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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-02

THE RED SUNSETS EXPLAINED
Though little ditiident, she is quite
a philosopher and as they sat together
discussing the recent phenomenal sun
sets, she suddenly declared:
81 think know the cause of them"
"Y0u do ?" queried he.
"Then you know more than the
professors do"
"WeIl, have my idea of it, any
way"
"What is it ?"
II hate to say it before you"
"Oh, come! out with it; don't be-
afraid of me-"
"WeIl-"
"Well-"
"Weil, the sky bushes when She
sees the sun go to bed ~
And exclaiming, "There, now T.
I've told you - She hid behind
screen while he revived. York
Commercial advertiser.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-02
Perfect health depends upon a per-

Perfect health depends upon per-
feet condition of the blood. Pure
blood conquers every disease and
gives new life to every decayed or
affected part. Strong nerves and per-
feet digestion enables the system to
stand the shock of sudden climatic
changes. An occasional use of Browns
Iron Bitters will keep you in perfect
state of health. Don't be deceived
by other iron preparations said TO be-
just as good. The genuine is made
only by Brown Chemical Company,
Baltimore, Md. Sold by all dealers
In medicines.
Mr.. J. L. Elroad Arlington, Md
says: 81 used Browns Iron Bitters
for dyspepsia and indigestion. find
it has done me great good"
Mr.. Ezekiel Gray, Baltimore, Md.
says: Il used Browns Iron Bitters
for loss of appetite and lung disease
and received great benefit"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-02
FOR SALE
Valuable Property in Deer Park.

A store and dwelling house combine ed which
Is directly opposite the village ticket-ofiice.
Also two good-sized dwelling houses with
stable, gardens and all necessary out build
ingS.
For terms and additional particulars, apply
to w. H. Tower, Clerk of Court Oakland, or
to r. C. Tillson Deer Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-02
The Vanderbilt Tunnels.


The Vanderbilt Air Line from
Harrisburg to Pittsburg cuts diagon.
ally across the Cumberland Valley,
enters the North mountain some
three miles from Roxbury, and goes
through all the mountains which
1t encounters by means of tunnels.
There will be seven tunnels averag.
ing mile in length and three shorter
tunnels, ten in all. The contractor for
the North mountain tunnel Is Mr..
Patrick Heating. of Detroit, Mich.
He has force ofsixty or eighty. Ital4
ians. Hungarians and Sweedes at
work erecting shanties and cleaning
away the timber from the side of the
mountain. This tunnel will be 4,3O0
feet in length its width will be 81
feet at the bottom, and the height
from the roadbed to the top of the
arch S23 feet. The cost will probably
he about halfa million dollars. Where
the bore is made through solid rock
there will be neither arching nor side
walls. At the entrance and other
places where the arch needs to be sup
ported six courses of brick will be put
in. In order to avoid the cost of long
transportation it is considered highly
desirable that the brick should be
made as near to the work as possible,
and the quality OF the clay found in
the vicinity of the tunnel is now be-
ing tested.
The second of the "twin" tunnels
goes through the Kittanning noun
tain, which is separated from the
North mountain by noisy little
creek and valley scarcely 100 yards
in width. 1t is about 800 feet longer
than its twin brother, and opens on
the west side into Anderson Valley.
Messrs. Evans and Ackerman are the
contractors for the Kittanning tun.
mel. During the present month they
expect to get their machinery for
boring through the mountain into
position. The transportation of the
powerful engines for comprising air
to the points at which they are to op-
crate is no small matter. They will
be brought from New York to Ship
pensburg by rail, and from there they
ha taly TO hn tt,o nIa ~,
ons. An engine Of 140 horse power
will be placed ON each side of the
mountain, at the points where the
engineers have located the openings,
and the horizontal shaft will be car
ried toward each other until they
meet in the centre. The engine re-
mains stationary, and as the shaft adj
vances the india rubber tube by
which the motive power is conveyed
to the drills is heightened by screw
! ing on additional sections.
With the best appliances the aver
age progress in working a tunnel
through mountain is about ten feet
a day In each shaft. Itrequires about
forty men to manage the drills. shape
the arch and remove the debris. In
these tunnels work will be prosecuted
day and night, so that eighty men
will be required for each shaft. one
half the force resting while the other
half is on duty. Supposing that the
two horizontal shafts can be carried
toward each other at the rate OF
twenty feet a day. it will require about
2l5 working days to get through the
North mountain, and about 230 days
to get through the Kittanning noun
tain. The other long tunnels are to
be cut through the Tuscarora noun
tains. Sideling hill. Rays hill, the
main Allegany ridge, and Laurel
hill.-National Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-02
The Four Truths.

