The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-01-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The pecan crop of Texas this year
is valued at S2,000,000.

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The color line has extended into
Canada. Two citizens of TORONTO
were refused admittance to the
skating rink because of their color.
The courts of San Francisco grant
ed 1854 DEGREES of divorce during the
year just closed, a proportion to the
inhabitants of the city vastly larger
than even New England tolerates.
Henry G. Spaulding, whose name
was made familiarin connection with
glue, but who got none of the mil
lions made out of it, was lately ar
rested at New Albany, Ind, for
drunkenness.
There was so much drunkenness in
Salt Lake City, Utah, on the Christ
mas holiday that the city council
passed a special ordinance f0rbiddlng
the sale of intoxicating liquors on
New Years Day.
Hens scratched up woman's gar
den at Pawtucket, and she poisoned
them. To her horror, she saw the
owner plucking them next day for
the market. and her conscience gave
her no peace till she had bought the
lot at price far above the butchers
offer.
Potter county, in Pennsylvania, is
the scene of novel elopement case.
in which middle aged woman, who
is alleged to have two husbands liv-
ing, induced fourteen-year old
school-bOy to run away with her.
They have so far been successful in
concealing their place of "abode. al
though diligent search has been
made for them by the parents of the
boy.
The German steamer Neckar, at
New York, brought eight giraffes,
three Nubian cattle, one white buffa-
10, two giant ostriches, one white
llama. one Peruvian guanaco. two
large billed birds, and various other
geological and pathological attrac-
tons, on consignment to Barnum.
They bore the voyage well, and have
been transferred to winter quarters
at Bridgeport, ct.
Gov. Lowry, of Mississippi, in his
recent inaugural message declared
that the "president or managers of a
successful factory ought to be more
highly appreciated by the people of
the South than any public Junction.
airy in the land" The New Orleans
Times pronounces Gov. Lowry's ut
terances 'snoble words, and fairly
representative of the ideas that thrill
the heart of the new South"
1t is stated that farmer at Lynn,
Indiana. received letter few days
since. without date or signature, in
which two smallpox scabs We're EN-
closed. The letter was postmarked
Cincinnati, and read: 81 have sent
you the smallpox. Go home ard
die" The letter was Immediately
burned, and the only clew TO the per-
petrator was thus destroyed but the
best detectives in the country will be
set to work on the case.
AS part of the mourning for the
Empress and co-Regent, who died in
April, the Chinese We're forbidden to
shave for month. AT Foorhow the
mayor, finding that the order was
disregarded, made a raid on HE bars
Der shops, and sixty culprits found
there were fined, severely bastina-
dOed, and had their shaven heads
painted bright blue the color for
mourning there-and nicely varnish-
ed. They further had to present
themselves weekly for fresh coats of
paint and varnish while the mourn
ing lasted.
Dennie Dunlap was three-card.
monte man attached to circus. A
greenhorn whom he had swindled
out of 5000. at Assumption, La, COM
planned to justice. who not only
issued a warrant, but went to the
tent to serve it. Dennie was oper-
ating on another victim, and he
quietly offered the justice $50 not to
interrupt him for ten minutes. This
proposition was declined. Then the
gambler angrily drew a revolver;
but the judge fired quickest, killing
him instantly. and coolly recovering
the 5000 from his pocket. The gamb-
ling privilege of that circus is now
FOR sale.