murder of Abdul
Aziz, and others implicated, said there was
only majority of the judges in favor of
capital punishment for the pashas, but were
unanimous in regard to the other prisoners.
All the condemned murderers have given
notice Of appeal.
Four regiments are under orders for Fripol.
A quantity of war material is being sent to
arm the native police.
A Riot In Which Several are Wounded.
PRAGUE, June 80 festive gathering of
German students, was disturbed by Czechs.
during which several Germans were severely
wounded. The populace attacked the Ger
man students.
Report Denied.
LONDON, June 80. In Commons, to-day,
it was announced that the government has no
information relative to the mission to Ireland,
which it is reported of the private secretary
of President Garfield recently undertook for
the purpose of obtaining information as to
the Irish American element in that country.
In the Lords, Granville said: Of course
if President Garfield had sent mission to
England, he Secretary was not bound to
know it, but he might say that he had reason
to believe that the report was totally
unfounded
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THE DOTEREL.
Particulars Of the Fearful Explosion

VIENNA. June 80. A letter from Punta
Arenas. gives the following interesting par
ticulars: Tuesday, April 26. at A. NJ, the
English gunboat Doterel anchored to the
roadstead. A few moments after, the health
officer and the captain of the port visited the
ship. and were received by Commander
Evans At 10. the doctor and captain re-
turned on shore. and FIVE minutes afterwards
a terrible explosion shook all houses in the
place. causing a profound panic. An i'm
mense cloud of smoke seen in the bay
which remained immovable on account OF
the perfect calm which reigned in the air
far above the smoke. Through the dense
smoke could be seen objects of different
forms and sizes. An infinite number of pro-
jectiles were thrown in all directions into
the bay. Boats Immediately put out, but
only eleven persons were found alive, in
GLIDING Commander Evans. The quarter
master and others were carfully attended to
by the inhabitants.
The boats picked up large quantities of
pieces of human bodies, which were brought
ashore. Only three dead bodies were found
floating intact. The remains were buried
with military and naval orders. The Doterel
blew up at 1918, a. NJ, disappearing almost
instantly. The cause of the catastrophe is
impossible to determine.
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Bridge Difficulty.

NEW YORK, June so. Hugh May, COM
missioner, justice of the peace and super
Wis or Of Gravesend. with fifty citizens, this
afternoon, attempted to repair bridge lead
ing to the Manhattan Beach property. The
bridge had previously been demoralized bv
order of President Corbin of the Manhattan
Beach Company, and over one hundred en-
ployees of the hotel were sent to-day to forci-
bly, prevent its repair. Violence is threat
ened, and the constable of the Gravesend
party attempted to arrest the Manhattan
workmen, but was himself arrested, taken
before a magistrate and summarily disposed
of. The case will probably 60 to the courts.
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II having been alleged that Secretary
Window withholds from publication the
report Of the Treasury Investigating Com
mittee. because it contained facts damag-
ing to the reputation of ex-Secretary Sher-
man. or rejecting upon the late Sec
retary's administration of that depart
ment. Secretary Window now says
There is not single allusion to Mr..
Sherman in the committees report. and
the story that there is any reflection upon
him In any way is entirely without foun-
dation"
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THE ALBANY GRAND JURY
Indict Barber and Phelps on Bribery
Charges.

ALBANY, June 30. The Grand Jury have
brought an indictment against A. ID. Barber
this morning. charging him with paying F.
X. Phelps sI2, 600. for the purpose of bribing
of State officers. He was admitted to bail
in 5000, after pleading guilty. +. Il
Phelps was arrrigned on similar charge
and admitted to bail in the same amount
He also plead guilty. Chas A. Edwards was
also indicted for receiving from Joseph
Dickson $1,000 for bribery of State officers
John Thomas appeared as counrel for all
The cases are held over till the next term of
Court.
New YORK, June so. 4 special to the
Commercial from Albany says that the Grand
Jury concluded their labors this morning.
and among the indictments there were two
sealed ones. 1t is rumored that they are
against John Wiley of Buffalo, a well known
member of the third House, and VIM. Gran
nell. late secretary to Jarvis Lord.