There was once an old MONK who
was walking through forest with a
little scholar by his side. The old
man suddenly stopped and pointed to
four plants close at hand. The first
was just beginning to peep above the
ground the second had rooted itself
pretty well into the earth ; the third
was smart shrub; whilst the fourth
and last was a full-sized tree. Then
the old monk said to his young com!
paniOn:
"Pull up the first"
The boy easily pulled it up with
his fingers.
"Now pull up the second"
The youth obeyed, but not so cas-.
lily.
"And the third"
But the boy had to put forth all his
strength and use both arms before he
succeeded in uprooting it.
"And now" said the master, "try
your hand upon the fourth"
But 10! the trunk OF the tall tree
(grasped in the arms of the youth)
scarcely shook its leaves and the lit
tie fellow found it impossible to teSf
its roots from the earth. Then the
wise old monk explained, to his
scholar the meaning of the four trials.
"rhis, my son, is just what happens
with our passions. When they are
very young and weak, one may. by a
little watchfulness over self, and the
help ofa little selfdenial, easily tear
them up but if we let them cast their
roots deep into our souls, then no
human power can Gproot them, the
Almighty hand of the Creator alone
can pluck them out. For this reason,
my child, watch well oyer the first
movements of your soul, and study
| by acts of virtue to keep your passions
in check"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-02

'"Tis more brave to live than to
die" Thereforedon't wait TIL slight
Cough develops itself into consump.
ton, but secure bOttle of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup at the small outlay of
25ccnts, cure your Cough and live on
happily.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-02

nnn m business now before the public. You
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dustrous. Men, women, boys and girls want
ed everywhere to work for us. Now is the
time. You can work in spare time only or
give your whole time to the business. You
can live at home and do the work. No other
business will pay you nearly as well. Noone
can fail to make enormous pay by engaging
at once. Costly Outt and terms free. Money
made fast. easily, and honorably. Address
TRUE & Co., Augusta. Maine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-19

A HITCH in FUNDING CoUPoNs The
board of sinking fund commissioners of the
State after consultation with Attorney Cen
eral Blair, have ordered the discontinuancc
of the funding of the tux receivable coupons
in bonds maturing after July l, 1852, which
coupons recent decision Of Judges Hughes
and Bond, of the United States Court, had
decided to be funaablr. dollar for dollar,
with six per cent. interest. The Legislature
in the late extra session passed a bill
amending the RiddlebergeT deot bill so as
to stop this leak, but between the time OF
Judges Hughes and Bonds decision and The
passage of the act 100000 of said coupons
had been rendered, and under another de-
cision of Judge Hughes 100000 ofthen bad
been funded. Thi, funding ls now stopped
and the case will be appealed TO the United
States Supreme Court. If the whole
amount of the $500, 900 of these coupons is
funded the State will lose 1920, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-19
VIRGINIA NEWS,

The hog cholera continues to play sad
havoc with the swine of Loudoun county.
The Baptist Church at Leesburg was ded-
icated last Sunday The church is Of brick
and cost 81 600.
The democratic convention at Virginia
Beach yesterday nominated Capt. R G. Mar
shall, of Portsmouth, for Congress from thai
district. Capt. Marshall was a ca ldidate It
the last election.
Mr.. Lawrence Cole, resident of indie
pendent Hill, Prince William county, died
last Saturday, in the 73d year of his age.
Mr.. Cole was one of the leading citizens Of
his county, and had the confidence of all
who knew him.
Mahon Travenner died at his home, near
Hamilton, Loudoun county, on Wednesday
morning He retired as we'll as usual Turs-
day night, and was corpse before o'clock
next morning. He was in about the 6Oth
year of his age.
Mrs. Lucy F. Pitcher, living near Ely's
Ford, on the RappahanDock river, in Spot
sylvania, and probably thu oldest citizen of
the county, died last sunday week, in the
94th year of her age. She was the widow
of George Pitcher, who was a soldier in the
war of 1912, and for several years had been
receiving a pension from the United States
Government.
George Fortune, a young man, shot and
killed Saul. Mitchell, aged II years, in Am
herst county, three miles from Lynchburg
yesterday ev-ning He claims that the
shooting was accidental, but two boys who
were with Mitchell say that the boy refused
to carry a key of beer for Fortune, and that
the latter shot him without provocation.
Fortune was arrested and will have hear
ing to-day.
The second annual reunion of ex. Confed-
crates of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania
county was held yesterday under the auspi-
ces of Maury Camp, Confederate Veterans.
The programme comprised parade in the
morning, a social reunion and speech max
ing in the afternoon, and display Of fire.
works at night Everything passed OF
pleasantly, aud the day was general holt
day in Fredericksburg. One of the events
of the day was the turning on for the first
time Of the water from the new reservoir.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-19
THE MULLIGAN LETTERS.

A Boston correspondent Of the Philadel-
delphia Times writes as follows in regard to
the persons connected with the publication
of the noted "Mulligan letters :"
"James Muligan is a singular individual.
He has lived in this city for more than thirty
years, and has always occupied positions of
trust and responsibility. In all of them he
has shown himself an exemplary citizen, aud
no mans word stands higher than his. This
Irshman occupies peculiar position in this
community He came from the north of
Ireland years ago aud leans TO the Protest
ant rather than The Catholic faith. With
stubborn idea of integrity, be il everywhere
known as q man whose word is as good as
his bond No one in this city or elsewhere
could charge him with an untruth or with
bad faith and he believed. Ever since he
landed in this country he has occupied the
highest confidential positions with business
men, As seen along the streets one woulu
wonder that such grave responsibilities had
been committed TO his charge. Ii Dickens
had have known him in his palmy days, no
more interesting character than this could
have been woven into his beautiful stories
He reminds one of the confidential clerk Of
a great law firm rs this individual is pre-.
sented in the plays. Of about medium
height, with an easy, shufiljng gait and slell-
der build he moves about his business and
leisure in a perfectly metho1ica way. His
face is small and the lines in it rather Sc
vereiy drawn. Like almost all old bach
elors, be is scrupuIously neat in his dress
and evidently dyes his hair. Perhaps this
man is fifty years old or more, and yet it
would be hard to guess within ten years Of
his age, SO neat and nice does he look for "a
man of his years. There is little hotel
down in the older end Of The city where he
has lived for more than quarter Of a CEN
tury. 1t is quiet, home-ke place, known
as the New England House, and a relic of
bsgone days. Yet this upright and pecu
liar Miesian in wealth cings to the old
habitation where he began to board almost
as soon as he had landed in America poor.
Mulligan has had a curious career. For a
time he handled the cash Of one Of the best
theatres in Boston. AftcrWard he was the
confidential bookkeeper of the Stanwoods:
relatives OF the BlaiIes, and is now and has
been for many years the trustee OF what is
known as the Fisher estate. He has hand
led millions OF money without mistakes in
his accounts, and still is a trusted expert in
financial affairs. In capacity of court mana
ger of the Fisher estate these letters of Mr..
Blaine's came into his possession They
were d part Of the assets Of Warren Fisher
when he passed through bankruptcy, Mul-
lcan did not in the first instance iutrude
them before the public, and was in no wise
responsible for their being given to tn.
world When called to Washington in 1876
to testify he WAS most unwilling witness,
but the facts Of Mr.. Blaines transactions
with Fisher were forced from him by the
action Of some very prominent republicans
in this CITY,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-19

4 CoNvICT'a REvENGE.-A murierous
assault has been perpetrated ut Boulogne-
sur-mer on N. Constant Tripart, lately y
Judge Of the DJon Court of Appeal BY a re-
leased convict named Marquis, who in 1875
was condemned TO five years Imprisonment
for murder by NJ. Trpart, at tie Doubs As
sizes. NJ. Trpart, who is II years of age,
was leaving church on Sunday morning
with his son when Marquis iired TWO bullets
at him, one of which lodged in his loin and
the other in his leg. n. Trpart's son at
tempted to grapple with the aggressor, but
received a shot from the revolver, which
struck him to the ground. The man then
tried to escape across the fields, but was
captured. 1t appears that Marquis on fin
ishing his term had worked as journey
man moulder, and was intent on taking the
life of the judge who had sentenced him the
moment he found him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

ST. John expresses himself as confident of
receiving ono million of votes. Well, may
be.
Since the beginning of the cholera cpl
demic in Naples there have been 10000
cases and 5000 deaths.
In the race between Miss Woodford and
Drake Carter for a purse of $40 ,OOOat Sleeps
head Bay yesterday, Miss WooGford won
by ten lengths.
The anthracite coal interests of Scbuylkill,
Pa, have agreed upon suspension of min
ing during the week beginning Monday, the
Goth inst, and closing Saturday, October t.
The Ellsworth, Me-, american reports that
VIM. Herrick (dem. is elected to the legis-
ature in the Deer Isle district, instead Of
VIM B. Thurlow (rep.), as previously an
nounced.
At the bicycle tournament at Springfield,
Mass, Wednesday, ten miles were covered
by Howell an Englishman, in thirty min
utes and seven and one fifth seconds. One
mile was run by Prince in two minutes and
thirLy-nine seconds.
Miss Annie C.. Mutt, second daughter of
the late Captain Mutt, who was killed by
Dukes at Uniontown, Pa, died suddenly
Wednesday night from cholera morbus,
caused by eating unripe pears. She was iii
only eighteen hours. A special from Union.
town says: "Nellie Mutt was not expected
to live through last night" The impression
is still general that the family have been
poisoned, either by accident or design. 1t
has been decided to hold post-mortem ex-
animation on Annies body.
When Mrs. Ernest Schelling visited the
Morosini mansion at Yonkers Wednesday,
she was surprised to find that all the men,
beers of the family had vacated the house,
leaving it in charge of servants. No word
was left for the bride, whose eyes filled
with tears as she began to realize that her
family bad deserted her. she remained a
few minutes in the house, then joined her
husband at the station and returned to New
York. The sudden flight of the family is
attributed to Mr. Morosiri's discovery that
some members of the family had become
reconcled aud taken Scbelling by the hand,
which Infatuated him and he decided on i'm
mediate removal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-19
DISSATISFACTION WITH THE RESULTS OF

DISSATISFACTION WITH THE RESULTS OF
RECENT EXAMINATIONS OF CADETs.-The
most bitter complaints have been made ofthe
recen: physical examinations ofapplicants for
admi: ON to cadetships at Annapolis. The
candidates were in almost every instance
sons of prominent men; several were nomi-
mated by the President, aud the applicants
w~re believed TO be exceptionally well quail
flied for the duty at the Academy and for
service in the navy. 1t was general sur
prise that an unusually large number should
DO declared physically incompetent, and
debarrcd from catering the Academy. The
physical defects were various-defective
vision, chronic or hereditary disease. etc.
and the reports in some instances brought
forth stnr,ns of Indignation, while in almost
all it was claimed that the examination had
been unnecessarily and improperly rigid
Secretary Chambers visit to Annapolis is
believed to he for he purpose Of ascertain
ing facts and seeing ii denominations
should he allowed, or whether or not any of
those rejected should be admitted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-19

Mr.. BARBOUR AND THE FREE BRIDGE
Monday, after discussing the tariffand other
questions of national importance, Mr.. Bar
bour alluded to the free bridge question,
and, as reported by the Fairfax Herald,
that point. The bill before Congress to es-
tablish free bridge was referred to the
Committee of the District of Columbia, of
which he was chairman. Alexandria coun-
ty, Fairfax and a portion of Loudoun were
anxious that the bridge should be built.
When the question came up it carried with
it feature that it should be placed over the
Aqueduct, having regard to the perpetu-
alton of the Aqueduct in which the city of
| Alexandria was go deeply interested and for
the construction ofwhich she had issued her
bonds and mortgaged her property. He
believed tnat the two interests did not con-
tlct. and as the representative of the city
| of Alexandria as we'll as of the counties, he
supported that feature. The committee
unanimously reported the proposition, but
when it came up for consideration in the
House, it was opposed by MIR. John S. Wise
who was supposed to represent the State at
large He (Wise) contended that the Aque.
duct was not the best place for the bridge
forgetting that the friends of the measure
bad to unite to secure the passage of any
bill. He finally succeeded in getting Mr..
Wise straight, but while he was doing that,
others got crooked. The District Commits
@ioners regarded it as Georgetown measure
and they opposedit. Later, the Senate passed
bill for free bridge, with the proviso that
draw should be placed in the Aqueduct
bridge. Did any Of you ever hear Of a
draw across a river for canal? The man.
ifest object of the measure as proposed in
the Senate was to sacrifice the interests of
the city of Alexandria, and 1 felt compelled
to oppose it. shall do all l can to estab-
lsh free bridge, but will not destroy by
my vote the vested rights of the city of
Alexandria in her canal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-19
Belva Ratified.

Twenty women aud fifteen small boys
got of u Baltimore and Potomac railroad
train at Wilson's Station yesterday ard
went into the woods and ratified the nomi-
nation of Mrs Belva Lockwood for Presi.
dent of the United States. Twelve of the
women were between the ages of forty. five
and seventy, and the rest were young,
Sprightly and pretty. They are all pension
lawyers and government clerks Mrs.
Amanda Best and Mrs. Hallowel Mills
were announced as the Lockwood electors
for the Fifth Congressional district Of Mary
land. 1t was also stated that Mrs. G. 5.
Lozier New York physician, had been
nominated at San Francisco by the national
equal rights party as its Vce-President.
Mrs. Lockwood made rattling speech.
Her voice is clear and ringing. She argued
that Deither the democratic nor republican
party has brought out new issue in this
campaign that there would be nothing un-
constitutional in electing a woman Presi-
dent; that it matters little whether she
lives in Territory or State, and that the
elevation of women to equal rights with
men would purify politics, improve the ma
tional standard of morality, and be a good
thing for every thing and everybody.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith, labor agitator
said it would have been happy thought TO
have had Mrs. Lockwood and Ben. Butler
join issue.
The guests were invited to feast on the
green, and all hands fell to with q will:
The huckleberry pie, under the def fingers
of the hungry would-be politicians, disap-
peared with remarkable rapdity, showing
conclusivey that the women did not allow
politics to interfere with their appettes
After flirting with the grangers to their
hearts content, they were escorted to the
station headed by the boys, who carried
torches. They tramped through the sand
just like men, and when they got on the
train for home received three parting cheers
and tiger.
Mrs Lock wood says she does not expect
to win this time. MY votes" said She
twill come from the party which has the
most men of common sense in it. I don't
know Cleveland, but do know Blaine, and
have no use for him."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-19

THE REPUBLICAN members of the Cleve-
land club composed of members of the Pro-
duce and Maratime exchanges of New York,
declare that while claiming to he repub!l-
cans of the Abraham Lincoln school-they
unite with this club, believing that the
nomination of James 6. Blaine is an emf
nently unfit one aud against the best inter
est of the country and the American people,
And they recommend their fellow merchants
throughout the country to earnestly aid and
support the election of Cleveland and Hen
bricks, whose records for honesty and in
tegrity pre-eminently fit them for the posi-
ton of President and Vice President Of TIT
United States" The signers are among the
leading and most influential merchants Of
New York. The support of such men, not
only in New York, but in all the business
communities of the North, will more than
Offset any reported detection i'll the demo
cratic ranks
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-19

CAPT. JOHN WISE says there are people
10 Richmond "who think political differ
ence is a ground for mortal hatred" He
must refer to General Malone, for the Gen
eral says he will hold DO social intercourse
with the democrats. But according to Mr..
Wise's own words the democrats could not
be blamed they were to hate MORALLY their
republican neighbors, for he says Southern
republicans are "apostates for the price of
their apostacy," and surely such people
should be the objects of mortal hatred to
all honest men. The trouble with Captain
Wise and the other Mahoneies is that they
make the mistake, which no body else does,
of assuming that there is any politics in
Mahoneism. Why, the General himself
says he has nor politics-only policy.